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Message: [QUOTE="Coxy, post: 2501798, member: 1764"] Again, if either of you twits can find where someone in this thread has stated they expect footballers to be of a higher moral standing, please point it out. I just think it's disgraceful that on one day you can have James Tamou driving unlicensed with a BAC 4 times the legal limit, and the next day trot him out in front of 100s of kids at a Cowboys fan day as a hero. The older I get the less I respect or care about the players themselves...let's face it, most are douchebags and I'd never associate with people like them in my every day life. But like it or not, kids, and some adults, idolise them. And it's not just "James Tamou the footballer" it's "James Tamou". My son idolises Usain Bolt. I make the point of saying admire what he does as a racer. Admire what he does with his training and his determination to be the best. But don't try to be like him. Because you're not him. Unfortunately I think a lot of parents are as awestruck by players as their kids, and they put them on a pedestal. I certainly think that's moronic. But the NRL (and AFL, cricket, soccer) is a publicity business. The players are representative of your brand. Do you want a drink driver representing your brand when you have an association with road safety initiatives? Do you want a bloke charged with indecent assault representing your brand when you have an association with programs against sexual violence? No. So players being sacked for stuff like this I applaud. Being banned from Origin? Applaud. Act like a dick, you lose your privileges of representing the elite of the game. Fair enough. The issue is what happens after they're sacked. I think it'll be a disgrace if Ferguson can turn up in a few months time (assuming he isn't convicted and jailed...) and play against Canberra. If a player is sacked for these types of reasons, the NRL should deregister them for 12 months minimum. If they go and play some other sport, so be it. Be it on their head. If they want to go and play bush footy like Todd Carney did, good on them. Tough it out. Learn from it. [/QUOTE]

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