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Message: [QUOTE="WASSHHH, post: 3002099, member: 9424"] Fair points. I would argue that the NRL is not a blue collar sport anymore though, it is a money making business. We should also remember, Haas is already being paid more than some surgeons who have to study for a decade and quite literally hold peoples lives in their hands. What are his responsibilities? Catch a ball, run, tackle. Go to training, eat well and do as his club and the NRL tell him. Pretty sweet gig when you compare it to performing open heart surgery in an ER, with far less responsibility too. That aside, another thing I think is important in all this is responsibility and ownership of your own actions and path. I remember having a whinge to my dad once about my job. I’ll never forget what he said to me. “You can either put up with it or go and find a different job.” He was right. Same applies here. If you don’t like the scrutiny and responsibility that comes with being a professional athlete, you are more than welcome to forfeit the rather large remuneration that comes with it and trot off somewhere out of the spotlight. But you can’t have both. With more money comes more responsibility, and so it should too. I’d even go further to say that it’s this mollycoddling attitude where we feel the need to baby people and find excuses for them when they make mistakes that has landed society in the godawful mess that is the year 2019, where in some parts of this country, juvenile delinquents literally run wild with no fear of consequence or punishment. Indeed, some even stand over their victims and thumb their nose at the law when they try to intervene. I’m not saying bring back ‘the good old days’ of floggings, backhanders and the strap for not having your shoes polished or your socks up, but as a society we have gone absolutely way too far the other way. The Broncos have drawn a line in the sand, and I would be willing to bet, some years from now, Haas will reflect on this and not only understand why they did so, but be grateful for it. There is nothing wrong with learning from your mistakes, everyone makes them. There is lots wrong with having your mistakes excused because you happen to be good at something. [/QUOTE]

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