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Message: [QUOTE="Thelmus, post: 2908828, member: 8988"] Sorry about the 0. Must have left page open, while I was rehearsing. Anyway, even if you don't believe players have a serious impact on the sport's reputation (to which we would differ), it's in everyone's interest (including the players) to discourage anti-social behaviour. It is said the nrl has a body in place to tackle off-field incidents. If it does it seems to only deal with those that make the media, although I hope I'm wrong. I think the sport needs to nip things like domestic violence, glassing women, drunken anti-,social behavour in the bag before the perpetrators reach a level where their club sees it as preferable to hide it. Put it this way. If we pretend it doesn't affect the sport, why are there so many people watching the likes of lodge and Roberts with trepidation every time a media release of players misbehaving comes out? Could it be, that we want to see the best of humanity in the players we support? It would seem that way, when players market the latest brand. Otherwise wouldnt we just throw a bunch of animals straight out of jail and let them carve each other up? We could do it, and there would be more action. Why do have rules in the sport if not to give reason and build structure to the pure chaos of violent competition? Why ban the head high tackle, the spear tackle, and drugs? It's not to give spectacle or to protect the players only, or they would not play at all and never get hurt. I think it's so we can see ourselves in the players on the field and revel in their courage, their superior skills, and tactical brilliance and say to ourselves "that could be me". I think it is that, that also drives us to care for their welfare. At least I hope so. [/QUOTE]

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