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Message: [QUOTE="Kimlo, post: 2995114, member: 2021"] This is all assuming any other sport is better though. I don't follow most other sports too closely, but soccer is something I do take an interest in and it has scandal after scandal too. I agree we need to clean up the game but ultimately I think there's only so much that can be done. Threats of big punishments has never really proven to be a deterrent to my knowledge (correct me if I'm wrong) inside or outside of sports. Seems the best idea in theory and in practice (outside of sports anyway) is player education. The NRL has been pretty active on this, year after year they implement more player education programs. Players getting a tertiary education or trade outside of the NRL is now enforced, etc. At some point though, ultimately people in a big bash sport rise to the top, for better or worse, because most of them treat their safety with reckless abandon. Is that a cop out excuse? Probably in some sense but I do also think it's the practical reality. Ultimately it's a bunch of dumb young guys who are physically on top of the world, lots of money, lots of attention, limited life experience or education. I don't have figures (nor can I be bothered researching it) but it does seem to me almost all of these incidents are by players in pre-25's, and almost every single time players under 30. Is the occurrence of incidents amongst NRL players any worse than the general public of men in that age group? I'd be curious to find out. [/QUOTE]

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