The Australian, Thursday, August 23 2007
This years AFL season has been overshadowed by the high profile drug controversies and illicit drug usage. Players have by far crossed the line and the football media have pounced on this opportunity to break news on the nation’s most popular game. Media revelations sparked interest once the big story came out regarding found private medical records regarding two AFL professional footballers. The Seven network bought the medical records and made it a huge news flash. A fantastic quote that came about in the article read “it is important that how the story was done does not become the story. The important thing is that the abhorrent issue of drugs in sport is aired”. Although I think it was ethically and morally wrong for Seven network to buy the medical records from the finder, the issue is the whole drug usage by professional athletes who instead should be acting as role models to society.
I believe the main disturbing issue of drug usage is being way overlooked and the AFL committee and commissioners should stop worrying about how the media are reacting to the stories. Instead they should start worrying about their illicit drug policy, which has come across as being overly protective of players who partake in illicit drugs.
This years AFL season has been overshadowed by the high profile drug controversies and illicit drug usage. Players have by far crossed the line and the football media have pounced on this opportunity to break news on the nation’s most popular game. Media revelations sparked interest once the big story came out regarding found private medical records regarding two AFL professional footballers. The Seven network bought the medical records and made it a huge news flash. A fantastic quote that came about in the article read “it is important that how the story was done does not become the story. The important thing is that the abhorrent issue of drugs in sport is aired”. Although I think it was ethically and morally wrong for Seven network to buy the medical records from the finder, the issue is the whole drug usage by professional athletes who instead should be acting as role models to society.
I believe the main disturbing issue of drug usage is being way overlooked and the AFL committee and commissioners should stop worrying about how the media are reacting to the stories. Instead they should start worrying about their illicit drug policy, which has come across as being overly protective of players who partake in illicit drugs.
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