2007-12-23 23:01:38 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Football (Australian) ➔ Australian Rules
Drugs are outta control in the AFL industry and we seriously could put more strict laws on drug tests. What do you think?
2007-12-23 23:02:25 · update #1
I am pretty sure its compulsory already. When you time is up to be tested.... you have to get tested. Merry Christmas Dan.
2007-12-23 23:07:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes it should be compulsory for every AFL player to take drug tests, because if you don't have compulsory drug tests players will start taking drugs. E.G. In America, Baseball they didn't have compulsory drug tests and look what happened! around 130 players had admitted or were caught for using drugs and 39 of them played in the all-star team. Now they have compulsory drug tests. It seems some people an associations in this world never stop bad things happening until its already happened.
2007-12-26 00:46:20 · answer #2 · answered by Mitchell S 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Players Association say no - along with left-wing red-ragger civil libertarians. I believe it should be like other forms of employment where it is steadfast compulsory.
They say it is compulsory now but it is really a bit of a Micky Mouse testing system. Ben Cousins was never caught out & no-one can convince me that he had a drug free 2006 year.
The mining industry has strong unions - but also has strong drug testing pratices. The AFL should be the same as playing football now is a business & a form of employment. It should be written into all contracts (if not already so) & an indepenent body to be involved.
Anyway, that's my rant.
2007-12-24 08:53:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Christmas day and I'm answering questions, great life huh. as far as i understand it, it is compulsory now, the afl have some of the strictest drug rules in all sports, players can be tested anywhere, i think on a whole it a relatively clean sport, we only hear about the odd one here and there.
the eagles and hawks are a concern but haven't really heard any other clubs, that loser from Carlton a few back, name escapes me, but they should jump all over the players caught.
2007-12-24 19:25:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
It's often been said that drug testing on a very regular basis is very costly.
Maybe the AFL could set up their own pathology/urine/medicals.
This way a player would have second thoughts about the deadly cocktail mixture of drugs and sport.
Shaken, not stirred. As James Bond would say.
2007-12-24 16:04:23 · answer #5 · answered by jemima 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
they already do. But, it'll never work properly until the tests are carried out by an independent body. Because at the moment any player(descent player) that is using, get told what day the drug tests are being done and conveniently miss training that day
2007-12-24 08:15:25 · answer #6 · answered by Keify George 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
they should test all sports players that are public icons and the teams,we and our kids look-up or admire these guys+gals and it should be the sportsmanship of the games they play,its not just the the competitiveness.Its wrong to use the drugs,stress and pressure is not an excuse to take them.If everyone lent towards drugs when the going got tuff,we'd be a miserable lot.I enjoy most codes of sports and its ashame to think these people a harming themselves and their clubs and family's.I hope they can clean up their act.cheers :)
2007-12-24 07:40:46 · answer #7 · answered by shrebee 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes for sure, so we can get rid of the drug cheats, and i also think the AFL should name the playes
2007-12-25 22:11:48 · answer #8 · answered by Ulimate_Hitman 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Yes and impose a no drugs policy, so players like Ben Cousins don't ruin this great game.
2007-12-25 00:20:55 · answer #9 · answered by Max A 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
all sports should-i know if i got caught id probally be put in jail-who the hell are these people not just sports people that they can just cheat-steal -and murder and still walk down the street like nothing happened-ive watched sports for 40 yrs and im gettin really turned off by all this crap-the only things that will stop these folks are huge and i mean huge fines or if us fans are smart quit going to there freekin games
2007-12-24 07:11:39 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋