Caro defends Sugar's gaffe but mentions him in the same article along with Didak's cabbie affair and the Eagle players post-GF ???.
Criticism can get out of control
Caroline Wilson
October 8, 2006
Sometimes we are too hard on our heroes. Particularly in Melbourne where AFL players are concerned. Richmond captain Kane Johnson won his club championship last month, but his night was ruined because he mistakenly bad farewell to three teammates whose departure from Tigerland had not been made public.
The media was tough on Johnson. He was ridiculed both by channels Nine and Ten, with Nine's The Footy Show wrongly claiming that Tom Roach, David Rodan and Jeremy Humm had not been told they were being delisted.
Of course the trio had been told. Richmond had said nothing in the hope of finding a new home for the popular clubmen during trade week. Still Johnson went to bed at the close of what should have been a proud night with a knot in his stomach.
.....Caro writes about Didak ....
Footballers as a group are overprotected and always have been. They complain that they did not ask to be role models and that they should not have their off-field lives scrutinised, and yet many of them clamour for off-field sponsorship and media work and are happy to pocket the extra money.
Because of what they earn and represent, and because of the vast amount of training and education that goes into improving their social behaviour, we are rightly harsh on them at times.
.... Caro writes about Eagles post-GF....
Complete article at:
http://www.realfooty.theage.com.au/realfooty/articles/2006/10/07/1159641576866.html
