Archive for January 14th, 2016
Fighting for justice for Essendon players
Posted by John, January 14th, 2016 - under Sport.
Tags: Doping, Drugs in sport, Essendon
Comments: 5
Given the power imbalance in professional sports like AFL (and the National Rugby Leagues too) between the players and their clubs it is unjust to import guilt to players whose only fault was to follow the instructions of their employer. This same employer gave them assurances everything was above board.
To me penalising the players for something the boss forced on them is like blaming building workers for deaths and serious injuries on building sites. The point might be to challenge the power imbalance by striking to stop the bosses imposing their will on the players in the future. We on the left have to ask how that power imbalance between clubs and players can be overcome? A players’ strike? Other clubs providing top players to Essendon?