No Filter cover image

Phoebe Burgess Is Ready To Talk

No Filter

00:00

The Role Model Tag in the NRL

A lot of clubs like to say they're a family club. What is that mean? What's enticing for sponsors? Clubs get into trouble with behavior because there is a bottom line and sponsors like good behavior. So bad behavior will be not just condoned, but covered up actively. The system is there to take care of it when that behavior isn't up to scratch. I think I sometimes feel as though NRL players push back against the role model tagBecause it is a lot to live up to. It is. I've been saying I wish that the NRL as an institution would look at how they might potentially rehabilitate a man instead of his image.

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app