Can Peter Bell play for Freo and live in Geraldton?
April 17th 2008 13:45
The issue of Peter Bell and his travel arrangements has interested me from before the season even started. Could it be possible that a player could play for a team but live a three hour drive away? Not only that but is it really fair on the other players who go to training sessions and meetings everyday or has Bell earned enough credits in the bank to have some leniency shown? Personally I don’t think it’s particularly good for team building. Firstly I think to be an AFL footballer, it is a full time job, one that you are required to attend training sessions, physiotherapy sessions, meetings with the coach etc. It is not a side project to bigger business interests that may take place elsewhere. It is also a team game, one that is built on the mateship with your teammates, giving you confidence when you play with them. Not one in which you dont get to associate with one of your teammates for most of the week. I also dont understand why Bell had to carry out his business interests this year, I know the club asked him to play on but wouldn’t it be important that he concentrates on his football and move to Geraldton the following year. It is certainly a difficult situation to guage and I suppose the only people that truly know whether the situation is working is Bell and the Dockers but I certainly don’t think it is the ideal situation for an AFL player. Which poses the question, should AFL players actually have to be at a football club full time and could this set a precedent for more extreme situations?
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