The whole Joel Monaghan incident has made me, and no doubt countless of other parents of young footy players really, really angry.
I have a young son who loves his league. He and his ilk hold their sports stars up as people they admire. But as moral guardians? Ha. Never a chance.
If Monaghan and his posse are the types of brainless, morally bankrupt fools who continue to infiltrate the game and think their antics can be forgiven and forgotten, then it ain't no place for rugby league's junior players.
Sure, we'll get everyone saying 'but they're not all like that'.
Of course. We know that. But the stats aren't looking good.
Drug use, alcohol-fuelled benders, the appalling treatment of women and gambling addictions have been well documented in the wide world of rugby league (yes, and in many other spheres of public life I might add) but the incidence of each seem remarkably high when compared to the amount of professional league players in the country.
Adding to the above list of appalling behaviour is a superb new low - bestiality - and admitted to by the Canberra Raiders player.
'Let's get pissed and get a dog to suck my dick'.
Sounds pretty hideous on paper, doesn't it? But that is what looks to have happened, seemingly not long before he and and the dog were photographed and posted on Twitter, for all the world to see.
The fact is, men behaving like this seem to have absolutely no idea about what constitutes common decency. Or respect. For themselves. Or for anyone else.
Because they earn big bucks and get showered with praise by adorning fans and sycophantic managers they reckon their moral compasses can spin out of control.
So forget any "social media expert" coming out saying footy players need to hone their social media skills so something like this won't happen again.
The fact is the player stuffed up. Big time.
The dog-act is no laughing matter at all.
The only joke is the pathetic guy and his rabble who thought it as a great idea to it.
Now, if only the dog had used his fangs . . . .
