gronkathon
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Love for the game wont get them far when they retire at 30 years old and the vast majority do not have the skills to have a career in the media afterwards. In the end this is their career and it is a short one, so whats the problem with them trying to make as much money as they can?
If players want to seriously consider life after football they should be taking up the opportunities available to them to gain qualifications as some of their team mates do.
I can only speak in regards to Wests Tigers but the welfare programmes have most players in some form of training, some junior players in trades schools and alot of others in further education. There are opportunities for every player to grab.
There are always exceptions to the rule though. Greg Inglis for example. His future is likely to include standing shirtless in a front yard of Altona punching on with a neighbour over whose flagon it is