When asked "Are elite athletes paid too much?" people have different answers. Some people would agree with this and say "why should a person who hits or kicks a ball be paid as much as someone who saves lives or teaches children every day?". But on the other hand some would disagree and say that sportspeople are paid for their skills just like everyone else! These are both great points. People who say elite sportspeople are paid too much don't know what they are talking about as sportspeople are paid for their skills just like any other occupation or career. For example, a medical specialist is paid more than three hundred thousand dollars a year, an astronomical amount! On the other hand, an average AFL player is paid two hundred and nineteen thousand a year, sure, there are some AFL players like Chris Judd and Jonathon Brown who are considered the best and might earn a little more than average, but if anyone is overpaid it's these specialist doctors, because anyone can go to university and become a doctor, but it takes natural talent and raw skill to be a top level AFL player. But on the other hand, why should someone like that who hits or kicks a ball gets paid as much as someone who saves lives. AFL players may have all these skills and everything else that others don't have, but do they have the ability to save lives on a daily basis like a doctor does? Or do they have the ability to teach children to read and write like a teacher does? Yes, doctors are paid more but they do more when it comes to other people's lives. Elite sports players are entertainers; they put people in the stands. They sell tickets and therefore earn money. Additionally, outside of a team's franchise, they also promote endor... middle of paper... as if a Gardner's newspaper employee did those things he would be allowed to go right back to his job, where Cousins ​​he was suspended for two years. Let's take Nathan Lovett-Murray instead, on August 3 this year his house was searched and a single ecstasy tablet was found. He is a highly respected member of the club and community, especially among the indigenous contingent, where he has held workshops for them and also founded an urban hip hop record label to help some indigenous kids record their music as some cannot afford a proper record label. studio and producer. With this small stupid act, even though it wasn't his, it still had an effect on his career. I don't think people's opinions will ever change on this issue and it will always be an issue in society, but I myself believe AFL players aren't paid too much. Thank you.