TY - CHAP
T1 - Delisted Footballers
T2 - Supporting well-being through continued participation in state-based levels
AU - Agnew, Deb
AU - Abery, Elizabeth
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Australian football is a sport that is uniquely Australian. The national elite-level Australian Football League (AFL) competition offers full-time paid employment for male footballers. At an individual state level, second-tier league or sub-elite competitions include the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and Victorian Football League (VFL). In the case of Australian football, the state leagues are independent systems and, whilst players are paid, the remuneration is considerably less than at the elite level; it is not considered full-time employment, and the players tend to have vocations in other industries in addition to playing in these competitions. Upon being drafted (contracted) to an AFL club, most young men have a firm belief that they will make a successful career from football and do not contemplate lifeafter football and its consequences as their focus is on what is required to maintain their performance and stature as an elite player (Hickey & Kelly, 2008). The reality is that very few players develop long and sustainable careers in the elite national competition (Johnson, 2014) and “in the world of AFL football, retirement is rarely at the discretion of the player” (Hickey & Kelly, 2008, p. 501).
AB - Australian football is a sport that is uniquely Australian. The national elite-level Australian Football League (AFL) competition offers full-time paid employment for male footballers. At an individual state level, second-tier league or sub-elite competitions include the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and Victorian Football League (VFL). In the case of Australian football, the state leagues are independent systems and, whilst players are paid, the remuneration is considerably less than at the elite level; it is not considered full-time employment, and the players tend to have vocations in other industries in addition to playing in these competitions. Upon being drafted (contracted) to an AFL club, most young men have a firm belief that they will make a successful career from football and do not contemplate lifeafter football and its consequences as their focus is on what is required to maintain their performance and stature as an elite player (Hickey & Kelly, 2008). The reality is that very few players develop long and sustainable careers in the elite national competition (Johnson, 2014) and “in the world of AFL football, retirement is rarely at the discretion of the player” (Hickey & Kelly, 2008, p. 501).
KW - Transitions in sport
KW - Retirement in sport
KW - Experiences in elite sport
KW - life after sport
KW - Australian Football League (AFL)
KW - second-tier league
KW - sub-elite competition
KW - South Australian National Football League (SANFL)
KW - West Australian Football League (WAFL)
KW - Victorian Football League (VFL)
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85114654978&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4324/9781003020189-11
DO - 10.4324/9781003020189-11
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9780367432867
SN - 9781032047768
SP - 101
EP - 112
BT - Athlete Transitions into Retirement
A2 - Agnew, Deborah
PB - Routledge, Taylor & Francis
ER -