AFL players only leave home about 4-5 hours a day when they play and train. It is not like the are FIFO 6 weeks on, 6 weeks off away in the Pilbara.Later on in careers players often want to spend more time with their family definitely seems to me to be a family first person
In fact, thinking about it I could not imagine a more family friendly job than being a AFL footballer. So much money and so much time at home