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[Aussie in exile]

It's interesting point.

Do "smart" people go into high status professions and leave footy?

Do footy players act dumb to fit in?

I guess high iq/intellect could help with some sports/roles.

Footballer are not known for their intelligence and are easily led.
That has been established for many years

 

[gambinotosserflog]

It's interesting point.

Do "smart" people go into high status professions and leave footy?

Do footy players act dumb to fit in?

I guess high iq/intellect could help with some sports/roles.

my point (from at least personal experience and observation) is that 'intellectual' types over-analyse and over think. It is their muscle so to speak, their form of action. Football is largely about 'doing' in a physical sense, which comes with its own type of 'thinking'(albeit sizing things up and choosing an option after thousands of hours of practice). There are some razor sharp football intellects (Sam Mitchell comes to mind, Scott Pendlebury) who think about football in a highly strategic sense, however very few crossover into being more conventional 'smart people'.

 

[Cyclops]

Footballer are not known for their intelligence and are easily led.
That has been established for many years

Oh you're not wrong, thats sn established type.

I was terrible at footy, very clumsy, not sure if that supports your point or not.

There's gotta be some smart players though and I imagine the blokey footy atmosphere might led fellas to downplay being "smart".

 

[Cyclops]

my point (from at least personal experience and observation) is that 'intellectual' types over-analyse and over think. It is their muscle so to speak, their form of action. Football is largely about 'doing' in a physical sense, which comes with its own type of 'thinking'(albeit sizing things up and choosing an option after thousands of hours of practice). There are some razor sharp football intellects (Sam Mitchell comes to mind, Scott Pendlebury) who think about football in a highly strategic sense, however very few crossover into being more conventional 'smart people'.

Makes sense.