18 February 2013, 180213, performance enhancing drugs, supporter reaction
Q. If players in a sporting team you supported were found to have taken performance enhancing drugs would you –
|
Total |
AFL |
NRL |
Cricket |
Soccer |
Basket |
|
| Attend fewer games |
27% |
26% |
25% |
33% |
24% |
28% |
| Stop attending games altogether |
19% |
16% |
20% |
23% |
20% |
21% |
| Watch fewer games on TV |
28% |
23% |
27% |
34% |
23% |
33% |
| Stop watching games on TV altogether |
15% |
9% |
16% |
18% |
17% |
26% |
| Change my support to another team |
18% |
7% |
18% |
19% |
22% |
23% |
26% of AFL followers said if players in their team were found to have taken performance enhancing drugs they would attend fewer games and 23% said they would watch fewer games on TV. However, only 9% said they would stop watching games on TV altogether and only 7% said they would change their support to another team.
NRL (18%) and soccer (22%) followers were more likely to change their support to another team.