University Research on Fans' Views of Racism in the NRL

[theacademic]

Dear all,


I am an academic at the University of South Australia (my details are included at the beginning of the survey) and I am conducting some research on fans’ views of racism in the NRL. To do so, I have constructed an anonymous survey and it should only take a few minutes of your time to complete:

https://doit.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/f...6j56GYzfreMd6u

Completing the survey is voluntary, but I hope you agree it is a topical study and I thank you in advance for your time.

[ozynorts]

Are you also running the same survey for the AFL?

[willhelm]

Oh boy, another High Inquisitor of Woke Studies here to lecture us on how awful we working class peasants are.

[DIEHARD]

I think people are naturally a bit suspicious of a research project from SA about the NRL. Why the NRL? Are other sports being queried?

But I think the questions themselves are fine. But I think that the question about witnessing racism needs way more nuance.

Have you witnessed racist behaviour or language at NRL matches?
Yes/no

So if one anti social, drunk, racist jerk utters one single racist comment in my 30 years of Rugby League watching... that equals what? NRL crowds are racist?

There needs to be a sliding scale or always/often/sometimes/rarely/never or other better answers for what I think is the headline question.

[Titanic]

I lead research teams and although their credentials stack-up the project is light weight.

[Boonarga]

Yep. The questions are very weak and would allow the poser to draw any conclusion they want.

[theacademic]

Thanks to those who have completed the survey. The focus on the NRL is part of a wider project that is also looking at the AFL.

[theacademic]

Last shout to see if anyone has a spare few minutes to share their thoughts in the survey.