David Williamson's "The Club" And "The Removalists"

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but the reason why you wouldn't let the Club buy players was to
stop me winning a flag."

However, Jock does support and use tradition when it is in agreement
with his goals. For example when trying to avert a players' strike, Jock claims
that former Club heroes would be disgusted by the idea, "I want to turn all
those photographs around so they don't have to look down on this shameful
scene." However, it is later revealed that Jock supports the buying of players
and a coach who has not played for the Club, both of which are against
traditions, to ensure that the Club wins a premiership next season. This
hypocritical attitude towards tradition is probably a fairly typical Australian
attitude; traditions are upheld and honoured, but only when they do not stand in
the way of progress and success. This attitude presented by Williamson is
probably even more widespread now in the 1990s, as success is seen as being even
more important today.

Attitudes towards commercialism are ...

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hidden agenda. However the two players, Danny (the
team Captain) and Geoff, do not really become involved in these power struggles
except when they aid Laurie at the end of the play. Ted (the president) has the
most obvious power at the start of the play, although he steadily loses it
throughout as the other characters strive to improve their standing. The desire
for power is basically universal, and there is resentment from those who are not
in power towards those who are. These attitudes are also still relevant in the
1990s, as shown by the recent Super League fiasco.

Competitiveness is also an important attitude in the play -- one which
is shared by all the characters, to at least ...

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