Pretty much every player at the Lions has either a Facebook or Twitter account - although some use it more than others.
Brent Staker loves it. When he’s around the Club, you can guarantee his phone is nearby so he can regularly check his Facebook updates or ‘tweet’ what he ate for lunch.
I’ve recently gotten into the whole Twitter thing, but must admit that I don’t check it very often.
It’s amazing to think how big this whole thing has become. I heard that Lady Gaga just cracked 10 million followers and Justin Bieber apparently isn’t too far behind. For the record, I have 754 followers so have plenty of ground to make up on those two.
I think Mitch Clark has the most Twitter followers at the Club with around 1,300 while Vossy and Stakes aren’t far behind.
So please feel free to start following me on Twitter (@jpatfull24) so that I can reach the same levels as some of these boys.
You can also follow the Club on Twitter (@brisbanelions) and Facebook.
As great as this new form of communication is, us players have to be pretty careful with what we say because our thoughts can be read by everyone.
While we’re all encouraged to use social media, the Club makes sure we are educated about the risks involved with it.
These days just about every media company has reporters devoted to searching through Twitter to find stories - and there are plenty to be found out there.
You just have to look at the boys from the Melbourne footy club to see how costly it can be.
After voicing their opinions on Jack Trengove’s recent three week ban, some of the Demons players were slapped with a suspended fine from the AFL.
What this has taught every other player in the League is that it’s important to consider the potential consequences before making your comments public.
But we also shouldn’t go so far as to censor the content altogether because let’s face it, it’s all meant to be a bit of fun.
