e 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 also explored in The Club. In the
             play, the Club itself is just beginning the road to commercialisation with
             the purchase of Geoff Hayward (the star recruit) for $90,000. However,
             Gerry (the administrator) and Jock's plans for next year not only include
             the dropping of some Club traditions, but also extensive commercialisation
             as wealthy entrepreneurs are recruited for sponsorship money which will be
             used to buy more players. The attitude of acceptance of the
             commercialisation of sport that is evident in The Club is more relevant in
             the 1990s than ever, when all popular sports are funded mainly by
             sponsorship dollars from big corporations. Even the Australian Olympic
             Team has received massive financial backing from sponsors, something which
             is accepted and considered to be good by most people. Power is also
             explored extensively in The Club; much of the play is based on power
             struggles between the characters. As mentioned earlier, the power
             struggle between Laurie and Jock is evidenced by Laurie's accusation that
             Jock supported the committee's traditional approach only to stop Laurie
             from succeeding. Obviously some of the characters are much more
             successful than others. For example, Gerry is able to skilfully
             manipulate the other characters so he can accomplish
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