Thirty years ago it probably wasn't considered manly to have a hairless chest and waxed legs but these days it has become the norm in football change rooms.
Primping and preening, spray tans and facials are no longer just for women. It seems men are just as concerned about their appearance as their female counterparts.
At afl.com.au we've trawled through the archives of the last 30 years or so and tracked down the good, the bad and the ugly when it comes to footballers and their hair.
From Danny Southern's rat's tail to the surprisingly ginger mullet of Dermott Brereton, we've found it all.