(Archived) THE RUMOUR MILL - Player Movement

[Thresher]

What's the bet he scores a double against us...

Impossible, he'd have to leave the field after the 1st one because of the concussion rules

 

[creg]

Looking at his pictures, it does look like him. I presumed the mystery person was a ground announcer or part of the entertainment.

I tweeted him 'UP UP CRONULLA!(?)'

He favourited, retweeted, and responded with 'YEAH BOOII!'

 

[BlackWhiteBlue]

2/1 odds he drops the pen signing the contract

No problem. Titans have an inhouse pensmith for these instances

 

[ABshark]

Yeo re-signs with Penrith. Thought he could have been a viable Lewis replacement.

Apparently Tariq Sims has an option to test the market. Would be keen. Get all three brothers here.

 

[TheBigD]

Get all three brothers here.

And the sister don't forget the sister, she could do some damage :lmao

 

[Proud Shark]

Yeo re-signs with Penrith. Thought he could have been a viable Lewis replacement.

Apparently Tariq Sims has an option to test the market. Would be keen. Get all three brothers here.

Read an article today where he said he wants to stay at Newcastle as long as they want him. God knows why.

 

[Bundy Shark]

Read an article today where he said he wants to stay at Newcastle as long as they want him. God knows why.

Family is settled there, the old saying "happy wife, happy life"

 

[Born&bred]

Family is settled there, the old saying "happy wife, happy life"

That saying sucks balls in this house tonight

 

[Bundy Shark]

That saying sucks balls in this house tonight

Put her in her place mate, threaten her with "if you don't lift your game we wont get sex for 48hrs", works every time when I threaten that to my Mrs..............................................NOT

 

[stevow76]

What's the story about wade getting in trouble with the coppers

 

[Boundos]

What's the story about wade getting in trouble with the coppers

misdemeanor offensive language apparently

will get more press than Mitch Pearce though because he is a shark

Loved Cam Smiths comments on it when asked how the headline marred a good weekend of footy. His response was along the lines of " Its only a headline because you people make it one. You didn't print anything about the week leading up to the game where the players all visited schools and hospitals and got out in the community in a positive way"

 

[BlackWhiteBlue]

misdemeanor offensive language apparently

will get more press than Mitch Pearce though because he is a shark

Loved Cam Smiths comments on it when asked how the headline marred a good weekend of footy. His response was along the lines of " Its only a headline because you people make it one. You didn't print anything about the week leading up to the game where the players all visited schools and hospitals and got out in the community in a positive way"

Did smith say that? What a legend

 

[shire1976]

misdemeanor offensive language apparently

will get more press than Mitch Pearce though because he is a shark

Loved Cam Smiths comments on it when asked how the headline marred a good weekend of footy. His response was along the lines of " Its only a headline because you people make it one. You didn't print anything about the week leading up to the game where the players all visited schools and hospitals and got out in the community in a positive way"

I don't care if I'm criticised for this but as a journalist by trade and a senior manager in the mainstream media (and an obsessed Sharks supporter) I'm so sick of the argument that Cam Smith makes. It is utter garbage that it is the media's fault.

Yes I agree the Wade Graham story is a nothing beat up and the fact very few other outlets have followed it up shows that's the case. However plenty of stories have been written and broadcast about the positive things players do, they are weekly and even Wade had positive press about the fact he took a year to discover his indigenous heritage. There are stories all the time about charities, schools and hospital visits, but the reality is the public don't care so they don't attract attention. Forums like this rarely devote a thread to a story about a player visiting a hospital. The media responds to what the public is interested in and it doesn't matter whether it is sport or politics, bad news, controversy etc gets people talking. Why is it that mainstream news websites are dominated by trashy stories about reality TV and Z grade models? I assure you journos have no interest in writing those, but it's done because they attract web clicks, bottom line.

If anyone is to blame it's the nature of human interest.

Sorry rant over, it just really cheeses me off.

 

[BlackWhiteBlue]

I don't care if I'm criticised for this but as a journalist by trade and a senior manager in the mainstream media (and an obsessed Sharks supporter) I'm so sick of the argument that Cam Smith makes. It is utter garbage that it is the media's fault.

Yes I agree the Wade Graham story is a nothing beat up and the fact very few other outlets have followed it up shows that's the case. However plenty of stories have been written and broadcast about the positive things players do, they are weekly and even Wade had positive press about the fact he took a year to discover his indigenous heritage. There are stories all the time about charities, schools and hospital visits, but the reality is the public don't care so they don't attract attention. Forums like this rarely devote a thread to a story about a player visiting a hospital. The media responds to what the public is interested in and it doesn't matter whether it is sport or politics, bad news, controversy etc gets people talking. Why is it that mainstream news websites are dominated by trashy stories about reality TV and Z grade models? I assure you journos have no interest in writing those, but it's done because they attract web clicks, bottom line.

If anyone is to blame it's the nature of human interest.

Sorry rant over, it just really cheeses me off.

But cam smith makes a good point. Countless pages of **** about players having a few too many. And nothin about all the community work.

Journos kiss up to these players but write stories that are negative far too often (not saying these players arent in the wrong).

Wont be long until more players are giving journos the darius boyd treatment

 

[Bundy Shark]

The Australia media in general now run a very close second to the pommy media.

 

[snowman]

the australian media is ****ed and 99% of the journos are scum

when scabs like wilson, massoud, kent, rothfield ect can print all the negative **** they want with little to no remorse then im sorry, all journos will be branded scum.

hows old mate massoud printing the name of an innocent person in the mitch pearce case and no repercussion at all, he still has a job.

journo's are ****ed, end rant

 

[Born&bred]

I don't care if I'm criticised for this but as a journalist by trade and a senior manager in the mainstream media (and an obsessed Sharks supporter) I'm so sick of the argument that Cam Smith makes. It is utter garbage that it is the media's fault.

Yes I agree the Wade Graham story is a nothing beat up and the fact very few other outlets have followed it up shows that's the case. However plenty of stories have been written and broadcast about the positive things players do, they are weekly and even Wade had positive press about the fact he took a year to discover his indigenous heritage. There are stories all the time about charities, schools and hospital visits, but the reality is the public don't care so they don't attract attention. Forums like this rarely devote a thread to a story about a player visiting a hospital. The media responds to what the public is interested in and it doesn't matter whether it is sport or politics, bad news, controversy etc gets people talking. Why is it that mainstream news websites are dominated by trashy stories about reality TV and Z grade models? I assure you journos have no interest in writing those, but it's done because they attract web clicks, bottom line.

If anyone is to blame it's the nature of human interest.

Sorry rant over, it just really cheeses me off.

Waffle! - Quite a few of your lot get away with murder!

Print anything they want without substance and are immune to natural justice. Scum.

the australian media is ****ed and 99% of the journos are scum

when scabs like wilson, massoud, kent, rothfield ect can print all the negative **** they want with little to no remorse then im sorry, all journos will be branded scum.

hows old mate massoud printing the name of an innocent person in the mitch pearce case and no repercussion at all, he still has a job.

journo's are ****ed, end rant

Now this is a far more rational take on the subject

 

[Mr Wright]

I don't care if I'm criticised for this but as a journalist by trade and a senior manager in the mainstream media (and an obsessed Sharks supporter) I'm so sick of the argument that Cam Smith makes. It is utter garbage that it is the media's fault.

Yes I agree the Wade Graham story is a nothing beat up and the fact very few other outlets have followed it up shows that's the case. However plenty of stories have been written and broadcast about the positive things players do, they are weekly and even Wade had positive press about the fact he took a year to discover his indigenous heritage. There are stories all the time about charities, schools and hospital visits, but the reality is the public don't care so they don't attract attention. Forums like this rarely devote a thread to a story about a player visiting a hospital. The media responds to what the public is interested in and it doesn't matter whether it is sport or politics, bad news, controversy etc gets people talking. Why is it that mainstream news websites are dominated by trashy stories about reality TV and Z grade models? I assure you journos have no interest in writing those, but it's done because they attract web clicks, bottom line.

If anyone is to blame it's the nature of human interest.

Sorry rant over, it just really cheeses me off.

I have a very very hard time believing the bolded part.

 

[ABshark]

I actually agree with shire1976. Good stuff largely isn't news because its what we expect.

But I strongly think that those in the sports media should spend a ****load more time writing about sport and a whole lot less about all the peripheral ****. (Except, perhaps, for taking on sports administrations because they're an important check on that power.)

Example: Cricinfo. They produce regular content, day after day, all round the world, with many fewer games being played than the NRL or AFL. Almost all of what they churn out is interesting, not dumbed down, opinionated without being biased and entirely relevant to the game. There do profile pieces but they're balanced. They call out poor performances but they admit it when they're wrong. The writers' personalities come through but the articles aren't about the writers.

I honestly don't understand what is so hard about it - just write about whatever friggen interests you about the game and chances are it will interest your readers too if you do it well.

 

[HaroldBishop]

I actually agree with shire1976. Good stuff largely isn't news because its what we expect.

But I strongly think that those in the sports media should spend a ****load more time writing about sport and a whole lot less about all the peripheral ****. (Except, perhaps, for taking on sports administrations because they're an important check on that power.)

Example: Cricinfo. They produce regular content, day after day, all round the world, with many fewer games being played than the NRL or AFL. Almost all of what they churn out is interesting, not dumbed down, opinionated without being biased and entirely relevant to the game. There do profile pieces but they're balanced. They call out poor performances but they admit it when they're wrong. The writers' personalities come through but the articles aren't about the writers.

I honestly don't understand what is so hard about it - just write about whatever friggen interests you about the game and chances are it will interest your readers too if you do it well.

Agree. And it's not just the print media, channel nine's coverage is absolutely horrendous as well. More ridiculous inane banter than analysis of what's going on.