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
What's the bet he scores a double against us...
Looking at his pictures, it does look like him. I presumed the mystery person was a ground announcer or part of the entertainment.
2/1 odds he drops the pen signing the contract
Get all three brothers here.
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.
Family is settled there, the old saying "happy wife, happy life"
That saying sucks balls in this house tonight
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"
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.
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.
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
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 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.