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Being a sports journalist myself, I can hardly take anything this bloke says seriously when he is so obviously biased towards one code.
If he and other like Paul Osborne want to keep their heads so firmly shoved up their own arses, well, as someone else said here, that's just another free kick to us.
**And I know that reads a bit hypocritical, but I can assure you that all the four football codes get good coverage in my sports section, with rugby league in fact receiving the most."It's up to the rest of the players in the room to make a new batch of premiership players next year," Adam Goodes, triple Bob Skilton Medallist, October 7, 2011.
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you are 100% right - I read the blog of that idiot Ritchie- and just wants to create a storm all for exposure. He didnt have any real comeback other than this false scare mongering. He certaily didnt cope very well when told he was twisting the story and that his facts were rubbish.
Come to think of it channel 9 did a "survey" in Parramatta - now that should be taken with a grain of salt simply because they have the TV rights to rugby League (and none with AFL!) and would have only asked about 10 people - they showed all of what 3 people on the broadcast. there is no way they are going to give the AFL any love any time soon. So ignore that with the contemp it deserves.
anyone would think the world is going to end.
I do also find the "this is war" crap exactly that - crap - then you get that brains trust Mark Geyer yelling a few words - not in a sentance mind, but going on like a headless chook it just confirms one thing - that rugby league and its followers are really threatened by this - I'm not saying the AFL are going to take over - but it will give the NRL a bit of a shake, and its a shake that is badly needed.
As for for Paul Osborne - AFL's Boring huh? - hmm - stick to breeding mate, you would be collecting a heap of child endowment from the government for that tribe of kids.Last edited by Wardy; 11 November 2009, 01:45 PM.I used to be indecisive, but now I'm not so sure..................
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There were two things more then anything else that I think should be highlighted from this blog.
The first is the comments made about Premier Rees and his involvement in getting GWS up and running. Any mug can realise that more AFL teams/exposure = more income for the State Government from tourist dollars, not to mention the tenuous link between elite sports and a reduction in childhood obesity. To slander Rees for putting his arm around Sheedy and then attending the NRL Grand Final as a hypocrite is xenophobic at best.
The second is that it seems no one at the Daily Telegraph does fact checking. The AFL had 300,000 more viewers on Grand Final day then the NRL one, but Ritchie is hell-bent on stating otherwise. It reminds me of Bill O'Rielly - shout shout shout and if you can't make them believe you at least all other opinion will be silenced. Emails with evidence to Ritchie's own email and the sports editor at the DT have gone unanswered, to no suprise.
These are both symptoms of what I feel is a bigger problem: News Ltd's unquavering backing of the NRL. Yes, the DT is the "official" paper of the Sydney Swans, but that measn very little. It became painstakingly obvious this year about the vested interest News Ltd has when the sports section became an "NRL Scandal Free Zone", in an attempt to get the idiots off the back page. If the AFL wants to succeed in Sydney with two teams (and I say it will) it has to fight the media war as well. The appointment of Sheedy says the AFL knows what it's in for, which is good news for GWS and sports lovers.10100111001 ;-)Comment
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you are right there - But News Ltd also being the part owner of the NRL franchise certainly showes their bias - yet in Melbourne the Herald Sun wouldnt survive if it wasnt for AFL - so News Ltd is being rather hypocritcal with what its doing up here.
Dean Ritchie was incapable of having a sensible or rational answer to the argument - it was scare mongering at its best - the sad thing is that its percieved to be a crime if you dare even say you follow both codes.
Just wait until the idiot Phil Rothfield put his two cents worth in - pure dribble!
The anology too that you can play internationals in Rugby league - what England, France, New Zealand and a gaggle of Pacific Islands - hardly a world cup is it?
But with all the crap going on it might prompt some to come out and actually stick up for the AFL.I used to be indecisive, but now I'm not so sure..................
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I thought about responding to the blog but decided i wouldn't waste my words - it was inflammatory comment after inflammatory comment with no actual evidence or any proper reporting ... it sounded like a 12 year old ... IN YOUR OPINION, it is a boring sport ... he reported it as if it was a fact. I aspire to become a sports journalist and people like him really give journalists a bad image - he sounded like a bogan off the street!!Comment
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I think that's just him!! Really he had the same baseless argument the whole way through, phrased in different ways to come off as a rant ...Comment
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And most importantly, he only replied to people who agreed with his view - nothing said when anyone came out in support of AFL. (And I only got through the first two pages before I gave up)."It's up to the rest of the players in the room to make a new batch of premiership players next year," Adam Goodes, triple Bob Skilton Medallist, October 7, 2011.
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Apart from News' financial interest (Super League anyone??) you'd expect the Daily Terror hacks to write that kind of stuff, which is just what their audience wants to hear.
The Melbourne media is just as bad. I can't believe the number of footy columnists who've written about the "masterstroke" of appointing an egomaniac like Sheedy as GWS coach.The man who laughs has not yet heard the terrible newsComment
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Here's the latest from the egomaniac:
Tigers-Dons the blueprint for Sydney - RFNews - realfooty.com.auComment
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Another piece of the puzzle falls into place. And what a piece this is!
To me, this shows just how much work the AFL is putting into getting the Team GWS brand right. Kelly is the sort of person who would naturally command respect in western Sydney, regardless of what code he's associated with.Comment
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"He was proud of us when we won and he was still proud of us when we lost' Tami Roos about Paul Sept 06.
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Well we "Laydees" know a good thing when we see it and stick too it!!
I used to be indecisive, but now I'm not so sure..................
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the Daily Telegraphs resident twat Dean Richie is blogging on again - talk about insecure, he and his redneck followers - it is nothing short of frightening what some of these people come out with. If you want to vent or feel ever so sorry for some of these very sad people - have a read.Last edited by Wardy; 24 November 2009, 01:36 PM.I used to be indecisive, but now I'm not so sure..................
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