FFE - Media Watch

[Ian Dargie]

Nothing gets in my groat more than having these chat shows taken over by rugby people who like to pretend football doesn't exist.

Come again?

 

[Silvagnis]

Brent Diamond: Box Hill Hawks looking to go back-to-back in VFL grand final

That two-minute break in play stalled the Seagulls' momentum, with Xavier Murphy, younger brother of former Hawks premiership player Tom, kicking his third and importantly giving the Hawks a one-goal lead.

VFL or AFL?

 

[Bluelegs]

Up there with 'Andrew Walker wears hat', and 'Richo eats Chicken'.

Someone edited Dangerfield's Wikipedia page.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/geelong/patrick-dangerfields-wikipedia-page-edited-to-include-vulgar-reference-to-his-wife/news-story/0ab64cdc56ea6a36c25573cd67914737?utm_content=SocialFlow&utm_campaign=EditorialSF&utm_source=HeraldSun&utm_medium=Twitter

 

[david addison]

Apparently the magpies are showing interest in a couple of mature age players. Mitch Cleary thinks Buckley is hijacking list management to save his own career. I couldn't find a picture of Mitch, so instead here's a picture of his brain:

 

[Satan]

Doggies playing wce again according to hs

 

[theyellowsash]

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/four-points-tigers-produce-a-win-for-the-ages-20170723-gxh3v2.html

"Richmond are in the top four. They will play finals. Jeepers the way they are playing they might even win one ... or more.

Greater Western Sydney are not in the top four. Soon they might not even be in the top eight."

Jeepers, I wish I could be as lazy and bad at my job as Michael gleeson

 

[Frank Gallagher]

C7 today showed a preview of a story about a Westcoast Brownlow medalist retiring, they showed Sam Mitchell.

 

[BartBart]

So a Collingwood administrator and Nick Riewoldt retire & the AFL do a live coverage of the press conference.

Scott Thompson (300+ gamer), Matt Priddis (Brownlow Medalist), Sam Mitchell (300+ games, Brownlow Medallist)... no live coverage.

Too cynical to suggest it is because the AFL is only interested in covering Victorian clubs?

 

[Ticky009]

ABC Grandstand AFL fail.
Instead of loading correct 19th August files for The Saturday Agenda & The Press Room, they have loaded last week's 13th August files again. Oops.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/sport/programs/afl/

Edit: correct files uploaded this morning. Thanks ABC

 

[LordLucifer]

Sport. NEAFL match at Manuka Oval between the Canberra Demons (blue shorts) and the Sydney Swans (red shorts). Swans player Xavier Richards flies high. July 9th 2016 The Canberra Times photograph by Graham Tidy. Photo: Graham Tidy, Fairfax Media


http://www.canberratimes.com.au/afl/afl-news/former-sydney-swan-xavier-richards-afl-dream-all-but-over-20171026-gz8pku.html


One of the best captions I've seen under a photo for a while.

 

[Sweet Jesus]

Is it just me or is Derm doing his best impression of Australia's most famous cultural attache while in Shanghai?

 

[Satan]

The contest provided some superb one-on-one contests starting in ruck. The Demons found a gem in James Harmes to quell the brilliance of Rory Sloane, while Nathan Jones and Ross Gibbs seemed to nullify each other. Riley Knight did very well to restrict Clayton Oliver early, but the young Melbourne gun

Canberra times and probably most of fairfax too.

Ross Gibbs , Bryces’s secret twin ?

 

[Satan]

Description under photo maybe a bit of understatement

 

[Ticky009]

Welcome to the Sydney Morning Herald's digital coverage of the Swans v Giants on game day. NOT.

 

[BlueandGoldforever]

Is it just me or is the barracking in the commentary box becoming unbearable?

I mean I find myself watching most games on mute.

 

[Satan]

Mcdonald ??? Mitchell maybe

 

[Registered User]

Ok, this isn't footy, but I don't think there's a general media thread for this.
Who the FAR'K is this guy who popped onto the Ch 9 Melbourne news the other night while Brett McLeod presenting it? I assume he's from an interstate or regional Ch 9 studio, and someone pressed the wrong button

 

[Satan]

Roger playing Roger , impressive

 

[david addison]

I saw Fasolo on channel 9 news tonight, apologising for breaking his own arm. Strange. I'd apologise if I broke someone else's arm. But my own? I don't know. I've never apologised after hurting myself. Usually I go to hospital and family and friends gather around for support. Never have they said 'you need to go on the evening news and apologise for what you've done'. Generally they just give me flowers, and get well cards. Maybe a balloon if I'm lucky.

CIA overthrows Venezuelan govt this weekend, but 7 have footage of Sam Newman having a go at some skateboarders. This is why 7 News is the funniest show on TV. If it had a laugh track, it would win logies for best comedy.

Nicky Del writes off the Hawks in January. This tells me 2 things. One - the Hawks will probably be premiers. Two - Nicky has graduated to asshole status.
No get well card to Wines from Kane Cornes. Merciless. Same status as Nicky.

We're off and running. It's all downhill from here.

 

[Kwality]

Karl Langdon & The West apologise to Glen Bartlett:
https://thewest.com.au/news/apology-to-glen-bartlett-ng-b881091003z

Glen was an inaugural Eagle, wonder if this goes back to that time or just Karl 'running off at the mouth'.

 

[david addison]

'The Pies never travel'. Nicole Livingstone thought a bit of controversy would boost the gate down at the cattery for the opening game of the women's league. Maybe she's right. I don't know. I'm not in marketing. What I do know is that it was only January, and January is too early for shit talking. I don't want to hear 'collywobbles', 'toothless fans' or 'the Pies don't travel' until March at the earliest. So Nicole, STFU. If you have to use 'Pies don't travel' to sell the game, it's probably doomed.

'Hopefully Weir can work his way through these troubles.' A journo actually said that. I thought there were a lot of compromised journos during the Hird fiasco, but this is even worse. This guy's got buddies everywhere. Andrew Rule was desperate to use the word 'if', and it reminded me of Quartermaine's 'big if' on the evening news when the bombers drug scandal broke. Jennifer Keyte was karma for his 'big if'. Should have just read the news Steve, instead of editorialising. People are outraged by a couple of jiggers? Really? Jiggers have never killed a single horse, unlike, say, The Melbourne Cup. When I first heard about Weir's exploits, I was on the treadmill at the gym, watching a news report on one of the many TV's. I was running on the treadmill, watching one of his horses running on a treadmill, and I thought 'that is animal cruelty!' That horse has no TV to watch while he's working out. I don't know how on earth he switches the thing off when he's finished. Maybe the off button is down near his hoof. I don't know. Anyway, I didn't realise I was asking these questions out loud, and my gym instructor, who has no sense of humour whatsoever, crept up behind me and stuck a nail right in the back of my neck. Mother ******. Vote Animal Justice Party.

 

[david addison]

I almost forgot. Mr. Rule also explained that the horses were shocked while training 'just to make them try a bit harder.' Thanks Andrew. Incredible insight. It's my understanding that Andrew uses the same methods on his kids to make them study harder. When they slack off, he gets out the nail gun, the electrodes and the whip, and damned if those kids don't get straight A's.

 

[Satan]

Jack Harmes?

 

[Max zero]

No wonder we lost we were playing the wrong team! Damn you vicbias AFL!

Here is the game: how many mistakes can you spot (hint: there is more then one)?

 

[Wayne Dwop]

then = than