Has Rucci lost it?

[Peanut Butter Jelly]

In the middle of taking potshots at Graham Cornes in today's article, he also claimed Bob Dylan played Adelaide last night.

Try again in 2 months, Rooch.

And you tell Cornesy to think again!

Time a-changin'

BOB Dylan played Adelaide last night. No matter how big his star shines in the entertainment industry, the critics will not be holding back their punches in their reviews.

Australian football was once recreation. Then it became a sport. And now it is a billion-dollar part of the entertainment industry competing with Dylan and his stagelight trippers.
AFL umpires have been represented by a union that also deals for circus clowns.
Now there is the big debate - started by colleague Graham Cornes on The Advertiser website - on whether we mere mortals, who never played an AFL game, can criticise AFL footballers.
Cornes has taken issue with how the criticism of footballers has become more scathing in the media . . . and, in some cases, defamatory on websites that need to be held to account as demanded by Australian law.
"I blame the media," says Cornes. This is an interesting verdict. There is no question the media scrutiny of AFL football and footballers is greater than ever before (and why media rights have generated 55 per cent of the AFL's cash reserves today).
At times it can be considered harsh. In the SA market, there is at least one Port Adelaide player and one Crows footballer whose on-field form has been significantly compromised by off-field drama.
These off-field issues remain private - and are not well known by all the media.
But their on-field performances are very public - and subject to the same basis of critique Dylan will get for last night's performance at the Entertainment Centre.
At a time when so many football fans - the majority of whom have not played AFL - are being asked to make a heavy emotional and financial commitment to their teams, it requires critical assessment of player performances, good or bad.
Fairness, as demanded by Adelaide coach Neil Craig, who also has never played AFL, is imperative.
Surprising in Cornes's blogging was his line that "most of the true stars and legends of any sport don't criticise in a negative sense".
The computer-fascinated Cornes might want to hit the refresh button on his memory. Former St Kilda player and coach Grant Thomas is taking no prisoner, as emphasised with his remarks about Fremantle captain Matthew Pavlich and Carlton skipper Lance Whitnall on Melbourne radio recently.
Premiership coaches Malcolm Blight and Robert Walls have not held back in their criticism of players.
Collingwood captain Tony Shaw does not even bother with family lines when it comes to being critical of players, including his nephews Rhyce and Heath Shaw. They are paid to call it as it is. Take note of Walls' assessment of former Port and St Kilda ruckman Cain Ackland as he stumbled into the mire while playing for Carlton against Hawthorn at Telstra Dome on Friday.
"He's not a good player," said Walls on Melbourne Radio 3AW where he is known to carry a "baseball bat" in his commentary.
"And they gave him a three-year contract, which is ridiculous."
And who can forget how Cornes's former Crows players have unloaded in the media? There is Andrew Jarman with his infamous -1 rating of Nick Lower in last year's Showdown. And Cornes's FIVEaa colleague Stephen Rowe's staggering remarks about the thinking (or supposed lack of it) by untried Crows midfielder Darren Pfeiffer.
Think again, Graham.

http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,21935013-21543,00.html

 

[KUNG FU]

When did Rooch have it?

I'll be there in two months, btw.

 

[Truck Rutten]

I noticed this as well and wondered what the hell he was talking about

 

[Alex99]

When did Rooch have it?

I'll be there in two months, btw.

Is he even coming to Adelaide? Or have you tickets for his Sydney concert

 

[betterthanu]

hes coming to ADL

 

[KUNG FU]

Is he even coming to Adelaide? Or have you tickets for his Sydney concert

http://premier.ticketek.com.au/show...searchId=58e49a14-12fb-4ed9-91eb-2ea36673d76d

 

[maccas_no1]

Simple Rucci's Port Adelaide is struggling Adelaide are doing okay, he has to try and gain some credibility through trying to mock the AFC.

 

[Alex99]

hes coming to ADL

Do you have a link for the tickets, I just looked on the Ticketmaster website and they implied that he only had 2 concerts in Sydney @ the Entertainment centre.

Are the Wallflowers going to open for him?

 

[Alex99]

http://premier.ticketek.com.au/show...searchId=58e49a14-12fb-4ed9-91eb-2ea36673d76d

Cheers -

 

[swanfan]

Do you have a link for the tickets, I just looked on the Ticketmaster website and they implied that he only had 2 concerts in Sydney @ the Entertainment centre.

Are the Wallflowers going to open for him?

He saw dad was the One Headlight so decided against it.

 

[ams4crows]

One Headlight is one Of my most Favourite Songs!! I'd go jut to hear that live but it's not happening! lol

 

[swanfan]

One Headlight is one Of my most Favourite Songs!! I'd go jut to hear that live but it's not happening! lol

Yep, its a great track.

 

[dA Crow]

Has Rucci lost it? I am not sure he actually "had it" in the first place.

 

[jo172]

In the middle of taking potshots at Graham Cornes in today's article, he also claimed Bob Dylan played Adelaide last night.

Try again in 2 months, Rooch.

Can't wait to hear JohnK's defence of Rucci this time.!

 

[*PAF]

In the middle of taking potshots at Graham Cornes in today's article, he also claimed Bob Dylan played Adelaide last night.

Try again in 2 months, Rooch.

And you tell Cornesy to think again!
...

When you read headlines like Port murdered Glenelg do you go down to the bay to look for bodies too?

 

[bobshoby]

He was using it to make a point, perhaps he could've come up with a better example but who really cares. It's just a bunch of media personalities whinging at each other about media coverage, his smaller article about what happens to failed players was much more interesting.

 

[- PC -]

When you read headlines like Port murdered Glenelg do you go down to the bay to look for bodies too?

I think this is a poor example Paf, unless Rooch was on the same drugs as Dylan was on in the 60s and may well still be , your comparison bears no resemblance to Ruccis

One is hyperbole, Ruccis is , well to be honest I dont know what it is.

More Bay 114 bait?

Have we been hooked again?

Hi Mickey

 

[Peanut Butter Jelly]

When you read headlines like Port murdered Glenelg do you go down to the bay to look for bodies too?

If it said in the body of the article that Port players had murdered Glenelg players and dumped their bodies in the bay, I'd say there'd already be police there.

Otherwise your comparison is not on point.

 

[*PAF]

I think this is a poor example Paf, unless Rooch was on the same drugs as Dylan was on in the 60s and may well still be , your comparison bears no resemblance to Ruccis

One is hyperbole, Ruccis is , well to be honest I dont know what it is.

More Bay 114 bait?

Have we been hooked again?

Hi Mickey

Time a-changin' is the title and the article flowed from the title.
Agree or disagree it made good reading IMO.

 

[- PC -]

Agree or disagree it made good reading IMO.

No doubt it was good reading. The Dylan references made it seem too much of a time shift

 

[*PAF]

No doubt it was good reading. The Dylan references made it seem too much of a time shift

Bit of journalistic flair I spose. Not sure it fully worked myself either but it wasn't too hard to see what he was trying to do.

On an aside, first time I ever went to Footy Park was to see Bobby boy. He was about the size of a matchstick from where I was sitting and there were possibly thousands even further back from where we were. Not that good a venue for concerts.