Yeah it is. https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/expert-opinion/jon-ralphIs it though?
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Yeah it is. https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/expert-opinion/jon-ralphIs it though?
Is it though?
I think some people on here are underestimating how busy some of these blokes are. If you're a talking head like David King or Nick Dal Santo, fair enough you should be watching the vast majority of games. But someone like Ralph would be reporting on much more than just gameday and as such would be researching, writing and following up leads during the week moreso than watching five-day-old matches between 15th & 16th on the ladder...
I don’t think it is. I wouldn’t expect an NBA reporter for ESPN to have watched all 82 games for each team. Sure AFL is only 17 but IMO there isn’t the need to do so. Just my opinion.Yeah, I reckon it is.
I think you can be a good reporter and not watch every single min of every single game. Not watching every game isn’t the issue with Ralph.
I don’t think it is. I wouldn’t expect an NBA reporter for ESPN to have watched all 82 games for each team. Sure AFL is only 17 but IMO there isn’t the need to do so. Just my opinion.
I think if he comments/writes/tweets about a team/player/game and also has the label 'expert' then it should be an expectation to watch games and I'm sure his employers think the same.I think you can be a good reporter and not watch every single min of every single game. Not watching every game isn’t the issue with Ralph.
to be fair NBA is basically multiple games every night, what makes someone like Zach Lowe one of the best NBA reporters is that he makes the effort to watch at least some of each team every few weeks. slightly different dynamic with the AFL, but I don't think for a reporter it's unreasonable for them to watch some of each team every few weeks. although as someone who's started listening to the footyology podcast this year, what I like most about that is that Connoly and Fine do watch a decent chunk of each game.I don’t think it is. I wouldn’t expect an NBA reporter for ESPN to have watched all 82 games for each team. Sure AFL is only 17 but IMO there isn’t the need to do so. Just my opinion.
Yeah that’s a fair request, I don’t think it’s necessary to watch every single min of all games though. Seems like a waste of time for a lot of the journos who don’t comment on game day stuff.to be fair NBA is basically multiple games every night, what makes someone like Zach Lowe one of the best NBA reporters is that he makes the effort to watch at least some of each team every few weeks. slightly different dynamic with the AFL, but I don't think for a reporter it's unreasonable for them to watch some of each team every few weeks. although as someone who's started listening to the footyology podcast this year, what I like most about that is that Connoly and Fine do watch a decent chunk of each game.
I bet they don’t. He would have better click bait things to write about than watching or writing about Freo v North.I think if he comments/writes/tweets about a team/player/game and also has the label 'expert' then it should be an expectation to watch games and I'm sure his employers think the same.
It's his freaking job...
I think you're overestimating how busy they are, and the amount of research they actually do for their stories.
Go back in the thread to the thread marked McPheeSimon McPhee: The Purple party to roll into 2021
What? Is it over already? Really? But we were just get getting going. Fremantle’s final fixture against the Western Bulldogs is exciting and should be another glimpse of good things to come at Freo.thewest.com.au
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if you are providing 'expert' comment nationwide on who should win the Rising Star should you perhaps regularly watch the games of one of the top 2 prospects? Likewise, if you are on the AA selection panel (Kevin Bartlett), aren't you breaching your duties in not watching every game?I bet they don’t. He would have better click bait things to write about than watching or writing about Freo v North.
Every single min of every single game? No, I don’t actually think that’s required.if you are providing 'expert' comment nationwide on who should win the Rising Star should you perhaps regularly watch the games of one of the top 2 prospects? Likewise, if you are on the AA selection panel (Kevin Bartlett), aren't you breaching your duties in not watching every game?