Channel Nine shows its true colours
Roar Rookie By bigdog2, 3 Oct 2012 bigdog2 is a Roar Rookie
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I’m sure everyone has seen the footage of the Bulldogs players at mad Monday celebrations. Like any other club in the NRL, it celebrated mad Monday with a bit of a “crazy” party, but Channel Nine has blown everything out of proportion.
And the Bulldogs do not need this considering it had a very successful season on and off the field in 2012.
It was a long and tough season, and the players have every right to tell a reporter to f-off if they are continually being annoyed while they are letting their hair down. They asked the Channel Nine reporters to leave them alone, but they didn’t. This could easily backfire on them. The club and game does not deserve this.
What really annoys me is that Channel Nine on Monday night could of easily picked something else to lead the news, such as Alan Jones and his remarks to the PM’s father; a plane missing with six people onboard; or even a news story on our troops in Afghanistan.
Instead they chose to lead the news coverage with Bulldogs players yelling out inappropriate comments to news reporters. The comments may not have been deserving, but Channel Nine brought them upon themselves. It’s absolutely absurd and disgraceful from the station who will be leading the rugby league coverage in the next few years.
Channel Nine got a helicopter over Belmore Sports Ground and a cameraman over the fence filming and obviously looking to cause trouble. Meanwhile, Channel Seven decided to do a very good story about the club’s successful season and an interview with Michael Ennis, while looking at the ‘funny’ side of the Bulldogs’s mad Monday celebrations.
The players have worked their backsides off all season and when they wanted to unwind and have a few drinks, the media are still at them. Channel Nine should and did get a mouthful, maybe not what they said but I understand the players’ disgust at the media.
Thank you, Channel Nine, for adding to the club’s bad image.
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October 3rd 2012 @ 6:58am
matt said | October 3rd 2012 @ 6:58am | Report comment
agree with ya.. 100% and i’m not a dogs fan
October 3rd 2012 @ 3:51pm
turbodewd said | October 3rd 2012 @ 3:51pm | Report comment
If any of the Bulldogs had a functioning prefrontal cortex (governs self control) they could have uttered something funny or witty. But since they have zero self control they uttered the most base filth they could think of.
Oh yeah, great for the code!
[Insert inane Paul Vautin head wobble here]
NRL – pretty good sport, but its a pity its played by idiots :^/
October 3rd 2012 @ 7:03am
oikee said | October 3rd 2012 @ 7:03am | Report comment
I will tell you how much it annoys me, i did not watch the news, or the video .
If the media want to act this way, good, the players and coach should refuse to talk to them, or give them robot speaches from now on.
I support the dogs and the players. The fun police have crossed the line.
October 3rd 2012 @ 7:22am
eagleJack said | October 3rd 2012 @ 7:22am | Report comment
While I agree with you somewhat the players and club must understand that they have an obligation to attend a brief media commitment. Every club understands this. Manly always send out non-drinker Brent Kite to give them what they want. They get their photos and leave content. But the Bulldogs failed to do this so the media waited.
Yes it’s intrusive. Yes it’s annoying. But it’s a small commitment the club must afford the public. It’s the difference between them making $100k per year and $500k. And it’s probably the easiest media commitment they have to fulfill all year as they aren’t expected to be serious. They can just make it fun and it’s all over.
And I don’t think telling a female reporter to “s… me off you dumb dog” is something that should ever be uttered from a grown mans mouth.
October 3rd 2012 @ 11:52am
damoinaus said | October 3rd 2012 @ 11:52am | Report comment
the players shouldn’t have taken the bait and you’re right, @eaglejack, no grown man should ever say something so obscene to a woman.
however, @bigdog2 – i love your ideals that news services should broadcast stories of real substance and importance. The trouble is, commercial news these days isn’t about reporting real issues, it’s about providing entertainment as a lead in to the network’s nightly programming schedule.
commercial news is set up to make viewers feel like everyone else is to blame for how horrible the world is (terrorists, dole bludgers, boat people, bulldogs supporters etc). it’s not fair, but that’s the media for you.
October 3rd 2012 @ 8:08am
Garry said | October 3rd 2012 @ 8:08am | Report comment
Watching our Grand Final on Sunday with fights and alleged biting after watching my first full game of AFL I can understand why our spectacle cannot compete. You would think that an athlete is an athlete no matter what the sport is. It just so happens that the discipline in the NRL is nowhere near that of our competitors. I am thinking seriously of becoming a Swans or Giants member after what I witnessed on Sunday, let alone what happened on Monday.
October 3rd 2012 @ 8:14am
Will Sinclair said | October 3rd 2012 @ 8:14am | Report comment
So the big, strong Bulldogs players (allegedly) sexually and physically threaten a young woman… and it’s HER fault?
Give me a break.
No excuses for that sort of behaviour. I don’t care how much you’ve had to drink, how stressful your job is or what stupid children’s character you happen to be dressed as at the time – sexually and physically threatening women is NEVER OK.
October 3rd 2012 @ 10:22am
The Bush said | October 3rd 2012 @ 10:22am | Report comment
When and where was the physical treat? I saw someone yelling things from a room a number of metres away…
October 3rd 2012 @ 10:40am
Will Sinclair said | October 3rd 2012 @ 10:40am | Report comment
When you say “I want to go and punch you in the face”, that’s a physical threat.
I genuinely would not know of any other way to interpret that statement.
October 3rd 2012 @ 1:55pm
Blacklisted said | October 3rd 2012 @ 1:55pm | Report comment
So its right to sexually and physically threaten a man?
And if a women was threatening your life, you would just sit back and get stabbed?
So you agree women shouldn’t play contact sport either?
I abhore violence againts againts all people but with with your silly statemnets, which you either narrow or overly generalised.to suit , you just make yourself look like a current affair program only there to try and scare/bully people into your point of view.
I’m supprised you haven’t come out with “won’t somwbody think of the children’ yet.
Anyway I’m about to check out a report on Syria where women and children are actually getting harmed. I think they would be pleased to get yelled at by some druken lout rather then get a bullet in the head.
But if you think a few words yelled from a window is so important please go ahead with your self serving rant.
October 3rd 2012 @ 9:47am
waterboy said | October 3rd 2012 @ 9:47am | Report comment
See you later Garry.
Dont let the door hit you on the backside on the way out.
And please stick to your resolution.
October 3rd 2012 @ 10:59am
Dayer said | October 3rd 2012 @ 10:59am | Report comment
heheheh hahaha
October 3rd 2012 @ 9:49am
Red Menace said | October 3rd 2012 @ 9:49am | Report comment
The person who wrote this article should have a long hard look at themselves, that also goes to the morons above that supported this article.
When is it right to sexually threaten a women? After “a long and tough season”??? There’s no right time – ever.
BTW, Channel 9 is now putting in over a $1billion into RL, I think they can do news stories whenever they want.
October 3rd 2012 @ 10:14am
Will Sinclair said | October 3rd 2012 @ 10:14am | Report comment
“When is it right to sexually threaten a women? After “a long and tough season”??? There’s no right time – ever.”
Spot on.
It’s just never acceptable.
And trying to blame the woman being threatened is even worse.
October 3rd 2012 @ 1:30pm
Blacklisted said | October 3rd 2012 @ 1:30pm | Report comment
And since when has it been right to judge someone after one druken statement?
And I like the way you seem to think this type of gutter repporting is alright.
October 3rd 2012 @ 2:27pm
Matt F said | October 3rd 2012 @ 2:27pm | Report comment
If they came out, owned up and apologised then it might go away. They may have even gotten away with “it was a stupid, drunk and out of character statement” or at least reduced the exposure a little bit. They’ve had 2 days to do this and as of yet the person who did it is still hiding behind anonymity. I can accept that people can say stupid things when they’re drunk but generally if it’s pointed out to you afterwards that you said something which clearly offended someone then do the right thing and apologise. The fact that whover did it is apparently too scared to do this is probably worse than the actual comments.
“gutter reporting?” They came out to do a brief report on Mad Monday, like they do with practically every club every year, and got some pretty vile abuse from some coward hiding inside a building. The debate about whether the media should be at Mad Monday is a good one to have but the fact remains that if the comments weren’t made then there would be no story. the media have been at mad Monday’s for years and years so its not like the clubs and players aren’t used to it. Every other club managed to get through Mad Monday without abusing the media that were present.
October 3rd 2012 @ 2:50pm
oikee said | October 3rd 2012 @ 2:50pm | Report comment
The fact remains if the media had left them alone their would be no story.
Matt you will get no joy being the media’s b*&%$h
October 3rd 2012 @ 3:22pm
Matt F said | October 3rd 2012 @ 3:22pm | Report comment
That’s a mature response…………
You know that $1b TV deal? That’s come from the media. Players are going to get a big pay rise because of that deal. You can’t take the media’s money and then not expect to have to deal with them when they want you to. Besides, as clipper says below, two wrongs don’t make a right. Even if the media shouldn’t have been there it still doesn’t excuse those comments which were pathetic, offensive and juvenile.
The issue of the media at Mad Monday is definitely a good topic to debate but regardless of whether they should have been there or not, nothing gives someone the right to make those kind of comments.
October 3rd 2012 @ 4:09pm
oikee said | October 3rd 2012 @ 4:09pm | Report comment
You do realise that rugby league is keeping channel 9 afloat, without league nobody would be watching nine. Your back the front again and all over the shop.
Why do you think AFL and the NRL will and are pusueing their own media personel.
They will be doing their own deals soon enough, the tv stations will be their like begging dogs with water bowls trying to get them to sign.
Glygell paid a billion because if he lost league the station is finished anyhow, they are hanging by a tread now. League will just move on if nine folds, rugby league will get its billion elsewhere.
Channel 10 want some, Fox would be happy to take the lot as well.
October 3rd 2012 @ 4:16pm
Boomshanka said | October 3rd 2012 @ 4:16pm | Report comment
Nine were only in the hunt due to the anti siphoning legislation which gives FTAs networks first dibs at our sport.
They also enjoy protected status as there will only ever be three FTA national networks thanks also to some clever legislation.
In the real world, Nine would have nothing to do with our sport and probably wouldn’t exist. In fact, thanks to the internet we are able to be entertained elsewhere. Its just a shame our Government doesn’t allow for our sport to sell directly to its punters.
The only good thing about the NRL media deal is that Nine have had to pay upfront.
October 3rd 2012 @ 3:17pm
clipper said | October 3rd 2012 @ 3:17pm | Report comment
Blacklisted (and others) – Two wrongs don’t make a right. No matter your view of the reporters involved (and yes, they are getting worse) – it does not then make it OK to spout out three (not one) drunken statement.
As Will has said, there should be zero tolerance for sexually threatening a woman, and a woman should not feel threatened just doing her job, even if it involves a male dominated arena.
No matter how badly stars have acted in other codes or areas, it does not then excuse this behaviour.
October 3rd 2012 @ 4:11pm
oikee said | October 3rd 2012 @ 4:11pm | Report comment
The woman as you keep saying should never been allowed to a mad monday celebration, now move on, your repeating garbage./
October 3rd 2012 @ 4:24pm
clipper said | October 3rd 2012 @ 4:24pm | Report comment
oikee, I did not say that at all. Are you saying that woman should only go to stories about kitchen appliances (ones that are not too dangerous), cute pets (no rottis) or toddlers (well behaved), and that anything above mild monday or timid tuesday should be out of bounds?
October 3rd 2012 @ 9:13pm
Crosscoder said | October 3rd 2012 @ 9:13pm | Report comment
Ch9 is putting in $475m over 5 years to be correct.
October 3rd 2012 @ 10:13am
Chui said | October 3rd 2012 @ 10:13am | Report comment
Whilst I agree questioning whether it is a lead story on a news bulletin, to then go on and say that they brought it on themselves is ridiculous.
Your article questions whether this could easily backfire on them. Are you referring to Channel Nine or the Bulldogs? it looks to me like its not going well for the Bulldogs so far.
Then you thank Channel Nine for adding to the clubs bad image. Gee, why would the Bulldogs have a bad image I wonder!
October 3rd 2012 @ 11:57am
damoinaus said | October 3rd 2012 @ 11:57am | Report comment
You’re right, footy stories should never take the lead in a news bulletin.
In Melbourne it’s “Mick Malthouse sneezes, farts – full details at 6″
I don’t want to live in a city like that.
October 3rd 2012 @ 12:38pm
AdamS said | October 3rd 2012 @ 12:38pm | Report comment
The “woman” wanted a sensational mad monday story and she got one.
The season is over, the GF interviews have been done.
What else other than controversy were they after?
When sensationalist “journalism” is sensational, and the journalist is the point of the story then it is pure entertainment and should be treated as such.
If these incidents had taken place while 30 drunk off duty players were rampaging down main street then it would be news.
As it is, it’s a small scene in a soon to be released straight to weekly rental telemovie.
October 3rd 2012 @ 12:43pm
Matt F said | October 3rd 2012 @ 12:43pm | Report comment
She stood outside with a cameraman. They hardly provoked anybody. there have been cameras at every Mad Monday this year with no sensationalist stories. Just brief photo’s and a couple of interviews so they can show a 30 second fluff piece in the news. It became a “controversy” because somebody yelled out some poor comments out an open window which were directed at the reporter. All they had to do was not yell stupid comments out an open window. It really isn’t that hard
October 3rd 2012 @ 12:52pm
AdamS said | October 3rd 2012 @ 12:52pm | Report comment
A bunch of drunk 20 somethings will always provide something if you wait long enough.
October 3rd 2012 @ 1:01pm
Matt F said | October 3rd 2012 @ 1:01pm | Report comment
It’s a fair point to a degree and I’d be interested to know how long they were actually waiting there for. That being said this is the only Mad Monday this year which has generated any issues and the media have been to quite a few. In a season where the NRL has had remarkable few off-field issues, at least compared to recent seasons, this does stand out
October 3rd 2012 @ 1:22pm
AdamS said | October 3rd 2012 @ 1:22pm | Report comment
The public as zero interest in seeing a sober player trotted out to say “It’s been a hard year, the guys are having a few beers and relaxing”, even as a puff piece. There are actual news events going on the network could cover. They go to these things expecting and wanting something controversial to happen. It’s a numbers game, go to enough and one will give you what you want. Clubs have moved their EOS parties to private venues for this reason. That the venue is private is a clear indication that they have no media commitment and want no media attention. I they had any obligation, the team PR machine would be there to handle it.
The Mad Monday party is a reward to the players for living in a fishbowl under a good behaviour bond for 8 months of the season. A last chance to relax and blow off some steam as a playing group.
Gutter journalism at it’s finest.
October 3rd 2012 @ 2:29pm
Matt F said | October 3rd 2012 @ 2:29pm | Report comment
There’s a big difference between ignoring the media that turn up and the comments that were made to the reporter. If they didn’t say anything then there wouldn’t be a story
October 3rd 2012 @ 12:52pm
Australian Rules said | October 3rd 2012 @ 12:52pm | Report comment
I’m just staggered by some NRL fans’ reaction to this story.
“Thank you, Channel Nine, for adding to the club’s bad image”
wow
October 3rd 2012 @ 2:59pm
oikee said | October 3rd 2012 @ 2:59pm | Report comment
You just worked out league fans dont like 9.
These dinosaurs ahve run this game into the ground, they loved the bad image, now it is coming back to hurt them. Even the fans have turned against them.
One thing you never want, NRL fans against you, look at what happened to South Sydney, say no more.
God save the lot of us if the origin hoards of mongels turn on you.
October 3rd 2012 @ 3:03pm
Boomshanka said | October 3rd 2012 @ 3:03pm | Report comment
What do you mean “if”?
Now’s the time to act. Don’t buy anything that’s advertised on Nine. You’d be amazed how easy it is and the feel good factor knowing that you don’t contribute to anyone that contributes to Nine.
Look at the sponsors that have left Alan Jones, it’ll happen to this dog of a media network.
October 3rd 2012 @ 7:42pm
Australian Rules said | October 3rd 2012 @ 7:42pm | Report comment
…and you guys persist in blaming Ch.9.
Talk about missing the point completely.
October 4th 2012 @ 11:26am
Pot Stirrer said | October 4th 2012 @ 11:26am | Report comment
AR, take a tip. There is no point in debating this article with the idiots. They will beat you with thier experiaence. Especially Oikee. I have been looking at all the comments re this issue and there is only 5 or six fools who think its ok, The vast majority are as disgusted as the rest of society. Forget that this was said to a woman for a moment. I wonder what these fools would feel like if those comments were directed at them.
As i said before if they were directed at my wife or duaghter i would take matters into my own hands.
My son inlaw gets out of longbay next month for beating the crap out of a couple of idiots who were very disrespectful to my duaghter on a night out at thier local. I paid his legal bill becuase i support what he did and i would do it again.