Tucker
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That’s beside the point.
I am responding to a question as to why it’s a story.…and no, I don’t ever get that drunk in public. I don’t like being out of control.
I am responding to a question as to why it’s a story.…and no, I don’t ever get that drunk in public. I don’t like being out of control.
BAGNF05
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This was a few pubs after the fan day had wrapped up. At that point they were just a group of friends out socialising. Im sure you’ve been into any city or decent sized regional centre and seen people full of booze and whatever else carrying on, generally having a good time. Being morons sure, but were they breaking the law, no.
As for what’s a story, whatever people will click on is the answer to that in 2024. No substance necessary.
Tucker
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They don’t need to break the law for their actions to cause a story. Being professional athletes brings greater scrutiny. It goes with the territory of being a celebrity along with their paypackets.
2 high profile players in an NRL glamour club pissed out of their minds and being aggressive publically with each other is a story. They are the captain and vice captain with responsibilities to a range of stakeholders, it’s a story.
You and I have gone back and forth on this for days. You obviously think it’s a story to keep it going.
BAGNF05
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It’s a story because it’s in the news, no dispute.
The news can go and get farked, stop telling people how to live.
Tucker
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True.
These blokes have to be smarter though. If you want fame and money, there are extra rules. This isn’t a new thing, these morons deserved a kick up the arse and they got one.
BAGNF05
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Club put them up to apologise to appeal to the wokies amongst the sponsors. Business as usual within the camp.
Tucker
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Your first sentence is the important one.
BAGNF05
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Perception versus reality.
Tucker
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Maybe so but again, you want the big bucks there are different expectations placed upon you.
These idiots have to grow up.
BAGNF05
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Carrigan is pretty bloody good. Reckon he’s still got a few wrestles in him before they cut him loose. And 16 clubs will be lining up. I take your point though.
Mine is more of a philosophical argument about what news the media should put out there. More important things in life.
Tucker
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You are not wrong on principle, however we live in the age of celebrity news. The public has never had such access to them.
I’m sure there was something truly horrible happen somewhere in the country today that was wasn’t given airtime because Miss Swift was performing.
I grew up in a tropical holiday destination. Some of the stuff I saw very famous players doing during the off season would have seen contracts torn up everywhere. They were lucky that phones were useless back then. Todays sports stars will get caught if they play up and the video will be online before they get home. They all know this.
BAGNF05
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Also the age of declining mental health and a significant uptick in oxygen thieves filming people. Thems the times.
hank37w
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Can't wait.
upthetigers
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Critta named captain of the Dogs, interesting to say the least.
diedpretty
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From the DT :
"
Some weeks back ARL Commission chairman Peter V’landys was pushed for a little more detail and explained the reasoning behind the NRL’s promotion in Las Vegas in the terms he knows best, which is numbers.
There were 350 million people living in America, he said, and if the NRL could manage to attract even one per cent of them to watch the NRL on its Watch NRL app, a subscriber service, that would mean 35 million people paying to watch the game. That, he pointed out, was much more than the population of the whole of Australia, meaning significant cabbage."
Surely this is a gee up - he might know his numbers but he needs a bit of work on his percentages.
"
Some weeks back ARL Commission chairman Peter V’landys was pushed for a little more detail and explained the reasoning behind the NRL’s promotion in Las Vegas in the terms he knows best, which is numbers.
There were 350 million people living in America, he said, and if the NRL could manage to attract even one per cent of them to watch the NRL on its Watch NRL app, a subscriber service, that would mean 35 million people paying to watch the game. That, he pointed out, was much more than the population of the whole of Australia, meaning significant cabbage."
Surely this is a gee up - he might know his numbers but he needs a bit of work on his percentages.
69-05-41
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Wow, had the NRL targeted merely 1% of that 1% target they still would have needed more than a 500% increase in viewers to get close, meaning significant pumpkin.
BAGNF05
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Forum favourite who led us to 4-20 Hastings gooooone!
Ilias, dropped
Hastings, dropped
Big plays this week in team lists.
I think Cogger has been misused the first two rounds, as a bench hooker... he's looked Buderus like, to me but I think he's a more genuine #7
I would've been tempted to drop Gamble instead of Hastings but I guess he offers more speed/unpredictability.
Other teams problems though.
