Opinion Commentary & Media VIII

[ferball]

I still don't know what Hubbl is.

It's what happened to us in 2022.

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[chubbspeterson]

I still don't know what Hubbl is.

Rupert's safe word.

 

[Johnny99]

I still don't know what Hubbl is.

I think its the community arm of the club. They run programs and stuff.

 

[giantroo]

 

[Val Keating]

SEN has sacked Peter Lalor for tweeting about Israel’s genocide of Palestinians.



‘SEN Radio has parted ways with prominent cricket journalist Peter Lalor halfway through Australia’s tour of Sri Lanka over his social media activity relating to Palestine.

Lalor was told on the final morning of the first Test by SEN’s chief executive Craig Hutchison that his services were no longer required.

Lalor’s X feed includes re-posts of news stories about Israeli attacks in Gaza, and about the release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails.

Lalor, formerly the chief cricket writer at The Australian, was used by SEN as a commentator in Galle. He also works as a commentator for Seven and writes and podcasts for the Cricket Et Al Substack.

Lalor released a statement on Monday night in which he said he had received two calls from senior management at SEN on the third day of the Galle Test, and was informed the following morning that he could not no longer work for them.

“I was told in one call there were serious organisations making complaints; in another I was told that this was not the case,” Lalor wrote in his statement.

“Perhaps I misunderstood. I was told there were accusations I was antisemitic which I strongly objected to. I was told my retweeting was not balanced, and insensitive to one side and that many people had complained.

“I was asked by station boss Craig Hutchison, who was civil, if I didn’t care that my retweeting of events in Gaza made Jewish people in Melbourne feel unsafe. I said I didn’t want anyone to feel unsafe. Of course, I care. I have friends who are frightened and have heard the fear in their voices during conversations. It is an awful situation. But so is Gaza. It was a brief and cordial call.

“The following day Hutchinson told me that because the ‘sound of my voice made people feel unsafe’ and that people are ‘triggered by my voice’, I could not cover the cricket for them anymore.”

In a statement provided to this masthead on Monday, SEN confirmed it had parted ways with Lalor ahead of the second Test between Australia and Sri Lanka, starting on Thursday in Galle.

“Sports Entertainment Network (SEN) confirms it has parted ways with Peter Lalor, a freelance commentator within SEN’s cricket coverage,” read the statement.

SEN chief executive Craig Hutchison said: “We’ve been in dialogue through the back half of the [1st] Test [in Sri Lanka] about some of the commentary on Peter’s private social media feed. Peter and I have a different view of the impact of that in the Australian community.

“SEN Cricket is a celebration of differences and nationalities and a place where our SEN audience can escape what is an increasingly complex and sometimes triggering world.



We respect Pete as a journalist and long-time contributor to the game but also acknowledge the fear that many families in our community feel right now, and we also need to respect that.”

SEN colleagues in Sri Lanka were informed about the decision on Sunday morning. Lalor has been contacted for comment.‘

 

[giantroo]

Standing up for the people of Gaza is not antisemitic’: Usman backs dumped cricket journalist​

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricke...stine-social-media-posts-20250202-p5l8zn.html

 

[toepoker]

Thirty years ago a young Toepoker used to laugh at some things on The Footy Show (kind of embarrassing to admit that now), but even without a keenly tuned political radar Newman used to make me feel uncomfortable (particularly when he was on a nonsensical, populist rant about umpires urged on by cheering morons). He has only gone steeply downhill since.
Long may he and anyone who associates with him wallow in relative obscurity

 

[DuckYeah]

Thirty years ago a young Toepoker used to laugh at some things on The Footy Show (kind of embarrassing to admit that now), but even without a keenly tuned political radar Newman used to make me feel uncomfortable (particularly when he was on a nonsensical, populist rant about umpires urged on by cheering morons). He has only gone steeply downhill since.
Long may he and anyone who associates with him wallow in relative obscurity

It really bothers me when low and middle class people align themselves with his type of identity and populism politics. It really grinds my ****ing gears

 

[zoomba23]

Little campaigner is Nazi Tom Sewell - Spent time in the nick for bashing blacks and being a racist knob, leader of the black cape wearing nazi dogs

campaigner on the right is Far right Nazi Blair Cottrell - Ran around with Fraser Anning race baiting.

Have zero right to call themselves Australian

It's always the ones you most suspect. Newman has enough hatred in him to power this city's electricity grid

 

[The Brady Bunch]

Thirty years ago a young Toepoker used to laugh at some things on The Footy Show (kind of embarrassing to admit that now), but even without a keenly tuned political radar Newman used to make me feel uncomfortable (particularly when he was on a nonsensical, populist rant about umpires urged on by cheering morons). He has only gone steeply downhill since.
Long may he and anyone who associates with him wallow in relative obscurity

Yeah I hated the way the Footy Show audience warm up guy (who turned out to be a nonce - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-12...rested-over-103-child-sexual-offences/5975428) used to wind up the audience to cheer at those rants when in reality, they were rarely the majority opinion.

 

[berniemccarthy]

It's what happened to us in 2022.

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That was actually Rabbl.

 

[Disco Dew]

100%. I came here hoping to catch something about Sheezels interview on SEN today. Many avenues available for people to debate their views on society and politics but they choose this forum.

I got you fam

 

[zoomba23]

I got you fam

Get that shit outta here

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

I got you fam

Love it.

Except for the patented Andrew Swallow-esque ‘hopefully’.

 

[Flawed Genius]

There is going to be some cleaning up of this thread. There are plenty of other places on this godforsaken website where you can discuss the political views expressed within.

 

[DuckYeah]

There is going to be some cleaning up of this thread. There are plenty of other places on this godforsaken website where you can discuss the political views expressed within.

Why? its relevant. SEN reporter sacked, thats commentary and media and the subsequent conversation that follow are relevant. And Important

 

[Flawed Genius]

Why? its relevant. SEN reporter sacked, thats commentary and media and the subsequent conversation that follow are relevant. And Important

Because the subsequent conversations - which I agree are relevant and important - degraded into insults and mudslinging. And as I stated, there are other places on the site for political discussions.

 

[Groucho]

There is going to be some cleaning up of this thread. There are plenty of other places on this godforsaken website where you can discuss the political views expressed within.

But they started it

 

[Chadwiko]

I got you fam

Have it on good authority that Sheezel and LDU have been spending a bit of time together recently, including Harry going down the Mornington Peninsula to spend some time with LDU's family.

So the fact that Harry is this confident speaks volumes to me.

 

[DaveyBoy123]

Sri Lankan food poisoning always gets one of the Aussies... The Cricket team got lucky this year:

Tom Morris seriously ill with food poisoning in Sri Lanka​

Sports reporter Tom Morris has been rushed to a Sri Lankan hospital after becoming seriously ill with food poisoning.

 

[Shermanator]

Sri Lankan food poisoning always gets one of the Aussies... The Cricket team got lucky this year:

Tom Morris seriously ill with food poisoning in Sri Lanka​

Sports reporter Tom Morris has been rushed to a Sri Lankan hospital after becoming seriously ill with food poisoning.

 

[Hazey1977]

Sri Lankan food poisoning always gets one of the Aussies... The Cricket team got lucky this year:

Tom Morris seriously ill with food poisoning in Sri Lanka​

Sports reporter Tom Morris has been rushed to a Sri Lankan hospital after becoming seriously ill with food poisoning.

I'm not sure antibiotics help verbal diarrhoea?

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[Ashley B]

 

[hilly]

Have it on good authority that Sheezel and LDU have been spending a bit of time together recently, including Harry going down the Mornington Peninsula to spend some time with LDU's family.

So the fact that Harry is this confident speaks volumes to me.

Make it happen ChadWilko

 

[Frank Thring]

There is going to be some cleaning up of this thread. There are plenty of other places on this godforsaken website where you can discuss the political views expressed within.

Nice work FG