News Media Thread, 2023: Insightful, Inciteful and Incomptent

[Deplorable trumpster]

This is pretty funny.

They are now calling for a and NBA style draft lottery in the eastern states. Supposedly to combat tanking. But i think the real trigger for it the possibility that, in a year when there is a player who is supposedly the best 18 year old prospect in the history of the draft, there is a club they hate and used to fear (i.e. Us) is in contention for the Number 1 pick. They would not be saying this or worried about it if it was all Melbourne clubs in contention for the Number 1 pick.

The Pick 1 favourite sparking AFL’s rock bottom race… and a potential NBA solution

One freak prospect is sparking an AFL race to 18th. A draft lottery could fix it — and this is how

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[Chris_6678]

Mmmm as soon as we hit rock bottom they talk about introducing a lottery pick haha

 

[Deplorable trumpster]

I had a chat with the family member who works at a senior position at The West/Channel 7 over the weekend.

They said that the change in writing style and approach there has come from the top. The journos there, especially the sports journos, are being told to be more aggressive and "Write with attitude". Vanilla headlines and sitting on the fence doesn't sell papers. They are being told to take a position as much as possible all time and the more aggressive the better. And it doesn't matter who it upsets.

I just got back to Perth, i haven't read much of the paper this year. I have been a bit shocked at the change and how aggressive they are now. But anyway, thats the reason for it. They are all being told to do it.

 

[plays tall 1]

I wouldn’t take a mention of being family-oriented as discouragement, but it might be that that’s as much as he’s likely to say on air. But if he’s strongly opposed to a move in interviews then the club needs to be outspoken about the issue and demand action from the AFL. The AFL under McLachlan have been pathetic on the issue. It’s time someone called them out, and The West got behind the issue. Nothing wrong with an ambit claim of return to zones and abandon the draft…

 

[Farang83150]

I wouldn’t tale a mention of being family-oriented as discouragement, but it might be that that’s as much as he’s likely to say on air. But if he’s strongly opposed to a move in interviews then the club needs to be outspoken about the issue and demand action from the AFL. The AFL under McLachlan have been pathetic on the issue. It’s time someone called them out, and The West got behind the issue. Nothing wrong with an ambit claim of return to zones and abandon the draft…

Who?

 

[plays tall 1]

Who?

Reid

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Mmmm as soon as we hit rock bottom they talk about introducing a lottery pick haha

I’m sure that’s a factor, but it comes up every time there’s a clear standout number 1 pick and games like this week’s where there’s talk that clubs would be better off losing,

 

[Mop]

Draft Reid and let everything else sort itself out. If he's a country mile away the best player in the draft, we have him for two years and we convince him we're the right path. If not, we trade him away for a high price.

Risk it for the biscuit.


Fully on board with us splitting 2 last year given the outcome, but unless we get improved inflated offers this year, no please. It'd have to be good.

If it is that good though, then cool. Accelerate the rebuild with three first rounders or something stupid.

 

[Farang83150]

Draft Reid and let everything else sort itself out. If he's a country mile away the best player in the draft, we have him for two years and we convince him we're the right path. If not, we trade him away for a high price.

Risk it for the biscuit.


Fully on board with us splitting 2 last year given the outcome, but unless we get improved inflated offers this year, no please. It'd have to be good.

If it is that good though, then cool. Accelerate the rebuild with three first rounders or something stupid.

100% this, and if he did request to geelong later on then bend them over and go dry

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Anyone got access to this one?

 

[boondy]

More fans aren't mocking

 

[Truckosaurus]

Anyone got access to this one?

It's a summary of Twitter/Facebook comments, why not just go to the source?

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

It's a summary of Twitter/Facebook comments, why not just go to the source?

I want to know if I get a mention!

 

[Truckosaurus]

I want to know if I get a mention!

Fed-up fans mock Eagles for ‘positive spin’ on loss

West Coast have continued to be mocked by angry fans on their own social media posts after trying to spin their most recent loss in a positive light.

www.perthnow.com.au

Here's the free version

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Fed-up fans mock Eagles for ‘positive spin’ on loss

West Coast have continued to be mocked by angry fans on their own social media posts after trying to spin their most recent loss in a positive light.

www.perthnow.com.au

Here's the free version

Oh, I didn’t see that post today so I didn’t join that particular pile on.

I would have, though. “Friday night fight”? Did they even watch the game?

 

[Truckosaurus]

Oh, I didn’t see that post today so I didn’t join that particular pile on.

I would have, though. “Friday night fight”? Did they even watch the game?

Don't worry, I'm sure The West and the Eagles will give you plenty more opportunities to be featured.

 

[CountryLad]

It's a summary of Twitter/Facebook comments, why not just go to the source?

Twitter and Facebook comments after a loss, hardly a place where you will find a balanced view whether your top of the ladder or bottom.

 

[RookiePick]

Anyone got access to this one?

Twitter user Daniel C poked fun at the match, posting a GIF from the animated comedy The Simpson’s of a character crying and saying: “Stop, stop, he’s already dead.”

That Chicky is a card!

 

[Rowan18]

If you want to know why umpires seem to have no idea what’s going on, the first ten minutes of this and thoughts about ducking, shrugging and dropping is mind boggling.


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For anyone that didn't listen to this, Razor Ray stated that ducking in a tackle is prior opportunity but shrugging or lowering is not. That is flabbergasting, it's almost as if they made the rule so that Joel Selwood wouldn't get pinned (he was a shrugger/lowerer).

They've completely missed the principle that if you cause it to be high you should be penalised.

 

[Keys]

Anyone got access to this one?

There’s a total of 6 replies to that West Coast post on Twitter, about the same number on Insta and around 20 on Facebook from what I can tell (don’t have FB so it’s not clear)

We have in the vicinity of 100k members and this arse clown based on article on the comments of less than 50 people or <0.05% of our fan base. Isn’t even enough to get a DUI charge it’s that low

 

[Goroyals22]

For anyone that didn't listen to this, Razor Ray stated that ducking in a tackle is prior opportunity but shrugging or lowering is not. That is flabbergasting, it's almost as if they made the rule so that Joel Selwood wouldn't get pinned (he was a shrugger/lowerer).

They've completely missed the principle that if you cause it to be high you should be penalised.

A much shorter version


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[squashface]

For anyone that didn't listen to this, Razor Ray stated that ducking in a tackle is prior opportunity but shrugging or lowering is not. That is flabbergasting, it's almost as if they made the rule so that Joel Selwood wouldn't get pinned (he was a shrugger/lowerer).

They've completely missed the principle that if you cause it to be high you should be penalised.

Shrugging not being prior is fair enough in my mind and it was Luke Shuey who explained it best. He said that the whole point of the shrug is that you either break the tackle because the arm slides up and over, or you get a free kick for high contact. The responsibility is on the tackler to tackle better and lower so that the shrug doesn't slide your arm up.

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

For anyone that didn't listen to this, Razor Ray stated that ducking in a tackle is prior opportunity but shrugging or lowering is not. That is flabbergasting, it's almost as if they made the rule so that Joel Selwood wouldn't get pinned (he was a shrugger/lowerer).

They've completely missed the principle that if you cause it to be high you should be penalised.

Gotta feel for the umpires, having to differentiate between a duck, a shrug or a lowering in a split second.

 

[Bender_]

Gotta feel for the umpires...

First day following sports?

 

[Rowan18]

Gotta feel for the umpires, having to differentiate between a duck, a shrug or a lowering in a split second.

Yep - we bemoan how bad they are but the rules are a dog's breakfast. 90% of the population would have no chance of umpiring AFL, even if they were trained from young.