Vic Mackey
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It feels like the NRL media has lost the real ‘attack dogs’ out there. I get these guys rubbed some people up the wrong way, but that’s the point. Particularly Buzz and Chammas were two of the very few journalists who don’t care who they go after, if there’s a story there they will run it. Kent and Weilder will go hard too, however both these guys have obvious agendas and will fiercely protect ones on ‘their side.’
Look at the state of journos now
Brent Read: probably one of the more likable ones, will break a story but didn’t seem to be able to back it ip if Buzz/Braith etc challenged him on 360
Weilder: Will definitely go hard but as mentioned also protects just as fiercely, he’s a pick and choose journo
Michael Carayannis: Gets some stories but certainly not a heavy hitter and I can’t see him ever getting in a heated debate
David Riccio: the most vanilla journo out there, I can’t remember a single thing he’s said he done
Crawley and Ritchie: basically just set props these days, no one takes them seriously and hasn’t for years
There needs to be a new breed of NRL investigative journalists coming through. The NRL is a biggest soap opera in Australia and thrives on this sort of stuff. Buzz and Chammas will be missed by the game.
Look at the state of journos now
Brent Read: probably one of the more likable ones, will break a story but didn’t seem to be able to back it ip if Buzz/Braith etc challenged him on 360
Weilder: Will definitely go hard but as mentioned also protects just as fiercely, he’s a pick and choose journo
Michael Carayannis: Gets some stories but certainly not a heavy hitter and I can’t see him ever getting in a heated debate
David Riccio: the most vanilla journo out there, I can’t remember a single thing he’s said he done
Crawley and Ritchie: basically just set props these days, no one takes them seriously and hasn’t for years
There needs to be a new breed of NRL investigative journalists coming through. The NRL is a biggest soap opera in Australia and thrives on this sort of stuff. Buzz and Chammas will be missed by the game.
