El Diablo said:
did you read my post?
it had nothing to do with the way it's reported in Melbourne
I did read your post, and I cannot believe you can sit there and say it and really believe its true.
Ben Cousins and Wayne Carey ( AFL players in case you are unsure ), are two of the most lambasted sportsman that I can ever recall on television, on radio or in newspapers.
Plenty of times earlier in their career, they have done small things wrong thats been blown up way out of proportion all over the media just like this has today with the Dragons - and in more recent times they have featured even more heavily when their indiscretions became criminal charges.
Gary Ablett was always in the media spotlight when he was playing for some of the stupid things he did off the field.
What about Collingwoods Didak ( cant remember the blokes first name ) - linked to some shooting just because he was in a blokes car who was some criminal or something. I mean he copped a caning in the media. How many times have we seen Eddie Maguire get on the television defending Collingwood players off field indiscretions? I've lost count :lol:
I mean I don't even follow AFL, I can't really stand the game - but I can accept when they have copped it in the media.
What about the situation with the Sydney Swans where 3 players ( including Gary Jacks son Keiran ) had bloody $10 bets on themselves to win a game of AFL.
If you can't recall the major hullabaloo in the media about that situation, then you must have a short memory.
$10 bloody bets of all things that turned into a massive media issue! 10 bloody dollars.
Anyone is naive if they think NRL players don't bet on the games, I've done it myself for a player - and it was a hell of a lot more than a $10 bet! :lol:
I mean come on El Diablo, lets lose the chip that resides on your shoulder about some conspiracy theory that the NRL is mistreated by the media.
It might be possible because you don't follow the AFL code that alot of the media attention they get for minor things is lost on you?! I don't really know...
I mean thats just some off the top of my head.
I am sure there's plenty of Melbourne based fans that can bring up a few additional media sagas if you want further evidence that your theory is pretty bloody flawed!
Neither code deserves much of the media glare they get - but crying poor about Rugby League - this woe is me, poor us stuff wears a bit thin.
In the end mate, if Ryles and Woolford didn't park in the bloody disabled spot - we wouldn't be talking about this right now. I mean sometimes someone has to take some goddamn resposnbility for themselves instead of blaming everyone else but themselves.
