NRL 360 + other footy shows

[King hit]

Listened to this very interesting listen

Summary
- Kent has called his business Tree Enterprises clearly taking the piss out of himself over the incident last year.

- 21 beers is not a lot apparently

- 6 Broken ribs and a collapsed lung from that fight

- Says the 2nd incident wouldn't have happened because of the stigma of the 1st incident being accused of a domestic violence. And getting baited numerous times on the night.

- Wouldn't have been charged if he wasn't public figure.

- Media Landscape has changed everyone is too PC everyone is too scared to offend anyone. Hence why it will be hard to get another job as managements are too scared to be brave & potential backlash.

- Wont apologise for the Anthony Maroon joke. The tax thing was a piss take because he was in on the joke until Maroon decided to walk out. Which was the aim of the joke was.

He stood by his morals and didnt see the point in apologizing publicly for where he felt did nothing wrong. It was a joke amongst mates that dragged on too long.

- With NRL360 everyone whinges about Journos being on the show and need more players & coaches but he said data shows when the journos are on the panel is where the NRL360 ratings are its highest.

And there is a drop off for the 2nd and 3rd segments when coaches, players or ex players appear on the panel.

- Not Fazed if his podcast is a bust just will see where it takes him and goes from there.

Paul Kent's credentials to talk about anything is the same as Bin laden's credentials to recruit American Airline pilots.

 

[King-Gutho94]

If they had any balls they’d just ask Kent to come back. He was the f**king show.

I agree

The show had lost its way since Kent got punted

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Sorry, don't click on any links that make Elon Musk money... but yeah, MC sounds ok - and more modern and relevant than Kent.

You are going to send Elon Musk broke ffs!!!

This is the bloke who overpaid for Twitter, runs it at a loss, and still keeps getting richer. Every time people like you talk publicly about trying not to increase his wealth, other people decide to buy whatever he is selling.

 

[T.S Quint]

I still think it’s funny that Kent got piss drunk, got beaten up and thrown into a tree so badly he broke 6 of his ribs…and got fired for it.

lol, just losses all round for poor Kenty.

 

[Gary Gutful]

His podcast will go well. I don't even watch NRL360 these days.

 

[Avenger]

Scraping the bottom of the barrel with Crawley and that bulldog Ritchie dickhead. Seriously this show is utter shit now

 

[King-Gutho94]

Scraping the bottom of the barrel with Crawley and that bulldog Ritchie dickhead. Seriously this show is utter shit now

How quick were they to give Ricky a blowjob tonight

 

[Avenger]

How quick were they to give Ricky a blowjob tonight

It’s sickening.

 

[TheParraboy]

wtf balloon face Ritchie on the NRL panel ??

Nathan Clearly possibly goes to Super league cause he is in love with Mary
sooner rather than later, maybe couple of years? could happen, might happen...

Almost want bring back footy scandals and drama than this made up shit...

 

[TheParraboy]

His podcast will go well.

Got Sticky as one of his first guests apparently

 

[RustedonEel]

Got Sticky as one of his first guests apparently

Which one is going to give a reach around

 

[TheParraboy]

Which one is going to give a reach around

Doesnt matter, they will alternate . Id bank Ricky will be on regularly

 

[King-Gutho94]

Dan Ginnane already shits on Tallis in 10 mins.

Just make him permanent ffs

We don't need an ex player to co host it.

 

[Lemon Squash]

Dan Ginnane already shits on Tallis in 10 mins.

Just make him permanent ffs

We don't need an ex player to co host it.

Agree 100% I always thought he should of got the hosting gig

 

[King-Gutho94]

Blocker Roach on what made the bulldogs so great in the 1980s.

They won GFs 4-2

 

[JokerEel]

Blocker Roach on what made the bulldogs so great in the 1980s.

They won GFs 4-2

Blocker used to be ok back in the 90s on the footy show as comic relief and as a sideline commentator.

You have to wonder why there isn't anyone better to have on the panel or in the box out of all the players that have retired in the past 30 years.

Same goes with Carrol on the CUP coverage and the NRL news program at 6pm. Looks like he is having a stroke everytime he goes to talk. Feel bad for the guy

 

[PARRA_FAN]

Is Hooper saying Nathan Brown or Dylan Brown is likely to leave Parramatta? lol. For someone who's supposedly got good mail, cant get his first name right.

 

[PARRA_FAN]

Dan Ginnane already shits on Tallis in 10 mins.

Just make him permanent ffs

We don't need an ex player to co host it.

Tallis is starting to annoy me with his Broncos biased, suddenly Madge is his mate and the Broncos have a premiership winner roster lol.

 

[Avenger]

Is Hooper saying Nathan Brown or Dylan Brown is likely to leave Parramatta? lol. For someone who's supposedly got good mail, cant get his first name right.

And they didn't even know who Brown's manager, yet the know the details of the offer? f**k off!!

 

[King-Gutho94]

Hooper missing in action in Vegas
The culture at Fox Sports is again in question after their chief rugby league reporter, James Hooper, failed to appear on any of their programs during the NRL’s season-opening weekend in Las Vegas.

Hooper made the trip to Vegas, but then became the invisible man as far as work was concerned. Hooper failed to appear on the programs he was scheduled to be on, including NRL 360, where he has a regular gig.

Hooper also did not file his regular column from Las Vegas.

I asked Hooper about his behaviour and how he ended up with a cut on his head. He did not offer an explanation and would not comment.

This is a particular problem for Fox and its management because this is not the first time Hooper has struggled to meet his commitments in Vegas.

This column revealed that on a promotional trip with the NRL in December 2023 Hooper missed a flight and at least one other of his scheduled work appearances where a fellow News Corp journalist covered for him doing crosses for Fox Sports. On this occasion, his place on NRL 360 was taken by senior reporter Brent Read.

The fact Hooper had previously failed to meet his responsibilities in Vegas but was still sent on this most recent trip to the US brings the management of the company into question. It also comes after the public demise of Paul Kent, when it was clear he was struggling with issues in his personal life.

It has never been made clear what Fox Sports management did to ensure Kent was getting the necessary support away from the bright lights of the camera. Kent refused to discuss News Corp when interviewed in this column last week.

The man Paul Kent called ‘dog head’ finally tells his side of wild street brawl

Tamer Uzun insists he did not provoke the former Fox Sports journalist before their infamous street brawl in Rozelle.

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