Straight up.
You obviously have a passion for it, what's stopping you giving it a shot or getting involved in the industry?
Oh:lol:
Yes, you're right. But I don't have connections in the industry and unlike Hadley, I'm not buddies with Gyngell. These days Big Pete, you've gotta remember "It's not what you know; it's who you know". Even at my graduation ceremony yesterday, I could see that motif was also evident in the vice-chancellor's speech.;-)
As much as you may say that dreams can come true etc., for that very reason I mentioned in the 2nd/3rd sentences, I know I would never get a start in that industry in this country, no matter how hard I tried. It's also a frustration I see in many aspiring media/communications students I know of who are trying to get into RL journalism but because they are not an ex-player, you will always keep seeing the likes of Gordon Tallis mumbling their lines and earning six-digit salaries over those ppl who - unlike Rothfield - genuinely love RL and furthermore, can speak fluently with consummate ease.
Unfortunately in Australia, we have a fixation on choosing people in sports media simply because they played the game at the highest level, when they fail to realise that an ex-player doesn't necessarily mean a great communicator or great coach. This mentality is in stark contrast to America, where most of the presenters/commentators on their sports broadcasts are like Andrew Voss: they're not ex-players, but are very articulate, passionate and have a thorough understanding about their sport.
