These are of course my opinion only & happy to hear your thoughts:
8/ Steve "Blocker" Roach (2GB & The Game Plan)
While undoubtedly one of the great front rowers of all time, when it comes to analysis Blocker is left well behind. I can never forget his call after St George were beaten in round 24 of the 2010 season by Canberra & left 4 points on top of the table, "I think the Saints are gone and i don't think they can make top 4". Besides being able to count how many pies are left in the oven, i don't think Blocker could comprehend that mathematically St George couldn't finish lower than 2nd.
Add to this the following preview on the Matthew Johns show( http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/relax-its-the-roosters-to-win/story-e6frexnr-1225932010635) before the 2010 GF and you will see why Blocker made the list. Plus the dribble that 2GB trot out every weekend is a disgrace.
7/ Josh Massoud - Daily Telegraph
For a St George supporter, Josh Massoud sunk new lows of journalism the week leading into the 2009 semi final between St George & Parramatta. Desperate for the Dragons to capitulate(which they duly did) the Telegraph ran a smear campaign all week to have the game moved from Kogarah Oval to the SFS or ANZ & give up home ground advantage.
The pitch of the story was that fans will be locked out and school children would be unable to use their free pass into the ground. This had previously had happened through the season at other grounds such as Leichardt but no mention had been made in the press. Massoud then got the Mason family involved(see picture below). The story went that the Masons were dirt poor and couldnt afford a ticket to get in. Upon investigation of the picture, the Mason family were all decked out in brand new jumpers, the rational was that if the whole family can afford $160 jumpers they can afford $20 to sit on the hill.
But digging a bit deeper and it was ALLEGED that the Mason family were not Saints fans after all but News Ltd paid them to be in the story. Massoud was allegedly even spotted in the Dragons gift shop before the story was done, purchasing them new jumpers. This might explain why the oldest son is actually in a ladies jumper. All this is heresay but a picture tells a thousand words. Here is the link to the story:
ttp://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/dragons-fans-face-a-lockout/story-e6frexnr-1225768550602
6/ James Phelps - Daily Telegraph
To be fair to James, he was spun a line by Brian "chief rat" Waldron in August of 2009 that the Dragons had gone out and bought premiers T- Shirts already, ahead of the upcoming finals(http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/peter-doust-plans-production-of-premiership-shirts/story-e6frexnr-1225761139968)
As James hates the Dragons with a passion and his beloved Bulldogs were on top of the table that year, he was happy to derail the Dragons anyway he could. After Waldron was found to be the architect of the Storm debacle, he admitted the T shirt story was a load of shite.
5/ Laurie Daley - Fox Sports
One of the best players ive ever seen, one of the worst commentators ive heard. Just dribbles on and on and on, examples are in the previous post. Signed to a big deal with Channel 9, they realised he was rubbish and only lasted a year.
4/ Mark Geyer - Triple M
While i dont mind Mark "arksed" Geyer in some doses as he at least gives an opinion, those opinions are usually well of the mark. In both 2009 & 2010 he said after round 2, that the respective teams that would go onto win that year "were gone and wont make the 8".
If MG tips your team to miss the 8, load up on them to win the comp.
3/ Gary "Wiz" Freeman - 2ky & Fox Sports
The monday water cooler conversation every monday morning at Humbleton was always "did you hear what the Wiz said this morning, how the fuck does he get a job talking league". Wiz would come across every monday morning as clueless & that was confirmed after Monday Night Football that evening.
Wiz's insights were always fascinating for how wrong he got them, i can always remember his stat for the week was "every team that played the Storm the week before has been beaten the following week". He said this after round 9, the team the Storm played the week before had won 6 times. He just makes it up.
2/ Ray Hadley - 2GB - soon to be Channel 9
It could be a train wreck on 9 this year if Ray calls with Fatty or Sterlo, they LOATHE each other. Hadley has made a career catering to the moron section of the general public who lap up his radio show each weekend. Get in the car after a match to find out who got man of the match or an interview with a coach but you will only hear songs about Rays teeth or Big Maaaarns flatulence. If you want good radio journalism, switch to the ABC.
1/ Danny Weidler
The media mouthpiece for Khoder Nasser & his entourage, Weidler has made a career out of a sunday column that centres on the following people; SBW, The Man Mundine, Lote Tiquiri, Willie Mason, Candice Falzon & Quade Cooper.
His television "exclusive"with Khoder Nasser "to find out exactly where SBW had gone" only to be a promo for the Mans upcoming fight was pure rubbish. You know Weidler is bad when Mike Monroe described that as "the lowpoint of Australian journalism".
Honourable Mentions: Phil Rothfield, Wayne Pearce, Gordon Tallis, Mark Braybrook
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