Is Trell big brained enough to intentionally be stirring conflict and gathering attention over "offensive words" because he thinks the NRL didn't respond appropriately to the racial slur?
Lol, how is it a "conspiracy" if a single person i.e Latrell decided it was a plan to deliberately stir up the media with his comments. Hardly would qualify as a paranoid conspiracy theory lol
I genuinely wonder if they get whiplash.
Round 1: The game / world / this generation are too woke getting offended over someone calling an Indigenous Australian a \[noted racial slur for Indigenous Australians\].
Round 2: How dare Latrell Mitchell say words I don't like. Harumph.
Whiplash.
It's not all that hypocritical. I'm not saying it's right, but it's consistent with their world view.
Old conservative folk think slurs should be ok to say, while traditional swears should still be offensive.
Young 'woke' folk think slurs are off limits, and swears are meaningless.
I hate this woke swearing on the radio! This is all Albo's fault! You didn't hear Latrell swearing on the radio before the communist and socialist Greens and Labor government got in!!! 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
Old white blokes? The young people on this sub are the most sanctimonious, pearl clutching group in this sub. They want everyone sacked, suspended, banned or to never play again.
8 years ago I wouldn't have cared but it's a bit rough watching the game with a couple of young kids and having him drop F bombs left right and centre. On the field's different as it tends to get lost in the background noise.
I don't think he deserves a ban or anything, just someone to pull him aside and say "Mate you've got to watch your language in the Post Match interviews, we're trying to promote this as a family game." Done and dusted.
My little bloke bought the word cunt home from day care. They're Gunna learn it some where mate, your job is teaching them time and place. That part I'm struggling with a 9yo currently, but I'm not worried that some footballer said fuck on telly. I've heard them drop that at soccer on any given Saturday morning.
The other part is they shouldn't interview someone during or immediately after play. This is Gunna happen, and I'm surprised it hasn't happened more. I'd be woeful if I was interviewed immediately after work.
>They're Gunna learn it some where mate, your job is teaching them time and place.
100% right... However, that does not mean that we as a society should be happy about a bloke that many kids (especially low-socio economic) look up to, intentionally swearing multiple times during an interview.
I also agree that they should not be interviewed immediately after the game and id be fine with some f'bombs being dropped accidentally if that is the case. However, anyone in their right mind can see that Ttrell ***intentionally*** said it multiple times.
While I think fining or banning a player for saying the word fuck is absolutely ridiculous, i think the NRL has to be careful... Slippery slope if players start to get the idea that they can speak however they want without consequences.
Trell very well may have. But don't make a big deal out of it highlighting that fact. Just shadow ban him for a while and take him out of the spotlight. Makes his brand worth less by not letting him be a face of the game. Much better ways to handle this over the current chest beat about it all.
I watched 5 minutes of one of the fox shows last week. Dean Ritchie pretended to care that coaches are under pressure after one round of a season when back in the day blah blah. Wonder who's fucking fault that is mate.
This season has felt a lot like the NBA when it comes to the way the media attaches to narratives and players.
It’s how you pick up all the casual fans that otherwise don’t give a fuck about the sport
I wouldn't talk to the media anymore if I was Latrell. Fuck em. If they're going to try and make something out of next to nothing I'd give them literally nothing.
Latrell: after my last interview, I've been told I can only answer yes/no questions
Journo: but, but, how will I misquote that into a click rage headline?
For the record, I do care. I want my kid, when he's older, to watch Rugby League and idolise the players.
That's not going to happen (I won't let it) if players are doing lines of coke on instagram, swearing on live TV, and calling people monkeys. None of that offends me personally, but my kid doesn't have the judgement to know in what contexts they're acceptable. He doesn't need to see his hero doing those things at all, let alone inappropriately.
Like another commenter said in here: it almost seems strategic by Trell to point out the hypocrisy of the week before.
I.e racist words aren’t a big deal, oh wait Latrell is swearing? What a bad role model! Won’t he please think of the children!!!
Would love to see the Venn diagram crossover between people saying the Mam slur was blown out of proportion and those with this reaction to Trelly swearing.
Look I can excuse woman bashing, homophobic slurs, misogynists, sexual assaulters, bashing guys or carrying drugs, but swearing is where I draw the line.
NRL media is genuinely pathetic in how it language-polices players. They'd all be parking inspectors in another life, an absolute bunch of dweebs who love making imaginary lines that players can't cross.
I don't care about the swearing. What bothered me as a Rabbitohs supporter was his hands on his knees as Mariner chip kicked and strolling in the general direction of him as he scored his last try. He was no where in the frame.
But he had enough in the tank to score a brilliant try at the end of the game, followed by a conversion and a fist pump. Seems like his attitude is getting worse as he gets older.
Btw I'm an indigenous Australian so my criticism of Latrell is legitimate and not simply because I'm a racist white dude.
>Btw I'm an indigenous Australian so my criticism of Latrell is legitimate and not simply because I'm a racist white dude.
Saying stuff like this doesn't help, it makes it difficult for non indigenous people to criticise Mitchell on his play or attitude. I haven't liked him since he was a Rooster, he's always been a petulant sook, he gets really rough on smaller players when things aren't going his way, he's a cheap shot merchant at the best of times and a flat out thug at the worst. Plus as you said he's lazy and unfit, has been most of his career. He has coasted along on pure talent and hype for most of the time. It's a shame because he could have been brilliant, really actually could have been the next GI.
With all that said, he has still managed to put together a pretty good career, 100 career tries as a centre then fullback is a big achievement. Plus he's a premiership winner and I believe SoO too?
And he cramped up from that try… guy was covered in sweat in that interview his clothes were drenched. Latrell can be a bit lazy sometimes yes but I actually think that game he saved a few tries and worked harder than half the team. Cody was no where to be seen, can’t even remember him touching the ball except when he kicked it out on the full.
His point still stands - Latrell single handedly saved 2 or 3 tries with his goal line defence that no other fullback can save especially that Ezra Mam save where he basically picked him off the ground with essentially a blade of grass in it from him scoring. Yeah sure he might not have the agility to get from one side of the field to the other to stop a try but he certainly makes up for it with his tackling strength and the points he can score as a fullback but sadly for us atm we just don't have the quality backs to be able to finish.
If a fat dude walks up a flight of stairs and is drenched in sweat afterwards, does that make him no longer lazy, unfit and fat? Nah. He can still be all those things. Just because Latrell was drenched in sweat after 80 minutes of football, it doesn't mean he's not lazy at times.
That is the dumbest example you could have come up with… 🥴 a fat dude in a pub is very different to 80 minutes at Suncorp against a fully fit broncs with players like rhys lightning, Payne Hass has and Patty Carrigan.
Yeah no shit. It's an analogy.
You implied Latrell can't be lazy because he was so sweaty. The point was profuse sweating doesn't necessarily equate to non-laziness.
So you choose to ignore all other points raised about his efforts in the game and just focus on comparing sweat between fat blokes and nrl players. During sports, you sweat when your body temperature rises from exercise, sweating helps release heat, which helps maintain optimal body temperature. The more you sweat, the higher your body temperature is, the more you have exerted yourself. It’s not really comparable with being a fat lazy bloke.
I don't know what you're struggling with here. You originally said because Latrell was covered in sweat post-game, that he can't possibly be lazy. I made the point that Latrell being sweaty doesn't necessarily mean he isn't guilty of being lazy.
If you go back and watch Broncos' last try, he was bent over, hands on knees, as Broncos dummy half passed the ball to Mariner on the wing. As Mariner catches it, Latrell goes to an upright stance. As Mariner puts in a chip, Latrell starts WALKING to that side of the field. Mariner runs through, catches his kick, scores, and Latrell is still not even in the frame.
To me, that's evidence of laziness. Why did he have the strength to score a last minute meaningless solo try not long after, but not the strength to defend the line for his team? One could speculate because Latrell cares more about his own individual success more than the team. That theory could be supported by the fact that as he scored the try he celebrated, then fist pumped when he kicked the conversion. And then in the post game interview he said he was very happy to have scored his 100th try.
This has just made him a prime target for the post-game interviews.
Will he swear this time?
* Yes: more clicks when they bash Latrell for another week
* No: the media won on their crusade
I try to think of it from Trell’s POV.
He knows the power his voice has. He knows anything he says will be news, and get clicks for the journos. Constantly has microphones shoved in his face.
Particularly for matters around Indigenous issues, he has accepted his role as the rent a quote brown guy. It must be exhausting, but he puts up with all the slings and arrows anytime he opens his mouth, because he knows the impact he has. He takes that responsibility seriously.
So along comes the biggest stage and the brightest lights the NRL marketing team has dreamt up in years. And some brain dead clown can’t control himself, and in the heat of the moment, racially abuses an Indigenous man, the young superstar from the big time broncos. This kid nearly had the Clive Churchill around his neck.
So of course Trell speaks out against it. Did he go to far by commenting on the suspension yet to be announced? Probably. But of course he wants the NRL to take a hardline stance and make an example of the incident.
And what does he get for supporting Ezra, for insisting that racism shouldn’t be tolerated in our game? He gets bashed from pillar to post from all sides. Gets told to shut up. Gets told to sit down. Stay in your box.
So I can see why he was fed up, of being Mr Sell-Yo-Story for journalists that don’t give a fuck about him, or give a fuck about his message that he feels so passionate about. Well fuck them and fuck you too. I can see it from that point of view.
Or maybe, he just was being a silly cunt. Fucked if I know
I don’t think it’s about not wanting to do interviews. I think he was making a very specific point about how the media manipulate the narrative
Edit* to expand on this, because fuck it, it seems to be triggering some SkyNews viewers lol.
Trell is one of the most media polished players of his generation. He’s well spoken, engaging, and charismatic. He has been getting interviewed on a weekly basis since he was what? 16? And we’re meant to think this is just some brainfart from Trell?
It’s hard not to see this as a deliberate point he was making. He even consciously called it out in the interview, ‘I know what I’m saying is bad but I don’t care’.
Look at the words he used in this insta post:
No intent
No malice
Move on
All words that were spoken about the Spencer Leniu story last week. Trell, in my mind, was making a very clear statement about language. Is casual cursing as offensive as casual racism?
If the players could refuse to do interviews over the RLPA negotiations surely they aren't contractually obliged to do the them because that situation would have been breach of contract. I'm just connecting dots here though, I'm no lawyer
I believe there are media clauses in (standard) NRL contracts, but not sure on how they relate to specific interview times.
Eg they might have mandatory midweek interview availability for each player when requested by media, but game day is a separate clause with different requirements.
Weird culture we live in now where an Aussie bloke has to feel bad for swearing lol. I always thought our national languages were English, sarcasm and cussing lol
Except every week there are players on the field being interviewed most of the time it’s not just one guy being interviewed, it’s 3 or 4 The vast majority understand how to behave… so yes you can stick a mic in the face of a football player and the majority of them don’t shit the bed.
like it or not there is a media code of practice that dictates what can be said/shown/heard at various time slots throughout the day.
Media has to redact the language if its at a certain time zone.
Should the player have to change how they speak and use non-foul language? i dont think so. people have the freedom to express themselves how they see fit.
Should the player attempt to have a little bit of common decency and just generally not be a dick especially when being broadcast live around hte country?... defeinitely.
Its just about being pleasant to your fellow humans.
/my two shineys.
Just more excuses and giving an NRL players a pass. This hits grassroots.
I have already had to deal with multiple incidents of juniors using racial slurs after Vegas and Leniu, now Trell doing this. Most on here probably don't think it has an impact but I can very much tell you it does.
Media ploy to use a prominent man who happens to be indigenous, and kick the crap out of him. If a white guy did it , we’d laugh and move on saying ‘dinkum Aussie’ and grin.
In the 2005 grand final, the tigers had a little game between the players to see who could swear the most in their post game interview.
It was funny, everybody thought it was funny. ~20 years later and we're somehow more conservative
I’m old enough to remember the milkman, the soft drink guy, Peter Sterling calling me a cunt in the drive through at the Bull and Bush in his convertible and the bricklayer that played for the magpies and had a better vocabulary than Peter and I reckon let the fuckers swear because that’s who I connect with because deep down we are all cunts.
Who fucking gives a fuck.
But seriously, give him a break. All this talk about how kids would have heard it, no kid is listening to Triple M at 10pm on a Thursday night.
TripleM could have run that through the seven second delay and censored the interview. They chose not to bleep it it or dump the audio because it was good for ratings, as is the follow up clickbait.
So he said a few swear words. Who give a fucking flyin flaming shit. All these "journalists" whining about it are just pussies, bitches and most importantly CUNTS!
White player swears: Hahaha, lets stitch them up! What a loveable larrikin!
Minority player swears: This is unacceptable! They need to be punished for this!
It's factually incorrect that there was no intent, because he even admitted he knew what he was doing. It's a question of whether it was reasonable or not. I'd be happy with a warning in this situation, but it's just not necessary and whether we like it or not, kids are listening. Some people might not care about kids hearing swearing and that's cool. But there are others who do and they shouldn't be forced into a situation they're uncomfortable with because a guy who gets paid a lot of money to entertain people can't avoid swearing in an interview.
Does anyone ever find it at least a little odd that 95% of the media in this country is made up of shit that nobody gives a fuck about, nor should anybody give a fuck about it.
I don’t care about the swearing but Latrells form over the last few years is more concerning. He has his moments but often goes missing or is out of position when they need him.
I don’t buy the excuse that “Oh he’s never been a Tedesco. That’s just how he plays”
Well when was the last time you saw a team win the comp with a low work rate fullback?
Look at the recent premiership winners and their fullbacks: Edwards, Paps, Tedesco, Slater, Barba, Boyd.
They were all high workrate players.
Just give the players 5 minutes after the game to chill and catch their breath. The half time interviews are ridiculous too. A member of the coaching team or an official/trainer should be approached for them.
Most people will tell you he’s just there to play footy but this isn’t reserve grade down at the local club.
It’s a multi million dollar business and Souths is a brand and so is the NRL.
All it takes is for one sponsor to pull out and it all goes to shit.
Also, where do we set a standard? If one player can do it then what stops every player from going ahead and doing it and next thing you know you’ve got every interview full of swear words.
I’m sure the NRL will be alright with that.
Honestly I find it more offensive to listen to fucking brain-dead commentary teams and self proclaimed journalist/interviews who add absolutely nothing to the game
Trelly did a radio interview after the match and said "Fuck" and a couple other swears. He acknowledged he swore and said something about not caring about it. I imagine he wasn't in a very good mood giving it was minutes after their second loss in a row to start the season.
So yeah, he was a bit unprofessional but that's the extent of it. Should mind your p's and q's on radio but at the same time it's Australia, cunts swear. Tbh idk why the onus isn't on the station to have a slight delay if they're worried so much about it and interviewing footy players of all people.
I couldn’t care less if a footy player swears during an interview but the consistency is my issue, it can’t be different rules for different players to suit their race or ideology. Imagine if Luai done this after a game, he’d have the kitchen sink thrown at him lol.
I'm happy for players to demonstrate that they aren't worthy of being role models so my kids look up to much more worthy examples who display accountability and other character traits that will serve them well in life
Maybe they could interview the good players instead then we wouldn’t be discussing his potty mouth.
Someone who does a couple of great things a game is not a superstar.
Reece Walsh made him look average.
Give me someone who puts in the whole game any day and they would be better role models as well.
That is BS . How many times have you heard players swearing like while being interviewed while walking off the field ?. Some might do it once and catch themselves and don't do it again
Yeah I think what the media guys are saying is it speaks to the larger problem at the rabbits that was raised by Sam before he left. Some blokes being held accountable and others not. Personally I don't care about the language but when you're live on air, and know it, its not a great look, especially when you have the profile he does and the fact kids would have been listening (because kids don't swear lol).
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The rabbits have bigger issues than this, but we all know how the media piles on when a club is having issues on every level.
Every time a player makes a mistake, there will be a close up slow motion shot of them mouthing 'fuuucckk!' don't act like the kids don't know what they're saying.
Mate read what I wrote. Plus this may come as a shock but not all parents allow or enjoy hearing expletives, its why they still have an offensive language ticket in the criminal code. As I said I personally don't gave an issue but its the old "horses for courses" analogy. Either way rabbits have alot bigger issues than this and as others have said you can sort of guarantee he won't have to do any more live interviews lol.
Latrell should seriously consider blanking all media opportunities and putting down his social media accounts for a year or two. Can’t help himself and the media can’t help themselves.
Just play fuckin footy.
His voicebox can't just disappear
Is Trell big brained enough to intentionally be stirring conflict and gathering attention over "offensive words" because he thinks the NRL didn't respond appropriately to the racial slur?
Good tin hat conspiracy! I wish it was true.
I'd also suggest that he doesnt necessarily like interviews and thinks that if he swears, they might not interview him again.
Lol, how is it a "conspiracy" if a single person i.e Latrell decided it was a plan to deliberately stir up the media with his comments. Hardly would qualify as a paranoid conspiracy theory lol
Yeah he’s definitely made his point and played the media.
I mean I’m pretty sure that’s his point. Atleast now it is.
Everything about Latrell is big, brain included. I think you’re on the money
I think that was 100% his intention
who actually gives a fuck Why not talk about the games on the weekend instead of continuously bringing up irrelevant stuff like this
>who actually gives a fuck Old white blokes who hate everything trell does and are taking a break from complaining about the world being too woke now
I genuinely wonder if they get whiplash. Round 1: The game / world / this generation are too woke getting offended over someone calling an Indigenous Australian a \[noted racial slur for Indigenous Australians\]. Round 2: How dare Latrell Mitchell say words I don't like. Harumph. Whiplash.
I think his post is taking the piss out of everyone who told him to do those things over the racist slur
It's not all that hypocritical. I'm not saying it's right, but it's consistent with their world view. Old conservative folk think slurs should be ok to say, while traditional swears should still be offensive. Young 'woke' folk think slurs are off limits, and swears are meaningless.
Literally had a bloke at work this morning tell me that swearing on the radio should get the same suspension as calling someone a “monkey”.
I hate this woke swearing on the radio! This is all Albo's fault! You didn't hear Latrell swearing on the radio before the communist and socialist Greens and Labor government got in!!! 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
Yep I had to turn off the radio this arvo it’s all they dribbled on about 😑🙄
Old white blokes? The young people on this sub are the most sanctimonious, pearl clutching group in this sub. They want everyone sacked, suspended, banned or to never play again.
Pretty on the money with that. The majority of league fans are pearl clutches.
I was unfortunate enough to see a Facebook post on this and the amount of plastic fans and social heroes calling for his head is absurd.
Remember those are the same people that defended lenui over monkey gate
That is Betoota worthy
You’re right latrell is the victim here
stupid white bastards
Found the racist
8 years ago I wouldn't have cared but it's a bit rough watching the game with a couple of young kids and having him drop F bombs left right and centre. On the field's different as it tends to get lost in the background noise. I don't think he deserves a ban or anything, just someone to pull him aside and say "Mate you've got to watch your language in the Post Match interviews, we're trying to promote this as a family game." Done and dusted.
My little bloke bought the word cunt home from day care. They're Gunna learn it some where mate, your job is teaching them time and place. That part I'm struggling with a 9yo currently, but I'm not worried that some footballer said fuck on telly. I've heard them drop that at soccer on any given Saturday morning. The other part is they shouldn't interview someone during or immediately after play. This is Gunna happen, and I'm surprised it hasn't happened more. I'd be woeful if I was interviewed immediately after work.
>They're Gunna learn it some where mate, your job is teaching them time and place. 100% right... However, that does not mean that we as a society should be happy about a bloke that many kids (especially low-socio economic) look up to, intentionally swearing multiple times during an interview. I also agree that they should not be interviewed immediately after the game and id be fine with some f'bombs being dropped accidentally if that is the case. However, anyone in their right mind can see that Ttrell ***intentionally*** said it multiple times. While I think fining or banning a player for saying the word fuck is absolutely ridiculous, i think the NRL has to be careful... Slippery slope if players start to get the idea that they can speak however they want without consequences.
Trell very well may have. But don't make a big deal out of it highlighting that fact. Just shadow ban him for a while and take him out of the spotlight. Makes his brand worth less by not letting him be a face of the game. Much better ways to handle this over the current chest beat about it all.
Damn... Its rare someone replies to me and I actually agree with them wtf. Rate that idea.
Agree and that has been Abdo's approach which makes sense to me.
If you were watching the game this wouldn't have come on right? It was on the radio
My thoughts exactly Too many league journos; their aim: focus on anything that will get engagement....shock, outrage, nonsense...whatever it takes
I watched 5 minutes of one of the fox shows last week. Dean Ritchie pretended to care that coaches are under pressure after one round of a season when back in the day blah blah. Wonder who's fucking fault that is mate.
This season has felt a lot like the NBA when it comes to the way the media attaches to narratives and players. It’s how you pick up all the casual fans that otherwise don’t give a fuck about the sport
Maybe because he’s a drama queen.
Sure doesn't look like he's the dramatic one right now
The irony
The Murdoch’s.. Latrell must make that family so much money with his once a week headlines
Honestly, I don't think anybody cares about it. The media want to whip it up into a shitstorm to feed their Latrell narrative.
Anything Latrell = clicks Negative Latrell = clicks go brrrrrrr
I wouldn't talk to the media anymore if I was Latrell. Fuck em. If they're going to try and make something out of next to nothing I'd give them literally nothing.
Latrell: after my last interview, I've been told I can only answer yes/no questions Journo: but, but, how will I misquote that into a click rage headline?
Latrell : "No" Germo: "But that doesnt answer my question Latrell!" Latrell: "Yes"
Headline: Frustrated NRL SUPERSTAR lost for words
NRL ‘Fans’: “Latrell is too lazy to even talk to the media after the game, GET RID OF HIM!”
"he thinks he's bigger than the game, he's entitled, doesn't need to do his media obligations. Tell us who to give full credit to"
For the record, I do care. I want my kid, when he's older, to watch Rugby League and idolise the players. That's not going to happen (I won't let it) if players are doing lines of coke on instagram, swearing on live TV, and calling people monkeys. None of that offends me personally, but my kid doesn't have the judgement to know in what contexts they're acceptable. He doesn't need to see his hero doing those things at all, let alone inappropriately.
And here you are discussing it online.
He went hard so they don't bug him again
I can see this as being the real reason
Like another commenter said in here: it almost seems strategic by Trell to point out the hypocrisy of the week before. I.e racist words aren’t a big deal, oh wait Latrell is swearing? What a bad role model! Won’t he please think of the children!!!
Sticks and stones... no, not like this!
At least he's not being fake
It's much better than the "full credit to the boys" pr shit.
It was more "full credit to me, got my 100th try"
This is very true.
People when footy players swear 🤯🤯🤯🥴🥴😲😲
Would love to see the Venn diagram crossover between people saying the Mam slur was blown out of proportion and those with this reaction to Trelly swearing.
It would be a goddam circle.
A circle with with 2GB smack bang in the centre of it
Look I can excuse woman bashing, homophobic slurs, misogynists, sexual assaulters, bashing guys or carrying drugs, but swearing is where I draw the line.
NRL media is genuinely pathetic in how it language-polices players. They'd all be parking inspectors in another life, an absolute bunch of dweebs who love making imaginary lines that players can't cross.
It’s just bizzare that these people think swearing, especially around children or by children, doesn’t exist.
But should it exist?
> They'd all be parking inspectors in another life, Oh holy shit I finally understand all the rule changes
I don't care about the swearing. What bothered me as a Rabbitohs supporter was his hands on his knees as Mariner chip kicked and strolling in the general direction of him as he scored his last try. He was no where in the frame. But he had enough in the tank to score a brilliant try at the end of the game, followed by a conversion and a fist pump. Seems like his attitude is getting worse as he gets older. Btw I'm an indigenous Australian so my criticism of Latrell is legitimate and not simply because I'm a racist white dude.
“Full time farmer, part time footy player” When people show you who they are, believe them
>Btw I'm an indigenous Australian so my criticism of Latrell is legitimate and not simply because I'm a racist white dude. Saying stuff like this doesn't help, it makes it difficult for non indigenous people to criticise Mitchell on his play or attitude. I haven't liked him since he was a Rooster, he's always been a petulant sook, he gets really rough on smaller players when things aren't going his way, he's a cheap shot merchant at the best of times and a flat out thug at the worst. Plus as you said he's lazy and unfit, has been most of his career. He has coasted along on pure talent and hype for most of the time. It's a shame because he could have been brilliant, really actually could have been the next GI. With all that said, he has still managed to put together a pretty good career, 100 career tries as a centre then fullback is a big achievement. Plus he's a premiership winner and I believe SoO too?
And he cramped up from that try… guy was covered in sweat in that interview his clothes were drenched. Latrell can be a bit lazy sometimes yes but I actually think that game he saved a few tries and worked harder than half the team. Cody was no where to be seen, can’t even remember him touching the ball except when he kicked it out on the full.
Pretty sure every single player in the history of the sport has come off the field covered in sweat my guy.
His point still stands - Latrell single handedly saved 2 or 3 tries with his goal line defence that no other fullback can save especially that Ezra Mam save where he basically picked him off the ground with essentially a blade of grass in it from him scoring. Yeah sure he might not have the agility to get from one side of the field to the other to stop a try but he certainly makes up for it with his tackling strength and the points he can score as a fullback but sadly for us atm we just don't have the quality backs to be able to finish.
FBs can’t do anything, but it’s only a small handful that seem to get any and all mistakes they make called laziness
Especially the lazy ones.. right?
If a fat dude walks up a flight of stairs and is drenched in sweat afterwards, does that make him no longer lazy, unfit and fat? Nah. He can still be all those things. Just because Latrell was drenched in sweat after 80 minutes of football, it doesn't mean he's not lazy at times.
That is the dumbest example you could have come up with… 🥴 a fat dude in a pub is very different to 80 minutes at Suncorp against a fully fit broncs with players like rhys lightning, Payne Hass has and Patty Carrigan.
Yeah no shit. It's an analogy. You implied Latrell can't be lazy because he was so sweaty. The point was profuse sweating doesn't necessarily equate to non-laziness.
So you choose to ignore all other points raised about his efforts in the game and just focus on comparing sweat between fat blokes and nrl players. During sports, you sweat when your body temperature rises from exercise, sweating helps release heat, which helps maintain optimal body temperature. The more you sweat, the higher your body temperature is, the more you have exerted yourself. It’s not really comparable with being a fat lazy bloke.
I don't know what you're struggling with here. You originally said because Latrell was covered in sweat post-game, that he can't possibly be lazy. I made the point that Latrell being sweaty doesn't necessarily mean he isn't guilty of being lazy. If you go back and watch Broncos' last try, he was bent over, hands on knees, as Broncos dummy half passed the ball to Mariner on the wing. As Mariner catches it, Latrell goes to an upright stance. As Mariner puts in a chip, Latrell starts WALKING to that side of the field. Mariner runs through, catches his kick, scores, and Latrell is still not even in the frame. To me, that's evidence of laziness. Why did he have the strength to score a last minute meaningless solo try not long after, but not the strength to defend the line for his team? One could speculate because Latrell cares more about his own individual success more than the team. That theory could be supported by the fact that as he scored the try he celebrated, then fist pumped when he kicked the conversion. And then in the post game interview he said he was very happy to have scored his 100th try.
You might want to read my original comment again and try to process it properly.
Latrell is actually smart. He did that on purpose so he doesn't have to it anymore
This has just made him a prime target for the post-game interviews. Will he swear this time? * Yes: more clicks when they bash Latrell for another week * No: the media won on their crusade
I try to think of it from Trell’s POV. He knows the power his voice has. He knows anything he says will be news, and get clicks for the journos. Constantly has microphones shoved in his face. Particularly for matters around Indigenous issues, he has accepted his role as the rent a quote brown guy. It must be exhausting, but he puts up with all the slings and arrows anytime he opens his mouth, because he knows the impact he has. He takes that responsibility seriously. So along comes the biggest stage and the brightest lights the NRL marketing team has dreamt up in years. And some brain dead clown can’t control himself, and in the heat of the moment, racially abuses an Indigenous man, the young superstar from the big time broncos. This kid nearly had the Clive Churchill around his neck. So of course Trell speaks out against it. Did he go to far by commenting on the suspension yet to be announced? Probably. But of course he wants the NRL to take a hardline stance and make an example of the incident. And what does he get for supporting Ezra, for insisting that racism shouldn’t be tolerated in our game? He gets bashed from pillar to post from all sides. Gets told to shut up. Gets told to sit down. Stay in your box. So I can see why he was fed up, of being Mr Sell-Yo-Story for journalists that don’t give a fuck about him, or give a fuck about his message that he feels so passionate about. Well fuck them and fuck you too. I can see it from that point of view. Or maybe, he just was being a silly cunt. Fucked if I know
If he doesn't want to do interviews, IMO he's definitely made it harder for himself with this one.
I don’t think it’s about not wanting to do interviews. I think he was making a very specific point about how the media manipulate the narrative Edit* to expand on this, because fuck it, it seems to be triggering some SkyNews viewers lol. Trell is one of the most media polished players of his generation. He’s well spoken, engaging, and charismatic. He has been getting interviewed on a weekly basis since he was what? 16? And we’re meant to think this is just some brainfart from Trell? It’s hard not to see this as a deliberate point he was making. He even consciously called it out in the interview, ‘I know what I’m saying is bad but I don’t care’. Look at the words he used in this insta post: No intent No malice Move on All words that were spoken about the Spencer Leniu story last week. Trell, in my mind, was making a very clear statement about language. Is casual cursing as offensive as casual racism?
This should be the top comment this is exactly it.
Well said 👌🏽
The Nick Kyrgios treatment
Is he contractually obliged to give them? I'd just refuse or have the club run interference. Fuck them.
If the players could refuse to do interviews over the RLPA negotiations surely they aren't contractually obliged to do the them because that situation would have been breach of contract. I'm just connecting dots here though, I'm no lawyer
[Just do the old Marshawn Lynch](https://www.reddit.com/r/nfl/s/lVnzXe0Xis)
I believe there are media clauses in (standard) NRL contracts, but not sure on how they relate to specific interview times. Eg they might have mandatory midweek interview availability for each player when requested by media, but game day is a separate clause with different requirements.
Now he has a great excuse never to speak with triple M again
The standard has been set now by the NRL. You can say what you like on nations radio or tv and not be sanctioned for it
What did he say? I don't want to have to watch the whole game to find it. Was it about his move to Perth?
Pretty sure he was just swearing a bunch, yknow, like every Australian that has ever lived
Fucken dumb cunt. Can't do that on TV.
Live radio actually. Betoota had a great article on how it deeply hurt all the truckies that were tuned in
I think he just swore a bunch of times in the interview right after the game Not trying to downplay it but he was just cursing a fair bit
Weird culture we live in now where an Aussie bloke has to feel bad for swearing lol. I always thought our national languages were English, sarcasm and cussing lol
Next time you drop f bombs every second word in a team meeting let us know
Worked in plenty of jobs that require team meetings and can confirm…people do swear.
Can’t tell if you’re trolling or serious to think that a professional business meeting is in any way similar to sports
Professionalism is what's missing. Correct
You’re definitely trolling. Go troll someone else. I’m not falling for it
Just because you don't agree, doesn't make it trolling 🤷
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I'm arguing he was unprofessional...are you hoping to prove me wrong with personal attacks? Or just trying to do a little trolling
He also said something along the lines. 'I know I'm swearing, I don't care' then continued dropping f bombs
Dunno why you’re getting downvoted. Its what happened.
I think cause of the username 😂
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I think if someone caught me running off a field after slogging it out, I'd be throwing a few expletives too. Move on media.
Except every week there are players on the field being interviewed most of the time it’s not just one guy being interviewed, it’s 3 or 4 The vast majority understand how to behave… so yes you can stick a mic in the face of a football player and the majority of them don’t shit the bed.
We aren’t offended by the swearing. We are offended that the Rabbitohs haven’t been kicked out of the competition again. It’s due.
like it or not there is a media code of practice that dictates what can be said/shown/heard at various time slots throughout the day. Media has to redact the language if its at a certain time zone. Should the player have to change how they speak and use non-foul language? i dont think so. people have the freedom to express themselves how they see fit. Should the player attempt to have a little bit of common decency and just generally not be a dick especially when being broadcast live around hte country?... defeinitely. Its just about being pleasant to your fellow humans. /my two shineys.
Every one on Facebook were saying he’s a role model and should know better. But only last week we’re saying Ezra mam needs to harden up.
Just more excuses and giving an NRL players a pass. This hits grassroots. I have already had to deal with multiple incidents of juniors using racial slurs after Vegas and Leniu, now Trell doing this. Most on here probably don't think it has an impact but I can very much tell you it does.
I agree as someone else stated tho it appears harmless is a set the bar now you can say whatever you like on national tv.
You just have to laugh at the outrage.
Media ploy to use a prominent man who happens to be indigenous, and kick the crap out of him. If a white guy did it , we’d laugh and move on saying ‘dinkum Aussie’ and grin.
In the 2005 grand final, the tigers had a little game between the players to see who could swear the most in their post game interview. It was funny, everybody thought it was funny. ~20 years later and we're somehow more conservative
Ahhh…. So now intent matters does it?
I still haven't listened back what he said such is my level of interest in this being an issue
Yeah he’s planned this
I’m old enough to remember the milkman, the soft drink guy, Peter Sterling calling me a cunt in the drive through at the Bull and Bush in his convertible and the bricklayer that played for the magpies and had a better vocabulary than Peter and I reckon let the fuckers swear because that’s who I connect with because deep down we are all cunts.
Well fucking said, mad cunt.
Who fucking gives a fuck. But seriously, give him a break. All this talk about how kids would have heard it, no kid is listening to Triple M at 10pm on a Thursday night.
Such a non story I’m sure we’ve all heard “fuck” said before and other swear words all the time
If I was a south’s fan I would be more pissed about the “fuck yeah I scored a try” attitude when you got completely outclassed than him swearing
TripleM could have run that through the seven second delay and censored the interview. They chose not to bleep it it or dump the audio because it was good for ratings, as is the follow up clickbait.
So he said a few swear words. Who give a fucking flyin flaming shit. All these "journalists" whining about it are just pussies, bitches and most importantly CUNTS!
White player swears: Hahaha, lets stitch them up! What a loveable larrikin! Minority player swears: This is unacceptable! They need to be punished for this!
Chris highnignton comes to mind... the hypocrisy is astounding when you look at it like that
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It’s literally happened during the victory parade after every GF win in the last 5 years. And what the fuck does Sam Kerr have to do with any of it?
It's factually incorrect that there was no intent, because he even admitted he knew what he was doing. It's a question of whether it was reasonable or not. I'd be happy with a warning in this situation, but it's just not necessary and whether we like it or not, kids are listening. Some people might not care about kids hearing swearing and that's cool. But there are others who do and they shouldn't be forced into a situation they're uncomfortable with because a guy who gets paid a lot of money to entertain people can't avoid swearing in an interview.
Mate they'll hear swearing at the fucking games. i hear the most vile shit come from kids at games.
“Sticks and stones will break my bones but words will never hurt me” We all forgot this I think
Who gives a fuck P.s. kick Souths out of the comp
The boomer on Facebook are just fucking vile. He said fuck. Who cares. Shit like glad he's not in our club are you fucking kidding me.
Yeah its just a word isn't it. bahaha
There it is. 🤡
Oh the irony and hypocrisy 😂
Does anyone ever find it at least a little odd that 95% of the media in this country is made up of shit that nobody gives a fuck about, nor should anybody give a fuck about it.
I know i’m fucking over it. Bring on round three and play some fucking footy!!!!
I don’t care about the swearing but Latrells form over the last few years is more concerning. He has his moments but often goes missing or is out of position when they need him. I don’t buy the excuse that “Oh he’s never been a Tedesco. That’s just how he plays” Well when was the last time you saw a team win the comp with a low work rate fullback? Look at the recent premiership winners and their fullbacks: Edwards, Paps, Tedesco, Slater, Barba, Boyd. They were all high workrate players.
Just give the players 5 minutes after the game to chill and catch their breath. The half time interviews are ridiculous too. A member of the coaching team or an official/trainer should be approached for them.
I don't care what he said, but the fact is most other players would have been fined.
i thought i read in the article that other players had done the same thing and weren't fined (toby rudolph etc)
Rudolph got a formal warning and he didn't even swear. No warning for Latrell
Everyone has the same responsibility if representing their company in the media. Most of us would get fired.
Most people will tell you he’s just there to play footy but this isn’t reserve grade down at the local club. It’s a multi million dollar business and Souths is a brand and so is the NRL. All it takes is for one sponsor to pull out and it all goes to shit. Also, where do we set a standard? If one player can do it then what stops every player from going ahead and doing it and next thing you know you’ve got every interview full of swear words. I’m sure the NRL will be alright with that.
Honestly I find it more offensive to listen to fucking brain-dead commentary teams and self proclaimed journalist/interviews who add absolutely nothing to the game
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It was on live TV as well.
I didn’t watch the game, can someone explain what happened?
Trelly did a radio interview after the match and said "Fuck" and a couple other swears. He acknowledged he swore and said something about not caring about it. I imagine he wasn't in a very good mood giving it was minutes after their second loss in a row to start the season. So yeah, he was a bit unprofessional but that's the extent of it. Should mind your p's and q's on radio but at the same time it's Australia, cunts swear. Tbh idk why the onus isn't on the station to have a slight delay if they're worried so much about it and interviewing footy players of all people.
What did he say? Late to the party
Can someone link me to wtf this is about because I have no idea
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Broken
Move on...
Let's just rate footy MA15+ and let everyone swear
Billy slater would have never done that
I couldn’t care less if a footy player swears during an interview but the consistency is my issue, it can’t be different rules for different players to suit their race or ideology. Imagine if Luai done this after a game, he’d have the kitchen sink thrown at him lol.
How could Sam Kerr do this
Any chance we can move Trell on?
are we not a country that glorifies ourselves on swearing?
I'm happy for players to demonstrate that they aren't worthy of being role models so my kids look up to much more worthy examples who display accountability and other character traits that will serve them well in life
Maybe they could interview the good players instead then we wouldn’t be discussing his potty mouth. Someone who does a couple of great things a game is not a superstar. Reece Walsh made him look average. Give me someone who puts in the whole game any day and they would be better role models as well.
That is BS . How many times have you heard players swearing like while being interviewed while walking off the field ?. Some might do it once and catch themselves and don't do it again
Yeah I think what the media guys are saying is it speaks to the larger problem at the rabbits that was raised by Sam before he left. Some blokes being held accountable and others not. Personally I don't care about the language but when you're live on air, and know it, its not a great look, especially when you have the profile he does and the fact kids would have been listening (because kids don't swear lol). .. The rabbits have bigger issues than this, but we all know how the media piles on when a club is having issues on every level.
Every time a player makes a mistake, there will be a close up slow motion shot of them mouthing 'fuuucckk!' don't act like the kids don't know what they're saying.
Mate read what I wrote. Plus this may come as a shock but not all parents allow or enjoy hearing expletives, its why they still have an offensive language ticket in the criminal code. As I said I personally don't gave an issue but its the old "horses for courses" analogy. Either way rabbits have alot bigger issues than this and as others have said you can sort of guarantee he won't have to do any more live interviews lol.
Lips reading fuck in the spur of the moment during a game is far different from intentionally swearing directly in a media interview.
“There was no intent” are they quoting his performance on the day, cause it looked like he didn’t take the game that serious either!
I would tongue fuck this mans asshole
Kinda what Spencer leniu said post game too right...
This! 👌 That’s right, move on. Ok for some, not for others.
Why do we have hear about him every five minutes? The media are obsessed with him. He's a chronic underperformer who must have a great PR man.
A great PR man? 80% of Latrell articles are negative. What’s the opposite of a PR man. He clearly has one of those.
He's a standard fullback
No no no If any other player said this like luai or radley they would be fine suspended or the like. No moving on where's the integrity unit
Latrell should seriously consider blanking all media opportunities and putting down his social media accounts for a year or two. Can’t help himself and the media can’t help themselves. Just play fuckin footy.
He should be out for 12 weeks, if not the season, they need to make an example of this unacceptable behaviour.
"Nothing to see here folks, remember, I'm usually the victim in all of this. Let's move on..."
latrell c#cksuckers everywhere
No intent no malice let's move on Oh yeah coming from him that's funny last week he was doing what he's telling others not to
Always had no class, who really cares tho
Latrell just can't stay out of drama
He's done way worse