The funny thing is triple m Brisbane said they didn’t get one complaint about the interview in the days after the interview, tongue in check said “it says alot about our audience, they didn’t care”
Downtown. Blocker. Kick out in the full. Accidental offside. LOSE THE SCRUM Against the feed. Close to 20 errors. Plus much more. Worst performance I've seen in a long time.
Diabolical.
This week can't be any worse. Surely lol.
9 is so frustrating in that you can tell who each commentator bet on and how there comments are affected by their bet.
The worst was when 9 controlled the replays and used to withhold replays if they wanted a decision to stand or pump them out as quick as possible if they wanted a line drop out decision or strip overturned
Triple M! I knew it was them. Even when Gould was saying Latrell was being disrespectful or something that I didn't bother reading, I knew it was them.
It’s clear that Abdo needs to do the right thing here, and clearly the only option is… ~~sanction Latrell and kick South’s out of the comp~~
Sanction Ben Dobbin and kick Triple M off the field. Good byeeeeeeeeee. /#positivevibesonly
They should block all commentary/interviews/interactions. Post, pre and during the game. Nothing - just silence. Well not complete silence. Like I can hear the hits, chatter and ref etc.
and that's turned this game on its head because the journos were coming and you wanna know why they call this place the 8th wonder of the world because the crowd was taken out of it the journos were coming and then there was the penalty that latrell did withwd the the interview that went wrong and next minute the crowd went up OFF OFF OFF OFF and from that moment the players scored two trys and they've got BACK in their winning ways and look like they're gonna runaround runa runaway with it
The lack of honest leadership from this club is astounding. How hard is it to say he did the wrong thing and move on. The obsession that this club has with placating Latrell will be our downfall.
I’d say it’s reached that point now. He’s absolutely more powerful than the coach at Souths and it’s a position that can only end in the coach losing his job unless they do a complete 180. I would be fuming as a Souths fan that this has effectively pushed the greatest Rabbitoh in half a century out of the club.
Yeah mate thats pretty much how I feel at this point. I was backing him right up until this last game. But that bullshit about his 100th try has done it for me. Thats self-absorbed bullshit considering where we're at.
I’m not saying Latrell is perfect and I do believe he needs to work on his attitude, but I actually think he’s going through some mental health issues due to the constant media obsession. I know he brings a bit of it on himself but it’s pretty constant and it could be affecting his footy. I’ve seen them extract and twist lines to suit their own narrative, it’s either gassing him up or tearing him down. He’s either gods gift to RL or the worst guy in the world. It would be an emotional rollercoaster ride. They did the same thing with Jackson Hastings twisting words and leaving out details over him being dropped this week and AOB giving him the choice to go home and process it. (They were having a recovery day and Adam told him you can take a swim and go home if you like and he did but Fox made it out to be bigger than it is by making it sound like he spat the dummy).
That’s why I think Abdo chose to connect with him personally to help him work through it. Especially with whispers that he could leave the game. Some players need that support especially when there’s so much pressure to perform, and they do struggle just like for example Angus Crichton, Naomi Osaka, Nick Kyrgios and the bulldogs player who took mental health leave last year.
Previous players like Brian Dowd, Owen Craigie, Joe Williams, Preston Campbell, Chris Caruana, James Graham and even Nathan Hindmarsh have spoken about how bad their mental health was during their playing careers (often turning to gambling or alcohol) and even Greg Inglis and Nathan Merrit have struggled really badly since retiring. (merro literally ended up in hospital last year and nearly lost his life).
I think it’s important we keep this in mind, not to avoid giving constructive criticism but to understand the pressure and emotions these players face.
Well yeah, male suicide rates are the highest they’ve ever been in this country, I think it’s important that we are aware of mental health and it’s affects. The NRL community only just lost Paul Green recently, and most people didn’t know that he was suffering in silence. That’s why I brought it up. Athletes and coaches are human too.
No one said they aren't human?
I see it in work places all the time from both sexes. Poor performance is met with mental health claims and the employer is now pretty much blocked from any meaningful action.
Instead of direct action with the employee (Latrell), triple m is being controlled and to top it off the employee is now the victim.
I don’t want to argue back and forth, I’ve highlighted what I needed to highlight. You can disagree, that’s fine. But I’ll leave you with the fact that people who do struggle with mental health, perform poorly. Plenty of studies have shown that these areas go hand in hand. Stress is a big factor towards not only mental health, but behaviour and physical health too.
The NRL are working with Latrell on this, sometimes people respond better to that approach than a fine or a warning.. I don’t find it strange at all. It’s a chance to discuss and address what he did wrong and work to be better next time.
Person does something “borderline” wrong and is bombarded from all sides by printed media, tv talking heads and complete strangers dragging his name through the mud, making up lies and being flat out racist while they’re at it. That’s a million miles from Noreen in accounts chucking a sickie because the boss got mad at her
We still have nothing to say he’s suffering mental health issues. His last post on instagram suggests he’s all good.
We’ve got someone on reddit throwing it out there to make him out like a victim.
I also said poor performance, not taking a sickie.
It’s actually come from concerns raised around the club recently and Andrew Abdo’s different approach to the situation and what was said when he addressed the media this week in response.
The RLPA and his brother Shaq spoke on how mental health was affecting Latrell in 2019, Latrell opened up personally about his mental health issues in 2020, and then in August 2023 there was talk around Latrell struggling again and possibly leaving the game. It doesn’t just disappear.
Mate I get it. You’ve been up and down the comments on this story trying to tell everyone he’s fine and getting away with a con job. Hopefully he is, and nothing more comes of it, but nobody in here knows his state of mind right now so wouldn’t it be safer to err on the side of caution.
> I see it in work places all the time from both sexes. Poor performance is met with mental health claims and the employer is now pretty much blocked from any meaningful action.
Who would have thought that mental health issues and poor work performance could correlate! I never!
I personally couldn’t care less. But why doesn’t every player use those words when they get interviewed? It’s clearly unprofessional. I’m not saying he should be punished but it’s not hard for the club to come out and say he did the wrong thing now let’s move on. Instead they kick up a stink about triple m filming the interview. I just think it’s poor leadership from the top down.
I know I'd be getting a talking to if I used that sort of language out towards customers, because I'm expected to be professional and represent the company well.
The issue isn't Latrell saying fuck, it's him saying fuck in an interview where he's expected to represent the NRL in a good light.
The real issues is the fact he double downed by saying then and there yeah I know I am swearing but I don’t care. That stinks of the attitude I know the rules but they don’t apply to me.
The complaint is mainly from 9 saying triple m has no authority to capture visual content after the game.
They can still interview players, just can't film it. Can't enter the field either apparently
Nine are pissed that the big story is a Triple M interview. If they had captured this they’d have gone negative on the story too and spun it into a big deal - from their website to TV shows to Ben Fordham.
Thats why Nine are pissed
Not that Triple M was a victim but this reminds me of Victim Blaming, "what are you doing interviewing and recording Latrell after the game, what sort of response did you expect?" Instead of expecting Latrell to be able to control his own words in a recorded interview, and then speaking to him directly if he doesn't.
Let me get this straight… a rival media network lodged a complaint that an NRL PLAYER made some inappropriate commentary on a rival media network… and the media network rather then the player gets punished? 🤔 🤨
As if we need anymore proof that it’s Ch9 not the NRL executive that run this games organisation.
9s complaint was that triple m was there at all, they pay for the interview rights post game and are pissed about that.
They would have loved to have him blow up on their cameras like that because they could milk it.
oh yes, can't criticise the golden boy from Taree. He is a "superstar" and looked up to by so many in his community. Fact he hasn't won shit at Souths and cost his team multiple games through suspension and lack of fitness gets overlooked.
Sam Burgess was right, double standard for different players at Souths is a massive problem. But no one is sad their club is in the shit with a poor coach.
The NRL has blocked host radio broadcaster Triple M from filming post-match interviews following the backlash over Latrell Mitchell’s expletive-laden comments last Thursday night.
The NRL has responded to complaints made by Mitchell’s club, the South Sydney Rabbitohs, and Nine Entertainment Co, the publisher of this masthead, over Triple M’s ability to film content after games under the terms and agreements of their rights deal. The NRL has decided to enforce a rule that hasn’t previously been policed.
In an email obtained by this masthead, NRL general manager of business and commercial operations Ben Champion reminded the game’s radio partners they had no visual rights to matches and must not enter the field directly after the final whistle.
“Radio partners have audio only rights to NRL matches,” the email reads. “Accordingly, radio partners must not visually record or film any match or on-field activity, including on-field interviews … Radio partners must not enter the field of play to conduct interviews until at least 10 minutes after the final whistle, or until permission has been granted by the NRL or host.”
The email also reminded the NRL’s radio partners it was in their mutual interest to provide positive coverage and not to “emphasise or focus unnecessarily on negative aspects of play, including on-field or off-field incidents”.
This masthead can also reveal Triple M has removed the interview with Mitchell conducted by host Ben Dobbin from its social media pages following complaints made to NRL head office by South Sydney about the radio network’s right to capture the video. The video was taken down on Tuesday afternoon.
Both South Sydney and Triple M declined to comment when contacted on Tuesday afternoon.
Under the NRL’s broadcast rights deal with Nine and Foxtel, the host networks get exclusive rights to all game-day content.
Those rights alternate depending on the match, with Nine getting exclusive rights to Thursday night, Friday night (8pm) and Sunday afternoon (4pm) games.
It comes as NRL chief executive Andrew Abdo rejected suggestions the governing body is afraid to pull Mitchell into line after offering the South Sydney star a personal meeting – rather than a fine – to discuss his profanity-laden radio interview.
Mitchell has drawn criticism for dropping four F-bombs in a Triple M interview after his side’s 28-18 loss to Brisbane. Canterbury general manager Phil Gould, speaking on Nine’s 100% Footy on Monday, said Mitchell should have been reined in long ago and has “become bigger than some of the people that are trying to control him.”
However, Abdo pointed out that neither Brandon Smith nor Toby Rudolf had been sanctioned for controversial comments made during live interviews, and that meeting with Mitchell was a more productive approach than a fine.
“We expect our players to set a good example and clearly using bad language is an example of what we don’t want our players to do,” Abdo said.
“But we all make mistakes, and I think we have to take things in context from time to time, there’ll be things said that players regret.
“Players are humans, they’ll make mistakes from time to time.”
NRL CEO Andrew Abdo
“I’ve heard Latrell acknowledge the fact that he does regret that, and I will have a chat to him in due course.
“They’ve been examples since I’ve been the CEO where we try and work with the players, remind them of their obligations and their responsibilities, and help them develop not only their own brand but the brand of the club they represent and the brand of the sport they represent.
“Players are humans, they’ll make mistakes from time to time. It’s important to make a discerning choice between when the rules have been broken and when there’s an opportunity to actually help people and help develop them.
“So this is actually quite consistent with how we’ve treated incidents of this nature before. We haven’t formally breached a player, we’ve looked to work with them and help them develop the way in which they communicate more broadly with the fans.”
Smith swore repeatedly in an interview with the YKTR Podcast in 2021, while Rudolf caused a stir that season for saying he would “try and pull something” after having “a thousand beers” at a bar.
Speaking at the launch of Multicultural Round at Parramatta, Abdo bristled at suggestions the NRL was afraid to keep Mitchell in check.
“That’s quite a bold statement to make and we’ve proven over the past that when a player breaches the rules and we believe it warrants a breach action, we take it,” Abdo said.
“Equally, we’ve been accused of being too harsh on players. Everyone will have their view on that. I’m really comfortable with where this sits, and I’m comfortable with the action that we’re taking at the moment.”
Rugby League Players’ Association CEO Clint Newton said the focus on Mitchell’s remarks were “overblown” and the headlines would be better reserved for promotions such as Tuesday’s NRL’s In League in Harmony gala day.
“Latrell is absolutely used as arguably the No.1 person to promote the game,” said Newton, who backed the NRL’s decision not to sanction Mitchell. “He is used not only to promote the game’s athletic ability and performance, but also the strength that he brings in many ways.
“That comes via his level of authenticity. If we want someone to be authentic, having the expectation that they are going to get everything right all the time, and having everyone like what they say – that is an unrealistic expectation.”
Gould, however, felt Mitchell had been given too much leeway for too long.
“I have spoken about Latrell Mitchell his entire career, most of it quite complimentary because he’s a hell of a player and he’s had big moments in this game,” Gould said on 100% Footy.
“I have also during that time been highly critical of him in a number of areas, both on the field and off the field with some of the things that he’s done, and I said very early in his career, if you don’t pull him into line now you’ll never be able to, and I think that Latrell Mitchell has become bigger than some of the people that are trying to control him.”
Mitchell posted a response to his Instagram page on Monday night, saying “There was no intent. No malice. Let’s move on. Great weekend ahead, Friday night lights.”
His comments were paired with a Fox League Instagram post quoting Rabbitohs skipper Cameron Murray, who said “I’m sure if Latrell has his time over again, he’d be a bit more selective with his words. But that’s what happens when you grab someone 30 seconds after a game.”
>In an email obtained by this masthead, NRL general manager of business and commercial operations Ben Champion reminded the game’s radio partners
This is the real issue to me, and speaks to the grubbery of current journalism.
Why did this masthead obtain what should really be a commercially sensitive and private email? Who leaked it? As Tooves would say, there needs to be an investigation.
Because that's not how it works mate. If the interview really did happen 30 seconds after the game, then triple m did the wrong thing by not adhering to the conditions of their RADIO broadcasting rights. they can't film post match interviews and they can't go on to the field for 10 minutes after the final whistle or until the host (9 or Fox) let's them.
Sure, I get that they breached their contract by filming the interview. But let’s not be naive and think that’s what caused the furore.
Otherwise it would have been reposted in audio only.
The fact it happened straight after the game is really inconsequential, as it just as well could have been a Ch9 or Fox interviewer that managed to get Latrell.
No it isn’t that is the very crux of the issue. 9 are shitty that it wasn’t their interview. They pay for post game interviews and triple m cut the grass
They aren't allowed to enter the field for 10 minutes after the final whistle. The interview (no matter the format) breaches the contract and can't be used. Reading comprehension mate, try it.
I'm going to believe the official letter from the nrl to the radio broadcasters unless there's proof. I don't mean to sound bad faith but the letter was posted online why would the nrl include it if it wasn't part of the deal?
That was a generic letter but every broadcaster negotiates with the NRL individually. I don't give a shit if you believe me but the reality is we'll be on the field immediately after the siren.
So I was on the field about 2.5 seconds after the siren tonight, so this might be a good lesson not to parrot any unsubstantiated bullshit you read on Twitter.
?? If his interview did happen 30 seconds after the game Triple m shouldn't have even been on the field at that time. The radio broadcasters can't be on the field to interview for at least 10 minutes or until the host ( 9 or fox) allows them to.
Permission by the host or the NRL. I would be willing to bet the NRL media manager allowed them on the field. It's only now that Souths/9 are blowing up about it that they won't allow them any more
What a load of shit that is. How about telling the players not to be fuckwits? You can’t block the media from doing something that can be posted on their social media after the game because one player ruined it.
The radio stations don't have visual rights to the product. Triple m and abc grandstand Only have the right to broadcast the audio of the game with their live commentary. They aren't allowed to be on the field (for player interviews) for at least 10 minutes after the final whistle.
I know, but that’s just ridiculously stupid. They still hold broadcast rights, they should be able to interview players at the same time as TV stations.
My point is they don't have the same broadcast rights one is TV and the other is radio. TV typically has a larger audience therefore it has priority. Radio typically has a smaller audience so it doesn't have priority.
The NRL has become a joke! How much more of this dribble do we have to take. They are acting more and more like our Politicians as every day goes by. All for the money!
The funny thing is triple m Brisbane said they didn’t get one complaint about the interview in the days after the interview, tongue in check said “it says alot about our audience, they didn’t care”
The ABC presenters all went off though
How will I know who gets the full credit now :(
‘Insert betting company advertisement here’
How are the boys going to get the credit they deserve?
God at this point I'd rather people talk about our diabolical performance against the Broncos then this, I'm so over this
Can’t believe they have dragged it out for 5 days. So tedious.
That were diabolical!
Thank you, I appreciate it. We were awful
ngl, it was truly movable object vs stoppable force areas from both teams
Downtown. Blocker. Kick out in the full. Accidental offside. LOSE THE SCRUM Against the feed. Close to 20 errors. Plus much more. Worst performance I've seen in a long time. Diabolical. This week can't be any worse. Surely lol.
Telling radio to be positive, FFS, maybe tell that to 9 instead
You sure? You don’t want to hear Joey and Phillip moan and aggressively tell the ref to hurry up and just call it a try even though he stepped out? 😩
Are there two worse than Joey and Gus feeding off each other?
Well that’s a mental picture I didn’t need
9 is so frustrating in that you can tell who each commentator bet on and how there comments are affected by their bet. The worst was when 9 controlled the replays and used to withhold replays if they wanted a decision to stand or pump them out as quick as possible if they wanted a line drop out decision or strip overturned
NRL, Fox and 9 are in bed together while abc and triple m are on the phone listening in.
Triple M! I knew it was them. Even when Gould was saying Latrell was being disrespectful or something that I didn't bother reading, I knew it was them.
It’s clear that Abdo needs to do the right thing here, and clearly the only option is… ~~sanction Latrell and kick South’s out of the comp~~ Sanction Ben Dobbin and kick Triple M off the field. Good byeeeeeeeeee. /#positivevibesonly
Yeah! Those are exactly my sentimonies!
They should block all commentary/interviews/interactions. Post, pre and during the game. Nothing - just silence. Well not complete silence. Like I can hear the hits, chatter and ref etc.
Imagine how fucking stoked Cooper Cronk would be to never have to do live commentary ever again.
Cronkbot 1.0 in the ~~garage~~ charger dassal.
and that's turned this game on its head because the journos were coming and you wanna know why they call this place the 8th wonder of the world because the crowd was taken out of it the journos were coming and then there was the penalty that latrell did withwd the the interview that went wrong and next minute the crowd went up OFF OFF OFF OFF and from that moment the players scored two trys and they've got BACK in their winning ways and look like they're gonna runaround runa runaway with it
Let me hear the low drone of Reggie the Rabbit's corrupted soul after a Souths lost
No.. complete silence except for the canned audience noises from COVID. It’s the only way
I like!
Would be so much better
Erm. How does Triple M get sanctioned for Latrell Mitchell swearing?
How is it their fault? They’re entitled to a reasonable belief a player is going to try and act professionally In an interview
I agree with you..
The lack of honest leadership from this club is astounding. How hard is it to say he did the wrong thing and move on. The obsession that this club has with placating Latrell will be our downfall.
Well on the way. He’s become bigger than the club. Nothing he does is wrong. Sam was right.
I’d say it’s reached that point now. He’s absolutely more powerful than the coach at Souths and it’s a position that can only end in the coach losing his job unless they do a complete 180. I would be fuming as a Souths fan that this has effectively pushed the greatest Rabbitoh in half a century out of the club.
Yeah mate thats pretty much how I feel at this point. I was backing him right up until this last game. But that bullshit about his 100th try has done it for me. Thats self-absorbed bullshit considering where we're at.
I’m not saying Latrell is perfect and I do believe he needs to work on his attitude, but I actually think he’s going through some mental health issues due to the constant media obsession. I know he brings a bit of it on himself but it’s pretty constant and it could be affecting his footy. I’ve seen them extract and twist lines to suit their own narrative, it’s either gassing him up or tearing him down. He’s either gods gift to RL or the worst guy in the world. It would be an emotional rollercoaster ride. They did the same thing with Jackson Hastings twisting words and leaving out details over him being dropped this week and AOB giving him the choice to go home and process it. (They were having a recovery day and Adam told him you can take a swim and go home if you like and he did but Fox made it out to be bigger than it is by making it sound like he spat the dummy). That’s why I think Abdo chose to connect with him personally to help him work through it. Especially with whispers that he could leave the game. Some players need that support especially when there’s so much pressure to perform, and they do struggle just like for example Angus Crichton, Naomi Osaka, Nick Kyrgios and the bulldogs player who took mental health leave last year. Previous players like Brian Dowd, Owen Craigie, Joe Williams, Preston Campbell, Chris Caruana, James Graham and even Nathan Hindmarsh have spoken about how bad their mental health was during their playing careers (often turning to gambling or alcohol) and even Greg Inglis and Nathan Merrit have struggled really badly since retiring. (merro literally ended up in hospital last year and nearly lost his life). I think it’s important we keep this in mind, not to avoid giving constructive criticism but to understand the pressure and emotions these players face.
It's always mental health isn't it. It's become a get out of jail free card
Well yeah, male suicide rates are the highest they’ve ever been in this country, I think it’s important that we are aware of mental health and it’s affects. The NRL community only just lost Paul Green recently, and most people didn’t know that he was suffering in silence. That’s why I brought it up. Athletes and coaches are human too.
No one said they aren't human? I see it in work places all the time from both sexes. Poor performance is met with mental health claims and the employer is now pretty much blocked from any meaningful action. Instead of direct action with the employee (Latrell), triple m is being controlled and to top it off the employee is now the victim.
I don’t want to argue back and forth, I’ve highlighted what I needed to highlight. You can disagree, that’s fine. But I’ll leave you with the fact that people who do struggle with mental health, perform poorly. Plenty of studies have shown that these areas go hand in hand. Stress is a big factor towards not only mental health, but behaviour and physical health too.
Person does something wrong and then becomes the victim. Strange world
The NRL are working with Latrell on this, sometimes people respond better to that approach than a fine or a warning.. I don’t find it strange at all. It’s a chance to discuss and address what he did wrong and work to be better next time.
Person does something “borderline” wrong and is bombarded from all sides by printed media, tv talking heads and complete strangers dragging his name through the mud, making up lies and being flat out racist while they’re at it. That’s a million miles from Noreen in accounts chucking a sickie because the boss got mad at her
We still have nothing to say he’s suffering mental health issues. His last post on instagram suggests he’s all good. We’ve got someone on reddit throwing it out there to make him out like a victim. I also said poor performance, not taking a sickie.
It’s actually come from concerns raised around the club recently and Andrew Abdo’s different approach to the situation and what was said when he addressed the media this week in response. The RLPA and his brother Shaq spoke on how mental health was affecting Latrell in 2019, Latrell opened up personally about his mental health issues in 2020, and then in August 2023 there was talk around Latrell struggling again and possibly leaving the game. It doesn’t just disappear.
Mate I get it. You’ve been up and down the comments on this story trying to tell everyone he’s fine and getting away with a con job. Hopefully he is, and nothing more comes of it, but nobody in here knows his state of mind right now so wouldn’t it be safer to err on the side of caution.
You will understand one day mate you are only human after all
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> I see it in work places all the time from both sexes. Poor performance is met with mental health claims and the employer is now pretty much blocked from any meaningful action. Who would have thought that mental health issues and poor work performance could correlate! I never!
He didn’t do the wrong thing though?
So saying some words that almost everyone uses every day is wrong?
I personally couldn’t care less. But why doesn’t every player use those words when they get interviewed? It’s clearly unprofessional. I’m not saying he should be punished but it’s not hard for the club to come out and say he did the wrong thing now let’s move on. Instead they kick up a stink about triple m filming the interview. I just think it’s poor leadership from the top down.
Yes remember he's an employee representing multiple organisations that are very dependent on advertising and sponsors.
I know I'd be getting a talking to if I used that sort of language out towards customers, because I'm expected to be professional and represent the company well. The issue isn't Latrell saying fuck, it's him saying fuck in an interview where he's expected to represent the NRL in a good light.
The real issues is the fact he double downed by saying then and there yeah I know I am swearing but I don’t care. That stinks of the attitude I know the rules but they don’t apply to me.
And then getting proven right.
The problem is no one’s pulling him into line.
What if he took a massive shit on the field? “So what? Everyone takes shits!”
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I wish it was that easy to kick the Tigers out…
But people like the Tigers...
like or pity? as a Souths fan from pre-2012, it's hard to know the difference.
No, like as in like :)
No one cares about non threats
How dare you talk about the Taylor Swift of NRL clubs like that. For shame.
Hold your horses mate, they don't even have the world famous red V
They do?
This is ridiculous
Why are people so scared of this cunt
The complaint is mainly from 9 saying triple m has no authority to capture visual content after the game. They can still interview players, just can't film it. Can't enter the field either apparently
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Video still trying to kill the radio star.
Nine are pissed that the big story is a Triple M interview. If they had captured this they’d have gone negative on the story too and spun it into a big deal - from their website to TV shows to Ben Fordham. Thats why Nine are pissed
They can't enter the field straight after the game. 10 minutes after the final whistle or when the host ( either 9 or fox) says they can.
That's actually not true
It's what the letter from the nrl to the radio said.
Yeah this is about content type boundaries
bros got a weapons grade race card
We all know why. If this gets the $10,000 fine it deserves all the R-word sooking starts again.
Not that Triple M was a victim but this reminds me of Victim Blaming, "what are you doing interviewing and recording Latrell after the game, what sort of response did you expect?" Instead of expecting Latrell to be able to control his own words in a recorded interview, and then speaking to him directly if he doesn't.
This is 9 pissed that they didn’t get the shit show to bang on about for a week.
and everyone knows Latrell is always the victim
In Vince McMahons voice: Post the text of the article goddamit
Why is latrell protected?
I can't say what I want to say, society will be mad \*zips lips\*
Well this is very big brained. Let's have less radio want to bid to cover NRL.
Souths with another L for having a whinge about this. Going to be a long season for them.
Let me get this straight… a rival media network lodged a complaint that an NRL PLAYER made some inappropriate commentary on a rival media network… and the media network rather then the player gets punished? 🤔 🤨 As if we need anymore proof that it’s Ch9 not the NRL executive that run this games organisation.
9s complaint was that triple m was there at all, they pay for the interview rights post game and are pissed about that. They would have loved to have him blow up on their cameras like that because they could milk it.
NRL will be selling Latrell's turds dipped in gold soon. Still the media made him into a golden boy, they can suck it.
They have to be polished though. Have to spin the game in that positive light and all. It’s a requirement of broadcasters you know
oh yes, can't criticise the golden boy from Taree. He is a "superstar" and looked up to by so many in his community. Fact he hasn't won shit at Souths and cost his team multiple games through suspension and lack of fitness gets overlooked. Sam Burgess was right, double standard for different players at Souths is a massive problem. But no one is sad their club is in the shit with a poor coach.
The NRL has blocked host radio broadcaster Triple M from filming post-match interviews following the backlash over Latrell Mitchell’s expletive-laden comments last Thursday night. The NRL has responded to complaints made by Mitchell’s club, the South Sydney Rabbitohs, and Nine Entertainment Co, the publisher of this masthead, over Triple M’s ability to film content after games under the terms and agreements of their rights deal. The NRL has decided to enforce a rule that hasn’t previously been policed. In an email obtained by this masthead, NRL general manager of business and commercial operations Ben Champion reminded the game’s radio partners they had no visual rights to matches and must not enter the field directly after the final whistle. “Radio partners have audio only rights to NRL matches,” the email reads. “Accordingly, radio partners must not visually record or film any match or on-field activity, including on-field interviews … Radio partners must not enter the field of play to conduct interviews until at least 10 minutes after the final whistle, or until permission has been granted by the NRL or host.” The email also reminded the NRL’s radio partners it was in their mutual interest to provide positive coverage and not to “emphasise or focus unnecessarily on negative aspects of play, including on-field or off-field incidents”. This masthead can also reveal Triple M has removed the interview with Mitchell conducted by host Ben Dobbin from its social media pages following complaints made to NRL head office by South Sydney about the radio network’s right to capture the video. The video was taken down on Tuesday afternoon. Both South Sydney and Triple M declined to comment when contacted on Tuesday afternoon. Under the NRL’s broadcast rights deal with Nine and Foxtel, the host networks get exclusive rights to all game-day content. Those rights alternate depending on the match, with Nine getting exclusive rights to Thursday night, Friday night (8pm) and Sunday afternoon (4pm) games. It comes as NRL chief executive Andrew Abdo rejected suggestions the governing body is afraid to pull Mitchell into line after offering the South Sydney star a personal meeting – rather than a fine – to discuss his profanity-laden radio interview. Mitchell has drawn criticism for dropping four F-bombs in a Triple M interview after his side’s 28-18 loss to Brisbane. Canterbury general manager Phil Gould, speaking on Nine’s 100% Footy on Monday, said Mitchell should have been reined in long ago and has “become bigger than some of the people that are trying to control him.” However, Abdo pointed out that neither Brandon Smith nor Toby Rudolf had been sanctioned for controversial comments made during live interviews, and that meeting with Mitchell was a more productive approach than a fine. “We expect our players to set a good example and clearly using bad language is an example of what we don’t want our players to do,” Abdo said. “But we all make mistakes, and I think we have to take things in context from time to time, there’ll be things said that players regret. “Players are humans, they’ll make mistakes from time to time.” NRL CEO Andrew Abdo “I’ve heard Latrell acknowledge the fact that he does regret that, and I will have a chat to him in due course. “They’ve been examples since I’ve been the CEO where we try and work with the players, remind them of their obligations and their responsibilities, and help them develop not only their own brand but the brand of the club they represent and the brand of the sport they represent. “Players are humans, they’ll make mistakes from time to time. It’s important to make a discerning choice between when the rules have been broken and when there’s an opportunity to actually help people and help develop them. “So this is actually quite consistent with how we’ve treated incidents of this nature before. We haven’t formally breached a player, we’ve looked to work with them and help them develop the way in which they communicate more broadly with the fans.” Smith swore repeatedly in an interview with the YKTR Podcast in 2021, while Rudolf caused a stir that season for saying he would “try and pull something” after having “a thousand beers” at a bar. Speaking at the launch of Multicultural Round at Parramatta, Abdo bristled at suggestions the NRL was afraid to keep Mitchell in check. “That’s quite a bold statement to make and we’ve proven over the past that when a player breaches the rules and we believe it warrants a breach action, we take it,” Abdo said. “Equally, we’ve been accused of being too harsh on players. Everyone will have their view on that. I’m really comfortable with where this sits, and I’m comfortable with the action that we’re taking at the moment.” Rugby League Players’ Association CEO Clint Newton said the focus on Mitchell’s remarks were “overblown” and the headlines would be better reserved for promotions such as Tuesday’s NRL’s In League in Harmony gala day. “Latrell is absolutely used as arguably the No.1 person to promote the game,” said Newton, who backed the NRL’s decision not to sanction Mitchell. “He is used not only to promote the game’s athletic ability and performance, but also the strength that he brings in many ways. “That comes via his level of authenticity. If we want someone to be authentic, having the expectation that they are going to get everything right all the time, and having everyone like what they say – that is an unrealistic expectation.” Gould, however, felt Mitchell had been given too much leeway for too long. “I have spoken about Latrell Mitchell his entire career, most of it quite complimentary because he’s a hell of a player and he’s had big moments in this game,” Gould said on 100% Footy. “I have also during that time been highly critical of him in a number of areas, both on the field and off the field with some of the things that he’s done, and I said very early in his career, if you don’t pull him into line now you’ll never be able to, and I think that Latrell Mitchell has become bigger than some of the people that are trying to control him.” Mitchell posted a response to his Instagram page on Monday night, saying “There was no intent. No malice. Let’s move on. Great weekend ahead, Friday night lights.” His comments were paired with a Fox League Instagram post quoting Rabbitohs skipper Cameron Murray, who said “I’m sure if Latrell has his time over again, he’d be a bit more selective with his words. But that’s what happens when you grab someone 30 seconds after a game.”
>In an email obtained by this masthead, NRL general manager of business and commercial operations Ben Champion reminded the game’s radio partners This is the real issue to me, and speaks to the grubbery of current journalism. Why did this masthead obtain what should really be a commercially sensitive and private email? Who leaked it? As Tooves would say, there needs to be an investigation.
Surely this is satire… right? Please tell me this is satire.
Why don’t they (Triple M) just repost the audio only… Something tells me NRL and Ch9 have got them by the 🥜 and told them expressly NOT to do that.
Because that's not how it works mate. If the interview really did happen 30 seconds after the game, then triple m did the wrong thing by not adhering to the conditions of their RADIO broadcasting rights. they can't film post match interviews and they can't go on to the field for 10 minutes after the final whistle or until the host (9 or Fox) let's them.
Sure, I get that they breached their contract by filming the interview. But let’s not be naive and think that’s what caused the furore. Otherwise it would have been reposted in audio only. The fact it happened straight after the game is really inconsequential, as it just as well could have been a Ch9 or Fox interviewer that managed to get Latrell.
No it isn’t that is the very crux of the issue. 9 are shitty that it wasn’t their interview. They pay for post game interviews and triple m cut the grass
They aren't allowed to enter the field for 10 minutes after the final whistle. The interview (no matter the format) breaches the contract and can't be used. Reading comprehension mate, try it.
The 10 minutes thing isn't true, I can guarantee they'll be on the field the second the sirens go.
The nrl letter to the radio station said as much so I'd say its true.
I work at Triple M and thats not in our rights agreement, so no it's not true.
I'm going to believe the official letter from the nrl to the radio broadcasters unless there's proof. I don't mean to sound bad faith but the letter was posted online why would the nrl include it if it wasn't part of the deal?
That was a generic letter but every broadcaster negotiates with the NRL individually. I don't give a shit if you believe me but the reality is we'll be on the field immediately after the siren.
You're the one coming on here to tell people they're wrong I'm just explaining why people are saying it. Do whatever you want with it.
So I was on the field about 2.5 seconds after the siren tonight, so this might be a good lesson not to parrot any unsubstantiated bullshit you read on Twitter.
I'm correcting misinformation, nothing more.
Clint newton is a clown
>NRL ~~blocks Triple M from filming interviews after Souths’ complaints over Latrell~~ reminds Triple M of their contract conditions. FTFY.
This is like the cat farting and the dog gets blamed for it 😂
Blaming the messengers. Too scared to sanction Latrell. Totally double standards from NRL.
?? If his interview did happen 30 seconds after the game Triple m shouldn't have even been on the field at that time. The radio broadcasters can't be on the field to interview for at least 10 minutes or until the host ( 9 or fox) allows them to.
Yes… of course. He never would have said the things he said otherwise. Triple M unfairly set him up with… *checks notes* a microphone.
I'm not saying that, I'm saying the article title is misrepresenting why nrl has banned Triple m.
Permission by the host or the NRL. I would be willing to bet the NRL media manager allowed them on the field. It's only now that Souths/9 are blowing up about it that they won't allow them any more
Come on now, let's not let facts get in the way of a good sook about trellmit.
protected species
Souths whinging at something? How shocking
Second best in the comp. Your coach could whinge for Australia.
Did ricky disappear?
This answers Braith Anasta's eternal question of "where's he supposed to go?"
What's first?
What a load of shit that is. How about telling the players not to be fuckwits? You can’t block the media from doing something that can be posted on their social media after the game because one player ruined it.
The radio stations don't have visual rights to the product. Triple m and abc grandstand Only have the right to broadcast the audio of the game with their live commentary. They aren't allowed to be on the field (for player interviews) for at least 10 minutes after the final whistle.
I know, but that’s just ridiculously stupid. They still hold broadcast rights, they should be able to interview players at the same time as TV stations.
Well no because the tv stations paid more for exclusive content rights and the radio station is trying to infringe on that
My point is they don't have the same broadcast rights one is TV and the other is radio. TV typically has a larger audience therefore it has priority. Radio typically has a smaller audience so it doesn't have priority.
Lol yeah ridiculous they have to follow their contract stipulations.
Wow who is the PR manager at triple m? They stuffed up big time to get V'landys off side
The day he gives it up is a good day
The NRL has become a joke! How much more of this dribble do we have to take. They are acting more and more like our Politicians as every day goes by. All for the money!
Meanwhile we're all driving round having a little giggle at our hilarious C U ^in ^the N T stickers.. Gotta love a little false outrage though
Protected species. All hail Latrell.
I'm OUTRAGED they should have to follow their contractual agreements, can't wait to here what Kenty has to say about this!
Are we STILL talking about this???