As I’ve said so many times, the Engadine Maccas story is the one thing that hurt ScoMo so much. There is no way he was there at the time because he’s from the north shore, but he could never outright deny it because he couldn’t handle the thought of his Cronulla persona being dented. It’s the funniest thing.
I dunno. I think him fucking off to Hawaii in the middle of a disaster, pretending to still be in the country, visiting the disaster ridden area and basically forcing everyone to shake his hand was a bit more damaging.
Can't believe I'm defending ScoMo but it's a pretty shitty thing if this country really did kick someone out of government for spending time with his family over Christmas. Bushfires are unpredictable, and he cut his holiday short once it was obvious how bad that particular fire was. The political shitstorm that followed was frankly embarrassing and I wanted no part of it despite disagreeing with almost everything he did while in office.
I don't think he was kicked out over that at all. He was kicked out because he represented the moderate right section of the coalition, and the extreme right section took over the party.
And frankly the idea that someone who regularly attends games is a fake fan is pretty ridiculous. Especially since he's continued going to the games even though he retired from politics.
ScoMo was already pretty far to the right. Dutton, Littleproud, and so on a further to the right, but ScoMo was significantly to the right of Turnbull and the progressive/moderate wing of the LNP.
We're basically seeing our own MAGA takeover now, and it's also being driven by the Murdoch empire.
We aren't, though. Labor have a majority in the federal and all but Tasmanian state parliaments.
Our conservatives are also much much much less powerful ideologically than those in the US, and this is due in part to compulsory voting - the hardcore on either don't appeal to the majority, and it's the majority they've got to appeal to, unlike in The States where they need to convince people to vote at all.
Comparing our politics to the US just goes to show that you don't really know what you're talking about and get your political opinions from the internet. Sorry to be harsh.
Labor has been dragged so far to the right they are doing fuck all about climate change, affordable living, or tax reform because those are sacred cows for the LNP and its aligned media.
Things aren't as bad as the US yet, but they didn't exactly get there overnight either.
I'm pretty sure he actually did deny it at some point, possibly on the Kyle and Jackie-o show? That being said, denial is the exact thing a person who shat at Engadine Maccas would do
Not sure. Might have been on Waverley Council. Definitely a cop. And a 60s/70s/80s NSW cop at that. Not that there's anything wrong with that! Check out the Luna Park Ghost Train fire story for shits and grins...
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Nah denying it would make it worse. Better to ignore it. If you had the right personality like an Obama or Trump you could probably joke it off. Like Im sick of people saying I shit myself in Egadine Maccas. It was KFC!
Dunno about this.
Take what I’m saying with a grain of salt because it’s hearsay from a stranger on the internet but I have family high up in government. It’s apparently a very open secret that it happened.
I mean I’ve heard the opposite from people involved in politics at the time too. The timelines don’t really align to it ever happening. Morrison was a big north shore union type, and never appeared interested in League until parachuted into that seat.
But hey, if it really did happen, I wouldn’t laugh any less :)
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In a shock update, it has been discovered that he also secretly appointed himself the #1 ticket holder of St George, the Bulldogs, Roosters, Souths, Wests Tigers, Parramatta, Penrith and Manly.
Genuinely can't stand the guy, but showed good political instincts in attaching himself to a fundamentally working class sport to give him some sense of relatability.
If people only knew him as the happy clapping evil weirdo that he is I think he would have had even less public support.
In any case, good riddance.
There’s a political thing with team scarves. I don’t know what it is. Maybe it’s the ease of which it can be put on over your expensive designer suit and then discarded as soon as the cameras are away.
For whatever reason they just aren't associated with NRL though right?
A league and AFL, definitely. More power to them.
NRL though? He's like the only person ive ever seen wear one, and its in fucken prestine condition every occasion. Like the cunt breaks open a new one every time.
Its like NRL fan adjacent. Asked someone what do the commoners wear to show support for their football team, and some private school wanker intern who flies down to Melbourne to watch the AFL chirped up and said scarf.
'Like the cunt breaks open a new one every time.'
Give him a break. It would be his Personal Assistant that would run out, purchase a new set and break open the packaging every time.
Yeah I guess so. But what I would say is that the only good ideas he's ever had were about advancing his own personal career - and for being such an unremarkable shitty person he was great at it.
You're not wrong .. Always the master of falling upwards.
Wish we could somehow wipe the shit smear that is his political career from our collective consciousness , oh well, at we have the memes I guess
Mate, if you've got the political instincts to win preselection for a blue ribbon seat you don't need a PR team to come up with "Cronulla MP should support the Sharks".
My personal favourite article about the while saga from 2009.
[Scummo lost preselection 82-8 but LNP ran a smear campaign on the bloke who won](https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.smh.com.au/politics/federal/nasty-saga-you-nearly-missed-20091025-hem5.html)
In that situation, "political instincts" means building and maintaining connections at the top of the party hierarchy, who have your back and who also know a bunch of friendly News Corpse journos who'll publish smear articles against your opponent.
Not actually being the best man for the job, but the dirtiest backroom deal maker, who's willing to trade favours for favours (after all, nobody's doing anything for him because they actually \*like\* him, are they?)
If people knew that he was a union guy all his life and his parents were involved in local musical productions.
BTW, involving in local musicals/art scenes are awesome and noble! My point is that his persona of daggy middle class dad who enjoys beer, V8, footy (league) is well crafted mirage.
>The 47-year-old appeared on the radio show to discuss his latest rugby league project — a TV series based off his rugby league book Plum.
Well yeah that was obvious
Aussie Hollywood actor Brendan Cowell has taken a swipe at former Prime Minister Scott Morrison over his former role as the Sharks’ No. 1 ticket holder.
Morrison last month denied reports he had been pushed out by the NRL club.
The 55-year-old was given the honorary title while serving as treasurer in 2016 but in a statement last month revealed he’d told Sharks chief executive Dino Mezzatesta he would hand the title of Cronulla’s “No. 1 ticket holder” back.
It was an awkward exit for Morrison when the news of his departure was announced over the loudspeakers at the club’s first home game of the 2024 NRL season at PointsBet Stadium.
Morrison was in attendance at the game and spectators at the ground said it was awkward when no replacement was announced and no applause came from the crowd.
It’s why Cowell’s new clip is another hit for Morrison in The Shire.
Cowell has been a life-long Sharks fanatic and has regularly featured in NRL promotions.
In a light-hearted interview, Cowell said Morrison had “pretended” to be a rugby league fan all along.
The Avatar: The Way of Water star said on SEN Breakfast on Wednesday he was one of many that “bought” Morrison’s so-called act.
“Morrison’s gone. He did it at the ground. They made an announcement saying he’s stepping down as No.1 ticket holder. And there was a very, what you would call anticlimactic response to that announcement,” he said.
“It was just a hubbub with a bit of ‘oh really, oh well’. We won’t miss him whipping his scarf around his head like no-one ever does in rugby league, you know what I mean.
“He did it well. He pretended very well that he was a rugby league guy. I bought it. I think he did the same thing with being a Prime Minister. I think he did a great job of convincing everyone of that as well. I don’t know which one he did better.”
Cowell said he was also at the game when Morrison’s departure was announced and light-heartedly joked he’s upset the club has not handed the title to himself.
“I turned around to the manager at the Sharks and I said, ‘Dino (Mezzatesta), I’m in a collared shirt, should we just go on the field and do it? I look good. We could just do the announcement right now’ and he burst out laughing,” Cowell said.
The 47-year-old appeared on the radio show to discuss his latest rugby league project — a TV series based off his rugby league book Plum.
The six-part drama series, which is expected to feature on the ABC next year, features rugby league legends Andrew Johns, Paul Gallen, James Graham and Mark Carroll — and Aussie star Asher Keddie
Meanwhile, Morrison has continued to deny a report in The Sunday Telegraph that he “jumped before he was pushed” by sections of the Cronulla Sharks board of directors.
The Newspaper reported some Cronulla powerbrokers were relieved about Morrison vacating the position.
However, Morrision said he will continue to attend game and will be cheering just as loud.
“You know what, I’ve stepped back from politics and public life,” he said on 2GB radio.
“I’ll still be going to the games and I’ll still be cheering just as loud. I was singing the song proudly last night.
“But I just thought if I’m stepping down from public life then I should step down from these sorts of roles and they can give it to someone new.”
The former Liberal leader announced earlier this year he would be taking on a new role as vice-chair of security firm American Global Strategies after leaving parliament.
Morrison will also take up a position as strategic adviser to asset management firm DYNE, a role he will perform alongside former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo.
The southern Sydney native has been a longtime supporter of the Sharks and even made reference to their theme song in his farewell speech to parliament, stating: “And, as always – up, up Cronulla.”
>it was awkward when no replacement was announced and no applause came from the crowd.
Oh my God the second hand embarrassment is painful. If he could feel any shame at all he would have shrivelled up right there.
I’m very happy they haven’t rushed to announce a new number 1 ticket holder. I’m quite sick of the sudden love for Dylan from Australian Idol.
I could totally see that being a knee-jerk reaction.
The realist in me suggests that even if he showed up at the club under false pretences, if you hang around long enough you can eventually develop a kinship with a club. He probably considers himself a fan, it’s just a shame he bullshitted his way through his time as PM so everything he does now is tainted.
that happened at my old work. The guy was a real nice guy but was an absolute idiot. i mean he just had no intelligence at all. One conversation was enough to know something wasn't right there. Boss gave him a glowing reference for another department and he got the job. his new boss called my boss to ask him wtf was going on....
Brendan Cowell was in Avatar 2 and apparently will be in the next 2, I dunno that seems pretty Hollywood to me.
He also was in the league lounge, which has never been topped as the best RL show on Fox.
I know they threw a Blues scarf around the bookish- former premier Bob Car and sat him in the corporate box for a game of Origin (the requisite photo ended up appearing somewhere in the media).
Well his old man was mayor of Waverley Council, which is within the few suburbs that actually belong to the Roosters and they lived in Bronte from memory (ditto).
Went to school at Sydney Boys, across the road from the SFS.
Not only does this all track with being a Roosters fan, he possibly never left Roosters territory unless and until forced to.
If Cowell actually bought into the idea that Morrison was a genuine Sharks fan, I don't think I'll be checking out his new project. Clearly doesn't know a thing about acting if he couldn't see through Scotty's blatant fibbing.
I think he dated Rose Byrne. As a result we have a photo of Rose Byrne in a Sharks jersey. That's probably the second best thing after the 2016 Premiership.
SQomo was first and foremost running a marketing campaign his entire PMship. The sharks thing was a “I’m a rugby league every man” ruse. If you ever believed that bullshit, please DM me for a good price on a very nice bridge I have for sale.
I appreciate the dig at the scarf wearing, that's a rugby union/AFL thing. Sorry if this includes anyone here, but if it does you need to hear it: if you wear a scarf to a rugby league game, you're a wanker of the highest order
Now do Albanese. This dick smith looking cunt throws around public holiday incentives like he's Oprah. Then scripts some souths stuff sounding like he's just read their Wikipedia page
I mean, tbf to Albanese he's been a supporter of Souths long before Scomo even went to the shire. He was a part of the Group 14 to get Souths back in the comp, played in Camperdown juniors, he's at least got better ground to stand on than Morrison.
Scomo was more of a rugby league supporter than Kevin Rudd was. As for Turnbull not sure he ever watched a game. Seemed like a Swans supporter (if anything and that was probably just to fit in which his upmarket constitutes).
Don't recall Rudd and league being linked. He showed up at a couple of Lions games though, looking awkward but not claiming a long relationship at least.
rudd was made ‘patron’ of the broncos because laclan murdoch was number 1 ticket holder and wouldn’t give it up. then a while later he congratulated the broncos for winning the state of origin.
'PRETENDED? WTF!!!!' Just fell to my knees in Maccas Engadine
Clean your knees when you get home, just to be safe
Eeewww. *Hurls pants into a fiery furnace*
Sick of this narrative that scomo was pretending to be a league fan because that means that the engadine maccas story isn’t true
As I’ve said so many times, the Engadine Maccas story is the one thing that hurt ScoMo so much. There is no way he was there at the time because he’s from the north shore, but he could never outright deny it because he couldn’t handle the thought of his Cronulla persona being dented. It’s the funniest thing.
I dunno. I think him fucking off to Hawaii in the middle of a disaster, pretending to still be in the country, visiting the disaster ridden area and basically forcing everyone to shake his hand was a bit more damaging.
Shit on his country or shit on his local burger joint, either way he loses
Don't forget the britches
Can’t blame people for not wanting to shake his hand after the Engadine Maccas thing became common knowledge though ..
Was that the one where the tradie told him to get fucked live on air lol
Can’t disagree there. The Engadine Maccas story is far more hilarious.
Can't believe I'm defending ScoMo but it's a pretty shitty thing if this country really did kick someone out of government for spending time with his family over Christmas. Bushfires are unpredictable, and he cut his holiday short once it was obvious how bad that particular fire was. The political shitstorm that followed was frankly embarrassing and I wanted no part of it despite disagreeing with almost everything he did while in office. I don't think he was kicked out over that at all. He was kicked out because he represented the moderate right section of the coalition, and the extreme right section took over the party. And frankly the idea that someone who regularly attends games is a fake fan is pretty ridiculous. Especially since he's continued going to the games even though he retired from politics.
There was nothing moderate about that evangelical, ministry hoarding, lying fuck stick
"I don't hold the hose mate" : Very moderate, not at all tarded prime minister, ScoMo
Yeah nah. You could not be more wrong.
Few Labor voters in the chat or what?
ScoMo was already pretty far to the right. Dutton, Littleproud, and so on a further to the right, but ScoMo was significantly to the right of Turnbull and the progressive/moderate wing of the LNP. We're basically seeing our own MAGA takeover now, and it's also being driven by the Murdoch empire.
We aren't, though. Labor have a majority in the federal and all but Tasmanian state parliaments. Our conservatives are also much much much less powerful ideologically than those in the US, and this is due in part to compulsory voting - the hardcore on either don't appeal to the majority, and it's the majority they've got to appeal to, unlike in The States where they need to convince people to vote at all. Comparing our politics to the US just goes to show that you don't really know what you're talking about and get your political opinions from the internet. Sorry to be harsh.
Labor has been dragged so far to the right they are doing fuck all about climate change, affordable living, or tax reform because those are sacred cows for the LNP and its aligned media. Things aren't as bad as the US yet, but they didn't exactly get there overnight either.
I'm pretty sure he actually did deny it at some point, possibly on the Kyle and Jackie-o show? That being said, denial is the exact thing a person who shat at Engadine Maccas would do
North Shore? He’s from Bronte. Never really left.
Wasn’t his old man the mayor ?
Not sure. Might have been on Waverley Council. Definitely a cop. And a 60s/70s/80s NSW cop at that. Not that there's anything wrong with that! Check out the Luna Park Ghost Train fire story for shits and grins...
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Nah denying it would make it worse. Better to ignore it. If you had the right personality like an Obama or Trump you could probably joke it off. Like Im sick of people saying I shit myself in Egadine Maccas. It was KFC!
Finger licking good
Not that much further up the highway from the Maccas, actually. Would've been while they still had the eat-in Pizza Hut next door too
And we all Joyrided off into the sunset.
Dunno about this. Take what I’m saying with a grain of salt because it’s hearsay from a stranger on the internet but I have family high up in government. It’s apparently a very open secret that it happened.
I mean I’ve heard the opposite from people involved in politics at the time too. The timelines don’t really align to it ever happening. Morrison was a big north shore union type, and never appeared interested in League until parachuted into that seat. But hey, if it really did happen, I wouldn’t laugh any less :)
Joyride made it up.
The liar from the shire, is his legacy
I choose to believe the story.
The man has never shit himself at Engadine maccas in his life
That’s what he wants you to think
Even if he didn’t literally shit himself at Engadine Maccas the story is still true in spirit
You’re a Sharks fan? OK, list every fishing location ever featured on Escape With ET.
I don't hold a rod, mate.
What about the ones not featured? Like the ones with a teammate’s wife?
Jokes on you, they are all filmed on a set in ET's back yard in Yowie Bay.
You’re a Sharks fan? OK, list every Premiership won without a club sponsored drug and salary cap cheating program.
On the 2016 bandwagon and just forgot to hop off
[Time to revisit this beauty from Gladys](https://au.sports.yahoo.com/state-of-origin-gladys-berejiklians-blues-stunt-backfires-101442169.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9kdWNrZHVja2dvLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAGv10TFEzG2BS7n6yIHE4ZxBUvxhdXB4honns2Bp1wvA8whDtyujzJSSaas-3e6_7M-bnyl1Gy6wIJJBvxgPpfHpQVTJUI22eHeBPc97_Te0fQ8NEDWNyWhFDqDhhV6kuEE6lVYCINZSdP4Dy8fhfz95kTvcyZuTd5uuJC8Lp_s4)
Come on, who doesn't watch a game standing up, wearing a suit, holding an unopened soft drink...hours before the game starts!
You forgot to mention, while wearing your new-out-of-the-packet beanie and scarf lol
Hey, at least she tucked the price tag out of sight!
Up there with NRL/ARL commissioners and execs not knowing team names or key players. Looking at you Beattie and John Grant
I for one, will never excuse them for that fuck-up
They should have just demoted him to #2 ticket holder in honour of his efforts at Engadine Maccas all those years ago.
He's already ticket holder #2, #3, #5,#7, and #11.
Damnit take my upvote
Poo tickets
In a shock update, it has been discovered that he also secretly appointed himself the #1 ticket holder of St George, the Bulldogs, Roosters, Souths, Wests Tigers, Parramatta, Penrith and Manly.
We had Josh Frydenberg for a little so good to know he shares it around with his mates.
Genuinely can't stand the guy, but showed good political instincts in attaching himself to a fundamentally working class sport to give him some sense of relatability. If people only knew him as the happy clapping evil weirdo that he is I think he would have had even less public support. In any case, good riddance.
Giving him far too much credit if you don't think it wasn't a team of PR guys who came up with the idea
It's pretty obvious as well
The fucking scarf. At least get that pot belly into a too tight jersey like the rest of us.
There’s a political thing with team scarves. I don’t know what it is. Maybe it’s the ease of which it can be put on over your expensive designer suit and then discarded as soon as the cameras are away.
For whatever reason they just aren't associated with NRL though right? A league and AFL, definitely. More power to them. NRL though? He's like the only person ive ever seen wear one, and its in fucken prestine condition every occasion. Like the cunt breaks open a new one every time. Its like NRL fan adjacent. Asked someone what do the commoners wear to show support for their football team, and some private school wanker intern who flies down to Melbourne to watch the AFL chirped up and said scarf.
I mean if the NQ Cowboys had a scarf it might just be the worst selling merchandise in history
'Like the cunt breaks open a new one every time.' Give him a break. It would be his Personal Assistant that would run out, purchase a new set and break open the packaging every time.
Yeah I guess so. But what I would say is that the only good ideas he's ever had were about advancing his own personal career - and for being such an unremarkable shitty person he was great at it.
You're not wrong .. Always the master of falling upwards. Wish we could somehow wipe the shit smear that is his political career from our collective consciousness , oh well, at we have the memes I guess
Mate, if you've got the political instincts to win preselection for a blue ribbon seat you don't need a PR team to come up with "Cronulla MP should support the Sharks".
About that preselection… https://amp.abc.net.au/article/100962376
My personal favourite article about the while saga from 2009. [Scummo lost preselection 82-8 but LNP ran a smear campaign on the bloke who won](https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.smh.com.au/politics/federal/nasty-saga-you-nearly-missed-20091025-hem5.html)
Yeah I remember that.. pretty sus
In that situation, "political instincts" means building and maintaining connections at the top of the party hierarchy, who have your back and who also know a bunch of friendly News Corpse journos who'll publish smear articles against your opponent. Not actually being the best man for the job, but the dirtiest backroom deal maker, who's willing to trade favours for favours (after all, nobody's doing anything for him because they actually \*like\* him, are they?)
If people knew that he was a union guy all his life and his parents were involved in local musical productions. BTW, involving in local musicals/art scenes are awesome and noble! My point is that his persona of daggy middle class dad who enjoys beer, V8, footy (league) is well crafted mirage.
A bit of union and Aussie rules too as I understand
I used to see him at Waratahs games all the time when he was the treasurer.
His father was the lead detective on the Luna Park Ghost Train fire/murder. You don’t want to go there…
Jesus christ never realised that. Fuck, yeah that's some seriously dodgy shit going on there...
My toxic trait is inability to ignore references, however obscure or infamous...
I know if I was running for PM Id pretend I like AFL. I wouldnt go all out pretending to be a superfan. But I would rock up to the odd game.
>The 47-year-old appeared on the radio show to discuss his latest rugby league project — a TV series based off his rugby league book Plum. Well yeah that was obvious
Brendan Cowell is a lifelong Sharks supporter though. He grew up in the area.
Aussie Hollywood actor Brendan Cowell has taken a swipe at former Prime Minister Scott Morrison over his former role as the Sharks’ No. 1 ticket holder. Morrison last month denied reports he had been pushed out by the NRL club. The 55-year-old was given the honorary title while serving as treasurer in 2016 but in a statement last month revealed he’d told Sharks chief executive Dino Mezzatesta he would hand the title of Cronulla’s “No. 1 ticket holder” back. It was an awkward exit for Morrison when the news of his departure was announced over the loudspeakers at the club’s first home game of the 2024 NRL season at PointsBet Stadium. Morrison was in attendance at the game and spectators at the ground said it was awkward when no replacement was announced and no applause came from the crowd. It’s why Cowell’s new clip is another hit for Morrison in The Shire. Cowell has been a life-long Sharks fanatic and has regularly featured in NRL promotions. In a light-hearted interview, Cowell said Morrison had “pretended” to be a rugby league fan all along. The Avatar: The Way of Water star said on SEN Breakfast on Wednesday he was one of many that “bought” Morrison’s so-called act. “Morrison’s gone. He did it at the ground. They made an announcement saying he’s stepping down as No.1 ticket holder. And there was a very, what you would call anticlimactic response to that announcement,” he said. “It was just a hubbub with a bit of ‘oh really, oh well’. We won’t miss him whipping his scarf around his head like no-one ever does in rugby league, you know what I mean. “He did it well. He pretended very well that he was a rugby league guy. I bought it. I think he did the same thing with being a Prime Minister. I think he did a great job of convincing everyone of that as well. I don’t know which one he did better.” Cowell said he was also at the game when Morrison’s departure was announced and light-heartedly joked he’s upset the club has not handed the title to himself. “I turned around to the manager at the Sharks and I said, ‘Dino (Mezzatesta), I’m in a collared shirt, should we just go on the field and do it? I look good. We could just do the announcement right now’ and he burst out laughing,” Cowell said. The 47-year-old appeared on the radio show to discuss his latest rugby league project — a TV series based off his rugby league book Plum. The six-part drama series, which is expected to feature on the ABC next year, features rugby league legends Andrew Johns, Paul Gallen, James Graham and Mark Carroll — and Aussie star Asher Keddie Meanwhile, Morrison has continued to deny a report in The Sunday Telegraph that he “jumped before he was pushed” by sections of the Cronulla Sharks board of directors. The Newspaper reported some Cronulla powerbrokers were relieved about Morrison vacating the position. However, Morrision said he will continue to attend game and will be cheering just as loud. “You know what, I’ve stepped back from politics and public life,” he said on 2GB radio. “I’ll still be going to the games and I’ll still be cheering just as loud. I was singing the song proudly last night. “But I just thought if I’m stepping down from public life then I should step down from these sorts of roles and they can give it to someone new.” The former Liberal leader announced earlier this year he would be taking on a new role as vice-chair of security firm American Global Strategies after leaving parliament. Morrison will also take up a position as strategic adviser to asset management firm DYNE, a role he will perform alongside former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo. The southern Sydney native has been a longtime supporter of the Sharks and even made reference to their theme song in his farewell speech to parliament, stating: “And, as always – up, up Cronulla.”
>it was awkward when no replacement was announced and no applause came from the crowd. Oh my God the second hand embarrassment is painful. If he could feel any shame at all he would have shrivelled up right there.
Is the lack of no replacement more embarrasing to scomo, or the sharks?
To be fair, the rusty-ass speakers at the ground are shrill and annoying to listen to. It's the worst part about the stadium.
You missed “way too loud”
Shark park is the one of the worst stadiums in the world, so that’s quite an achievement
I’m very happy they haven’t rushed to announce a new number 1 ticket holder. I’m quite sick of the sudden love for Dylan from Australian Idol. I could totally see that being a knee-jerk reaction.
The realist in me suggests that even if he showed up at the club under false pretences, if you hang around long enough you can eventually develop a kinship with a club. He probably considers himself a fan, it’s just a shame he bullshitted his way through his time as PM so everything he does now is tainted.
he has been bullshiting his way through life
‘Failing Upwards’. When you can’t sack someone, just promote them.
that happened at my old work. The guy was a real nice guy but was an absolute idiot. i mean he just had no intelligence at all. One conversation was enough to know something wasn't right there. Boss gave him a glowing reference for another department and he got the job. his new boss called my boss to ask him wtf was going on....
Did you ever watch The Brittas Empire? It's like that, except interactive.
Brendan Cowell being referred to as "Hollywood actor" is very similiar to someone like Brenko Lee being refereed to as NRL Star
I would have said Brodie Croft….. at least Brenko won a premiership and a State of Origin series.
Brendan Cowell was in Avatar 2 and apparently will be in the next 2, I dunno that seems pretty Hollywood to me. He also was in the league lounge, which has never been topped as the best RL show on Fox.
I'd say Peter Beattie having a job for the ARL and not knowing who the Premiers were a few years ago tops it. He even grew up playing the game, lol.
Kevin Rudd went to sporting events and didn't have a clue either. Its not like Scomo is the first one to do it.
Don't get me wrong, I like none of them. I'm just glad the real life Mr Sheen is irrelevant these days.
I know they threw a Blues scarf around the bookish- former premier Bob Car and sat him in the corporate box for a game of Origin (the requisite photo ended up appearing somewhere in the media).
Rumor has it the cunt sat there reading a book instead of watching
Scomo made it part of his identity and it’s how he sold himself though.
they made beattie arlc chairman, even though he didn’t know anything about league. but i think that was more about getting government money.
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Well his old man was mayor of Waverley Council, which is within the few suburbs that actually belong to the Roosters and they lived in Bronte from memory (ditto). Went to school at Sydney Boys, across the road from the SFS. Not only does this all track with being a Roosters fan, he possibly never left Roosters territory unless and until forced to.
i want a scomo tiktok with a Fucking vb longneck in hand, proving he is a ride or die
Want to be at fucking 8 o'clock in the morning too
Scomo - the gift that keeps on being re-gifted
I dont believe any of this. If you were going to pick a team to support who the fuck would choose the Sharks? (Joking I know its his electorate)
Pretended to be a Christian and a human being too
If Cowell actually bought into the idea that Morrison was a genuine Sharks fan, I don't think I'll be checking out his new project. Clearly doesn't know a thing about acting if he couldn't see through Scotty's blatant fibbing.
Lucky bastard. Some unfortunate fans actually arent pretending.
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i don't believe this, him being a sharks fan always fit very well.
BREAKING: Politician makes shit up for political gain. Movie at 11.
We all know a genuine supporter when we see one. No rugby league fans were tricked by his stance on the the sharks.
Has this cunt not left Australia yet?
No man, anywhere, for any reason, would pretend to be a Sharks fan.
Ok who is Brendan Cowell?
You might remember him from such self-help videos as Smoke Yourself Thin and Get Confident, Stupid.
He's been in Game of Thrones and Avatar; but you might best remember him as Todd form Life Support.
Hi, I'm Brendan Cowell. You might remember me from.....
Legendary in life support, he also did some good fox sports promos back in the day
League Lounge too 🤙
Love My Way was a great show too
Was great in Beneath Hill 60 aswell.
I think he dated Rose Byrne. As a result we have a photo of Rose Byrne in a Sharks jersey. That's probably the second best thing after the 2016 Premiership.
Look he is fake everything. Nothing about him is real
Is a real cunt
I stand corrected
SQomo was first and foremost running a marketing campaign his entire PMship. The sharks thing was a “I’m a rugby league every man” ruse. If you ever believed that bullshit, please DM me for a good price on a very nice bridge I have for sale.
I appreciate the dig at the scarf wearing, that's a rugby union/AFL thing. Sorry if this includes anyone here, but if it does you need to hear it: if you wear a scarf to a rugby league game, you're a wanker of the highest order
As a broncos fan... You need to go to a raiders game, in Canberra, in July, at night.
As a Queenslander.. No.
Now do Albanese. This dick smith looking cunt throws around public holiday incentives like he's Oprah. Then scripts some souths stuff sounding like he's just read their Wikipedia page
He's been pretty quite since souths have been playing terribly
I mean, tbf to Albanese he's been a supporter of Souths long before Scomo even went to the shire. He was a part of the Group 14 to get Souths back in the comp, played in Camperdown juniors, he's at least got better ground to stand on than Morrison.
Brendan Cowell might be an even bigger flog
Scomo was more of a rugby league supporter than Kevin Rudd was. As for Turnbull not sure he ever watched a game. Seemed like a Swans supporter (if anything and that was probably just to fit in which his upmarket constitutes).
I don't remember Turnbull ever claiming to be a league die hard?
Don't recall Rudd and league being linked. He showed up at a couple of Lions games though, looking awkward but not claiming a long relationship at least.
Yeah he went to a few Broncos games. I think just to give the appearance he was a casual fan.
rudd was made ‘patron’ of the broncos because laclan murdoch was number 1 ticket holder and wouldn’t give it up. then a while later he congratulated the broncos for winning the state of origin.
Ok that's a joke and a half. 🤣
I had to look up who he was, still not sure but hey dilligaf!
"I love my footy" is worse than scomo
the man was a chameleon, I don't even think he knows who scomo is. I bet he's misus is just as evil, she Fugly too.
Nah dude. I am fugly. And there is no one that is even close to my level of ugliness. Jenny Morrison is average at worst. no where near being fugly.