NZ Rugby Journalists
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@Billy-Tell said in NZ Rugby Journalists:
@rotated said in NZ Rugby Journalists:
Yalden is really good, unfortunately his insight and analysis is spread among his FB, radio sport hits and his live commentary (which face it, we rarely listen to).
Napier is the best of the press.
Gifford - when he does delve back into rugby - is usually the only other one that seems worth reading.
A couple of blokes you probably haven't heard of, but who are seriously quality are Rattue & Reason.
Being serious, Yalden, Robson, Napier are my favourites. Cully is also good, but he's not a Kiwi.
I usually like Gifford, but he has been awful this series: a series of whinging articles, unsurprisingly picked up on by the international press (no Phil, the late charge on Barrett after the kick was not red-card worthy...).
Rattue and Reason. Bona fide geniuses the pair of them. Really surprised @taniwharugby didn't bring them up earlier. Brilliant fair analysis and not the least bit controversial or click baity which is rare in this day and age.
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@antipodean the problem with @MN5 's dad (Twattue) and his Uncle (Treason) is not so much they seem so bitter and twisted just cos, its they they often dont appear that they even watch the sports they are commenting on, or even like the sport.
SO often Twattue spouts his BS, and the opposite appears true...which is kinda whats happened to the Lions, cos I am pretty sure he wrote them off after test #1 (and half the games prior)
I expect both were the last kid picked in all the teams and both were in love with girls who wouldnt even look at them and went out with one of the 1st 15.
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@antipodean said in NZ Rugby Journalists:
@MN5 The more subtle, the better sarcasm is.
I was being serious
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@Billy-Tell said in NZ Rugby Journalists:
Can't stand Wynne Gray he is among the worst.
I could be mistaken but I think there was a time Gray used to care. Now it's countdown to pension-time and he's farting in a bag and mailing it in. There's no excuse for how weak and pathetic his slop has become. Rattue is a calculated wind-up clown, but at least he tries. Gregor Paul gets a pass simply because he's not as lousy as the other pair.
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@Salacious-Crumb said in NZ Rugby Journalists:
@Billy-Tell said in NZ Rugby Journalists:
Can't stand Wynne Gray he is among the worst.
I could be mistaken but I think there was a time Gray used to care. Now it's countdown to pension-time and he's farting in a bag and mailing it in.
That's because he is actually (e-)mailing it in. He finished up full-time with the Herald last year. So the weekly/twice-weekly column is probably done between gardening stints and multiple cup of tea.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11675484
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@rotated said in NZ Rugby Journalists:
Seti Afoa posts usually posts press conferences unadulterated on youtube for most tests and squad announcements - this earns him #1 rank. Even the AB's own youtube can't manage this for some reason, very good insights buried in answers to seemingly banal questions.
It's great but he needs to put a mic on the table. The sound is barely audible.
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Here's an article from Stuff about the NZ teams dominance over the Aussies. So far so good. However there are a number of references to the "4 try bonus point" that the Aussie teams have managed to achieve. The 'journalists' don't appear to know that these 4 try bonus points don't exist anymore.
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Sir Terry McLean National Sports Journalism Awards
Sports News Reporting (Print and online)
Liam Napier (NZME/NZ Herald)Sports Broadcasting (Radio)
Peter Montgomery (NZME/Newstalk ZB/Radio Sport)Sports Reporting (Television)
Michelle Pickles (TV3 Newshub)Multi-media Sports Reporting
Martin Tasker and Peter Lester (Freelance)Sports Feature (Television)
Matt Beale (Sky Sport)Sports Feature Writing
Mark Reason (Fairfax)Sports Column/Opinion (All media)
Dylan Cleaver (NZME/NZ Herald)Best Community sport/Recreational/Adventure reporting
Dylan Cleaver (NZME/NZ Herald)New Zealand Herald DJ Cameron Young Journalist Award
Ruth Dacey (Rotorua Daily Post)Best Provincial/Community Journalist
Logan Savory (Southland Times)Sports Photography (Portfolio)
John Cowpland (Alphapix)Community Sports/Recreational/Adventure Photography (Portfolio)
Chris Symes (Media Images)NZSJA Award for Best Single Story
Abby Wilson (TVNZ)NZSJA Award for Best Single Photograph
Robyn Edie (Southland Times)Sir John Wells Sport New Zealand Journalism Scholarships
Alex Chapman (NZME/Radio Sport) and Kirstie Stanway (Newshub)Sport NZ Lifetime Achievement Award
Bryan Waddle (NZME/Radio Sport/Newstalk ZB)Sports Journalist of the Year
Liam Napier (NZME/NZ Herald)Garry Frew Memorial Trophy
Lindsay Kerrnzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11950729
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@stargazer loses all credibility with Mark Treason in there, or is this the one where they nominate themselves?
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@taniwharugby Yeah, I was thinking the same thing, although I can agree with Liam Napier taking out the main prize.
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Clearly a shallow pond.
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@stargazer said in NZ Rugby Journalists:
@taniwharugby Yeah, I was thinking the same thing, although I can agree with Liam Napier taking out the main prize.
Yeah, he's been pumping out content this year.
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@taniwharugby said in NZ Rugby Journalists:
@stargazer loses all credibility with Mark Treason in there, or is this the one where they nominate themselves?
You also have to pay to enter, which puts off a lot of cheapskate journos (like myself) back in the day.
Bittersweet win for Logan Savory who loses his job next week thanks to Fairfax cuts.
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@smudge you could start a givealittle page for the entry fee, we'll all chip in..but only if you go for whatever award Treason nominated himself for and tell us how we can make you win it!
Yeah the old restructuring sucks!
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That's a lot of awards, looks like just about every Sports Journalist in NZ got one.
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@taniwharugby said in NZ Rugby Journalists:
@smudge you could start a givealittle page for the entry fee, we'll all chip in..but only if you go for whatever award Treason nominated himself for and tell us how we can make you win it!
Yeah the old restructuring sucks!
My contribution to journalism these days is a fortnightly column in an obscure publication. Probably read by up to and including 25 people.
Let's do it!
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@smudge said in NZ Rugby Journalists:
@taniwharugby said in NZ Rugby Journalists:
@smudge you could start a givealittle page for the entry fee, we'll all chip in..but only if you go for whatever award Treason nominated himself for and tell us how we can make you win it!
Yeah the old restructuring sucks!
My contribution to journalism these days is a fortnightly column in an obscure publication. Probably read by up to and including 25 people.
Let's do it!
MAte, do you listen to Trackside Radio in the moring between 6am and 7am?
Glen Lama (?) always has a lady on talking Rugby League. She is better to listen to for analysis than most of the blokes and also put NZ to lose to Fiji in a multi that came in!
Is she a journalist/Commentator? I can't think of her name currently
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@no-quarter said in NZ Rugby Journalists:
That's a lot of awards, looks like just about every Sports Journalist in NZ got one.
Ratpoo didn’t but then he’s not a sports journalist.