rugby beat ups

[jay-c]

everyday in the papers i read i see bs league and afl stories that simply fill the back pages that rightfully belong to union.
i think their needs to be a group effort by the union community to fill these pages to draw the attention of the sport loving country.
now i dont want to see us at the level of league with a leaguie every day being busted for alcohol/ group sex/ drug use but it cannot be denied that even bad media is good media if u understand where im coming from>>> the amount of attention league gets from "bad publicity" works in their favour>>
having just sen the walabies "alternate strip" i believe a bit of media attention along these lines could be quite beneficial>
seeing ashley cooper in that mock skills video last year was right on the money
anyone got any ideas?

 

[Godfrey]

I think that has more to do with the fact that more people follow league and afl and therefore want to read about it. There's no "rightfully" about it.

 

[maxdacat]

you should move to New Zealand....plenty of "back fill" rugger stories in the papers here.

 

[Gnostic]

It helps that News still owns League at this stage, until the independant comission takes over and the reported $1 is paid to buy them out.

 

[EVERYFWDTHINKTHEYREA6OR7]

Yep Murdoch press for the lowest common denominator with simple english and Rugby League fans who need their sport simple also.

 

[Riptide]

Media gives it readership/viewers/listeners what they want. Until rugby is more popular across a broader demographic, it will struggle to get the coverage on which they have no claims, as Godfrey has pointed out.