Footy Classified 2025

[PonsfordMagpie]

Pretty awkward interaction between Beveridge and Morris.

Still looks like Bevo harbours some animosity over the presser from 3 years ago.

 

[ReturningHawk]

Pretty awkward interaction between Beveridge and Morris.

Still looks like Bevo harbours some animosity over the presser from 3 years ago.

"So Luke, I know you think I'm a gutter journalist, but I just want to show you professional I am now, which is why I'm putting you on the spot on national television..."

 

[Bluelegs]

How much did they pay Beveridge to be on FC do we reckon?

 

[Tugga27]

How much did they pay Beveridge to be on FC do we reckon?

"Other antagonists".

Cornes and Caro I assume.

 

[Bluelegs]

"Other antagonists".

Cornes and Caro I assume.

Was such a strange interview. Channel 9 say Let's get Morris and Bevo to meet for the first time since the 22 presser blow up, promote the hell out of it and put popcorn emojis all over the socials. Then Bevo says it's not the time or place talk about why he actually blew up and bats it away with "maybe it will come out one day" and the rest of the panel just accept that and move on? What an absolutely pointless tease.

 

[RocketBooster]

The biggest reveal for me was Morris had been avoiding Luke for the last 3 years

 

[Registered User]

Why would Bevo not wear the club polo shirt?

 

[ReturningHawk]

Can we just appreciate for a second that Nine aired a program hosted by Eddie McGuire, James Hird and Tom Morris. What the hell. Are they offering some kind of image-rehab service once per month? Who's hosting next, Ben Roberts-Smith?

 

[troybe]

Can we just appreciate for a second that Nine aired a program hosted by Eddie McGuire, James Hird and Tom Morris. What the hell. Are they offering some kind of image-rehab service once per month? Who's hosting next, Ben Roberts-Smith?

Kerry Stokes owns BRS

 

[ReturningHawk]

Kerry Stokes owns BRS

They could bring them both on with Bruce Lehrmann and Brittany Higgins? Tom Morris can mediate.

 

[Slime Roy]

Can we just appreciate for a second that Nine aired a program hosted by Eddie McGuire, James Hird and Tom Morris. What the hell. Are they offering some kind of image-rehab service once per month? Who's hosting next, Ben Roberts-Smith?

Sam Newman?

 

[ReturningHawk]

Sam Newman?

Bit vanilla I reckon, need a big name. Putin?

 

[MauroFogheri]

Pretty awkward interaction between Beveridge and Morris.

Still looks like Bevo harbours some animosity over the presser from 3 years ago.

Did Morris' liqour licence thing surface the next week? Don't underestimate the role the Greek Mafia played in that

 

[MC Extra Dollop]

Did Morris' liqour licence thing surface the next week? Don't underestimate the role the Greek Mafia played in that

It was like within 48 hours (if not 24).

Here's the thing for me: I get that the omnipresent nature of the football media will attract certain people (people who think their heads deserve to be on TV basically) and for the most part I live with it as a cost of doing business.

I can't recall it being like this pre-internet, my vague recollection is that Scott Palmer was the only person who got a spot on the (limited) footy shows at the time and he'd get like a five minute spot. Outside of that it was only ex-players and TV host type people who got a look in.

That seemed to change initially with Mike Sheahan (quite late in his career) and then further with the likes of Hutchy. But I can't imagine that getting your head on TV was a primary consideration for Rohan Connolly, Jake Niall, Ken Piesse, Geoff Poulter, Jon Anderson etc. when they were getting into the industry. Even for the likes of Robbo and Caroline Wilson (like Sheahan), they were well established in the football media and simply seemed to take advantage of the changing landscape.

I think most of us are willing to cop it, if it means that we get footy shows every day. But where it becomes a bridge too far is when they become the story. Can Morris and Beveridge bury the hatchet? Will the Clark/Ralph feud derail the Herald-Sun's 2025 campaign? Who GAF?

If a coach or player refuses to talk to a particular journalist, then it seems fairly simple: find someone they will talk to, or don't talk to them. I've managed ok for three years with the Morris/Beveridge feud remaining unresolved and I reckon I could go another few decades without too much bother.

 

[thejester]

I think most of us are willing to cop it, if it means that we get footy shows every day. But where it becomes a bridge too far is when they become the story. Can Morris and Beveridge bury the hatchet? Will the Clark/Ralph feud derail the Herald-Sun's 2025 campaign? Who GAF?

I know it is the most cliched answer, but clearly we do. I think you're absolutely right that a huge amount of it is driven by egos and that these guys have a hugely overinflated sense of themselves, but if it genuinely alienated people they'd stop doing it.