News reporter assaulted by Broncos supporters in Melbourne

[Coaster]

Now if this was the other way around and made League look bad, I'd wonder if you weren't Rebecca Wilson giving your article a run before print.

Thats right CS, if it was the other way around, this is the way it would be portrayed. Even got top billing over a plane in a no fly air space over sydney.


Reminds me of a joke, just cant remember it all, let me think

[Coaster]

Went something like this:

Young boy was attacked by a dog in a park in Melbourne.

Local reporter turns up, sets up his camera, grabs the little boy to be in shot, and starts to speak "Young Collingwood player was today visiously attacked by a dog"

The little boy stops him "Hey im not a Collingwood player"
Reporter replies "sorry let me start again"

"Young St Kidla player was today visiously attacked by a dog"

The little boy stops him again "Hey, im not a St Kilda player either"
Reporter stops and asks him what AFL team he does play for?

The little fella replies, "Im going to play for the storm"

The reporter pauses then starts to speak into the camera again

"Family pet, abused by Rugby league hooligan"

[RLfan]

Went something like this:

Young boy was attacked by a dog in a park in Melbourne.

Local reporter turns up, sets up his camera, grabs the little boy to be in shot, and starts to speak "Young Collingwood player was today visiously attacked by a dog"

The little boy stops him "Hey im not a Collingwood player"
Reporter replies "sorry let me start again"

"Young St Kidla player was today visiously attacked by a dog"

The little boy stops him again "Hey, im not a St Kilda player either"
Reporter stops and asks him what AFL team he does play for?

The little fella replies, "Im going to play for the storm"

The reporter pauses then starts to speak into the camera again

"Family pet, abused by Rugby league hooligan"

We have a similar one in Qld.

Reporter: "Little Broncos supporter attacked by viscious dog"

Boy: I am not a Broncos supporter

Reporter: Ok then little Qld Maroons supporter attacked by viscious dog

Boy: I am not a Maroons supporter.

Reporter: Right then little Lions supporter attacked by viscious dog

Boy I don't support the Lions either.

Reporter: Well who do you support?

Boy: I am from NSW and love the Blues

Reporter: Little Blue mongrel bashes beloved family pet.

[Coaster]

We have a similar one in Qld.

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Thats the one i was thinking of.

I just altered it for the story

[Cowboy Titan]

Only thing I have to say about this is... welcome to our world...

I hope all those Broncos supporters who called our supporters the scum of the earth on their forums and the media websites after the incident with the firework, and who said they'd never turn up to a game of ours again as our fanbase was unruly and louts, realise just how bad it feels now to be branded like that.

I wish this on no one ever, and in no way to I condone what happened or think it's funny... but I just hope that now it has happened, those who are now defending their club to the hilt, will realise why we defended our club so strongly during the crowd problems we had...

It's never the whole club at fault, it's always one or two supporters who ruin it for the rest... a small group who either just dress up in gear to cause trouble, or get so intoxicated that they blindly just want to start problems.

I hope they get arrested and they're given the correct punishment... because that is not on, and I hope the reporter is ok... doesn't look good at all.

It's great to see the great crowd behaviour from Doggies supporters over the past 12 months. I've been to 2 Dogs vs Cowboys games this year and have not seent he slightest bit of troublesome behaviour, although a middle aged Doggies supporter in front of us on Saturday night seemed a little angry at times. She was good value though.

[travop]

i got two words to say to them
bloody druggos

[BringBackWillie]

All I can say is that the idiots are not representative of Broncos supporters

It's pretty sad to see really - but why was the cameraman not assisting the reporter??? :duh:

[Steelers]

...but why was the cameraman not assisting the reporter??? :duh:

I can think of a couple of reasons...
He might not have been able to help much in trying to fight off 6 thugs, so he instead decided to try and get the idiots on camera so that they can easily be chased up later. As soon as things starting taking a turn for the worse, he ditches the camera, and helps him out. That's when the camera goes belly-up.

[HodgoBerro]

these people arent fans they are a bunch of tools who ruin it for us.

i hope ben is ok ive spoken to him a few times at red hill and he seems like a genuinely nice bloke.

im one way i can understand why the cameraman took a while to help to get a description for the police

by reading some articles on the net apparently this is not the 1st time this has happened in melbourne. the cameraman & soundman were bashed outside olympic park by drunken hooligans a few years back

[SuperCliffy#01]

Regardless of the incident i don't think any attack on a reporter doing his or her job deserves to be assaulted, and can you imagine the outrage if they were doggies supporters, but they weren't they were Bronco supporters and naturaly the Brisbane Club will be protected from media scrutiny, Brisbane and their supporters are protected speices in Brisvegas and QLD as a whole. As i referred to if they had been doggies fans Canterbury-Bankstown would now be facing a $20,000 fine for bringing the game into disrepute.

[Darren Lockyer]

that is a cowardly act and somethin should be done

[BringBackWillie]

I can think of a couple of reasons...
He might not have been able to help much in trying to fight off 6 thugs, so he instead decided to try and get the idiots on camera so that they can easily be chased up later. As soon as things starting taking a turn for the worse, he ditches the camera, and helps him out. That's when the camera goes belly-up.

I see - good thinking!

[BringBackWillie]

Regardless of the incident i don't think any attack on a reporter doing his or her job deserves to be assaulted, and can you imagine the outrage if they were doggies supporters, but they weren't they were Bronco supporters and naturaly the Brisbane Club will be protected from media scrutiny, Brisbane and their supporters are protected speices in Brisvegas and QLD as a whole. As i referred to if they had been doggies fans Canterbury-Bankstown would now be facing a $20,000 fine for bringing the game into disrepute.

I like the idea that Brisbanites are a protected species

[HodgoBerro]

protected species i like...

[PROMETHEUS]

Regardless of the incident i don't think any attack on a reporter doing his or her job deserves to be assaulted, and can you imagine the outrage if they were doggies supporters, but they weren't they were Bronco supporters and naturaly the Brisbane Club will be protected from media scrutiny, Brisbane and their supporters are protected speices in Brisvegas and QLD as a whole. As i referred to if they had been doggies fans Canterbury-Bankstown would now be facing a $20,000 fine for bringing the game into disrepute.

All this from a Manly fan.