AA Captain - Our Nick - but don't ask the HUN!

[perfectionist]

Nick Riewoldt was named All Australian Captain last night, only the second St Kilda Footballer to achieve the honour after Darrel Baldock in 1966. But you wouldn't know it from the Herald Sun, its electronic version anyway. Their front page picture is of Gary Ablett. No mention of Nick Riewoldt. On the other hand, The Age has Nick in the large front page photo and Gary Ablett and Chris Judd in smaller ones, a more balanced reflection.

The Herald Sun has maintained a disdain for the St Kilda Football Club for many years and this is just another example. Will it matter to the players? Not much, but that's not the point. The HUN is simply not doing its job properly and should be taken to task.

Oh, and by the way, Nick deserved the honour and is already one of the greatest players to grace our game. Enjoy every precious moment of this wonderful player.

[plugger66]

Nick Riewoldt was named All Australian Captain last night, only the second St Kilda Footballer to achieve the honour after Darrel Baldock in 1966. But you wouldn't know it from the Herald Sun, its electronic version anyway. Their front page picture is of Gary Ablett. No mention of Nick Riewoldt. On the other hand, The Age has Nick in the large front page photo and Gary Ablett and Chris Judd in smaller ones, a more balanced reflection.

The Herald Sun has maintained a disdain for the St Kilda Football Club for many years and this is just another example. Will it matter to the players? Not much, but that's not the point. The HUN is simply not doing its job properly and should be taken to task.

Oh, and by the way, Nick deserved the honour and is already one of the greatest players to grace our game. Enjoy every precious moment of this wonderful player.

Yep the Herald sun hate the saints. Makes plenty of sense. Do you walk around looking over your shoulder all day. Were you away for the week before the Cats game.

[perfectionist]

Both the AFL site and The Australian websites feature the All Australian Captain. It is only the Herald Sun that does not. Just an "honest" mistake or an editiorial decision? Or no mistake at all as implied by our resident apologist?

[plugger66]

Both the AFL site and The Australian websites feature the All Australian Captain. It is only the Herald Sun that does not. Just an "honest" mistake or an editiorial decision? Or no mistake at all as implied by our resident apologist?

I am no apologist just dont go down the line that just about everyone hates or picks on us. if you look at everything through one eye you will always find fault. Every club would. The herald sun would have written as many articles if not more than any club this year.

PS if you want to have a go at the Herald sun. Look at their write up on this weeks game and players who could be dropped. They said Rob Eddy went back to Sandy seconds last week and kicked 6 goals. Now that is funny.

[Thinline]

Nick Riewoldt was named All Australian Captain last night, only the second St Kilda Footballer to achieve the honour after Darrel Baldock in 1966. But you wouldn't know it from the Herald Sun, its electronic version anyway. Their front page picture is of Gary Ablett. No mention of Nick Riewoldt. On the other hand, The Age has Nick in the large front page photo and Gary Ablett and Chris Judd in smaller ones, a more balanced reflection.

The Herald Sun has maintained a disdain for the St Kilda Football Club for many years and this is just another example. Will it matter to the players? Not much, but that's not the point. The HUN is simply not doing its job properly and should be taken to task.

Oh, and by the way, Nick deserved the honour and is already one of the greatest players to grace our game. Enjoy every precious moment of this wonderful player.

Your paranoia really cracks me up.

The great world conspiracy against SKFC. Quite funny.

[saint66au]

PS if you want to have a go at the Herald sun. Look at their write up on this weeks game and players who could be dropped. They said Rob Eddy went back to Sandy seconds last week and kicked 6 goals. Now that is funny.

ROFLMAO..thats Gold

WHoever does their VFL reports needs a clue. The other week they noted that (North Ballarat?) had done well to keep Nick Saunter goalless....umm he wasnt actually playing lol

[St Michele]

That's all right in Perth on the radio they didn't even mention any Saints got in just complained LeCras didn't

edit no it's ok they just mentioned Nick was the Captain.

[Thinline]

PS if you want to have a go at the Herald sun. Look at their write up on this weeks game and players who could be dropped. They said Rob Eddy went back to Sandy seconds last week and kicked 6 goals. Now that is funny.

ROFLMAO..thats Gold

WHoever does their VFL reports needs a clue. The other week they noted that (North Ballarat?) had done well to keep Nick Saunter goalless....umm he wasnt actually playing lol

For the less modern cyberlingo literate - what does ROFLMAU actually mean?

[St Michele]

PS if you want to have a go at the Herald sun. Look at their write up on this weeks game and players who could be dropped. They said Rob Eddy went back to Sandy seconds last week and kicked 6 goals. Now that is funny.

ROFLMAO..thats Gold

WHoever does their VFL reports needs a clue. The other week they noted that (North Ballarat?) had done well to keep Nick Saunter goalless....umm he wasnt actually playing lol

For the less modern cyberlingo literate - what does ROFLMAU actually mean?

Rolling on the floor laughing my arse off

[plugger66]

PS if you want to have a go at the Herald sun. Look at their write up on this weeks game and players who could be dropped. They said Rob Eddy went back to Sandy seconds last week and kicked 6 goals. Now that is funny.

ROFLMAO..thats Gold

WHoever does their VFL reports needs a clue. The other week they noted that (North Ballarat?) had done well to keep Nick Saunter goalless....umm he wasnt actually playing lol

For the less modern cyberlingo literate - what does ROFLMAU actually mean?

I think it means rolling over f****** laughing my arse off but like you most confuse me. i reckon we need a sticky for all these abbreviations.

[Mr Magic]

PS if you want to have a go at the Herald sun. Look at their write up on this weeks game and players who could be dropped. They said Rob Eddy went back to Sandy seconds last week and kicked 6 goals. Now that is funny.

ROFLMAO..thats Gold

WHoever does their VFL reports needs a clue. The other week they noted that (North Ballarat?) had done well to keep Nick Saunter goalless....umm he wasnt actually playing lol

I believe it was in an article under the byline of Mark Stevens - the journalist that was the subject of some debate on here earlier this year.

[Moccha]

PS if you want to have a go at the Herald sun. Look at their write up on this weeks game and players who could be dropped. They said Rob Eddy went back to Sandy seconds last week and kicked 6 goals. Now that is funny.

ROFLMAO..thats Gold

WHoever does their VFL reports needs a clue. The other week they noted that (North Ballarat?) had done well to keep Nick Saunter goalless....umm he wasnt actually playing lol

For the less modern cyberlingo literate - what does ROFLMAU actually mean?

I think it means rolling over f****** laughing my arse off but like you most confuse me. i reckon we need a sticky for all these abbreviations.

I think you are refering to this one

ROFLMFAO

[BaysideSaint]

mark robinson on SEN re. luke ball:

"luke ball is in trouble"

ROFLMAO

[roxanne]

All that aside, the original point about the Herald Sun's reporting of the announcement of the AA team is correct. No mention of the great honour for Nick Riewoldt of being named Captain. Don't know about the paper being anti Saints but it was poor reporting.
However the article in The Australian more than makes up for it.

[TimPekin'sDirtyGuernsey]

mark robinson on SEN re. luke ball:

"luke ball is in trouble"

ROFLMAO

Speaking of Robbo, anyone see him on GameDay Sunday when he was handling that Bulldog?

Looked like he was very turned on!

[BaysideSaint]

mark robinson on SEN re. luke ball:

"luke ball is in trouble"

ROFLMAO

Speaking of Robbo, anyone see him on GameDay Sunday when he was handling that Bulldog?

Looked like he was very turned on!

i tuned-out when i realised Mick Naxwell was on.
did they actually have that bulldog on the show?

[TimPekin'sDirtyGuernsey]

mark robinson on SEN re. luke ball:

"luke ball is in trouble"

ROFLMAO

Speaking of Robbo, anyone see him on GameDay Sunday when he was handling that Bulldog?

Looked like he was very turned on!

i tuned-out when i realised Mick Naxwell was on.
did they actually have that bulldog on the show?

Yeah and Robbo was all over it like a cheap suit!

[BaysideSaint]

mark robinson on SEN re. luke ball:

"luke ball is in trouble"

ROFLMAO

Speaking of Robbo, anyone see him on GameDay Sunday when he was handling that Bulldog?

Looked like he was very turned on!

i tuned-out when i realised Mick Naxwell was on.
did they actually have that bulldog on the show?

Yeah and Robbo was all over it like a cheap suit!

just another confused canine mistakenly thinking that robbo was james hird or someone famous.

[perfectionist]

All that aside, the original point about the Herald Sun's reporting of the announcement of the AA team is correct. No mention of the great honour for Nick Riewoldt of being named Captain. Don't know about the paper being anti Saints but it was poor reporting.
However the article in The Australian more than makes up for it.

Glad to see someone actually looked at the coverage and commented rather than just attacking me. It is not paranoia to criticise the coverage of ONE outlet out of FOUR. Anyone who suggests so clearly does not know what paranoia is. My point about the HUN is their history of poor reporting of St Kilda. Their reporting is slanted to selling newspapers, not accuracy. It may be good business but it is not good journalism. They have made an editorial decision that the Saints don't sell, why else would they put Gary Ablett, one of 21 AAs who are NOT captain on their front page? No doubt, some other story will soon fill the online pages of all outlets, but the HUN got it wrong this morning and I can't see why any Saints fan would say otherwise, other than to be obtuse.

[Spinner]

Nick Riewoldt was named All Australian Captain last night, only the second St Kilda Footballer to achieve the honour after Darrel Baldock in 1966. But you wouldn't know it from the Herald Sun, its electronic version anyway. Their front page picture is of Gary Ablett. No mention of Nick Riewoldt. On the other hand, The Age has Nick in the large front page photo and Gary Ablett and Chris Judd in smaller ones, a more balanced reflection.

The Herald Sun has maintained a disdain for the St Kilda Football Club for many years and this is just another example. Will it matter to the players? Not much, but that's not the point. The HUN is simply not doing its job properly and should be taken to task.

Oh, and by the way, Nick deserved the honour and is already one of the greatest players to grace our game. Enjoy every precious moment of this wonderful player.

I not entirely sure of the Heralds tract record againstthe Saints....BUT I did wake up this morning to enjoy a big picture of Roo on the front.....or at least on the back.

The front....Picture of Judd and Twig....with the headline "Bec shines amung stars"

The back, four other AA inductees.


What The f***.

[Saint Bev]

So which print version should I try and get my hands on, not the Hum, Age or Australian?

[matrix]

its: Rolling On Floor Laughing My Ass Off

ill see what todays Advertiser says in a min
caffine first

[perfectionist]

So which print version should I try and get my hands on, not the Hum, Age or Australian?

Dunno. As I said in the OP, I was looking at the online versions. Don't buy papers. I suppose a trip to a newsagent is the only was to find out, given the possibility of different versions of The Age (in particular) in Queensland.

[maz1685]

Nick Riewoldt was named All Australian Captain last night, only the second St Kilda Footballer to achieve the honour after Darrel Baldock in 1966. But you wouldn't know it from the Herald Sun, its electronic version anyway. Their front page picture is of Gary Ablett. No mention of Nick Riewoldt. On the other hand, The Age has Nick in the large front page photo and Gary Ablett and Chris Judd in smaller ones, a more balanced reflection.

The Herald Sun has maintained a disdain for the St Kilda Football Club for many years and this is just another example. Will it matter to the players? Not much, but that's not the point. The HUN is simply not doing its job properly and should be taken to task.

Oh, and by the way, Nick deserved the honour and is already one of the greatest players to grace our game. Enjoy every precious moment of this wonderful player.

Actually I was thinking the other day how Herald Sun already presumes we're in the GF, that little diagram in yesterdays paper where it shows the games and where the winners go, and in the last one it shows winners of prelims going to the GF....and what pic should be there but our own Nick Riewoldt...I'd say that they're expecting a St Kilda vs someone else GF, maybe that's why they don't feel the need to talk about us so much??

[Teflon]

Both the AFL site and The Australian websites feature the All Australian Captain. It is only the Herald Sun that does not. Just an "honest" mistake or an editiorial decision? Or no mistake at all as implied by our resident apologist?

I am no apologist

err...yes...you are a bit...