AFL Newspaper Journalists

[Blue Boy]

Rucci - The Advertiser
Sheahan - The Herald Sun
Wilson - The Age

Please stick to writing in your respective news papers and stop going on the TV and radio and pushing your own barrows as well. The point of views the 3 make can make good reading and bad reading and thats where they should stop. Im tired of them repeating it on other mediums.

Last night was the final straw for me after watchin White line fever.

I watch that show to listen to the Coahes - past and present players and even the umpire.

[ORDoubleBlues]

I think I'm someone who's been willing to give Rucci a chance but I'm afraid that I agree with others that have said he's more than willing to write anti-Crows jargon. He's felt the need to bring up the fact for about the hundredth time about the Crows drafting Brent Reilly (pick 12) ahead of Nick Dal Santo (pick 13) in the 2001 AFL draft. For starters, Melbourne drafted someone at pick 9 called Luke Molan and Collingwood drafted the underachieving Richard Cole (now at Essendon) with pick 11.
If Rucci thinks that would make the Crows cringe, the Power and himself would cringe that they drafted Barry Brooks (along with Molan, the biggest bust in this draft who is now at St Kilda) at pick 15 ahead of players who have proven to be far better in James Kelly (17), Matt Maguire (21), Lewis Roberts-Thompson (29), Campbell Brown (30), Sam Mitchell (36), Andrew Welsh (47) and Brad Miller (55).

Far as I'm concerned Reilly is far from a draft bust and in another 5 to 10 years will be more of a judge as to whether it's as big a mistake as Rucci seems to think it is.

[giffo]

I have also tried to pretend Rucci wasn't being biased,only objective in the past but now he is the senior writer/sports editor he is even worse.

[Magpiespower]

Don't forget FATPRICK SMITH.

Not a fan of Rucci myself but the actions some Crows supporters (if what I have been told is correct) have taken against him recently is pathetic.

[ORDoubleBlues]

While we're at it, why doesn't Rucci write a comment/article about the Power's masterstroke in drafting Michael Stevens with pick 5 in the '98 draft ahead of Jude Bolton(8), Mark McVeigh(9), Lenny Hayes(11), Adam Ramanauskas(12), Brady Rawlings(15), Brett Burton(16), Nick Davis(19), Tyson Stenglein(29) and Brendon Fevola(38).

Far as Patrick Smith goes, he totally lost me about a month ago with his comments about South Australia.

[Magpiespower]

Don't know why Crows supporters are being so precious.

Rucci has been highly critical of Port in the past.

Just ask John Cahill.

[ORDoubleBlues]

Mate, it just irks me that he keeps on bringing up this Reilly/Dal Santo nonsense as if Reilly was the bust of the draft.