Every other week in Aus a rugby league player makes the tabloids for drunken buffoonery. If anything they are worse than us.

or just better reported.

Exactly!! How many knew that FC's Bowden was in court a few weeks ago for drink driving. If that was in the NRL it would of been reported extensively.

I don't think you have a vast difference between SL and NRL players, but i believe the NRL players are better educated and more aware of their position as a role model than the SL players.

Yes, that kind of tomfoolery just doesn't happen in the NRL.

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Oh dear, i'd switched off long before then (although not as early as the Wigan defence did).

Stevo's at least 5 years past his sell by date, the sooner he's gone the better.

Stevo ran a load of bull during the Leeds wire game about sandow saying he was gonna come over and ruin the place and show off and .

It never happened, he came over with his head up his due to the wau things had ended with Parramatta. No big statement, but expectations I suppose. It was a flat out lie from stevo though

It doesn't come as any surprise to anyone that Stevo talks nonsense. Whether it's tactical and technical points, comments about the state and organisation of the sport or his latest outburst on player behaviour, he's thirty years behind the modern game.

The Sky production team is a cosy cabal led by Neville Smith into which no independent thought must be allowed to permeate which exposes it for the circus sideshow it is. Jon Wells apart, the whole thing needs ripping up and starting again, but as long as people keep watching and subscribing it won't happen. That people who watch and understand the game were left goggle-eyed by Trent Robinson's level of tactical analysis on Friday says it all. It stands out not because it's ground breaking or innovative, but because it's head and shoulders above the normal garbled nonsense you get from Clarke, Carney, McDermott and O'Connor.

Sky has got lazy across its range of commentary and punditry. Just look at the buffoons on Soccer Saturday, or the work of Niall Quinn and Alan Smith for example on its football coverage. It knows it has little or no competition (Michael Owen on BT Sport? Please) so can just jog along providing the subscriber with a half-d service.

the difference is for every one over there that messes up there are another hundred to take their place

I agree and the one thing when people complain about the laziness of Sky's RL coverage.....whilst true, people think it's just our sport. TBH I think Sky Sports across the board has become lazy with their coverage of all sports coverage, programmes and News channel (oh let's see what some footballer just tweeted....f' off)

Sky seem to be padding out their schedule more and more with highlights of 30 year old football matches rather than the magazine type shows they used to screen. I assume this is to save money on production costs after paying over the odds for the last football rights.

Stevo's retiring at the end of the season isn't he? Eddie's play by play commentary is actually OK in my opinion. If you had him next to Carney and Wells, who provide a good tactical insight, then there'll be less 'banter' and it would come across as much more professional. Phil Clarke and Stuart Cummins add nothing. Barrie and Terry just contribute to the northern image we're stuck with.

Couldn't agree more. Eddie is ok when calling the game, barring his odd shootouts and 'witty' banter. But, the real crux is the lack of professionalism and try to hard 'banter.' We need to ship out the current studio panel and let Jon Wells and Brian Carney host the matches. We also need to get rid of Angela Powers on the sideline, always seems to be tongue tied.

Not sure how Stevo has kept a job for so long. Complete tool.

Cant just be going and making sweeping statements like that. There are stories about players in incidents on both sides of the world but there are also hundreds and hundreds of players that don't get into trouble. Don't be tarnishing everyone just because of a few idiots!

The players over here seem to be less friendly to canines.