Join Craig Hutchison and Damian Barrett for Ep 27.

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SHOW NOTES

0.0- Hutchy and Damo discuss the layers of the story surrounding senior AFL.com.au journalist Mitch Cleary who was stood down after re-tweeting about Brooke Cotchin’s COVID breach.

Did Damo lobby for Mitch behind the scenes? Is the AFL’s media arm truly independent? Is any media organisation truly independent?

11.45 - Hutchy’s opinion on the fundamental issue of the Mitch Cleary tweet. If he had the story he should have filed it via the AFL Newsdesk, not published on Twitter outside of his employer’s platform.

19.45 – James Murdoch stepped down from the Board of Directors of News Corp. Lack of coverage by News publications.

22.45 – Reminiscing about Death Valley and Hutchy’s suspension when he was a young journo. It’s a shot in the arm for a journalists career. Get a new suit and some decent profile shots.

22.30 – Andrew Bogut v Hutchy. Bitter War of Words.

30.00 – The Rock getting into XFL

34. 00 - Update from Melbourne – now officially in a State of Disaster.

36.00 - Question of the Week for Social Status.

Leigh Marriot via Twitter asked;

"Can you confirm what impact the players wives and families staying in the hubs is having in the salary cap?. NSW, QLD, SA and WA families almost nil, are Victorian clubs taking families into account in salary cap disclosure, as under tax law it has to be a Fringe Benefit"

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39.00 – Allegations about inappropriate behaviour behind the scenes on the Ellen DeGeneres show.

40.00 Reverse Press Conference August 18th.

42.45 – Condolences to the McGuire family for the loss of Eddie's Mum and Luke Darcy’s family after the loss of his father.

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