Join Craig Hutchison and Damian Barrett for S5 Ep 5.

.30 - Scott Gullan from the Herald Sun questioned the AFL’s perceived 'lack of coverage' of the Polly Farmer concussion news on the AFL website.

6.00 – The Crocmedia Upfronts pulled a huge crowd on Wednesday night. How things have changed since the early days.

7.40 – Melbourne United v Sydney Kings tip off tonight. Was Hutchy taunting Andrew Bogat and the Kings 24 hours out?

9.45 – Whispers about a deal with AFL stadiums to enhance the experience for fans at games. Hutchy can’t confirm details yet but says it’s a ‘fan driven exercise’.

12.30 – After 85 years Australian Associated Press (AAP) is shutting down. The theft / re purposing of news content is surely be a contributor to AAP’s demise. What are the ramifications for the quality of journalism in Australia?

19.00 - Tim Smith MP took to Twitter last week to break the news that Channel 7's chief political reporter Brendan Donohoe was stepping down. We’ve come a long way when the subjects are now breaking news themselves. Hutchy and Damo pay tribute to Brendan for an incredible career.

24.00 – There's been some blow back from whacking James Brayshaw last week, but he’s still not back on ‘The Rush Hour’. Plus Hutchy has a job offer for JB.

27.00 – Confirmation from Channel 7 that BT won’t be doing Thursday night footy for a little while he commits to ‘Holey Moley’.

29.00 – CBS will pay Tony Romo $17 million to call 20 NFL games. Is he worth $850,000 a game and will more people watch the game just because he’s calling?

32.45 – News that SEN radio will be broadcasting the Olympics.

35.00 Why or Why Not? Why couldn’t the AFL bid for the Pro Bowl game (before the Super Bowl, usually played in Hawaii) and host it in Australia over the Australia Day long weekend? Why couldn’t you bring a Round One AFL game forward to accompany the NFL game.

42.00 - Question of the Week for Social Status from Matty McGregor "Asking for a friend who’s a young journalist, has done regional gigs, can’t seem to crack Metro gigs and gets passed up for people who might look better on camera. What advice would you give to these younger journalists starting their career these days?

Is it now the modern world that you need to create your own online content / product to get noticed?"

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