Episode 35 features chief rugby league writer for the Daily and Sunday Telegraphs and journalist at Newscorp for 45 years Phil 'Buzz' Rothfield. Phil is also a big rugby league fan and in particular the Cronulla Sharks but also features on NRL 360 on Fox League and also the Big Sports Breakfast on radio. During the chat we cover such topics as:
- Early rugby league memories both watching, playing and players
- Favourite players in todays game in the NRL
- Favourite teams of the past
- Jack Gibson and the influence the Supercoach had on the game of Rugby League and also some interesting stories about Jack
- Journalism career including scooping stories, how the media has changed over the last 20 years, covering the Superleague war as a journalist, the feuds that come as part of the job with Gus Gould and Peter Sterling
- Social media and the way it has Phil in his line of work and also the banter with punters online
- Bankwest Stadium and a stadium plan
- NRL season 2021 predictions including who might be the buy of the year which might surprise you
- Phil's take on whether Brett Kenny should be included in the immortal discussion
- Common rugby league questions from a journalist perspective
- Personality questions and more
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