Tom Morris has been sacked for making offensive comments,including remarks about a female colleague,which were leaked to social media following his confrontation with Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge on Wednesday night.
By simply doing her job,a female sports presenter is central to a story she played no active role in,her sexuality and her appearance a topic of public conversation.
Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge has issued an apology for his extraordinary outburst at reporter Tom Morris in his post-match press conference on Thursday night.
Luke Beveridge did himself and his club a disservice with his intemperate outburst against a journalist on Wednesday night. A swift apology was his only recourse.
From questioning the quality of a journalist’s reporting to expletive-laden put-downs,here are some of the most fiery exchanges between AFL coaches and the media.
The 2016 premiership coach took aim at a reporter,accusing him of “gutter journalism” and questioning his integrity,ethics and professionalism over a selection story involving Lachie Hunter.
Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge has unleashed a hefty broadside at what he considers “nasty” and “vindictive” media criticism levelled at star midfielder Adam Treloar during the week.
Former Western Bulldogs’ skipper Bob Murphy says he will be “all in” at Fremantle as soon as he starts as their new head of football and high performance later this year.
Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge said they will lick their wounds after the loss to Port Adelaide and head into an elimination final in a positive frame of mind as they look set to drop out of the top four.
The Power will finish top two and the Western Bulldogs are likely to finish outside the top four after Port took the lead for the first time with less than five minutes remaining to snatch victory.
Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge insists axed vice-captain Mitch Wallis doesn’t need to ‘reinvent himself’ to regain a spot in the Bulldogs’ senior side.