Aug 4, 2026 · 32 min · 9 segments
Kenty follows up on the NRL's proposed media cop, why the rule could become a Trojan horse for silencing criticism, and how it could reshape the way rugby league is covered. Plus Johnny Gibbs' health…
Paul KentHost
Warren LivingstoneHostOkay.
Yep
Not, not that many people read The Australian, but, uh, certainly not rugby league.
Look, uh, Malcolm Knox wrote a little bit in The Herald actually too, which I thought was interesting what he said.
He said basically, uh, he believes the new rule is there to stop conflict of interest and criticism.
And he said, and he said, "But what you've gotta be aware of is it's generally things like this are a Trojan horse for what they really wanna do." Now, as the NRL has shown, as he said, they generally don't have a problem with conflict of interest.
So while they're dressing it up at the moment, as in all these people in media roles who've got conflicts of interest, what it's really doing is getting the Trojan horse in there to stop criticism of them.
Other than, I suppose, go through, you know, the, the legal channels or get a, an action group or something like that, how do you stop it?
Yeah.
How, how do you get rid of this rule that they've brought in that, that without consultation, without really any concern for the rugby league community, they've just decided that they're going to do it, they've built it into the broadcast deal, and off they go.
We'll watch with interest, uh, when the first person gets the rap across the knuckles, Kentie, because I think that'll be the Pandora's box once that happens.
Okay.
Yep
Not, not that many people read The Australian, but, uh, certainly not rugby league.
Look, uh, Malcolm Knox wrote a little bit in The Herald actually too, which I thought was interesting what he said.
He said basically, uh, he believes the new rule is there to stop conflict of interest and criticism.
And he said, and he said, "But what you've gotta be aware of is it's generally things like this are a Trojan horse for what they really wanna do." Now, as the NRL has shown, as he said, they generally don't have a problem with conflict of interest.
So while they're dressing it up at the moment, as in all these people in media roles who've got conflicts of interest, what it's really doing is getting the Trojan horse in there to stop criticism of them.
Other than, I suppose, go through, you know, the, the legal channels or get a, an action group or something like that, how do you stop it?
Yeah.
How, how do you get rid of this rule that they've brought in that, that without consultation, without really any concern for the rugby league community, they've just decided that they're going to do it, they've built it into the broadcast deal, and off they go.
We'll watch with interest, uh, when the first person gets the rap across the knuckles, Kentie, because I think that'll be the Pandora's box once that happens.
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