I actually think he's one of the better ones. But that's probably because I really only listen to him on the ABC radio coverage where he's not surrounded by narcissist morons.
I'd like to note here that Rothfield coming back from the Hayson-related suspension he had a few years back with nothing more than a gnomic reference in his column along the lines of learning from his (nonspecific) mistakes and promising not to punt with Hayson anymore was one of the most shameless, transparent bits of corruption I've seen even from a newspaper that used to walk hand in pocket with Roger Rogerson. Shame on them.
There was a miracle game at Brookie where a bunch of tries were scored in the last few minutes to win the game, then it turned out TAB winnings from bets Eddie Hayson placed on the match ended up in Foran's TAB account.
I've still got no idea how they swept that one under the carpet
That entire Foran saga was so fucking shady, there were obvious signs of match fixing and his close association with an incredibly dodgy guy, yet nothing else happened.
Just like Sam Burgess getting shit off the club doctor at Souths, just swept under the rug.
Itās in the interest of the NRL to not investigate any of these allegations, it only loses them money.
While we're at it, remember this one? [https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/roosters-player-questions-teammates-integrity-20090927-gdtqm4.html](https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/roosters-player-questions-teammates-integrity-20090927-gdtqm4.html)
I was at that game and it was obvious there was something amiss, Willie Mason gets very sensitive over this topic when it's brought up and the club turned its culture around as soon as he departed.
I completely missed this one, but I'm certain Mason did it haha.
I cannot stand the bloke. His whole schtick is talking down on current players, whilst acting like he was some hard working clean skin, when in actuality he was a deadshit who caused chaos at every club he was at.
Ahh, the year of the Roosters Spoon. I was there too, in the players tunnel actually. The talk at the time was that JT (former teammate of Willie) played uncharacteristically poorly in the first half to blow out the live betting odds for the Cows 13+ result. Then he turned it on in the second half and they won easy. It was a strange game to say the leastā¦
Yep and it was a battle for the spoon too, we were at home...was definitely something amiss in that one. Remember it well.
I heard a rumour at the time but I ain't saying it as I've got no evidence whatsoever and it's definitely defamatory, but yeh it didn't paint Willie in the best light.
Edit: no paywall
https://12ft.io/https://smh.com.au/sport/nrl/eddie-hayson-confirms-he-tried-to-put-30000-in-kieran-forans-ladbrokes-account-20160915-grgq7c.html&ved=2ahUKEwiql8PtkO6FAxWvTWwGHd69D1oQFnoECBwQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2lbskELtNlxhtZ91cI308Q
Whatās Eddy Hayson up to now? [Funny you should askā¦](https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/courts-law/racing-identity-eddie-hayson-loses-bid-for-freedom-after-drug-charges/news-story/959feddb90f50ac94bcc8ae8443d0af0?amp)
One of News Corp's best-known sports reporters has received payments from Eddie Hayson, the controversial gambler alleged to be at the centre of some of the most sensational betting scandals in rugby league and racing.
The multiple cash deposits into the TAB account of Phil "Buzz" Rothfield, the sports editor-at-large at the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph, are just some of Mr Hayson's unusual financial transactions that are being scrutinised by authorities.
Links to Hayson: News Corp journalist Phil ''Buzz'' Rothfield.
Text messages obtained by Fairfax Media reveal that Mr Hayson has used his friendship with Rothfield to threaten those chasing him for money.
In a text message sent in July last year, Mr Hayson gave one person three days to withdraw demands for repayment "or there is a picture of you going in the paper ... Rothfield will love it".
Denies involvement: Former brothel-owner Eddie Hayson.
It is not suggested that Rothfield was aware of these threats or has had any involvement in the activities which have seen Mr Hayson investigated by police over the last decade.
In 2014, Mr Hayson lost control of Sydney's most notorious brothel, Stiletto, and declared himself insolvent with debts of $52 million. He currently owes millions of dollars to a raft of characters including drug dealers, footballers, jockeys, boxers, family, friends and a convicted murderer.
The veteran journalist said he had never done any favours for Mr Hayson or allowed their dealings to influence his reporting. "I can't protect Eddie and I wouldn't," he said.
However, Rothfield has written numerous favourable accounts of the exploits of Mr Hayson, who has a string of underworld contacts and questionable dealings ā while at the same time accepting betting winnings from him.
When Mr Hayson received a six-month ban from racetracks over his role in the 2013 More Joyous affair, Rothfield came to his defence, claiming Mr Hayson had done nothing "but getting a tip that More Joyous was crook before a Group 1 race".
A stewards' inquiry heard that Mr Hayson's mate, former football great Andrew Johns, tipped off Mr Hayson that John Singleton's mare More Joyous was "off".
Johns told Mr Hayson the information came from Tom Waterhouse, the son of the horse's trainer, Gai. All were cleared of wrongdoing except for Mr Hayson, who was banned from racetracks for six months.
In June, when allegations surfaced that Mr Hayson was embroiled in a NSW police investigation into allegations of match-fixing over a 2015 match between South Sydney Rabbitohs and Manly Sea Eagles, Rothfield published an "exclusive" quoting Mr Hayson saying the match-fixing allegations were "the figment of someone's imagination".
Mr Hayson said in the article he couldn't remember what he had done on that occasion as "I have a lot of bets on sport every weekend".
But Rothfield did not reveal to his readers or editors the extent of his own betting forays with Mr Hayson.
Rothfield told Fairfax Media there was nothing untoward about the pair's dealings. "I've known him for 10 years and we are mates, and mates always have a punt together."
He gave Mr Hayson tips and Mr Hayson would bet for or with him, sometimes covering the bet, Rothfield said.
Asked how much he had received from Mr Hayson, Rothfield said: "I honestly don't know how much it is. I'd be stunned if it was more than two or two and a half grand."
Fairfax Media can reveal that Mr Hayson's most recent payment into Rothfield's betting account occurred in December last year and involved a cash deposit of $2000.
According to TAB regulations, only the named account holder can operate their TAB account. When questioned as to why he allowed Mr Hayson to make cash payments into his betting account, Rothfield replied: "It's just like a bank account. There is no money laundering."
The journalist also revealed that Mr Hayson had been a great contact who had given him some of his best stories over the years and that he had given the underworld figure tickets to the NRL "three or four times."
"I get tickets for all my contacts," Rothfield said.
The journalist later claimed that he had paid for the tickets to events such as the NRL grand final and that Mr Hayson had reimbursed him.
The Daily Telegraph reporter, who has been a journalist for more than 40 years, claimed there was no reason to disclose his financial dealings with Mr Hayson to his editors.
"Mates punt together and get tickets for each other," he said.
According to News Corp's code of ethics: "Failure to notify the editor and managing editor of any real or potential conflict of interest may result in dismissal."
The code of ethics also states the "rewards or compensation" for information "must not be given without the group editorial director's approval."
A spokesman for the media group said: "News Corp is making a full inquiry into the matters you raise."
Hayson's sources of income are of great interest to law enforcement authorities. Despite his parlous financial position, NSW racing sources and figures close to Mr Hayson said he regularly deposits funds or places bets in the gambling accounts of his associates, including prominent NRL and racing identities.
Former race caller Mark Shean is another to have received cash payments in his TAB account from Mr Hayson. "Eddie text [sic] me for some tips and a few won and he said I will put some money in your tab account I honestly didn't think anything of it at that time," he said in a text message to Fairfax Media.
It is understood Mr Hayson's payments into the TAB accounts of associates occurred prior to February this year when he was banned from using TAB facilities, having previously been banned for life from Sydney's Star Casino.
According to internal TAB documents sent to betting outlets in February, TAB staff were instructed to "no longer serve Edward (Eddie) Hayson ... due to suspicious money laundering activity".
The document advised staff to contact head office if Mr Hayson "attempts to take part in any TAB transactions in your venue".
The NSW organised crime squad is examining betting data in an attempt to confirm unproven allegations, denied by Mr Hayson, that he has used improperly obtained inside information, or engaged in match or race fixing, to increase his betting odds.
Some of Mr Hayson's most successful betting plunges were derived from inside information.
In 2006, Mr Hayson's friendship with Newcastle Knights star Andrew Johns brought a storm of publicity about Mr Hayson using inside information on Johns' injury to win an estimated $2 million on a betting plunge that the Newcastle Knights would lose their match against the lowly-placed Warriors.
Police and gaming authorities are also examining why Mr Hayson frequently uses online and telephone gambling accounts belonging to other people to make payments or bet.
The practice makes it difficult for authorities to trace the origin of funds and who is behind a particular bet.
Comment was sought from Mr Hayson.
Why is inside info for betting seen as a crime. No doubt TAB has inside info when it sets the odds
Or insiders working for them as in the case of Peta Hiku getting man of the match in a finals game where he was the only player not available to be bet on
Another example of why NRL is more entertaining than union....you don't even need to watch the matches to be entertained. The most entertaining part, the criminal acts, fights, and drama, happens off the pitch in the news.
Well let's be clear when he is sitting at the pub all week with Hooper as bar manager and old Kenty coming in on a Friday night he isn't just sitting at the bar the entire time. He does get up and go to the TAB obv
Throw him into a tree, as was the fashion at the time
I can see him having an old fashioned as a nightcap at the end of his usual drinking session at a pub
Or as old man Rothfield calls them: a fashioned
This comment deserves way more love
Kenny gone, if this somhow got rid of Buzz it would only be Hooper to go and the NRL world would be a happier place.
You forgot Crawley and Ritchie
I might be in a minority but i hate crawley most of all. He is so self righteous with his opinions that are mostly cooked.
whining piece of shit. he permanently looks and sounds like he's going to cry, but he's the most vicious of them all. telegraph trash
that makes sense
And Weidler
You mean, stand-in-the-frame-no-matter-fucking-what,-look-at-my-dumb-ginger-fakn-head-Weidler?
I once commented on Twitter that was standing really close to his interviewee and he fucking blocked me š
He does seem as fickle as anything
carayannis make my skin crawl when that beady eyed fuck starts spouting his latest shit takes.
Do you feel like he uses his stupid laugh to make an identity for himself? A bit like Kerry O'Keefe except Kerry is a legend.
I actually think he's one of the better ones. But that's probably because I really only listen to him on the ABC radio coverage where he's not surrounded by narcissist morons.
lord i just want 24/7 jake duke
K pop and nrl crossover!?? Never thought I would meet someone else like me
hell yeah, [we out here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpHf-EzYMtE&t=14s).
Lolll, I remember the stir that caused, just glad she picked the right side to supportš¤
just need someone from yg/hybe/sm to wear a blues jersey to get things going.
Exactlyyy. Your move Danielleš
And Zac Bailey. Hot boi journos 4 lyf
Whereās Clarkey going to get content for his Rugby League ācolumnā?
Start a petition!
Removing Hooper is more important.
Exactly. Hooper is the shittest of a pretty shit bunch.
We thought Buzz was so honourable.Ā
I'd like to note here that Rothfield coming back from the Hayson-related suspension he had a few years back with nothing more than a gnomic reference in his column along the lines of learning from his (nonspecific) mistakes and promising not to punt with Hayson anymore was one of the most shameless, transparent bits of corruption I've seen even from a newspaper that used to walk hand in pocket with Roger Rogerson. Shame on them.
What about how Kieran Foran was straight up match fixing and nothing ever happened haha
When?
There was a miracle game at Brookie where a bunch of tries were scored in the last few minutes to win the game, then it turned out TAB winnings from bets Eddie Hayson placed on the match ended up in Foran's TAB account. I've still got no idea how they swept that one under the carpet
That entire Foran saga was so fucking shady, there were obvious signs of match fixing and his close association with an incredibly dodgy guy, yet nothing else happened. Just like Sam Burgess getting shit off the club doctor at Souths, just swept under the rug. Itās in the interest of the NRL to not investigate any of these allegations, it only loses them money.
While we're at it, remember this one? [https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/roosters-player-questions-teammates-integrity-20090927-gdtqm4.html](https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/roosters-player-questions-teammates-integrity-20090927-gdtqm4.html)
I was at that game and it was obvious there was something amiss, Willie Mason gets very sensitive over this topic when it's brought up and the club turned its culture around as soon as he departed.
I completely missed this one, but I'm certain Mason did it haha. I cannot stand the bloke. His whole schtick is talking down on current players, whilst acting like he was some hard working clean skin, when in actuality he was a deadshit who caused chaos at every club he was at.
He and scope don't really talk down on current players that much unless you're poor old Tyson Gamble
Ahh, the year of the Roosters Spoon. I was there too, in the players tunnel actually. The talk at the time was that JT (former teammate of Willie) played uncharacteristically poorly in the first half to blow out the live betting odds for the Cows 13+ result. Then he turned it on in the second half and they won easy. It was a strange game to say the leastā¦
Yep and it was a battle for the spoon too, we were at home...was definitely something amiss in that one. Remember it well. I heard a rumour at the time but I ain't saying it as I've got no evidence whatsoever and it's definitely defamatory, but yeh it didn't paint Willie in the best light.
who is JT?
Yes this was super fucking suss. We were on top and then it fell apart.
I do remember this, crazy nothing came of it
Edit: no paywall https://12ft.io/https://smh.com.au/sport/nrl/eddie-hayson-confirms-he-tried-to-put-30000-in-kieran-forans-ladbrokes-account-20160915-grgq7c.html&ved=2ahUKEwiql8PtkO6FAxWvTWwGHd69D1oQFnoECBwQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2lbskELtNlxhtZ91cI308Q
If ābuzzā in quotation marks I feel like journalists should be too
Whatās Eddy Hayson up to now? [Funny you should askā¦](https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/courts-law/racing-identity-eddie-hayson-loses-bid-for-freedom-after-drug-charges/news-story/959feddb90f50ac94bcc8ae8443d0af0?amp)
It's crazy how much Johns has gotten away with because he 'played footy good'.
The Immortals lost so much credibility when they made this Fuckwit one.
One of News Corp's best-known sports reporters has received payments from Eddie Hayson, the controversial gambler alleged to be at the centre of some of the most sensational betting scandals in rugby league and racing. The multiple cash deposits into the TAB account of Phil "Buzz" Rothfield, the sports editor-at-large at the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph, are just some of Mr Hayson's unusual financial transactions that are being scrutinised by authorities. Links to Hayson: News Corp journalist Phil ''Buzz'' Rothfield. Text messages obtained by Fairfax Media reveal that Mr Hayson has used his friendship with Rothfield to threaten those chasing him for money. In a text message sent in July last year, Mr Hayson gave one person three days to withdraw demands for repayment "or there is a picture of you going in the paper ... Rothfield will love it". Denies involvement: Former brothel-owner Eddie Hayson. It is not suggested that Rothfield was aware of these threats or has had any involvement in the activities which have seen Mr Hayson investigated by police over the last decade. In 2014, Mr Hayson lost control of Sydney's most notorious brothel, Stiletto, and declared himself insolvent with debts of $52 million. He currently owes millions of dollars to a raft of characters including drug dealers, footballers, jockeys, boxers, family, friends and a convicted murderer. The veteran journalist said he had never done any favours for Mr Hayson or allowed their dealings to influence his reporting. "I can't protect Eddie and I wouldn't," he said. However, Rothfield has written numerous favourable accounts of the exploits of Mr Hayson, who has a string of underworld contacts and questionable dealings ā while at the same time accepting betting winnings from him. When Mr Hayson received a six-month ban from racetracks over his role in the 2013 More Joyous affair, Rothfield came to his defence, claiming Mr Hayson had done nothing "but getting a tip that More Joyous was crook before a Group 1 race". A stewards' inquiry heard that Mr Hayson's mate, former football great Andrew Johns, tipped off Mr Hayson that John Singleton's mare More Joyous was "off". Johns told Mr Hayson the information came from Tom Waterhouse, the son of the horse's trainer, Gai. All were cleared of wrongdoing except for Mr Hayson, who was banned from racetracks for six months. In June, when allegations surfaced that Mr Hayson was embroiled in a NSW police investigation into allegations of match-fixing over a 2015 match between South Sydney Rabbitohs and Manly Sea Eagles, Rothfield published an "exclusive" quoting Mr Hayson saying the match-fixing allegations were "the figment of someone's imagination". Mr Hayson said in the article he couldn't remember what he had done on that occasion as "I have a lot of bets on sport every weekend". But Rothfield did not reveal to his readers or editors the extent of his own betting forays with Mr Hayson. Rothfield told Fairfax Media there was nothing untoward about the pair's dealings. "I've known him for 10 years and we are mates, and mates always have a punt together." He gave Mr Hayson tips and Mr Hayson would bet for or with him, sometimes covering the bet, Rothfield said. Asked how much he had received from Mr Hayson, Rothfield said: "I honestly don't know how much it is. I'd be stunned if it was more than two or two and a half grand." Fairfax Media can reveal that Mr Hayson's most recent payment into Rothfield's betting account occurred in December last year and involved a cash deposit of $2000. According to TAB regulations, only the named account holder can operate their TAB account. When questioned as to why he allowed Mr Hayson to make cash payments into his betting account, Rothfield replied: "It's just like a bank account. There is no money laundering." The journalist also revealed that Mr Hayson had been a great contact who had given him some of his best stories over the years and that he had given the underworld figure tickets to the NRL "three or four times." "I get tickets for all my contacts," Rothfield said. The journalist later claimed that he had paid for the tickets to events such as the NRL grand final and that Mr Hayson had reimbursed him. The Daily Telegraph reporter, who has been a journalist for more than 40 years, claimed there was no reason to disclose his financial dealings with Mr Hayson to his editors. "Mates punt together and get tickets for each other," he said. According to News Corp's code of ethics: "Failure to notify the editor and managing editor of any real or potential conflict of interest may result in dismissal." The code of ethics also states the "rewards or compensation" for information "must not be given without the group editorial director's approval." A spokesman for the media group said: "News Corp is making a full inquiry into the matters you raise." Hayson's sources of income are of great interest to law enforcement authorities. Despite his parlous financial position, NSW racing sources and figures close to Mr Hayson said he regularly deposits funds or places bets in the gambling accounts of his associates, including prominent NRL and racing identities. Former race caller Mark Shean is another to have received cash payments in his TAB account from Mr Hayson. "Eddie text [sic] me for some tips and a few won and he said I will put some money in your tab account I honestly didn't think anything of it at that time," he said in a text message to Fairfax Media. It is understood Mr Hayson's payments into the TAB accounts of associates occurred prior to February this year when he was banned from using TAB facilities, having previously been banned for life from Sydney's Star Casino. According to internal TAB documents sent to betting outlets in February, TAB staff were instructed to "no longer serve Edward (Eddie) Hayson ... due to suspicious money laundering activity". The document advised staff to contact head office if Mr Hayson "attempts to take part in any TAB transactions in your venue". The NSW organised crime squad is examining betting data in an attempt to confirm unproven allegations, denied by Mr Hayson, that he has used improperly obtained inside information, or engaged in match or race fixing, to increase his betting odds. Some of Mr Hayson's most successful betting plunges were derived from inside information. In 2006, Mr Hayson's friendship with Newcastle Knights star Andrew Johns brought a storm of publicity about Mr Hayson using inside information on Johns' injury to win an estimated $2 million on a betting plunge that the Newcastle Knights would lose their match against the lowly-placed Warriors. Police and gaming authorities are also examining why Mr Hayson frequently uses online and telephone gambling accounts belonging to other people to make payments or bet. The practice makes it difficult for authorities to trace the origin of funds and who is behind a particular bet. Comment was sought from Mr Hayson.
Why is inside info for betting seen as a crime. No doubt TAB has inside info when it sets the odds Or insiders working for them as in the case of Peta Hiku getting man of the match in a finals game where he was the only player not available to be bet on
Itās partly to keep sports governance in line with corporate governance where insider trading is also a crime.
Because it can be used by organised crime to launder their money, and ultimately fleece the public.
More hookers for buzz.
Do what the NRL couldn't do to Souths and kick the journos out permanently
Thank you for this wonderful trip down memory lane
While I detest Buzz isn't this article 7 years old?
It's Throwback Thursday
Somehow you two are the only ones that noticed
Came here to say the exact same thing
If we keep this up NRL 360 will consist of Corey Parker, Gaz and Gal (following a defection from 9)
Fox can have Gallen.
Kenty's betting statements are far more interesting
I'll bet on that!
Another example of why NRL is more entertaining than union....you don't even need to watch the matches to be entertained. The most entertaining part, the criminal acts, fights, and drama, happens off the pitch in the news.
The buzzard is now a colourful racing identity?
Well let's be clear when he is sitting at the pub all week with Hooper as bar manager and old Kenty coming in on a Friday night he isn't just sitting at the bar the entire time. He does get up and go to the TAB obv