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Have to agree with this. I've liked both his analysis and the difficult questions.

Only feedback would be not to have player Q&A videos in the lobby of the team hotel with players wandering around in the background in a towel mucking around etc.  

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5 hours ago, SFebes said:

Is he being handed the questions to ask though? Doubt they would be cold call questions either. The club will be trying to spin anything and trick members into believing. But still, he's doing great.

I highly doubt it.

Someone can help me out here, but I believe Ben is a pretty passionate Melbourne supporter? I reckon he use to sit right amongst the cheer squad back in the day well before he was involved in any media work?

So i think is just asking the hard questions like all Melbourne supporters currently want to know.

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15 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

I highly doubt it.

Someone can help me out here, but I believe Ben is a pretty passionate Melbourne supporter? I reckon he use to sit right amongst the cheer squad back in the day well before he was involved in any media work?

So i think is just asking the hard questions like all Melbourne supporters currently want to know.

I think he does his research and I'm sure he has to clear it with the media team in line with a prearranged strategy. 

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I think Ben has been quite objective in his questions and is quite engaging with all the players interviewed and across the Inside Melbourne Podcast. Saw him taking photos of the team song tonight as well - seems to be doing it all across the media department. Love his work and is a real asset for the media department of the club. A real shining light in a grim year with no in person footy!

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It’s abundantly apparent that Ben’s evolvement as an interviewer, has single handedly resurrected this club through his hard questioning, rosy red cheeks and ability to put the powers that be on notice.

“You must be the change you wish to see in the football club.” — Gandhi. 

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Just wanted to bump Gibbo up again, after his post-match interview with Max on Thursday. Mentioned to Max that a lot of our ball use was sloppy during the game, which looked to take Maxy off-guard a bit. I've noticed a few times that Ben is quite prepared to ask the hard questions and is certainly a refreshing change from the usual sycophantic approach that many in-house sports media have. Well done Ben, for keeping the barstewards honest!

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2 minutes ago, 3183 Dee said:

Just wanted to bump Gibbo up again, after his post-match interview with Max on Thursday. Mentioned to Max that a lot of our ball use was sloppy during the game, which looked to take Maxy off-guard a bit. I've noticed a few times that Ben is quite prepared to ask the hard questions and is certainly a refreshing change from the usual sycophantic approach that many in-house sports media have. Well done Ben, for keeping the barstewards honest!

Ben did a great job asking the questions.

Max on the other hands response was pathetic. 

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19 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Ben did a great job asking the questions.

Max on the other hands response was pathetic. 

It was, I’m afraid. I get that he, as captain, wants to defend his team but to retort that “They were sloppy as well” wasn’t a great look. Get Steve May on - he tells it like it is.

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32 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Ben did a great job asking the questions.

Max on the other hands response was pathetic. 

steven mays responses against Port Adelaide were exactly what max needed to say, yet he failed to say. I love Max and I thought he was the best choice for captain but week by week he is showing he is more incapable of fulfilling that role properly

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This man is brilliant, he doesn't give a toss about asking the brutal questions. Max who I've loved in interviews this year was lacklustre in response. "There are positives to take out of this".Seriously man come on what a complete load.

You the man Ben.

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If Max continues to trot out [censored] like that last interview, he has become a part of the problem. 

More learnings 

ffs

We need more Steven May. Brutally honest with no spin.

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11 hours ago, ding said:

If Max continues to trot out [censored] like that last interview, he has become a part of the problem. 

More learnings 

ffs

We need more Steven May. Brutally honest with no spin.

 

11 hours ago, Older demon said:

Ben has been brilliant. I was very disappointed with Max post match

 

11 hours ago, KLV said:

Just watched the interview. Max said he doesn’t really watch the ladder- really? Why not? Are you just looking at yourselves in your little MFC bubble? 
pretty disappointing 

 

14 hours ago, Elegt said:

steven mays responses against Port Adelaide were exactly what max needed to say, yet he failed to say. I love Max and I thought he was the best choice for captain but week by week he is showing he is more incapable of fulfilling that role properly

 

14 hours ago, 3183 Dee said:

It was, I’m afraid. I get that he, as captain, wants to defend his team but to retort that “They were sloppy as well” wasn’t a great look. Get Steve May on - he tells it like it is.

Seriously, you guys are picking the eyes out of Max's responses here.

Having watched the interview, yes it was a bit lackluster.  But what do you expect we'd just lost.  To me the lackluster interview probably reflects Max's genuine disappointment in the loss.

I think Max's response was honest enough, he acknoledged we were beaten in certain areas and wasn't making excuses due to the short break etc.  And 'they were' sloppy at times as well (I recall in the first quarter they kicked it our on the full comming out of their backline two or three times in the space of about 3mins just for one example) so that wasn't an untrue call on Max's behalf and in a few words later he acknowledged they were generally cleaner in the first half. 

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