Dean Ritchie is at it again this morning:
"Spooked Sea Eagles star Brett Stewart gallops away from media"
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/nrl/sppoked-sea-eagles-stewart-gallops-away-from-media/story-e6frfgbo-1226120786954
Adjectives Dean Ritchie selected to use to describe Brett:
"Spooked", "embittered", "worried", "jittery", "furious",
No "mate" would choose those words. No-one wishing to not do harm would choose those words. No-one concerned with reporting fact would do this.
When was the last time you read News Ltd man Dean Ritchie used negative words like that to describe News Ltd Gallop?
Ritchie's descriptions are pure wild and fanciful speculation. He does not know the inner workings of Brett's mind. He does not know what conversations went on between Brett, Zorba and Des. He does not even know whether Brett was simply following instructions.
If I was advising Brett, knowing how media scum twist their reporting like this, I would have advised Brett to not give the media anything.
I've considered Dean Ritchie one of the better reporters at News Ltd. And articles like this only pull my opinion down. The only positive thing I can say about Dean Ritchie's article this morning is that he has changed his stance from Brett being "drunk" to Brett "allegedly being intoxicated". A step away from wild speculation and towards actual reportable fact.