If you go by this theory of looking how our club has been running against other clubs
You would be making all those running our club redundant feathered friend
Wayne Cousins ( Media Manager)
- Thread starter Mark from Brisbane
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You would be making all those running our club redundant feathered friend
Nike
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Nah pretty sure there was a reshuffle of the clubs brand and digital team last year and it was reflected in our increased social media content, engagement and quality. Correlation doesn't equal causation but I'd wager it helped with selling out 8 of our 10 home games this year.
I'm not prepared to die on the hill that is Wayne Cousins redundancy 🤷♂️
There’s no doubt the club is looking forward not back.
Us sausage roll eating numpties who whinge , bitch , moan & groan about the slightest change to anything is living in the past.
I get 110% all the comments , I hate the 6 agains , I hate this rule , I hate how they are changing the game, I hate the music at the games , I hate there’s no paper ticket any more , blah blah blah!!
I get those comments , because at 69 that’s me in a nutshell.
BUT
They are selling out games, why ??
Simple , much like cricket they are trying to make game day like a Big Bash event AND the young ones LOVE IT.
With no disrespect to Wayne and his role maybe the club sees the future in Tik Tok, Instagram , Snapchat etc etc and engaging these fans that way rather than in the old fashioned way.
It’s the changing times I’m afraid.
Us sausage roll eating numpties who whinge , bitch , moan & groan about the slightest change to anything is living in the past.
I get 110% all the comments , I hate the 6 agains , I hate this rule , I hate how they are changing the game, I hate the music at the games , I hate there’s no paper ticket any more , blah blah blah!!
I get those comments , because at 69 that’s me in a nutshell.
BUT
They are selling out games, why ??
Simple , much like cricket they are trying to make game day like a Big Bash event AND the young ones LOVE IT.
With no disrespect to Wayne and his role maybe the club sees the future in Tik Tok, Instagram , Snapchat etc etc and engaging these fans that way rather than in the old fashioned way.
It’s the changing times I’m afraid.
Change is good feathered friends when it is for the better
Please tell us . Which top running NRL club have sacked their Media Manager ?
Nike
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He didn't get sacked, the position was made redundant. You're missing the point and responding with a false dichotomy.
Ok . Which top running NRL club have made their their Media Manager redundant ?
Last Seasons sell out games could well have been a combination of Cuzzos Passionate Media PR work and the digital teams efforts who ever they are
Nike
Reserve Grader
Every NRL club is constantly changing nonplaying staff based on their desired goals and requirements. I don't have a example for your very specific request but the overall situation itself is not unusual at all taken in context.
Regarding your point that it may have been a combination of Wayne and other staff, perhaps it was. Perhaps it was determined during a review that despite their joint efforts Wayne's contributions no longer warranted the role being required despite his performance - as again, he was not sacked.
None of us know why these operational decisions were made and I highly doubt his redundancy would be punitive. We don't know the details of the decision at all and unless he decides to publicise it for some reason I just think it's odd to speculate or make a definitive call to criticise or praise the club on what is a pretty routine thing.
You did not answer my question feathered friend
Which top running NRL club have made their their Media Manager redundant ?
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Nike
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A cursory search would have answered your question easily feathered friend.
Masked Panther: Media man departs • The Western Weekender
Cleary says cheers with new investment, Penrith's Media Manager departs and so much more. The Masked Panther is back.
westernweekender.com.au
Brisbane Broncos: Digital Manager (February 2022)
Successful enough for you?
Thank you for your reply . Using your phrase... You're missing the point and responding with a false dichotomy.A cursory search would have answered your question easily feathered friend.
Melbourne Storm: Media & Communications Manager (November 2024)
Penrith Panthers: "Long-time Panthers Media Manager Evan Sieff is departing the club" (March 2022)Masked Panther: Media man departs • The Western Weekender
Cleary says cheers with new investment, Penrith's Media Manager departs and so much more. The Masked Panther is back.
Brisbane Broncos: Digital Manager (February 2022)
Successful enough for you?
Melbourne Storm Media manager role has not been made redundant and the Storm are looking for another Media Manager to replace the one that has departed
Evan Sieff Penrith Media Manager role was not made redundant. He departed and was replaced by Michael Block
The Brisbane Broncos Media Manager is the lovely Mellisa Mallett
Have a nice day feathered friend
Terry Zarsoff
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Perhaps the Melbourne situation is a little different, online stranger/friend.
The Storm are still strangers in a strange land. Playing an alien code (to Victorians) in an unAustralian state, the traditional home of unAustralian football, aka the unAustralian game.
So perhaps they (the Squall) feel they still need someone ringing up Roy Ward at the Age or Laszlo Bartok at the Hun etc. - to get their message out there - in that traditional ‘City on the Make’, Melbourne.
The Storm are still strangers in a strange land. Playing an alien code (to Victorians) in an unAustralian state, the traditional home of unAustralian football, aka the unAustralian game.
So perhaps they (the Squall) feel they still need someone ringing up Roy Ward at the Age or Laszlo Bartok at the Hun etc. - to get their message out there - in that traditional ‘City on the Make’, Melbourne.
Who can forget the original and trashiest of them all - the Cleanaway Sharks.
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Those were the days, good old Westmont.
No fancy pants Nike, Canterbury, Puma etc
i'll have you know that i'm up with the times,
i just opened a myspace account
Then we should share aol addresses!
This is a damn shame that Cuzzo has gone and so abruptly. It's hard to understand why, as he did such a wonderful job in his media role. Amongst many things he use to always engage with the fans at games, at fan days, etc. An example being I recall being at Canberra stadium this year for our game against the Raiders and Cuzzo came over and was chatting to us Manly fans. Thank you Cuzzo and the best of luck for the future!
Thank you feathered friend for another of the many Countless Cuzzo Manly fan unforgettable and Inspiring experiences
That was Cuzzo up to a C
C is for Conscientious and his many Conscientious Deeds such as the one that you have gratefully expressed Demonstrated Cuzzo's Big Commitment to Manly
Some things are Unforgettable and Cuzzo's Legacy will remain with All Manly fans
And any change that the ones responsible to replace Cuzzo make
Wont change a thing with us Manly Fans that have been touched by Cuzzos Manly Charisma
From the words of a Nat King Cole song
This is to our Unforgettable Conscientious, Passionate and loved Media Manly Man Cuzzo
Unforgettable
In every way
And forevermore
That's how you'll stay
Forever in our Big Manly Hearts
Regarding your "So Perhaps " Perspective feathered friend Tezza as you are not an online stranger like my self that has been passionately posting on here for many years and wears their Manly heart on their sleeve .
What about the other 15 Clubs including Powerhouse clubs like the Panthers and the Roosters ?
So Perhaps they are Justified having a Media Manager ?
What does Justified really mean ?
It means
having, done for, or marked by a good or legitimate reason.
Not sure if you realise , but there’s always a lot of comings & goings ( every year )in every club in a staff sense.
They change directions ( clubs ) and staff are moved around often to another role that they don’t want , so more than usual the staff move themselves. For promotions or are disgruntled over what’s just happened , it’s just constant change.
And whilst not in ANY way suggesting Wayne wasn’t fantastic at his job ( he was ) the thing is , no one is irreplaceable.
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