What’s the Buzz: Saint, Sinner, Shoosh

WHAT’S THE BUZZ: There’s praise for NRL commentators, including a new host of The Sunday Footy Show, but one ex-player comes in for criticism.

TV Presenter Yvonne Sampson at Channel 9 Studios in Sydney, she is part of the Courier Mail's Domestic Violence campaign. pic mark evans

THERE is praise for a host of rugby league commentators, but one former player has come in for criticism.

Check out the Saint, Sinner, Shoosh and more in Sunday Session.

SAINT

RABS and Gus, Yvonne and Erin, Waz and Brandy, Bolts, Bozo and Big Marn, Thirsty and Piggy.

Welcome back, rugby league.

What’s the Buzz: Bennett has zero interest in NRL launch

SINNER

WE have a lot of time for reformed rugby league bad boy Mark Geyer, but his call to ban Mitchell Pearce for 12 months was an outrageous over-reaction.

We can clearly remember MG’s own indiscretions both on and off the field during the course of his league career.

Mark Geyer’s call on Mitchell Pearce was an over-reaction.

JONES IN FINE VOICE

BROADCASTER Alan Jones rang the NRL’s acting chief executive John Grant on Thursday morning to deliver an almighty spray over the integrity unit’s handling of the Mitchell Pearce case.

SHOOSH

WHICH former rugby league official is under pressure to hand back his Order of Australia Medal due to circumstances that seriously put into question his integrity?

SHOOSH II

THE man Phil Gould is chasing to become the next chief executive of the Penrith Panthers is the best operator in the game from an out-of-town club. Stay tuned.

SHOOSH III

WHICH corporate bookmaker is fast gaining a reputation as the worst payer in the country?

A punter who won $20,000 three weeks ago has had his account closed and is still waiting for his winnings.

Yvonne Sampson will be in the chair for The Sunday Footy Show.

SAMPSON STEPS UP

PETER Sterling has been relieved of hosting duties for The Sunday Footy Show on Channel Nine.

In a fresh approach, Yvonne Sampson will be in the chair for the first show of the season on Sunday.

Sterling will instead host the Souths v Roosters game at Allianz Stadium.

GOWER ‘N’ OUT

IN the shortest TV career in history, former Panthers star Craig Gower covered the Charity Shield for Fox Sports but was then told that his services were no longer required.

VALE GRAHAME BUCKLEY

OUR sincere thoughts are with the family of former St George forward Grahame Buckley who collapsed and died suddenly last week while training for a veterans rowing event in Port Macquarie.