http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=qowLPGPm63k
YouTube credit: Jordan Redgwell H/T@CharlieFelix
PUTTING A MICROPHONE underneath a player’s jersey has been commonplace in American sports for quite some time. But traditional contact sports have been less forthcoming in bringing the sound of the action into the cold light of day.
Jonathan Thurston was wired for sound during his North Queensland Cowboys 36-4 win over Penrith Panthers on Sunday and, thanks to the Nine Network’s Sterlo Show, the end results are above.
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We reckon it’s cool, but who would you like to hear mic’d up for action in this part of the world?
Generally speaking the better intercounty players and teams have always been well looked after work wise, but this is a significant step in the right direction for more to be done throughout. Good stuff.
You have prob the top 5 to 10 players in both codes in the country who have a profile that can be monetised in terms of sponsorship etc Then you have a layer of maybe another 40 to 60 of the bigger counties that benefit in one way or another in terms of securing work etc. However hopefully schemes like this bring benefit to a broader base. It’s interesting that it took the gpa to bring in outside charitable funding to support this, why couldn’t the gaa themselves think of a more self sustaining form of funding.