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Originally Posted by Jack65
Even though Fox is the rights holders for both AFL and NRL, it does employ people that will call a wrong decision out by head office when they see it. Compared to say when Crompton went into race control post race after Pukekohe and basically let them off the hook, when clearly there had been error on their watch. The problem with state controlled television is that is only employs tame monkeys.
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Crompton is employed by Supercars Media. He's clearly not going to make a huge call against the bosses.
Jess Yates / Craig Lowndes are Fox, and that's why they only show up pre/post race. Craig is still active in Supercars though, so he doesn't want to be on the outer, and Jess Yates isn't really hugely controversial.
Most of the NRL (I am assuming AFL here as well, but I don't watch it) controversy comes from ex-players speaking their mind, in a place where they aren't going to be penalised for it. Fox doesn't have someone independent in that role, and they don't control the coverage and commentary during the actual event, so the scope for speaking out gets limited.