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http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,15191460-23214,00.html
By Dean Ritchie
May 6, 2005
THE Bulldogs' self-imposed ban on speaking with two Sydney newspapers filtered through to players last night, with prop Mark O'Meley saying: "I've been instructed by my employer not to say anything to you."
Bulldogs players, coaching staff and officials are refusing to conduct any interviews with The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph after conflict between the club and columnist Rebecca Wilson.
Keith Allen, managing director of Bulldogs' major sponsors, Mitsubishi Electric, yesterday did not want to comment on the media ban.
The marketing manager of Auto Shop - the club's sleeve sponsor - was however prepared to be quoted.
"We are not perturbed. We tend to have a policy that we don't involve ourselves in administration issues," said Mark Johnson.
"We take a fairly benign role."
But when asked was he concerned at a potential lack of coverage in newspapers of the Bulldogs jumper, Johnson said: "There could be concern if there was any impact of visibility - just as much for the club's sake than ours."
NRL chief executive David Gallop in known to be angry with the ban and has spoken to Bulldogs chief executive Malcolm Noad.
Bulldogs chairman and former Test hooker George Peponis said the ban had not been discussed at board level but he was supporting the club's stance.
By Dean Ritchie
May 6, 2005
THE Bulldogs' self-imposed ban on speaking with two Sydney newspapers filtered through to players last night, with prop Mark O'Meley saying: "I've been instructed by my employer not to say anything to you."
Bulldogs players, coaching staff and officials are refusing to conduct any interviews with The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph after conflict between the club and columnist Rebecca Wilson.
Keith Allen, managing director of Bulldogs' major sponsors, Mitsubishi Electric, yesterday did not want to comment on the media ban.
The marketing manager of Auto Shop - the club's sleeve sponsor - was however prepared to be quoted.
"We are not perturbed. We tend to have a policy that we don't involve ourselves in administration issues," said Mark Johnson.
"We take a fairly benign role."
But when asked was he concerned at a potential lack of coverage in newspapers of the Bulldogs jumper, Johnson said: "There could be concern if there was any impact of visibility - just as much for the club's sake than ours."
NRL chief executive David Gallop in known to be angry with the ban and has spoken to Bulldogs chief executive Malcolm Noad.
Bulldogs chairman and former Test hooker George Peponis said the ban had not been discussed at board level but he was supporting the club's stance.
