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sports reporter for @newscorpaus based in Launceston. Tips: jonathon.tuxworth @news .com.au

Launceston, Tasmania
Joined March 2009
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10 months
Piers Morgan turning water into whine. #ashes
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Please God, just give us a couple of hours… don’t let the spirit-abusing Aussies sneak a Pyrrhic win. 🙏
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Some people like a challenge. Not me.
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England's Barmy Army 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🎺
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What’s the wicket of the year?
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2 years
Fifth Test venue confirmed.
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4 years
When the person you don’t like leaves the party.
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5 years
If you boo a bloke that gets named best on ground in a losing team in a grand final, when you should be celebrating a premiership, you need to have a good hard look at yourself. #nrlgf
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3 years
Rohan Browning just ran 10.01secs, just outside Matt Dufty’s Australian record set escaping cops at Vaughany’s BBQ. #nrl
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3 years
Is Tyrone May a good bloke? No. But is he a good footballer? Also no. #nrl
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2 years
Can’t believe Djokovic is still leading every bulletin. Can’t we focus on the big issue the country is facing, the shortage of Zinger burgers?
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7 years
Find someone who loves you the way the Aussie selectors love Shaun Marsh.
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3 months
“Nobody rocks like… Melbourne!”
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💬| Taylor Swift to the crowd "Is it too much to ask that I just want to stay in Melbourne forever?" #MelbourneTSTheErasTour
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2 years
I just lolled so hard at this. I love this god damn website
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2 years
Does Mick Ennis know he doesn’t have to shout everything? #nrl
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4 years
NRL 360 is just a bunch of blokes yelling over the top of each other in an ego contest. It’s absolutely unwatchable, which is a shame because I used to look forward to it.
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3 years
If you’re having a go at Manu for ‘being a sook’ then deadset have a look at yourself. How people can be so blinded by their support of a team is quite staggering. #nrl
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2 years
And we wonder why they call the winners of their respective leagues ‘world champions’. America is so insular it’s crazy.
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1 year
Latrell Mitchell’s Origin camp experience.
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7 years
Fenno got his own mini welcome home from some Cowboys fans. #nrl
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4 years
Broncos have requested loan players from the Warriors. #nrl
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1 year
David Warner was not player of the series. How does that even happen? #AUSvRSA
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2 years
Honestly am staggered some fans think tonight’s Cowboys-Eels game should be played at Suncorp. Cows travel more than any other team, why should they travel to a venue that’s actually (gasp) closer to Sydney? They finished third, won the first final away from home, play in TSV.
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3 years
PVL will read who is unfortunately cut from the crowd one by one: “Section 284, row 45, seat 12: Oshay Olay.” #nrl
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3 years
Get stuffed Spot.
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7 years
So, they like rugby league here. #nrl
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7 years
TOWNSVILLE AIRPORT BEDLAM PART II. #nrlgf
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6 years
Shaun Fensom has now: - tried to play on with a dislocated elbow - did a weights session the day after the broke his arm - needed two teammates to forcibly stop him from returning to field with torn ACL - played part of a semi with a lacerated kidney. #nrl
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2 years
Matty Johns Show had six months to come up with new ideas, and they landed on that cop segment. I mean…. #nrl
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3 years
Storm replace Cam Smith with Harry Grant. Replace Slater with Papenhuyzen. Cronk with Munster. No matter what your thoughts are about them they’re an unbelievable organisation. #nrl
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2 years
Haven’t seen anything add less to sports coverage than the half time walk off interview. #origin
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2 years
Don’t say it, don’t say it, don’t say it… I have some personal news. Heading back to capital city as Cricket ACT’s communications, media and events manager at the start of July. After 20 odd years in print media it’s time for a change. What better time to be in Canberra 🥶
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3 years
Except all those many, many places that do.
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2 years
Tigers v Warriors is the most Friday 6pm game that ever Friday 6pm-ed. #nrl
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2 years
Oh god. This is the best.
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2 years
Just like to say on behalf of Raiders fans everywhere that 99.98 per cent of us couldn’t give a toss the Panthers fans did the Viking Clap. It’s a media concoction. #nrl
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England's Barmy Army 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🎺
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What's the greatest cricket photo of all time?
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3 years
The NRL can pretend everything is ok if they like, but it absolutely is not.
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4 years
Ryan Hall on the left wing.
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3 years
Just bought a coffee. If I was an Origin player I’d only have $744.90 to get me through the rest of the day! 🤯 Really puts things in perspective.
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2 years
Every time a player says ‘versed’ it should be referred straight to the judiciary. #nrl
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Fifita arriving at Titans HQ today. #nrl
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2 years
Taking it well up in north Qld I see. #nrl
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4 years
It will NEVER, EVER get so quiet in sport that we should consider Sam Newman playing golf to be news. FFS people, lift.
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2 years
If people want to watch races and gamble, they will. We don’t need to whack it on a football channel. I’m a punter, but this shit is out of control. #nrl
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2 years
“He was sent off because Tupou wasn’t put in the bin last week” could be the worst take of the season already sewn up. #nrl
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3 years
When Leilua left Canberra it was Ricky’s fault. Now it’s Madge’s fault. What’s the common denominator here. #nrl
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4 years
Imagine giving Trump out lbw in backyard cricket.
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4 years
People who seem to take it as a badge of honour that they don’t like sport, and tweet they’re not missing it. How much of a smug douche bag do you have to be? It may not interest you, but it’s very important to a lot of other people, financially and mentally you absolute peanuts.
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11 months
I beginning to think Freddie isn’t the brilliant tactician we thought we was. #origin
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3 years
“You’ve got a Dally M?” “Sure, you haven’t got one? Wanna see my Clive Churchill medal? #DallyM
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5 years
Matt Moylan isn’t playing this week, due to an act of foul play. The bloke who did it is. If you can explain that to me you’re doing well. #nrl
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4 years
“You know what? Fuck it. I don’t score any tries so it’s not like anyone will see this.”
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Tolman crashes over to score the opening try of the match. #NRLKnightsBulldogs 0-4 after 12 minutes. #NRL
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6 years
Cowboys fans in surrounding towns: “Ready for the four hour drive to the game?” Sydney fans: “I’d have to catch two trains. Fark that.” #nrl
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2 years
I was led to believe Talakai smoking Morgan Harper made him an Immortal in waiting. #nrl
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3 years
Me trying to talk to women.
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3 years
Craig Bellamy as soon as the Dally M’s were over last night. #nrl
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2 years
The Broncos’ quest for finals. #nrl
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Joey: “I don’t give a rats if it hit Tedesco’s thumb.” So we’re just LETTING KNOCK ONS GO NOW? He’s dead set lost it. #nrl
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2 years
The biggest surprise here is she was invited to two parties.
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11 months
Fuck that was stressful. Site kept crashing but I finally got the hottest ticket in town.
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3 years
Helloooo new pick up line.
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3 years
The NRL when they get to fine Corey Norman again.
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2 years
The Eels fans have been great sports with Raiders fans tonight. It’s really not that difficult to be a gracious winner. Some others should take note. #nrl
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4 years
V’landys looks at buying private jet. Some media: “Oh what a lateral thinker, he’s done it again!” Had Greenberg suggested EXACTLY the same thing: “What a waste of money. Get rid of him!” #nrl
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2 years
The short kick off when up 14 is in the grand final for dumbest play of the season. #nrl
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5 years
For those feeling a bit down and need a pick me up - the Broncos took a shot at penalty goal when down 26-0 last night and missed it. #nrl
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3 months
“You’ll see all your favourite rugba leeg stars!” “Trbojevic, Trbojevic II and Trbojevic junior. “Awwww, I’ve never heard of any of those guys.” “And they’ll all be signing autographs after the game.” “WOO HOO!” #nrl
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I’ve never been a Storm hater. But I reckon most impartial fans are going for them this week over Panthers in a landslide. Who woulda thunk it. #nrl
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5 months
Poor photoshop but you get the gist.
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the ashes should have a big fat *️⃣ next to that . india are the best one day team in the world . probably for the first time in 30 odd years the best side didn't win the world cup
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3 years
A weekend of no NRL really rams home I have absolutely no hobbies.
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2 years
There’s a reason they do this. They crave the attention. Why give it to them. FMD.
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Before we feel sorry for Gutho, he’s getting paid 30k to just sit there. #origin
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the ashes should have a big fat *️⃣ next to that . india are the best one day team in the world . probably for the first time in 30 odd years the best side didn't win the world cup
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2 years
Raiders v Bulldogs on Friday will literally be the ‘pub game’ as you’ll need to be drunk to get through it. #nrl
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10 months
Guy who breaks tackle record can’t get into the team. Can’t believe I’m saying this, but I’m starting to question the legitimacy and integrity of the VB Hard Earned Index.
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Introducing your VB Hard Earned Team of the Week for Round 22! 📋 Details:
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4 years
Gotta say NRL360 was a bit underwhelming last night. First week of the new season, everyone excited about footy and it was all whinging about NRL ad, Todd Greenberg etc etc.
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Anyone somehow getting joy out of Jack Bird’s injury need to have a good look at themselves. #nrl
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Buderus on NRL360: “Freddie’s trying to get every player that talks to the media to understand they’re talking to the kids, not the journalists. You’re trying to grow the game.” It’s not that bloody hard to understand really, is it. #nrl #origin
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2 years
Penrith lose a game for the first time in like 317 years, but some of their fans having a sook about an eels trainer going past the goal posts when Cleary lining up a kick. Give me strength. #nrl
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Knights trainer lodging an official HR complaint because a player called him a c**t. If I did that every time I was called that in a group chat I wouldn’t get anything else done. #nrl
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4 years
Thinking of all the gun journos shown the door by this joint while this utter garbage gets thrown out there. He could be a gigolo for all I care, it’s fucking irrelevant.
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9 months
Raiders with a -119 points differential make finals, while four teams with a positive differential miss out. #nrl
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2 years
Unabashed Todd Payten fan. Cowboys needed a change sooner than it happened. Bloke is clearly a weapon. He has turned Cotter from a bench 9 to an 80 minute, dominant Origin player. That’s unbelievable. #nrl
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11 months
Wow, those ten other guys must have been rapt to play alongside the great Corey Richards.
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3 years
Yes, the sports industry is hard to break into. But justifying not paying people for part time work with “it’s a foot in the door” or “it’s a great starting point opportunity” is complete and utter nonsense. This job is for nearly a year, not a couple of weeks. Should be illegal.
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4 years
I’ve set a date to date Margot Robbie. May 28. No, I don’t need to show you the evidence. Just accept it as fact please. #nrl
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6 months
Oh no.
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2 years
Ladies and gentlemen, behold. The most ‘Friday, 6pm’ game of all time
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3 years
Mood.
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4 years
The amount of people involved in the game who still can’t comprehend a pass can be thrown backwards, and still be caught ahead of where it was thrown and still be legal, is quite staggering to be honest. #nrl
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5 years
Bit of personal news: Off to Wagga to write sport for The Daily Advertiser. More money than Townsville. Glad I can stop worrying now. Will still barrack for the mighty Maroons though.
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4 years
My plans. 2020
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2 years
Wow this is from left field.
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3 years
How did we make one of the biggest fuck wits in the country the PM.
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3 years
Ivan Cleary is unlikeable. Run at me. #nrl
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7 years
NRL360 is unwatchable when Benny Elias is on.
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3 years
Lucky for Cody Walker that Russell Crowe doesn’t hold grudges against five eighths. #keary #nrlgf
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