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Issue 8 September 2017 CONTENTS • Rohan Connolly, 30 years in sports journalism. • John Stensholt on the growing prominence of business in sport • AFLW prospect, Chloe Molly, discusses her flourishing football career • James Mottershead on interning at Australia’s biggest newspaper • Graduate Anthony Bitzilis on producing at Australia’ biggest sports TV channel, Fox Sports • Life in the commentary box for third year sports media student, Mitch Wynd • The colourful life of Konrad Marshall • Journalist, Tom Morris discusses his journey to becoming an integral member of the Fox Sports team • A Q&A with current SEN intern, Alex Sports media students with sport journalist John Stensholt Zaia • Ben Gibson on living his dream Editor’s Foreword By Ren Thompson Another stellar quarter is in the books. We catch up with former students Bryce Eishold, As we head to the sheds to have a rest, our Quarter Alex Zaia and Anthony Bitzilis who are making great Times team have been hard at work, capturing the strides in their dream professional careers. exciting stories of Holmesglen’s Sports Degrees.. We also have third year students and Quarter Times In this issue, titled the “Dream issue”, we recap the contributor, James Mottershead, recap his dream insights given by sport journalists Rohan Connolly, experience interning at the Herald Sun, while Mitch John Stensholt and Konrad Marshall about how they Wynd tells us tells us about the steps he’s taking to achieved their dreams. achieve his dream career as a sports commentator. We catch up with potential top AFLW draft pick, Chloe You can read all this and more in the latest issue of Molloy, to find out how she balances her studies and the Quarter Times. her growing football career as she strives for her dream career. @HgSportsDegrees Apply now for direct entry into the Bachelor of Sports Business www.holmesglen.edu.au/sportbusiness DO YOU WANT A CAREER IN SPORT? Then attend the Information night for Australia’s most industry engaged Sports Degrees Bachelor of Sports Media (BSM13) Bachelor of Sport Business (BSPB16) Monday 18 September 5.30 - 7.30pm Special guest Holmesglen Institute Chadstone Campus JEREMY Building 1, Level 1, Room 33 (C1.1.33) LOELIGER CEO Attendees MUST register via [email protected] Holmesglen Sports Degrees Internship Hosts: ApplyApply now now for for direct direct entry entry into into the the Bachelor Bachelor of of Sports Sports Business Media www.holmesglen.edu.au/sportsmediawww.holmesglen.edu.au/sportbusiness September 2017 IN THE EVER CHANGING WORLD OF SPORTS MEDIA AND SPORT BUSINESS, THE NEED FOR FLEXIBILITY AND A WIDE RANGING SKILL SET HAS NEVER BEEN MORE IMPORTANT. In the ever changing world of Sports Media a more holistic media strategy which According to Coyle, the courses’ boutique and Sport Business, the need for flexibility includes free streaming services for NBL class sizes also add to the learning and a wide ranging skill set has never members, with streaming also available experience. been more important. in international markets including China and India. “It means our students don’t go Holmesglen’s Sports Media and Sport unnoticed,” he said. “Our students Business Degrees are designed to At the Information Night you’ll also develop great relationships with each other ensure students who aspire to work in learn about the courses which Coyle and the academic team, who all have the industries have what they need to describes as, “the most industry engaged extensive industry experience.” succeed. undergraduate degrees in Australia. Our internship host partners such as Fox Importantly, there will be both graduates For Course Leader, Robbie Coyle, engaging Footy, AFL Victoria, Basketball Victoria, and current students in attendance who’ll with industry leaders is a hallmark of both Cricket Victoria, the Melbourne Stars and share their study experiences in the courses. Therefore Holmesglen would like SEN are leaders in their field. We currently Holmesglen’s Sports Degrees. to invite you to an Information Night on have 3 students employed at Fox Footy.” September 18th at our Chadstone campus If you love sport and want a career in with National Basketball League (NBL) CEO As part of their studies, students work sports media and or sport business, you Jeremy Loeliger as the special guest. closely with the partners to gain valuable simply cannot miss this one night only experience and the opportunity to put their Information Night with one of Australia’s Coyle, said “we are thrilled to have NBL skills to the test. leading sports executives, Jeremy Loeliger. CEO, and leading Australian sports executive, Jeremy Loeliger as our guest The extensive industry engagement Information Night details: speaker. Under Jeremy’s leadership the opportunities involves students working NBL has been resurrected as a thriving with clubs from the Victorian Amateur Date: Monday 18th September professional sport in Australia.” Football Association to develop a range Time: 5.30 - 7.30pm. of strategy documents, attending field Venue: Chadstone Campus, Building 1, The NBL has recently announced trips and hearing from a range of leading Level 1, Room 33. Melbourne United, Sydney Kings and the professionals, before completing a 228 Brisbane Bullets will face off against NBA hour internship in their final year. Register via email to: teams Oklahoma City, Utah Jazz and the [email protected] Phoenix Suns which is a monumental With regards to the internship program achievement for the NBL and Australian Coyle said, “Our internship program has basketball. been a huge success. Students complete a 228 hour internship which is longer The NBL has introduced some evolutionary than the average university internship Special guest strategies in recent times including new duration. Our students learn so much from equalisation rules which has seen a huge the experience, and are subsequently JEREMY improvement in the on court product and well prepared for transitioning into the quality of play. In addition there is now industry.” LOELIGER CEO To apply for either course please visit www.holmesglen.edu.au/sportsmedia or www.holmesglen.edu.au/sportbusiness AttendApply ournow Information for direct entry Night into 18th the September Bachelor ofwith Sports Jeremy Business Loeliger 3 www.holmesglen.edu.au/sportbusinessRegister via [email protected] A Sports Writing Life for The Ages Legendary sports journalist Rohan Connolly was gracious enough to speak at the Holmesglen Sports Degrees information night. After some 30 years in the profession he has a few tales to tell. Quarter Times editor Ren Thompson was there to capture his entertaining and revealing talk. Rohan Connolly sharing his insights from an incredible journalism career spanning 30 years Holmesglen sports media and sport business students were treated “What about your teammates?” Connolly said. to a special visit by sports journalist Rohan Connolly at our sports “No, I don’t want to embarrass them,” the superstar replied. degrees information night. “You’ve just played Brisbane, Gary, what did you think about the new The famous journalist known for never shying away from an Gabba ground?” Connolly asked. Nothing. argument, whether in person or through his twitter page, gave an overview of some his greatest experiences as a journalist. Connolly thought he would ask about Nathan Chapman, when Ablett asked the journalist who that was - it happened to be his Rising from the “copy boy” at the Herald Sun afternoon edition, the direct opponent, who he had dominated all day en-route to a bag of self-proclaimed “footy nut” worked his way through the ranks to goals. The audience were in hysterics. become the chief football writer at The Age. Connolly gave the audience a glimpse into some of the difficulties Connolly received some recent notoriety after his impassioned plea sporting personalities, especially enigmas could provide. Connolly during a live televised post-game press conference on Channel 7’s also discussed what it was like covering the team you support, AFL coverage about the plight of his former Age colleagues who usually a cardinal sin in the profession. were fired that week. But Connolly, a well known passionate Essendon fan, made no He quickly reminded the audience tonight he hadn’t been “retired” secret of his allegiances in the press box, even when the team or “got the arse” as he put it, but rather chose to take a voluntary proved to be a glutton for punishment. severance package early this year from the struggling publication to focus on his own endeavours. Rohan recounted being at the Sydney Cricket Ground for the famous Essendon-Sydney final where Tony Lockett’s point after the siren But Connolly reminisced about some of his decorated career won them the game. highlights. It started with what he thought was a ‘dream come true role’ as ghost writer for Gary Ablett, but it soon proved to be a Too distraught to type after his team lost the match, Connolly nightmare. dictated his story through a phone to a copy editor. The role gave Connolly a unique insight into the enigma the man Taking some time to compose himself after the heartbreaking loss, labelled ‘God’ was. Connolly soon realised he was locked inside the stadium and had to make a prison break like escape over the fence in a nice When Rohan questioned him about what he wanted to write about suit, adding to his night to forget! Ablett didn’t make the task easy. But Rohan’s misery at the Bombers expense didn’t stop on that historic night. Apply now for direct entry into the Bachelor of Sports Business www.holmesglen.edu.au/sportbusiness September 2017 A Sports Writing Life for The Ages Once, before a finals match, Connolly was white with nerves when “Tomorrow’s newspaper is no longer a viable option for your story..