Inside The Zak Butters Story + How To Spot An AFL Player Using ChatGPT 👀 | The Breakers Podcast: Ep 2

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Mitch Cleary, Tom Morris and Xander McGuire pull back the curtain on footy's biggest stories. In Episode 2 of The Breakers: • Inside the Zak Butters story - who knew what, who missed it and how the biggest trade story of the year unfolded • Why did Butters ultimately choose the Western Bulldogs - and just how much did growing up a Dogs fan play a part? • The boys unpack the "Russian Doll" of reporting that followed the Butters news • Xander reveals the telltale sign that an AFL player's post – was written by ChatGPT • The Zak Butters golf tip that had Xander thinking he'd landed an absolute whale... • Tom takes aim at the way big footy stories are oversold on social media • Mitch ranks his Top 5 most media-savvy AFL players - with some massive names missing the cut • After covering the NFL in Melbourne, the boys reveal what the AFL could learn from the extraordinary access American media gets to players • Plus, The Sounding Board reviews The Breakers - and the team have their right of reply 🎧 LiSTNR | Apple Podcasts | Spotify The stories behind the stories - and the conversations that normally stay between footy's biggest news breakers! 📲 Subscribe to the 7AFL podcast feed on LiSTNR, Apple Podcasts and Spotify so you don't miss an episode. New episode every week! 00:00 Welcome to The Breakers 01:51 Inside the Zak Butters Story 04:33 Why Did Butters Choose the Bulldogs? 06:26 The "Russian Doll" of Butters Reporting 09:46 Footy Journalism in the Attention Economy 11:18 Should Journos Credit Rival Reporters? 13:26 Taking Calls While Recording a Podcast 15:18 Xander's Zak Butters Golf "Whale" 17:17 The Stories That Never Happened 18:58 When Footy Stories Get Oversold 20:40 Are AFL Players Using ChatGPT? 22:37 What AFL Media Can Learn From the NFL 25:19 Tom's Tex Walker Interview 30:33 Mitch's Top 5 Most Media-Savvy AFL Players 35:30 Inside an NFL Change Room 36:53 NFL vs AFL Boundary Reporting 39:31 The Awkward Post-Interview Handshake 43:10 The Sounding Board Reviews The Breakers 46:57 Xander's Bizarre PR Email 48:13 Tom Morris Is Available for Interviews?! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.