Joe the Cameraman
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Joe the Cameraman is an Australia
n Channel 9 sports cameraman who confessed to an infamous on-air sledge of cricketer Scott Muller.
The incident occurred in a cricket
test match between Australia and Pakistan at Bellerive Oval
in Hobart
. This was Muller's second and last appearance in a test match, and his bowling had been below his best. Muller made an inaccurate throw from the outfield, and the words "He can't bowl, and he can't throw" went to air.
The television show The Panel replayed it and the finger was pointed at teammate Shane Warne
, who was fielding close to the stump microphone, as the source of the comment. Warne denied it but Muller was unconvinced. The Australian media ran the story as a hot topic for a few days, with much of the general public believing that Warne was guilty, despite a voice analysis expert's opinions to the contrary, and scrutiny of television footage.
A Channel Nine television cameraman, "Joe the Cameraman" (real name Joe Previtera) appeared on Channel Nine and confessed to having said the remark, which somehow accidentally went to air.
Some people, including then opposition backbencher Mark Latham
, accused the network of a cover-up, and disputed the truth of Joe's confession.
Brett Lee
's band Six & Out
later recorded a song entitled "Can't Bowl, Can't Throw" with lyrics that included, "don't ask Warnie, it was Cameraman Joe, who said you can't bowl and you can't throw".
Before an AFL
game in Perth
on May 29, 2009, Richmond
footballer Ben Cousins
gave the finger
in the direction of a camera in the changerooms. When asked after the game to explain why he did this, Cousins replied "I was just saying g'day to Joe the cameraman." In January 2010, Joe appeared on Channel Nine's cricket coverage re-living the incident and still works as a cameraman.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n Channel 9 sports cameraman who confessed to an infamous on-air sledge of cricketer Scott Muller.
The incident occurred in a cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
test match between Australia and Pakistan at Bellerive Oval
Bellerive Oval
Bellerive Oval, also known as its sponsored name Blundstone Arena, is primarily a cricket and Australian Rules Football ground located in Bellerive, City of Clarence, on the eastern shore of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia...
in Hobart
Hobart
Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...
. This was Muller's second and last appearance in a test match, and his bowling had been below his best. Muller made an inaccurate throw from the outfield, and the words "He can't bowl, and he can't throw" went to air.
The television show The Panel replayed it and the finger was pointed at teammate Shane Warne
Shane Warne
Shane Keith Warne is a former Australian international cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest bowlers in the history of the game. In 2000, he was selected by a panel of cricket experts as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Century, the only specialist bowler selected in the quintet...
, who was fielding close to the stump microphone, as the source of the comment. Warne denied it but Muller was unconvinced. The Australian media ran the story as a hot topic for a few days, with much of the general public believing that Warne was guilty, despite a voice analysis expert's opinions to the contrary, and scrutiny of television footage.
A Channel Nine television cameraman, "Joe the Cameraman" (real name Joe Previtera) appeared on Channel Nine and confessed to having said the remark, which somehow accidentally went to air.
Some people, including then opposition backbencher Mark Latham
Mark Latham
Mark William Latham , an author and former Australian politician, was leader of the Federal Parliamentary Australian Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition from December 2003 to January 2005....
, accused the network of a cover-up, and disputed the truth of Joe's confession.
Brett Lee
Brett Lee
Brett Lee is an Australian cricketer.After breaking into the Australian Test team, Lee was recognised as one of the fastest bowlers in world cricket...
's band Six & Out
Six & Out
Six & Out is an Australian rock band. Its name is derived from the backyard cricket rule of Six and Out, which specifies that if a player hits a six that causes the ball to be lost, the player is automatically dismissed from further batting....
later recorded a song entitled "Can't Bowl, Can't Throw" with lyrics that included, "don't ask Warnie, it was Cameraman Joe, who said you can't bowl and you can't throw".
Before an AFL
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
game in Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
on May 29, 2009, Richmond
Richmond Football Club
The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond shares healthy rivalries with Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon. After winning five premierships between 1967 and 1980, the club hit the depths in 1990,...
footballer Ben Cousins
Ben Cousins
Benjamin Luke "Ben" Cousins is a former Australian rules footballer, best known for his 270-game career with and in the Australian Football League ....
gave the finger
Finger (gesture)
In Western culture, the finger , also known as the middle finger, is an obscene hand gesture, often meaning the phrases "fuck off" , "fuck you" or "up yours"...
in the direction of a camera in the changerooms. When asked after the game to explain why he did this, Cousins replied "I was just saying g'day to Joe the cameraman." In January 2010, Joe appeared on Channel Nine's cricket coverage re-living the incident and still works as a cameraman.