Phil Rothfield is an Australian sports journalist who specialises in covering rugby league. His nickname is "Buzz". He currently works for the Sydney Daily Telegraph as an editor at large and regularly appears on NRL 360. Rothfield has mostly worked for News Corp. Rothfield has been covering rugby league in Sydney since 1978 and has covered sport in other countries including England, the US, Russia, and Brazil.[1][2][3]
Rothfield was involved in a scandal where it was alleged he accepted cash payments into his TAB account from a gambler and former brothel owner Eddie Hayson.[4] Rothefield later said this was a mistake which he learned from.[3]
In another scandal, he was photographed with a lingerie model despite frequently criticizing rugby league players for behaviour in their private life.[5]
Rothfield has a long running feud with Phil Gould.[6] He has also had feuds with Peter Sterling and Warren Ryan.[2] In 2017 he said " “Any journo doing their job has feuds."[3]
^"Our Journalists Phil Rothfield". The Daily Telegraph.
^ abRothfield, Phil (20 February 2016). "Phil Rothfield: Still Buzz-ing after 40 years". Daily Telegraph.
^ abcJoshi, Kruti (25 May 2017). "What's The Buzz? Getting to know controversial NRL columnist Buzz Rothfield". Media Week.
^McClymont, Kate; McKenzie, Nick (1 August 2016). "Row over journalist Phil Rothfield's relationship with punter Eddie Hayson heats up". Sydney Morning Herald.
^"The Tele's Chief NRL Writer Accused Of "Hypocrisy" After Racy Lingerie Photo Emerges". Bandt. 13 September 2018.
^"Veteran journo Phil Rothfield hits back after Phil Gould's fiery outburst". News.com.au. 11 July 2023.
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Brett Stewart charged with possessing cocaine". ABC News. 8 April 2023. PhilRothfield (7 March 2009). "Manly stars Brett Stewart and Anthony Watmough in hot...
Social Club • A podcast on Anchor". Anchor. Retrieved 14 April 2020. PhilRothfield (28 May 2016). "Yvonne Sampson becomes the first female broadcaster...
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Cowboys end Brisbane Broncos' season". The Guardian. 13 September 2014. PhilRothfield & Marcus Casey. "Ben Ikin walks from Channel Nine". The Daily Telegraph...
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Fifita called Daily Telegraph sports columnist PhilRothfield a "complete fuckwit" and Dugan calling Rothfield an "old, weathered and baldheaded idiot". In...
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1997. Retrieved 31 May 2016. Rothfield, Phil (25 November 2012). "Catch Australia's best sporting gossip with PhilRothfield – What's the Buzz". News.com...
line for windfall". The Sydney Morning Herald. Christian Nicolussi and PhilRothfield (30 November 2012). "Crunch meeting over NRL salary cap as ARL refuses...
podcast back in August 2018 when they called Daily Telegraph columnist PhilRothfield a "Complete Fuckwit" and that he was "old, weathered and baldheaded"...
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