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    Dogs' box-to-bench radio link infiltrated

    A RADIO operator has accessed the frequency of the radio communications from the Western Bulldogs coach's box to the interchange bench, listened in during matches and offered the taped audio for sale.

    The Bulldogs were alerted to the hacking when a media outlet, which had been offered the audio, told the club. The Age is unaware of any club having bought or having been offered the audio.

    ''Someone contacted a media outlet and told them he had tapped into our signal,'' Bulldogs football manager James Fantasia said. ''They didn't buy it and they told us. It's certainly a concern to us and we have spoken with the AFL about it to see what the laws and regulations around that are.

    ''It is a very difficult issue because you can't stop people from tuning into frequencies but you can create issues if they are selling that information on to others.

    ''I'm not aware of any other clubs buying the information, that would certainly be contravening the AFL's rules. But it is still a concern.

    ''One of the problems is anyone can go to Tandy Electronics and buy a signal scrambler and search for the frequencies - that's been around a long time - but the concern to us is that someone has done that and now they are trying to use that information and sell it on.

    ''I would like to think clubs are not going to that length to find out that information and as far as we know they have not. We certainly have not. It is something we need to monitor and the AFL needs to monitor and be vigilant about.''

    Typically the line from the coach's box to the bench is a secure hard line and not a radio communication but most clubs operate a second radio communication system to the bench.

    Most clubs use a secure digital system that is encrypted and cannot be tapped using a scrambler.

    The Bulldogs' cheaper analog system is vulnerable to being tapped.

    AFL football operations boss Adrian Anderson did not wish to comment last night.

    http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-new...727-10ub9.html

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    Re: Dogs' box-to-bench radio link infiltrated

    Quote Originally Posted by chef View Post
    Time to get digital.
    I agree ... how much would a digital set cost??

    Do the media outlet have a name ??? ... surely we can get Police involvement if this dweeb is trying to on-sell this tape.

    Another example of the AFL being weak
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    Re: Dogs' box-to-bench radio link infiltrated

    Quote Originally Posted by Scraggers View Post
    I agree ... how much would a digital set cost??

    Do the media outlet have a name ??? ... surely we can get Police involvement if this dweeb is trying to on-sell this tape.

    Another example of the AFL being weak
    The Motorola sets that Geelong and Richmond have are the top notch gear - and cost $80K for a full set - so I suppose work back from there to the not quite as good.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ozza View Post
    The Motorola sets that Geelong and Richmond have are the top notch gear - and cost $80K for a full set - so I suppose work back from there to the not quite as good.
    That would mean their gear is worth 4 times what ours cost!
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    Re: Dogs' box-to-bench radio link infiltrated

    How is this any diferent from phone tapping ?
    Also isn't it illegal to use recording equipment without permsision at an AFL game ?
    Phone tapping is illegal and so should this be, hope they arrest the imbosil and set an example.
    Dogs just got rid of a distraction and now we have to put up with this crap.
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    Re: Dogs' box-to-bench radio link infiltrated

    Has Acker been rules out as a suspect?

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    Re: Dogs' box-to-bench radio link infiltrated

    I'm suprised this has just come out now, it's been happening at rock concerts for some time, finding the frequency and tapping directly into the audio feed.

    Wouldn't suprise me if clubs aready do this for their own advantage.

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    Re: Dogs' box-to-bench radio link infiltrated

    Quote Originally Posted by Throughandthrough View Post
    Has Acker been rules out as a suspect?
    funny funny funny
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    Re: Dogs' box-to-bench radio link infiltrated

    Quote Originally Posted by Throughandthrough View Post
    Has Acker been rules out as a suspect?
    Yes, he has.

    Aker never listens to anybody.

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    Re: Dogs' box-to-bench radio link infiltrated

    Quote Originally Posted by Sockeye Salmon View Post
    Yes, he has.

    Aker never listens to anybody.
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    Re: Dogs' box-to-bench radio link infiltrated

    Nerd with to much spare time on his hands.

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    Re: Dogs' box-to-bench radio link infiltrated

    Wonder if it came with a warning of coarse language that some listeners may find offensive

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    Re: Dogs' box-to-bench radio link infiltrated

    3AW have just played bits of the tape from one of our games, which include moves, sets ups etc etc, this guy who taps into the frequency listens to Doggies & North games on a regular basis, Rocket seemed to think that this had gone on since his days at Sydney.

    He quote often wondered how the opposition had made a move to counter his own, before his players had taken their possies.

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    Re: Dogs' box-to-bench radio link infiltrated

    Quote Originally Posted by mighty_west View Post
    3AW have just played bits of the tape from one of our games, which include moves, sets ups etc etc, this guy who taps into the frequency listens to Doggies & North games on a regular basis, Rocket seemed to think that this had gone on since his days at Sydney.

    He quote often wondered how the opposition had made a move to counter his own, before his players had taken their possies.

    Nothing is sacred.
    For them to have played it, someone (media) must have bought it ... This is so wrong ... At this stage of proceedings we need to get the Police involved.

    Some sort of legal action needs to be taken
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    Re: Dogs' box-to-bench radio link infiltrated

    Quote Originally Posted by Scraggers View Post
    For them to have played it, someone (media) must have bought it ... This is so wrong ... At this stage of proceedings we need to get the Police involved.

    Some sort of legal action needs to be taken
    No, the audio was given to Healy for free, this guy apprently doesn't want to make money from it, he just goes along to each game just to listen in.

    We just have to go digital, and i am suprised that with this thing going on for some time, clubs would still use anolog technology.

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