Poor Tom is getting picked on and Mummy is not going to stand for it!
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/gai-waterhouse-defends-son-tom-against-footy-betting-attacks/c...
POLITICIANS should lay off Tom Waterhouse, whose only fault is "working his butt off", according to his mother, champion horse trainer Gai Waterhouse.
In fierce defence of her star bookmaker son, Waterhouse accused some MPs of trying to kill off every industry in the country, adding that if everyone followed her son's example, the nation would be a better society.
"They should stop criticising - all they can ever do, the Greenies and all the rest of them," she said.
Tom Waterhouse was barred from offering opinions during sport broadcasts after a parliamentary hearing last week found he was blurring the lines between the roles of bookmaker and commentator. From this round of league on, he will be limited to talking about sporting odds.
http://www.news.com.au/sport/superracing/famous-trainer-gai-waterhouse-tells-politicians-to-lay-off-...
CHAMPION racehorse trainer Gai Waterhouse has lodged a vocal protest over harsh criticism directed at her prominent bookmaker son Tom.
Urging excitable politicians to put the pacifiers on, Mrs Waterhouse accused some MPs of trying to kill off every industry in Australia, adding that if everyone followed her son's example the country would be better off.
"They should stop criticising - all they can ever do, the Greenies and all the rest of them," she said.
Tom Waterhouse was barred from offering opinions during sport broadcasts after a parliamentary hearing last week found he was blurring the lines between bookmaker and commentator.
From Round 1 of the National Rugby League on, he has been limited to talking about sports odds.
But his mother said: "Bugger the criticism. They want to kill every industry in Australia and then they wonder why they are going belly up. I tell you one thing, he is out there working his butt off. If everyone worked as hard as my son Tom we'd have a much better society in Australia."
Victorian Senator Richard di Natale was particularly critical of Mr Waterhouse's appearance on Channel 9's NRL coverage.
"People watching footy with their kids don't want to see Tom Waterhouse ads rammed down their throats, and see pseudo commentators giving odds," he said.
"People are very, very angry at this sport being enmeshed with gambling."
