Media beat up? Hardwick asked them to.
Hardwick asked who? What exactly?
Hardwick was asked a question by the media, he answered, they asked the same question again, he said he wasn't making any further comment and then said he'd leave it to the media to work it out
media then goes into the Freo presser and says "Damien Hardwick said BLAH BLAH". Ross (Mr Honesty I'm not) Lyon says don't question my integrity BLAH, BLAH and next thing we have the standard media headline search on for the week. Followed by selective reporting on what was asked and what was answered
Would think that as a result it qualifies as a media beat up