We can agree with that. Even with only half the amount of airtime they’ve got now, Seven News Sydney still managed to air dubious lead stories like the arrests of Brian McFadden and Joel Madden in 2011 & 2013 respectively.
Going back a bit further in time, I seem to remember reading posts from @TV-Expert on the old forums which detailed some of the dubious quality Seven News Sydney lead stories possibly even while Roscoe was still the main presenter, such as the Oscars and something like a truck crashing into a front yard while Nine had content (can’t quite remember what unfortunately) which was far more worthwhile.
But all things considered, I still miss the old days of Seven News Sydney before most of their good presenters/reporters left. Sarah Cumming & Talitha Cummins were never used to their fullest potential, while there’s no true in-market competition for Mike Dalton on Nine since Damien Smith left Seven.