State of the game? It’s the state of the football media that’s the problem
All the talk about football this year has focussed on what’s wrong. A lot is right, a fact which was confirmed in a weekend of upsets and ladder-shattering results. This is a vent that has been building for some time, and one which may edge away from the rational, measured takes you (hopefully) expect from this column. Over the past week or two, I have felt a shift in the public mood towards the way the Australian Football League is being covered by many elements of the mainstream media. Football...