Scrutinising the Fourth Estate: A review of the AFL media in season 2009

As the AFL finals draw closer, let’s have a look at how some of the media outlets have performed this season…. The addition of Leigh Matthews has improved Seven’s telecast, as has the end of its ridiculous half-time switcheroo in the commentary box.  Global Financial Crisis not withstanding, a massive pay rise should also be [...]

Why the AFL could end up kissing Cousins

  The conditions attached to Ben Cousins’ return by the AFL were considered so “onerous” that some media commentators could smell a conspiracy.  They believed that the league opened the door for Cousins’ return purely for the sake of avoiding litigation, and made the conditions so stringent that the fallen Eagle would opt out of [...]

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