30 minutes per day per team is a lot of looking when you multiply it by 100 working days in a season and that's a conservative number of days.

I reckon I could write an article of comparable quality on all of the 16 teams with just one week's TOTAL research and get my facts right.

The quality and superficiality of football journalism is appaling.

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30 minutes per day per team is a lot of looking when you multiply it by 100 working days in a season and that's a conservative number of days.

I reckon I could write an article of comparable quality on all of the 16 teams with just one week's TOTAL research and get my facts right.

The quality and superficiality of football journalism is appaling.

Footy Journalism died when Alf Brown retired

Footy Journalism died when Alf Brown retired

yes along with Percy Beames.

Please note, whilst you may know lots there is to know about the MFC, and probably a bit about other teams, he has to know just as much about 1 team as the others. His head would be full of players like maric and mckenzie, people who are yet to prove anything in afl level.

HT my point is, as much as i do like you defending the team, and bringing stats in for your argument, and being generally hostile to journalists, you have to remember, that it is their job to get people discussing things, and saying things like Newton is a good player is unlikely to raise any eyebrows in the media world.

You also have to remember like everyone on here, he is his own person with his own opinions, and while i generally agreed with most things he said about the MFC, personally you can't get all bent out of shape if he says something that you don't like because you have invested interested in the team and he doesn't.

And coming back to my point of media, they have to talk about something, weather it be correct, incorrect, positive, negative, a fluff piece, or something more serious, it is their job to put doubt in peoples minds or talk something up.

Oh and wanting the media to be consistent is a complete waste of time. They tell the story they want to tell

The other point about this is that all teams compete for the time and attention of the media. The Demons gets relatively little media attention compared to Collingwoods and Carltons of this world, so having a prominant journalist whoat least has sufficient knowledge of our list and club to be able to produce a reasonably coherant article is surely a plus. Probably now only Martin Flanagan and Mike Sheahan (both prominant Demon supporters as well as journalists) has more knowledge of the club than Stevens. this can surely be only a good thing for the club's future and coverage will become more extensive as our success builds.