The Age's Laurence Money has produced a great article in the Melbourne Age - GAFFE, WHAT GAFFE? ONLY TO THE SLAVISHLY POLITICALLY CORRECT in defence of Mark Riley who was given a bit of a pasting in the Sydney media after the stand in coach's off the cuff comments about Byron Pickett's decision to kick against the wind in Canberra. Riley's explanation was that he didn't know whyhe did that: "it might have been an indigenous feeling."

It's a great read and exposes some very muddled thinking among some in the media who felt Riley offended the proper standards of political correctness when it came to discussing the first Australians. For the record, I understand Riley has mentored a number of indigenous players both here and in WA and he has worked at their school in WA - Clontarf College which has produced some handy AFL footballers in the past.

Read that WJ and it's spot on. He was also assistant to Neesham who I think started Clontarf and is still head coach there.

Whole thing was a disappointing attempt to manufacture a story out of nothing.