More “news” on Hunt

Hunt dumped as Gold Coast Suns leader

The headline screams for attention. Karmichael Hunt, the rugby and rugby league defector, has failed to measure up. Surely it won’t be long before he scampers back, following in the footsteps of Israel Folau, some sort of AFL failure.

 

Code-hopper Karmichael Hunt is among three players who have been dumped under the Gold Coast Suns' new-look leadership structure for the 2013 AFL season.

 

The real story is somewhat different. Also affected in the Suns’ changing leadership strategy, David Swallow and Zac Smith have also been ‘dumped’. The Suns, recognising the preponderance of young talent on their list, are looking to develop the leadership of their wider list. It’s hardly that Hunt has been dumped

 

Why is there some sort of race to the bottom in the media? It’s not universal. You don’t see a Rohan Connolly story with a screaming headline, or an Emma Quayle, or a Jake Niall, or a Tim Lane opinion piece. (We don’t read the little paper: it only encourages Citizen Rupert.) And, interestingly, no-one was prepared to claim a by-line to the Hunt story.