James Hird has plotted his own tragic course
Patrick Smith doesn't hold back here.
Certainly makes his point but just doesn't seem to be the right approach.
Systematic Danny? Systematic?
Would love him to explain how this 'system' worked.
Systematic implies it is pre-meditated, he's a public figure, so systemic can readily mean public backlash. Considering the excessive public backlash (not by those in positions of authority, but by the general public) that has been occurring in the wake of his overdose, that would seem to be the point of the quote.
Some of it feels a little too contradictory.
Sledge hammer one moment, fluffy stuff the next....and I for one sure won't be praying for James.
Is the last line a metaphor or does Patrick know something?
Incredibly, no one wants to hang the man who has already been punished - and will continue to be punished - for his actions. There's a difference between him being unemployable in certain industries, and him being thrown up as a modern villain.
Ready for the term 'Mysoginist' to be thrown around here, but should articles on the Womens League be mixed wth the Mens League on the AFL website?
Would it be better and clearer for them to be separate?
I can understand the need for the current sell but are you going to want articles mixed between the two leagues?
The main pages should absolutely contain women's content, and when it falls out of the current news cycle, there's the women's page, the draft pages, etc.
Why do you feel the need to differentiate? It's so early in the piece that surely every article is a chance to develop initial impressions, rather than noise. I have next to no idea how we'll structure, what our best 22 looks like, etc.
I mean sure, the AFL site could benefit from some article tags, but I want current content from all things in the AFL umbrella on the front page. Haven't seen you crying foul about U18 competitions and state league news being on the front page.