Nine Newspapers game T.A.S. a B- and Footy Classified a B+
There’s something different about this one, but I can’t immediately put my finger on it … oh, wait. THERE’S A WOMAN ON IT!
After endless blokiness, I can’t tell you how great it is to see a woman talking about the game. And not just any woman, but Caroline Wilson, who seriously knows her stuff (and also writes for this masthead).
Alongside her are Kane Cornes, Craig Hutchison – whose company produces the show – and Nick Riewoldt. They’re all seated in a line at a big desk, its lower regions made out to look like a tearout from a red-top tabloid.
The Agenda Setters sets its agenda immediately: the opening titles feature press clippings, but only from the Kerry Stokes-owned West Australian and 7 News. No one else covers this game, apparently…
This is a new line-up, and it’s hard to gauge if the mix is going to work or not. The vibe is at times fractious. Riewoldt and Wilson are clearly going to have their differences, but there’s mutual respect there. Cornes? He’s like an annoying thing on the ball of your foot, though it’s a role he seems to have willingly embraced. Hutchison is just trying to keep it from crashing off the rails. It might turn out to be train-wreck TV. But that could be all the more reason to watch.
