Australian sport should carry a social health warning

The first siren sounded on the Australian Football League (AFL) grand final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) and we were eight kilometres away at the Classic cinemas in Elsternwick, watching The Martiawan, a story of survival, of a man alone in a strange land.

‘Not watching the footy?’ said the ticket seller. An amused, knowing statement rather than a query. We shook our heads.