As is often the case, a few alleged bad apples can spoil it for everyone. The recent hysteria in the media over football ""sex scandals"" has reached ridiculous levels. Now this is a serious matter and should not be taken lightly. But for heaven’s sake, lets start applying some perspective. If you believe the press reports, you would not be too far off the mark in assuming that every AFL footballer is a living incarnation of Austin Powers, spending their every breathing moment living ‘La Vida Loca’, in endless all night alcohol fueled parties, entertaining more groupies than Mick Jagger did during the Stones 73 world tour. Now, this is absolute rubbish as we all know. Yet the reporting would suggest otherwise. Engine Room Fan in the Outer David Thurling reports in his latest column.