HE CAME BACK HUNGRY: THE TOWN AGREES ON A NARRATIVE, WHICH IS EITHER GOOD NEWS OR STEVE-O'S PROBLEM NOW

Keith Mulroney said it first at the post office on Thursday, and by Sunday afternoon it had completed two full circuits of the district and returned home slightly improved. Steve-o Mitchell is back at training. He is focused, sharp, and — according to Keith, and now according to everyone — hungry.

The Currawong Flats fixture is a fortnight away. The town, which cannot resist a redemption arc when one presents itself, has elected to interpret every subsequent sighting of Steve-o through this lens. His Tuesday afternoon at the cafe: preparation. His nodded greeting to Deb Forsythe at the…