Opinion Commentary & Media VIII

[DuckYeah]

I reckon it's Paul Medhurst.

I suggested Caracella because it fits the era and sort of looks like that weasel.

 

[Bend_It_Like_Brown]

 

[DaveyBoy123]

Good luck to him:

Chief Football Writer Mark Robinson calls time on legendary career​

After more than four decades in journalism, Herald Sun Chief Football Writer Mark Robinson is calling time on his legendary career, fulfilling his passion covering footy.

 

[HongKongRoo]

Good luck to him:

Chief Football Writer Mark Robinson calls time on legendary career​

After more than four decades in journalism, Herald Sun Chief Football Writer Mark Robinson is calling time on his legendary career, fulfilling his passion covering footy.

Must be exhausting sitting around sharing vague and incoherent opinions.

edit: I guess he will be full-time on Bigfooty then

 

[speedy]

The * drought finally got him.

One less * lackey can’t be a bad thing.

 

[Bend_It_Like_Brown]

 

[Samsquanch]

The true GOAT!

 

[shinboner magic]

Bang

 

[shinboner magic]

There’ll never be another player that has it s as ll like the duck did and kiddies he did this pretty much every week when the game was there to be won

Loved swatta - the energy bunny.
From flying for screamers , running the win at max speed , smashing campaigners , long goals , diving across the field and volleyballing the ball forward 30 metres forward.

 

[LB2Snake]

The only think that sucks is he didn’t play for years and years. Made the game look ridiculously easy.

 

[CURVE]

Along with Horse, Duck and Fridge, was a part of the most exciting forward line North (and perhaps the AFL) has ever seen, between the four of them they kicked 254 goals in 21 games, and only Roberts played in all 21.

We didn't win the Premiership in 1993, but it remains my favourite season (outside of the premiership years) because we played the most exhilarating football, it was all out attack all the time. it meant we conceded some high scores, but we also put on some massive totals ourselves. In fact, only once in our first 15 games did we fail to score 100pts and in the first round we allowed the Bears to kick 22 and we still beat them by 4 goals, and that was before McAdam made his debut. It was so much fun being a North supporter back in the 1990's, we had a taste of the exciting times to come in 1990 and 1991, but it really started with the arrival of Pagan and McAdam in 1993.

For all you youngsters, if you ever get a chance, watch the game against Collingwood at Victoria Park (McAdam's finest game), or the West Coast game at the WACA (the arrival of Archer), or the Essendon game at the MCG, I will go to my grave believing the final quarter against the Dons is best football ever played, we made the soon-to-be premiers look inept and out of their depth.

 

[Gasometer]

Robbo retires at 57

 

[LB2Snake]

Robbo retires at 57

He’s clearly not well. Or you’d assume as much, surely. Actually don’t mind Robbo, he’s not an afl sycophant like many others.

 

[Gasometer]

He’s clearly not well. Or you’d assume as much, surely. Actually don’t mind Robbo, he’s not an afl sycophant like many others.

Not many left. His writing style was close to Sheahans so it will be interesting who replaces him

 

[year of the roo]

Robbo retires at 57

He's 57? Yikes!

 

[zoomba23]

Bang

Not sure on the criticism that he receives. He never seemed to go after any team or player in bad faith. He was a bit of a loose unit, whose grip on the English language (at least during interviews/live segments) slipped a bit as the years went on, but he never seemed spiteful, and rarely seemed to try and make a story out of nothing. That's more than I can say for many. many others in his line of work. Journalists who actually value journalism are becoming a rarer breed. Best of luck, and thanks for the service, I say

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Not sure on the criticism that he receives. He never seemed to go after any team or player in bad faith. He was a bit of a loose unit, whose grip on the English language (at least during interviews/live segments) slipped a bit as the years went on, but he never seemed spiteful, and rarely seemed to try and make a story out of nothing. That's more than I can say for many. many others in his line of work. Journalists who actually value journalism are becoming a rarer breed. Best of luck, and thanks for the service, I say

It’s genuinely baffling how he was afforded work in broadcast journalism, but he at least stuck to reporting on the in field aspects of the sport, rather than the absolute ullshit the gets trotted out by the gossip columnist’s we’re subjected to these days.