Mark Robinson (journalist)

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Mark Robinson
Born
Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
OccupationJournalist
Employer(s) News Corp Australia, Fox Footy, 3AW
TitleChief football writer

Mark Robinson is an Australian sports journalist. [1] He is the chief football writer for Melbourne's Herald Sun newspaper, appears on the 1116 SEN radio station's pre-match Australian Football League (AFL) discussion and co-hosts Fox Footy's AFL 360 television program.

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Career

A junior footballer for the Sandhurst Dragons in Bendigo and the Horsham Saints in Horsham, Robinson began covering football in 1992. Throughout his career he has predominantly covered Australian rules football and has been the chief football writer for the Herald Sun since 2012 following the retirement of Mike Sheahan. [2]

Robinson co-hosted the AFL 360 television program on Fox Footy from 2010 until his sacking at the end of 2024. [3] He previously appeared regularly as a panellist on AFL Game Day from the show's launch in 2008 until 2011 when AFL 360 expanded to four nights a week through the AFL season.

Robinson was a panellist on many of the 1116 SEN radio station's shows, including The Run Home and match day AFL discussion until the end of the 2017 season.

In 2018, Robinson joined 3AW as a panellist on the Sunday Sport show alongside Daniel Harford and Jimmy Bartel.

In the latter half of 2021, Robinson experienced multiple cardiac episodes which required medical attention, including open-heart surgery. [4] [5]

Controversies and feuds

Robinson has been rumoured to have been involved in a variety of verbal and physical altercations with several fellow journalists, including Damian Barrett, [6] Andy Maher [7] and Michael Warner. [8]

In June 2017, Robinson tweeted about Collingwood footballer Alex Fasolo when his struggles with severe depression became known, suggesting that the quickness of Fasolo's recovery was an indication he was faking his illness. [9] He later deleted the tweet and apologised for what he said, with the Collingwood president later saying that Robinson ignored the club's medical advice when contacting Fasolo. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Mark Robinson – Man of the people". www.heraldsun.com.au. News Corp Australia. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Mark Robinson heads up your No.1 footy team as Herald Sun leads the way in AFL coverage". www.news.com.au. News Corp Australia. 29 November 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  3. ↑ https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/fox-footy-commentator-walks-away-in-middle-of-tv-network-shakeup/news-story/92b9a012eaaed8e455dc0f11c68f6ded
  4. ↑ "'Coming out the other side': Robbo opens up on 'scary' health battle in heartfelt AFL 360 return". Fox Sports. 27 September 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  5. ↑ "'I burst into tears': Moment Robbo knew he was 'in trouble'… and a big health fight loomed". Fox Sports. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  6. ↑ "Purple vs. Robbo" . Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "AFL 360 (Mar 6th) – Andy Maher is a wanker" . Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "People in Glasshouses" . Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "Mark Robinson Deletes Insensitive Tweet About Alex Fasolo". 1 June 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  10. ↑ "Mark Robinson Deliberately Went Against Medical Advice By Contacting Alex Fasolo". Triple M. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
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