Mark Robinson is an Australian sports journalist. He is the chief football writer for

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's ''

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'' newspaper, appears on the

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radio station's pre-match

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(AFL) discussion and co-hosts

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's ''

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'' television program.

Career

A junior footballer for the

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in Bendigo, Robinson began covering football in 1992. Throughout his career he has predominantly covered

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and has been the chief football writer for the ''

'' since 2012 following the retirement of

Mike Sheahan Michael Sheahan (born 4 March 1947) is an Australian journalist who specialises in Australian rules football. He was chief football writer and associate sports editor for the ''Herald Sun'' for 18 years. Although he left these positions at the ...

. Robinson has co-hosted the ''

'' television program on

since 2010. Robinson was a panelist on many of the

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 panelist on the Sunday Sport show alongside

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and

Jimmy Bartel James Ross Bartel (born 4 December 1983) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A utility, tall and weighing , Bartel contributed as a midfielder, forward, an ...

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

Controversies and feuds

Robinson has been rumoured to have been involved in a variety of verbal and physical altercations with several fellow journalists, including

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, Andy Maher and

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. In June 2017, Robinson tweeted about Collingwood footballer

Alex Fasolo Alex Fasolo (born 8 June 1992) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club and the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He attended Trinity College in East Perth for his seconda ...

when his struggles with severe depression became known, suggesting that the quickness of Fasolo's recovery was an indication he was faking his illness. 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.

References

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