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

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'' newspaper from 2011 to 2024. He regularly appeared on the

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radio station's pre-match

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(AFL) discussion and co-hosted

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's '' AFL 360'' television program till 2024.

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

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and has been the chief football writer for the ''

'' since 2012 following the retirement of

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. Robinson co-hosted the '' AFL 360'' television program on

from 2010 until his sacking at the end of 2024. He previously appeared regularly as a panellist on ''

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'' 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

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.

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, Andy Maher and

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. 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. 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.

Retirement

In January 2025, it was announced in the Herald Sun that Robinson would be leaving from his role as Chief Football Writer 13 years after replacing Mike Sheehan as Chief, and after 4 decades covering journalism.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, Mark Journalists from Melbourne Australian radio personalities Australian rules football commentators Australian sports journalists Living people Sandhurst Football Club players Year of birth missing (living people) People from Bendigo