Favourite Journos

[Bulldog Revolution]

Ok so we've had a shot at who peoples favourite commentators are

During the week we saw Damian Barratt pen a piece that most of us thought was not the best bit of work we'd ever read

Who are the best football journalists?

Who are the people you look forward to reading?

[hujsh]

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Maybe that behind the Bar in the Herald Sun.

[wimberga]

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Dont mind Mike Sheahan and Robert Walls. Most of the others put too much crap.

[1eyedog]

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Robert Walls and I actually don't mind Caro, she's always in there having a go and tackling sensitive issues, even though she is often not on the mark. I also used to like Mark Stevens cause he always seemed to be pro-Bulldogs and always tipped us too.

[LostDoggy]

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Martin Flanagan. Though he doesn't work under the same time pressures as the match day reporters, he is still the most interesting football writer in the country.

I am growing to like Samantha Lane's work too. Just for the fresh perspective. She doesn't write like the fellas. She's a mile better than Tim too. He's swallowed a book on management speak.

I used to pay attention to Stephen Reilly. Not sure if he is still on the football desk.

I admire Caroline Wilson's ability to break stories, but she's not much of a writer.

[Bulldog Revolution]

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Martin Flanagan. Though he doesn't work under the same time pressures as the match day reporters, he is still the most interesting football writer in the country.

Flanagan has such a unique take on football. I've recently enjoyed both his articles on Swans Kirk and LRT

I dislike Caros muckraking tendencies - her world of insiders, informants just doesn't speak to me.

I've been impressed with what I've seen of Chip Le Grand in the Australian of late

[The Coon Dog]

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Patrick Smith is unique in that the way he writes polarises opinion. There's no half measures with Patrick, it's either a bull at a gate for or against depending upon the subject topic.

What I admire about him is that he doesn't always tailor his articles in order to court favourable opinion. Some of criticisms over Shane Warne for example has been on the money in my view. I love Warnie as much as the next bloke & what he's done for Australian cricket has been amazing, hasn't stopped Patrick telling all & sundry what a tool he is.

I could read five Smith articles in a week & agree with 3 & not the other 2, but the manner in which he writes has me wanting to shake his hand one day & throttle him the next.

[Bulldog Revolution]

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I could read five Smith articles in a week & agree with 3 & not the other 2, but the manner in which he writes has me wanting to shake his hand one day & throttle him the next.

That type of approach is completely different to a Mike Sheahan who keeps things light, is seldom critical and likes to get on the bandwagon

[LostDoggy]

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Martin Flanagan and John Harms

[alwaysadog]

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Martin Flanagan and John Harms

Got the pair of good ones there, Ernie, daylight the rest.

I don't see how anyone can put up with Caro's posturing and innuendo and Wallsie well when he's not totally off the track he still doesn't know what his eyes have seen. He was harping on today about the Dons high risk handball etc and completely ignored the fact that the Pies denied them any space to run and receive.

[LostDoggy]

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I can't stand Tony Jones.
Typical brainless pies fan who thinks everything he says is gospel and everyone else is wrong.
That whole Whispers in the Sky thing made him look stupid either way.

[Dancin' Douggy]

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Martin Flanagan and John Harms

I'm with you Ernie here. Martin Flanagan and John Harms are observers and thinkers. They document the soul of the game, and the characters that keep it attached to some sense of community.
They find some thread of history, and emotional meaning to every day people.

Everything else is knee jerk journalism. Pies are written off one week and next week they're the 'real deal'.
It was great to see Richo take it up to Caro on Footy Confidential, about a supposed leadership group meeting the Tigers had had.
Richo said to her face, point blank. " I'm in the leadership group and that meeting never happened". Caro, somehow in her deluded self importance, still thought she knew more about the Richmond leadership group than someone who was actually in it.
Her response went along these lines.." well I know for a fact blah blah blah"

If these journalists were under the microscope like the umpires are, and if they were dropped for making a wrong call, they'd all be writing cooking columns for the Western times by the end of the year.
And Robert Walls writes a column about Robert Walls every week.
When I was coaching the BLAH BLAH BLAH............
I'm only getting warmed up here.......... gotta go to the game...........

[Bulldog Revolution]

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TJ is another for whom insightful analysis is just too difficult, or even accuracte reporting, and so he prefers to scout around for the controversial angle.

It was interesting on Footy Confidential when talking about the Nathan Thompson depression story that Hutchy mentioned that he had held back on breaking the story for ethical reasons and it came out that TJ broke it - I think Caro nominated him as the one. Yet Hutchy was perfectly happy to run the Jon Hay footy show exclusive which I thought would be hard pressed to be seen as ethical, responsible journalism.

[Dancin' Douggy]

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TJ is another for whom insightful analysis is just too difficult, or even accuracte reporting, and so he prefers to scout around for the controversial angle.

It was interesting on Footy Confidential when talking about the Nathan Thompson depression story that Hutchy mentioned that he had held back on breaking the story for ethical reasons and it came out that TJ broke it - I think Caro nominated him as the one. Yet Hutchy was perfectly happy to run the Jon Hay footy show exclusive which I thought would be hard pressed to be seen as ethical, responsible journalism.

If a man ever walked this earth that deserved the title of 'BOOFHEAD', Hutcho is the man.

[Sockeye Salmon]

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There is no doubt the absolute best special comments man is...


Rocket Eade.


I was listening to the first quarter of the Swans - North game in the car on the way home on Sunday and then turned on the TV and watched it when I got home.

David Schwartz on Ch 7: Leo Barry is picking up Nathan Thompson. Thompson is taller but Barry will try to run off him.


Eade on MMM: Leo Barry is picking up Nathan Thompson. That's a good matchup for North. Barry likes to start a metre behind his opponent so he can get a jump at the ball to make up for his lack of size. He's lost a yard of pace as he's got older and if the ball's delivered even half OK to Thompson, Thommo will jump early and Barry won't get anywhere near the ball.


One is providing an insight, the other is stating the bleeding obvious.