Doug Robertson

[bulldogproud]

Vale (from football writing at least Doug, a top bloke and great friend!
Always called things as he saw them, gave objective opinions and wrote great articles IMHO.
Thanks for all the support over the years, Doug.

[bulldogproud]

I should also add that Doug has a huge passion for the SANFL. He is definitely one of us!

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As i have said before all the diehards from the clubs know way more about their club than the journos. The diehards see it every week the journos one in 4. They dont have the tv like the afl guys do.

I think the journos do a fair job.

To me Warren Partland loses credibility tipping North on RPH tonight. Not seeing North every week he just doesnt understand they are a 6 goal worse side. He doesnt understand there are a handful of guys at North who wouldnt get a look in at the dogs.

As for doug. He seemed passionate. I thought he was way better than the other writers. Talking to him one night and listening on the radio he seemed passionate. Given that I find it suprising he would voluntarily move on.

[mal]

Warren has tipped against CD several times the last couple of years
He said they would miss the finals a couple of years ago mid season + they won the flag !!!!

As for Douggie hes doing a crime story in Mount Gambier ?

[Ecky]

Because Warren Partland is a Centrals supporter, he cannot seem to objectively comment on games involving them. A number of times in recent years he has made baffling predictions against them, as he is very conscious of not wanting to be biased in favour of them, so he over-compensates far too much.

[pipers]

Its a shame that the advertiser uses top writers to go on and write different things. I feel Doug might have stepped on the great Rucci's toes and rucci got rid of doug. Well if the editor of the advertiser had any brains he would have made doug the chief football writer anyway and sports editor.

But then you'd have Rucci doing the cop shop stories and he'd get eaten alive...

[Squawk]

Its a shame that the advertiser uses top writers to go on and write different things. I feel Doug might have stepped on the great Rucci's toes and rucci got rid of doug. Well if the editor of the advertiser had any brains he would have made doug the chief football writer anyway and sports editor.

But then you'd have Rucci doing the cop shop stories and he'd get eaten alive...

Maybe Murdoch could transfer the Rucc to the Sunday Mail as the editor of "Body and Soul"!

[Dogwatcher]

He'd need a soul for that.

He's already sold it to the Devil that is Port Adelaide.

[MST]

As i have said before all the diehards from the clubs know way more about their club than the journos. The diehards see it every week the journos one in 4. They dont have the tv like the afl guys do.

I think the journos do a fair job.

To me Warren Partland loses credibility tipping North on RPH tonight. Not seeing North every week he just doesnt understand they are a 6 goal worse side. He doesnt understand there are a handful of guys at North who wouldnt get a look in at the dogs.

As for doug. He seemed passionate. I thought he was way better than the other writers. Talking to him one night and listening on the radio he seemed passionate. Given that I find it suprising he would voluntarily move on.

Give me Doug Robertson over Partland any day of the week.

Credibility? What Credibility? He always gives the impression in his articles that he writes them off statistics and not the game itself. This theory was evident last night on RPH when he openly admitted, when talking about the Eagles and tipping them to beat Sturt, that he watched last weeks game v Central on 'the box'.

Aren't these journo's paid to get to games and give proper assessments of our SANFL sides? I'll bet my bottom dollar he was at AAMI that evening watching the showdown in his air-conditioned, catered media area.

He is a joker.

[Dogwatcher]

It's a very good media area. I promise you that.

[MST]

It's a very good media area. I promise you that.

Glad to hear it Warren.

[Dogwatcher]

Well, he is apparently a Centrals man...

[mighty_tiger_79]

i missed listening to Dougys thoughts etc on the radio last night, he appears much more knowledgable etc then Partland.

[Aerie]

I listened last night. I thought Partland was fine. Had much more to say on the games than Robertson ever did and all that he said were valid points.

[BPBRB]

I listened last night. I thought Partland was fine. Had much more to say on the games than Robertson ever did and all that he said were valid points.

I agree Aerie. The only criticism re Warren Partland last night that he raced through reading the teams - needs to slow down and name them line by line.

[mighty_tiger_79]

with the teams and i think it was South Adelaide he raced through the team as if it was just a squad, but then he got to the backline....

[redandblack]

I agree. It was hard to follow the teams when they're read so quickly. West's team also didn't have any ins and outs read out.

[bundy]

I agree with you r&b it might not be as important as other games,but still should be given a bit of time for us to hear the changes to our side.

[bulldogproud]

The changes to the side will be read out if they are included in the fax sent to the station. Perhaps ask someone internally why West did not do this. Do not necessarily lay the blame on the journos.
Cheers

[redandblack]

It doesn't take much to either ask for them or work them out.