‘Character assassination’: Kane Cornes hits back as fiery feud erupts
Divisive media personality Kane Cornes has returned serve on a veteran journalist after he was torn to shreds on social media.
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Kane Cornes has returned serve on Mark Robinson as the first feud of the AFL season kicked off on Monday.
Robinson, the former chief football writer for the Herald Sun, took aim at Cornes on Friday morning in the wake of Richmond’s stunning win over Carlton at the MCG.
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Written off as rank outsiders coming into the game, Richmond stormed home from a 41-point deficit to claim a stirring 13.4 (82) to 9.15 (69) victory.
Robinson unloaded on Facebook, singling out Cornes for his “character assassination” of Tigers coach Adem Yze, who Cornes said lacked an “aura”.
“Football makes fools of people with big mouths,” Robinson wrote on Facebook.
“Always has. At the same time, the magic of football - the youth, the belief, the underdog - reigns supreme. Adem Yze deserves an apology.
“He was character assassinated in the lead up to one of Richmond’s most momentous wins by TV media’s newest policy: Fake Outrage. It’s hard to ignore Kane Cornes. He’s on TV, on radio, and his employers drown social media every time he passes opinion and wind.
“Today, Yze is basking in the magic of footy while the other bloke is basking in the f***wittery world of creating opinion to outrage. There’s one aura in football: victory. Kudos to Yze and to the Tigers and to football. Last night was a pure magic.”
On Monday morning, Cornes was asked by his radio co-host David King if the relationship between the pair was fine.
“I’ve got no issue, I didn’t know there was bread to break,” Cornes said on SEN’s Breakfast Fireball.
“I don’t think questioning an aura suggests a character assassination.
“Robbo went to town on me on Facebook of all things. He didn’t hold back.
“He’s still got it with the pen, I’ll give him that. I want to get him on the show to see what he’s been up to. He’s had an amazing career, I like Robbo.
“It was strong feedback but can we get him on (the show)?”
Robinson wasn’t the only person over the weekend to put Cornes in the crosshairs with Damien Barrett putting the Channel 7 personality in the spotlight.
Barrett labelled Cornes a “thief” with a tongue in cheek sledge during Channel 9’s Sunday Footy Show.
“He’s a thief, he’s a plagiarist and he’s got form in this space. He’s copying me,” Barrett said.
“He’s doing his own investigation segment on SEN which is such a good segment that Triple M stole it 20 years ago.
“We’re flattered mate but get your own material.”
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