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Mark Robinson
Mark RobinsonChief Football Writer

Mark Robinson is News Corp’s and CODE Sports chief football writer. He has covered AFL in Melbourne for the Herald Sun for 25 years. Robbo is an award-winning journalist and an institution in Melbourne with his hard-hitting columns, analysis and news breaking in the AFL space. He has reported on coaches coming and going and players reaching the greatest heights. He is also a founding co-host of Fox Footy’s AFL 360.

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Tom Hawkins of the Cats tackles Dustin Martin of the Tigers, during the round 5 AFL match between the Richmond Tigers and Geelong Cats, at the MCG in Melbourne, Saturday May 2, 2015. (AAP Image/Joe Castro) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Robbo: The country kids who became legends

Dustin Martin and Tom Hawkins, two country boys with contrasting backgrounds, did things differently at the top level. But, as MARK ROBINSON writes, they have both left big footprints on their clubs – and our game.

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GEELONG, AUSTRALIA - JULY 20: Luke Beveridge, Senior Coach of the Bulldogs greets a fan after the round 19 AFL match between Geelong Cats and Western Bulldogs at GMHBA Stadium, on July 20, 2024, in Geelong, Australia. (Photo by Daniel Pockett/Getty Images)

Robbo: The master of salvation has done it again

Luke Beveridge’s coaching eulogy was being written earlier this year — and not for the first time. MARK ROBINSON examines how the Bulldogs coach has defied the doubters again and made his side an unlikely premiership threat.

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