Columnist About
Glenn spent over 21 years as a sports broadcaster on both radio and television with the ABC, commentating at four Olympic, four Commonwealth and two Paralympic Games. He called nearly 200 international cricket matches (covering 12 overseas tours) and commentated over 900 games of AFL & WAFL football, along with myriad other sports. Since mid-2011, Glenn has been freelancing in both the electronic and written media. He is an ambassador for mental health in Western Australia, and tweets from @mitchellglenn. He can also be found on his website - glennmitchell.com.au
- Member Since:
- October 2012
- Based In:
- Perth
- Favourite Sports:
- AFL, Cricket, Cycling, Tennis,
Latest Articles
Whether it's AFL or ASADA, Essendon are guaranteed some pain
10 May 2013If ASADA doesn’t come up with some sort of direct sanctions at Essendon, the AFL must. With every day that has passed in the last couple of weeks, the Bombers’ story has become more and more fraught. The latest revelations don’t augur well. But it may be difficult in the end to prove Essendon players [...]
Should the umpires determine the Brownlow Medal?
9 May 2013Ever since the Brownlow Medal was first awarded to Geelong’s Edward ‘Carji’ Greeves in 1924, the umpires have been responsible for awarding the votes. Currently after each home-and-away fixture the three field umpires get together in their change room and decide on the three best players on the ground and award votes on a 3-2-1 [...]
Essendon admits major failures but recommends little
6 May 2013The Essendon Football Club has gone public with the findings of the internally launched Ziggy Switkowski Report into the club’s management and administrative protocols. Citing legal reasons, the club has said the document itself cannot be made public. Club chairman Davis Evans summed up the findings thus – “Problems occurred in selection, recruitment processes, induction [...]
Cricket Australia has more on its mind than just the Ashes
2 May 2013Mention the word ‘cricket’ in Australia at present and in next to no time the conversation will turn to the Ashes and specifically whether we will or we won’t win. It has been in every cricket fan’s mind seemingly before the summer’s twin home series against Sri Lanka and South Africa, even though the Proteas [...]
Should AFL players be open to bans for doping?
29 Apr 2013On ANZAC Day eve, the Essendon Football Club made a public admission the anti-obesity drug AOD-9604 had been administered to some of its players last year. A few days earlier, WADA had put out a media release clarifying the situation surrounding said drug. It contained devastating news for Essendon and also potentially the Melbourne Football [...]
We can't stop doping in sport, so why not give up?
25 Apr 2013From the contrite and seemingly stage-managed confession by Lance Armstrong to the current allegations swirling around the AFL and NRL, the issue of drugs in sport has not been too far from the headlines of late. Interestingly, Armstrong’s ultimate fall from grace came about not as a result of any specific positive tests but on [...]
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