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| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Sports journalist |
| Years active | 1990-present |
Damian Barrett is an Australian journalist who works for AFL Media and covers Australian rules football. Barrett has a poor reputation among the AFL community, due to a perceived lack of quality in his journalism.
Career
Over the course of his career, Barrett has gotten into numerous disputes with both AFL players and coaches. Barrett was involved in a physical altercation with North Melbourne Kangaroos coach Brad Scott in 2016, that occurred when Barrett was questioning Scott about the Kangaroos' performance in the 2016 AFL season. Barrett has stated that he feels journalists should be held less responsible for stories that turn out to be false. He is the third highest payed AFL journalist.
Involvement in the standing down of Mitch Cleary controversy
During August of 2020, Barrett became involved in AFL Media's decision to stand down journalist Mitch Cleary when he voiced his opinion that the AFL made the right move by standing down Cleary, an opinion which was at odds with the majority opinion among the AFL community. This opinion was criticized by former AFL player Tim Watson, and Barrett responded by questioning Watson's understanding of journalism, and bringing up the Essendon Football Club supplements saga. Watson responded by declaring Barrett to be "The Voice of Treason" and calling Barrett "beholden to the AFL". Barrett's comments were defended by his colleague Garry Lyon, who declared that he was simply "frustrated", and Barrett responded to Watson's attack by remarking that he did not believe the relationship between him and Watson could be repaired.
References
- "Damian Barrett". Australian Rules Football. AFL Media. January 10, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
- Ryan, Peter (August 4, 2020). "Damian Barrett backs AFL decision to stand down Mitch Cleary". The Age. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
- ^ Waterworth, Ben (August 5, 2020). "'The Voice of Treason': Tim Watson hits back on radio after Damian Barrett's swipe". Fox Sports. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
- ^ Naghten, Tom (April 20, 2019). "Luke Hodge whacks 'absolute knob' Damian Barrett over Sliding Doors column". Sporting News. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- Zita, David (April 2, 2020). "Revealed: The moment an AFL coach pinned a journo to the wall of a New York bar". Fox Sports. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
- Esdall, Rudi; Barrett, Damian; Taylor, Brian (June 27, 2020). "Brian Taylor And Damian Barrett Clash Over Accountability For Journalists". Triple M. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
- Brown, Jonathan; Taylor, Brian; Howard, Mark; Barrett, Damian; Judd, Chris (August 7, 2020). "Browny Names The Top 5 Highest Paid Footy Journos!". Triple M. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- Ryan, Peter (August 4, 2020). "Damian Barrett backs AFL decision to stand down Mitch Cleary". The Age. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- Riordan, Joey (August 5, 2020). "'The voice of treason': Tim Watson fires back at 'fragile' AFL journo Damian Barrett". Seven News. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
- Young, Chris (August 5, 2020). "'Voice of treason': AFL legend wages war with veteran journo". Yahoo! Sport. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
- Waterworth, Ben (August 6, 2020). "Damian Barrett responds after Tim Watson's stunning 'The Voice of Treason' swipe". Fox Sports. Retrieved September 3, 2020.