Mike Dalton in Sydney does a good job of balancing the humour element with the more serious side of news, and comes across as being credible (to me at least), maybe Raskall needs to do more of that?
I still think GTV will be seeking an ex-footy player to do 6pm sport to try and garner some of the attention Seven receives for their AFL coverage. Palming Clint off onto Weekend Today looks to be a good cover for a change.
Knowing myself how the Melbourne newsroom operates, I’d be shocked if they wanted to get rid of Clint. He’s a big asset in their sports department. I think he’ll be making the commute between Melbourne and Sydney on weekends indefinitely.
It wouldn’t be about wanting to get rid of Clint but more about wanting a notable name that could draw interest from AFL audiences. Clint is more expendable than Tony, plus the games are in the back end of the week. Putting Clint on Weekend Today would be giving him ‘something to do’ at the network- a tactic they used for Richard Wilkins and reportedly tried for Jim Wilson. Just a guess.