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'Michelangelo Rucci' (born 10 November 1963) is an Australian journalist and reporter.
Of Italian descent, "The Rooch", as he is nicknamed, is a sports writer in Adelaide, South Australia. He is the chief Australian rules football writer for ''The Advertiser'', Adelaide's only daily newspaper. A noted supporter of the Port Adelaide Football Club, he is criticised by some for the bias evident in his writing towards Port, as well as his bias against the Adelaide Crows, a rival club in the AFL. [1]
Rucci's relationship with supporters of the Adelaide Football Club has been soured by his perceived bias against the club, which led to a campaign by Adelaide supporters to raise $3 million for Rucci to retire from sportswriting. [2] [3]
In 2006, Rucci alerted the AFL Tribunal to the fact that Adelaide player Brett Burton could not have his suspension reduced by one week with an early guilty plea due to the carry-over points from previous indiscretions - this led to the Tribunal overturning its decision and giving Burton a 2-match ban instead of one. [4] [5]
In the early 1980s as a university student, Rucci was the official club historian for the Port Adelaide Football Club, before moving to New York to act as The Advertiser's foreign correspondent. He returned to Adelaide in the mid-90s, where he has since been The Advertiser's chief football writer.
Standing 4'10 (150cm) and nicknamed "The Rooch", Rucci also covered hockey for News Limited in the 2000 Olympics.
Of Italian descent, "The Rooch", as he is nicknamed, is a sports writer in Adelaide, South Australia. He is the chief Australian rules football writer for ''The Advertiser'', Adelaide's only daily newspaper. A noted supporter of the Port Adelaide Football Club, he is criticised by some for the bias evident in his writing towards Port, as well as his bias against the Adelaide Crows, a rival club in the AFL. [1]
| Contents |
| Relationship with Adelaide supporters |
| Early career |
Relationship with Adelaide supporters
Rucci's relationship with supporters of the Adelaide Football Club has been soured by his perceived bias against the club, which led to a campaign by Adelaide supporters to raise $3 million for Rucci to retire from sportswriting. [2] [3]
In 2006, Rucci alerted the AFL Tribunal to the fact that Adelaide player Brett Burton could not have his suspension reduced by one week with an early guilty plea due to the carry-over points from previous indiscretions - this led to the Tribunal overturning its decision and giving Burton a 2-match ban instead of one. [4] [5]
Early career
In the early 1980s as a university student, Rucci was the official club historian for the Port Adelaide Football Club, before moving to New York to act as The Advertiser's foreign correspondent. He returned to Adelaide in the mid-90s, where he has since been The Advertiser's chief football writer.
Standing 4'10 (150cm) and nicknamed "The Rooch", Rucci also covered hockey for News Limited in the 2000 Olympics.
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