He enrolled in the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) journalism course and began work as a cadet with Leader Newspapers on the local paper, the Knox-Sherbrooke News, in 1977.
He ultimately became a full-time sportswriter for the paper, including ghosting a column for former footballer Lou Richards.
He has travelled to many countries including America, Canada, India, Pakistan Italy, Germany, Brazil, South Africa and England covering Olympics, soccer and cricket.
He also received a 2008 Walkley Award in the "Commentary, analysis, opinion, and critique" category.
He is the author of several books on sporting personalities including Paul Reiffel and Steve Waugh, and was the ghost writer of Dangerous Days, an account of the wartime adventures of Private Laurie Brough.