Where is the footy show held

The bigger worry is if there is damage to the anterior cruciate ligament, meaning a knee reconstruction and a much longer recovery.

The Demons were up by The Eagles are nicely placed in equal second on 12 wins and five losses, compared to the same stage last year when they were second with 13 and four.

If they had lost a second consecutive match in the Red Centre they would have slumped to fifth and risked falling further down the ladder with Richmond and GWS on their heels.

It was a reflection of how even the competition was, coach Adam Simpson said. Hadley had become disillusioned as a result of the confirmation that the Super League competition would take place in Australia in see Super League War.

This meant that the Footy Show would be required to give fair coverage and discussion of both the Super League and ARL competitions during its broadcast. Hadley had been a stout supporter of the more traditional ARL , believing that Super League's agenda was backed by money and greed and was not prepared to lend his support to the rival competition, thus leading to his eventual departure from the show.

Hadley left at the end of , and returned to the show in , before leaving for good. Roach, on the other hand, had been involved in an altercation, allegedly assaulting a heckler in a Sydney pub.

Channel Nine, not wanting to condone such conduct and wishing to preserve its reputation, were quick to terminate Roach's contract as a result of his actions. For two years, Vautin and Sterling presented the show by themselves, often with guest hosts such as Phil Gould , the Johns brothers Andrew and Matthew and Ryan Girdler with his highly popular segment, Their House , the name a parody of the Australian TV programme Our House a lifestyle programme.

In , a contest was held to find a new co-host, via a parody of the hit show Survivor also shown on Nine , and former Knights forward Paul Harragon , also known as 'Chief', was selected. In , fellow former Knights player Matthew Johns joined as the fourth host, following the success of his appearances as alter egos Reg Reagan and Trent The Flight Steward the previous year. A new character, Randy Discotelli, based upon an American fitness instructor, was introduced in Paul Harragon's introduction to the show brought popular segments such as 'That's Tops', which involves giving the 'thumbs up' sign with both hands simultaneously.

Mario Fenech also appears often as a host. In 'That's Gold' was introduced, a hand gesture which involves placing an upright clenched fist on an open palm; both gestures have become popular throughout Australia and New Zealand and are often 'performed' at NRL-related sports venues across the country. In May , due to declining ratings, former host Ray Hadley was invited back to the show.

However, he declined this offer due to his radio commitments on 2GB. Rebecca Wilson was also invited to be part of the show and she accepted. However, Vautin and Sterling disapproved of this move due to personal reasons, and Wilson appeared for only one episode.

For a period of ten weeks in , the show was hosted by Matthew Johns, due to head injuries suffered by Vautin while filming a comedy sketch for the show. That appeared to be the creative direction of The Footy Show for years before it was executed in the dark this week. There were episodes of The Footy Show. Fewer than 14, people watched the last show in Perth.

But the death knell started ringing last week when it reached a ratings low in its home town of Melbourne, with just 53, viewers turning in. The new iteration featured none of the original on-air personalities in Eddie McGuire or Sam Newman and lasted only eight episodes. When McGuire and Co. During the halcyon days of the late s and early s, it consistently finished in the top 20 programs of the year, especially the popular grand final special.

Every footy season viewers could be certain of one thing, no matter how badly your team did the Thursday night institution would always make you laugh. Garry Lyon, standing second left, and James Brayshaw, standing right, co-hosted the show after Eddie McGuire's departure. And as for the suggestion that people had tuned out because of the constant courting of controversy under Newman — and had not tuned in again in sufficient numbers to realise he was no longer part of the show — Turner is sanguine.

Follow the author on Facebook at karlquinnjournalist and on twitter karlkwin. How the axe fell, at last, on The Footy Show. Please try again later. The Age. By Karl Quinn May 10, — Save Log in , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Normal text size Larger text size Very large text size. That result effectively signed its death warrant.