Monday Night Football on Triple M
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Monday Night Football on Triple M broadcasts each Monday night NRL game, ever since its most recent inception in 2007.http://www.smh.com.au/news/tv--radio/call-of-the-wild/2007/03/18/1174152858978.html
Austereo recently extended its deal to continue broadcasting rugby league until the conclusion of the 2012 season.http://www.nrl.com/NewsViews/LatestNews/NewsArticle/tabid/10874/newsId/56833/Default.aspx
The rights are commercially exclusive, however ABC Radio broadcast Monday Night matches involving non-Sydney teams, permitted to be broadcast only into the regional markets of the appropriate team/s involved.
Triple M also ventured into international Rugby League, acquiring the rights to the 2010 Rugby League Four Nations
tournament.
series (fronted by Andrew Denton
and Billy Birmingham
), Austereo acquired the exclusive commercial rights to the newly re-created Monday Night Football in late 2006.
The original team was Anthony Maroon
(main caller), with Mark Geyer
, Kevin Walters
and Jimmy Smith
sharing expert commentary duties (two experts would be in the box at a given match, Walters used primarily for the Queensland-based matches), while Dan Ginnane was the sideline commentator.
The coverage would commence at 6:30pm and conclude shortly after fulltime, usually just after 9pm.
The first Monday Night Football on Triple M match was on 19 March 2007, with South Sydney
defeating the Sydney Roosters
18-6 at Sydney Football Stadium.
joined Monday Night Football on Triple M, resulting in a major reshuffle. Gould became the sole expert in the commentary box, with Mark Geyer
leaving the team and Jimmy Smith
moved to the sideline role. Dan Ginnane became host of the expanded programme, which began the season commencing at 6pm. This was changed to 6:40pm, except for a special edition two days after the sudden departure of Sonny Bill Williams
, resulting in the most controversial Monday Night Football on Triple M broadcast.
The opening Monday night game of the season saw Melbourne Storm
defeat New Zealand Warriors
32-18 at Telstra Dome
.
left Triple M
for Sydney FM rival Vega
during the off season, with Dan Ginnane becoming the main commentator. With comedy duo Roy and HG
joining the station, Monday Night Football on Triple M commenced at 7pm in 2009, with an added new programme ‘The Verdict’ running from the end of the game until approximately 9:30pm, focusing on the issues from the weekend. Audience text messages were incorporated into the broadcast.
The first broadcast of the season was from Campbelltown Stadium, with the Wests Tigers
defeating Canberra Raiders
34-26.
and Jimmy Smith
departed for Peter Sterling
and Andrew Johns
. Neither Sterling nor Johns had previously provided regular commentary on radio. The format from 2009 (7pm-9:30pm EST) remained.
The first broadcast of the season saw Wests Tigers
defeat Manly
26-22 at Sydney Football Stadium
returned to Rugby League calling for the first time in over two years when they provided a play-by-play coverage of Australia v Papua New Guinea on 24 October
Dan Ginnane, Mark Geyer
, Jason Taylor
and Steve Mascord took over to call the remainder of the tournament.
. What resulted was an interview with other co-owner Peter Holmes-a-Court. Crowe gave an extended interview a month later.
On 26 March 2007, John Cartwright
(Gold Coast Titans
) was the first coach to speak to Monday Night Football on Triple M at the half time break, something which would become a regular feature. The Titans defeated Cronulla Sharks
18-16 at Carrara.
On that same night, Titans prop Luke Bailey delivered the first profanity on the broadcast, uttering ‘fuck’ in a post-match interview
Andrew Johns
' final NRL match was on a Monday Night in round 3, 2007. Newcastle Knights
lost to Canberra Raiders
48-18 at Canberra Stadium
. Johns retired shortly after with a neck injury.
Russell Crowe
created headlines when he slammed NRL boss David Gallop
on 8 July 2008
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/sport/nrl/story/0,26746,23994403-5016289,00.html
Two days after the sudden departure of Sonny Bill Williams
to France, Phil Gould
went toe-to-toe with NRL boss David Gallop
on 28 July 2008 http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/gould-baits-nrl-chief/story-e6frexp9-1111117041987, in an interview http://media.dailytelegraph.com.au/multimedia/mediaplayer/index.html?id=1042 which dominated headlines for days. The sparring led to the removal of Gould from the following edition of Channel 9’s The Footy Show.
http://www.rugbyleaguelive.com/Articles/2294/2008/07/29/Channel_Nine_dumps_Phil_Gould.aspx
The opening moments of the 2009 season of Monday Night Football on Triple M were occupied by comedy duo Roy and HG
, who used to airtime to petition for a new team to be established at Graeme Park, Gosford
Phil Gould
was forced to miss the match on 7 June 2009, because of the possibility he contracted Swine Flu
. Gould had sat near Queensland forward Ben Hannant - who was diagnosed with Swine Flu - on Channel 9's The Footy Show the previous Thursday. Jimmy Smith
moved into the commentary box with Dan Ginnane as Gold Coast Titans
beat St.George Illawarra 28-24 at Skilled Park.http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,25608894-953,00.html
Triple M
comedy duo Roy and HG
were denied the opportunity to call Rugby League State of Origin
- something the pair had done for two decades on Triple J
- because it would infringe on Austereo’s Monday Night Football rights.
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/roy-and-hg-get-boot-from-origin/story-e6frexnr-1111118915202
As was the case 12 months earlier, Triple M comedy duo Roy and HG opened the season 2010 broadcast. This time they humorously congratulated management for 'dumping' Gould, who was "holding them back" with his "negativity and constant references to 90s sitcom Seinfeld
". Gould had left Monday Night Football on Triple M on his own terms weeks earlier.
Andrew Johns
voluntarily stood down from his duties on 14 June 2010, following his resignation from the NSW Blues coaching staff in the wake of the Timana Tahu racism saga. He returned the following week, speaking openly about the subject for the first time.
Austereo recently extended its deal to continue broadcasting rugby league until the conclusion of the 2012 season.http://www.nrl.com/NewsViews/LatestNews/NewsArticle/tabid/10874/newsId/56833/Default.aspx
The rights are commercially exclusive, however ABC Radio broadcast Monday Night matches involving non-Sydney teams, permitted to be broadcast only into the regional markets of the appropriate team/s involved.
Triple M also ventured into international Rugby League, acquiring the rights to the 2010 Rugby League Four Nations
Rugby League Four Nations
The Rugby League Four Nations is an annual rugby league football tournament run in partnership between the Australian Rugby League, Rugby Football League and New Zealand Rugby League representing the top three nations in the sport: Australia, England and New Zealand. A fourth partner, France,...
tournament.
Current team
- Dan Ginnane (2007-) - Main caller. Previously the sideline commentator and host.
- Peter SterlingPeter SterlingPeter Maxwell John "Sterlo" Sterling OAM is an Australian rugby league commentator and former player. He was one of the all-time great halfbacks and a major contributor to Parramatta Eels' dominance of the New South Wales Rugby League premiership in the 1980s. Sterling played nineteen Tests for...
(2010-) - Expert commentator. - Andrew JohnsAndrew JohnsAndrew Gary "Joey" Johns is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s who is considered by many to be the greatest player of all time. He was heralded as the world's best halfback for a number of years...
(2010-) - Sideline commentator. - Steve Mascord regularly contributes when there is a major story as an additional member.
Former members
- Anthony MaroonAnthony MaroonAnthony Maroon is a Sydney radio personality and was born in the same city. Maroon currently works at Classic Rock 95.3 FM as a Breakfast presenter....
(2007–08) - Main caller. Now a personality on Vega FM in Sydney. - Mark GeyerMark GeyerMark Geyer , is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s and '90s. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative second-rower, he is currently a rugby league media identity...
(2007) - Expert commentator. Now member of 2MMM breakfast show The Grill Team and The Grapple, as well as a regular panelist on Channel Nine's Sunday RoastSunday roastThe Sunday roast is a traditional British main meal served on Sundays , consisting of roasted meat, roast potato or mashed potato, with accompaniments such as Yorkshire pudding, stuffing, vegetables and gravy.... - Kevin WaltersKevin WaltersKevin David Walters is an Australian professional rugby league football coach and former player. He is currently the assistant coach for NRL club Melbourne Storm. He joined them from French club Catalans Dragons of Europe's Super League as their head coach. Before that he was head coach of the...
(2007–08) - Expert/sideline commentator for Queensland based games. Now coaching Super League team Catalans. - Phil GouldPhil GouldPhil Gould is an Australian rugby league broadcaster, journalist, administrator and former player and coach. Since the 1990s he has had a prominent role in Channel 9's coverage of rugby league, as a commentator on their match-day coverage, and appears on The Sunday Footy Show and The Sunday Roast...
(2008-09) - Expert commentator. Currently an expert commentator for Channel Nine's NRL coverage, as well as a columnist for Fairfax newspapers. - Jimmy SmithJimmy SmithJimmy Smith may refer to:* Jimmy Smith , American football player* Jimmy Smith , former NFL player with the Jacksonville Jaguars...
(2007-09) - Sideline commentator. Previously an expert commentator in the commentary box. Now a permanent member of Sky Sports Radio
Affiliate stations
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Melbourne (Storm games only) - KOFM Newcastle
- Mix 106.3Mix 106.3MIX 106.3 is a commercial radio station in Canberra, Australia and is owned by the Australian Radio Network and Southern Cross Austereo....
FM CanberraCanberraCanberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne... - 2WG2WG2WG is an Australian radio station which transmits on 1152 kHz on the AM band. It is licensed to the city of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. The station is the first radio station to have a radio receiver built in regional New South Wales and was originally owned by a husband and wife team, the late...
Wagga - 2GZ2GZ2GZ is an Australian radio station, licensed to Orange, New South Wales. It is owned and operated by Macquarie Regional RadioWorks, and transmits on 105.1 MHz on the FM band. It originally broadcast on 990kHz, before switching to 1089kHz, before switching to the FM band...
Orange - 2MC Port Macquarie
- 2CS Coffs Harbour
- 2LF2LF2LF is an Australian radio station serving the Young region. It was opened in February 1938....
Young - 4TO Townsville
- SEA FM Central Queensland
- 4AM4AM (AM)4AM is a radio station in Atherton, Queensland on 558kHz AM. 4AM is also heard in Cairns. Also they are on 1422kHz AM in Port Douglas.-On air line up:Monday to Friday*5-9am: Terry Siva*9-12am: Greg Cary Morning Program*12-3pm: Mark Hogan...
Mareeba - 1071AM Kingaroy
- MIX FMMix FMMix FM is a radio name and format. It is given to certain radio stations around the world with that name, while having the "mix" format. Although some stations don't have the name "Mix FM", they can still have the format of Mixed Hits - a variety of established songs, from old to new.Radio formats...
Fraser Coast - 4GR Darling Downs
- 4GC Charters Towers
- 4LM Mt.Isa
- 4ZR Roma
- 4HI4HI4HI is a radio station in Emerald, Queensland, Australia. It is owned by Macquarie Regional Radio Network Pty Ltd along with other sister stations around Queensland...
Emerald
2007
After years of being rumoured to have desired a piece of the rugby league radio rights, and an offbeat call of the 1998 Rugby League State of OriginRugby League State of Origin
State of Origin is an annual best of three series of rugby league football matches contested by the Maroons and the Blues, who represent the Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales respectively...
series (fronted by Andrew Denton
Andrew Denton
Andrew Christopher Denton is an Australian television producer, comedian, Gold Logie-nominated television presenter and former radio host, and was the host of the ABC's weekly television interview program Enough Rope. He is known for his comedy and interviewing technique...
and Billy Birmingham
Billy Birmingham
Billy Birmingham is an Australian humourist and sometime sports journalist, most noted for his parodies of Australian cricket commentary in recordings under The Twelfth Man name. He was the writer of the comedy hit Australiana which was made famous by performer Austen Tayshus...
), Austereo acquired the exclusive commercial rights to the newly re-created Monday Night Football in late 2006.
The original team was Anthony Maroon
Anthony Maroon
Anthony Maroon is a Sydney radio personality and was born in the same city. Maroon currently works at Classic Rock 95.3 FM as a Breakfast presenter....
(main caller), with Mark Geyer
Mark Geyer
Mark Geyer , is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s and '90s. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative second-rower, he is currently a rugby league media identity...
, Kevin Walters
Kevin Walters
Kevin David Walters is an Australian professional rugby league football coach and former player. He is currently the assistant coach for NRL club Melbourne Storm. He joined them from French club Catalans Dragons of Europe's Super League as their head coach. Before that he was head coach of the...
and Jimmy Smith
Jimmy Smith
Jimmy Smith may refer to:* Jimmy Smith , American football player* Jimmy Smith , former NFL player with the Jacksonville Jaguars...
sharing expert commentary duties (two experts would be in the box at a given match, Walters used primarily for the Queensland-based matches), while Dan Ginnane was the sideline commentator.
The coverage would commence at 6:30pm and conclude shortly after fulltime, usually just after 9pm.
The first Monday Night Football on Triple M match was on 19 March 2007, with South Sydney
South Sydney Rabbitohs
The South Sydney Rabbitohs are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Redfern, a suburb of South-central Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League premiership and are one of nine existing teams from the state capital...
defeating the Sydney Roosters
Sydney Roosters
The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League and is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Australian rugby league history, having won twelve New South Wales Rugby League...
18-6 at Sydney Football Stadium.
2008
Phil GouldPhil Gould
Phil Gould is an Australian rugby league broadcaster, journalist, administrator and former player and coach. Since the 1990s he has had a prominent role in Channel 9's coverage of rugby league, as a commentator on their match-day coverage, and appears on The Sunday Footy Show and The Sunday Roast...
joined Monday Night Football on Triple M, resulting in a major reshuffle. Gould became the sole expert in the commentary box, with Mark Geyer
Mark Geyer
Mark Geyer , is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s and '90s. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative second-rower, he is currently a rugby league media identity...
leaving the team and Jimmy Smith
Jimmy Smith
Jimmy Smith may refer to:* Jimmy Smith , American football player* Jimmy Smith , former NFL player with the Jacksonville Jaguars...
moved to the sideline role. Dan Ginnane became host of the expanded programme, which began the season commencing at 6pm. This was changed to 6:40pm, except for a special edition two days after the sudden departure of Sonny Bill Williams
Sonny Bill Williams
Sonny William 'Sonny Bill' Williams is a New Zealand rugby union player and former rugby league player. He is only the second person to represent New Zealand in rugby union after first playing for the country in rugby league. In rugby union he usually plays as a centre...
, resulting in the most controversial Monday Night Football on Triple M broadcast.
The opening Monday night game of the season saw Melbourne Storm
Melbourne Storm
The Melbourne Storm are an Australian professional rugby league club based in the city of Melbourne. They are the first fully professional rugby league team based in the Australian rules football-dominated state of Victoria....
defeat New Zealand Warriors
New Zealand Warriors
The New Zealand Warriors are a professional rugby league football club based in Auckland, New Zealand. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership and are the League's only team from outside Australia...
32-18 at Telstra Dome
Telstra Dome
Docklands Stadium is a multi-purpose sports and entertainment stadium in the Docklands precinct of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia...
.
2009
Anthony MaroonAnthony Maroon
Anthony Maroon is a Sydney radio personality and was born in the same city. Maroon currently works at Classic Rock 95.3 FM as a Breakfast presenter....
left Triple M
Triple M
The Triple M Network is an active rock radio network in Australia owned by media company Austereo, who also own the Today Network.- History :...
for Sydney FM rival Vega
Vega
Vega is the brightest star in the constellation Lyra, the fifth brightest star in the night sky and the second brightest star in the northern celestial hemisphere, after Arcturus...
during the off season, with Dan Ginnane becoming the main commentator. With comedy duo Roy and HG
Roy and HG
Roy & HG is an Australian comedy duo, comprising Greig Pickhaver in the role of "H [Harry] G Nelson" and John Doyle as "'Rampaging' Roy Slaven". Their act is an affectionate but irreverent parody of Australia's obsession with sport. Their characters based on archetypes in sports journalism: Nelson...
joining the station, Monday Night Football on Triple M commenced at 7pm in 2009, with an added new programme ‘The Verdict’ running from the end of the game until approximately 9:30pm, focusing on the issues from the weekend. Audience text messages were incorporated into the broadcast.
The first broadcast of the season was from Campbelltown Stadium, with the Wests Tigers
Wests Tigers
The Wests Tigers are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Sydney's mid-western suburbs. They have competed in the National Rugby League since they were formed at the end of the 1999 season as a joint-venture club between the Balmain Tigers and the Western Suburbs...
defeating Canberra Raiders
Canberra Raiders
The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the national capital city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. They have competed in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership since 1982...
34-26.
2010
Phil GouldPhil Gould
Phil Gould is an Australian rugby league broadcaster, journalist, administrator and former player and coach. Since the 1990s he has had a prominent role in Channel 9's coverage of rugby league, as a commentator on their match-day coverage, and appears on The Sunday Footy Show and The Sunday Roast...
and Jimmy Smith
Jimmy Smith
Jimmy Smith may refer to:* Jimmy Smith , American football player* Jimmy Smith , former NFL player with the Jacksonville Jaguars...
departed for Peter Sterling
Peter Sterling
Peter Maxwell John "Sterlo" Sterling OAM is an Australian rugby league commentator and former player. He was one of the all-time great halfbacks and a major contributor to Parramatta Eels' dominance of the New South Wales Rugby League premiership in the 1980s. Sterling played nineteen Tests for...
and Andrew Johns
Andrew Johns
Andrew Gary "Joey" Johns is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s who is considered by many to be the greatest player of all time. He was heralded as the world's best halfback for a number of years...
. Neither Sterling nor Johns had previously provided regular commentary on radio. The format from 2009 (7pm-9:30pm EST) remained.
The first broadcast of the season saw Wests Tigers
Wests Tigers
The Wests Tigers are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Sydney's mid-western suburbs. They have competed in the National Rugby League since they were formed at the end of the 1999 season as a joint-venture club between the Balmain Tigers and the Western Suburbs...
defeat Manly
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
The Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. They compete in the National Rugby League's Telstra Premiership, the premier rugby league competition of Australasia...
26-22 at Sydney Football Stadium
2010 Four Nations tournament
Roy and HGRoy and HG
Roy & HG is an Australian comedy duo, comprising Greig Pickhaver in the role of "H [Harry] G Nelson" and John Doyle as "'Rampaging' Roy Slaven". Their act is an affectionate but irreverent parody of Australia's obsession with sport. Their characters based on archetypes in sports journalism: Nelson...
returned to Rugby League calling for the first time in over two years when they provided a play-by-play coverage of Australia v Papua New Guinea on 24 October
Dan Ginnane, Mark Geyer
Mark Geyer
Mark Geyer , is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s and '90s. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative second-rower, he is currently a rugby league media identity...
, Jason Taylor
Jason Taylor
Jason Taylor may refer to:*Jason Taylor , Australian rules footballer*Jason Taylor , Australian rugby league footballer and coach...
and Steve Mascord took over to call the remainder of the tournament.
Controversies and other moments
The first broadcast on 19 March 2007 was noted for sideline commentator Dan Ginnane entering the South Sydney owners box in an attempt to interview Rabbitohs co-owner Russell CroweRussell Crowe
Russell Ira Crowe is a New Zealander Australian actor , film producer and musician. He came to international attention for his role as Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius in the 2000 historical epic film Gladiator, directed by Ridley Scott, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor, a...
. What resulted was an interview with other co-owner Peter Holmes-a-Court. Crowe gave an extended interview a month later.
On 26 March 2007, John Cartwright
John Cartwright (rugby league)
John Cartwright is an Australian professional rugby league football coach and former player. He is the current head coach for the Gold Coast Titans of the National Rugby League...
(Gold Coast Titans
Gold Coast Titans
Gold Coast Titans are an Australian professional rugby league football club, based in the Gold Coast, Queensland. The club competes in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership. It is the newest of the sixteen clubs in the league, having commenced its...
) was the first coach to speak to Monday Night Football on Triple M at the half time break, something which would become a regular feature. The Titans defeated Cronulla Sharks
Cronulla Sharks
The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are Australian professional Rugby league team based in Cronulla, in the Sutherland Shire, Southern Sydney, New South Wales...
18-16 at Carrara.
On that same night, Titans prop Luke Bailey delivered the first profanity on the broadcast, uttering ‘fuck’ in a post-match interview
Andrew Johns
Andrew Johns
Andrew Gary "Joey" Johns is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s who is considered by many to be the greatest player of all time. He was heralded as the world's best halfback for a number of years...
' final NRL match was on a Monday Night in round 3, 2007. Newcastle Knights
Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
lost to Canberra Raiders
Canberra Raiders
The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the national capital city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. They have competed in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership since 1982...
48-18 at Canberra Stadium
Canberra Stadium
Canberra Stadium is a facility primarily used for rugby league and rugby union games, located adjacent to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, the capital of Australia...
. Johns retired shortly after with a neck injury.
Russell Crowe
Russell Crowe
Russell Ira Crowe is a New Zealander Australian actor , film producer and musician. He came to international attention for his role as Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius in the 2000 historical epic film Gladiator, directed by Ridley Scott, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor, a...
created headlines when he slammed NRL boss David Gallop
David Gallop
David Gallop is an Australian sports administrator who has been the Chief Executive Officer of the National Rugby League since February 2002. He has also been the Secretary of the Rugby League International Federation since its inception in 1998.-Early life:...
on 8 July 2008
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/sport/nrl/story/0,26746,23994403-5016289,00.html
Two days after the sudden departure of Sonny Bill Williams
Sonny Bill Williams
Sonny William 'Sonny Bill' Williams is a New Zealand rugby union player and former rugby league player. He is only the second person to represent New Zealand in rugby union after first playing for the country in rugby league. In rugby union he usually plays as a centre...
to France, Phil Gould
Phil Gould
Phil Gould is an Australian rugby league broadcaster, journalist, administrator and former player and coach. Since the 1990s he has had a prominent role in Channel 9's coverage of rugby league, as a commentator on their match-day coverage, and appears on The Sunday Footy Show and The Sunday Roast...
went toe-to-toe with NRL boss David Gallop
David Gallop
David Gallop is an Australian sports administrator who has been the Chief Executive Officer of the National Rugby League since February 2002. He has also been the Secretary of the Rugby League International Federation since its inception in 1998.-Early life:...
on 28 July 2008 http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/gould-baits-nrl-chief/story-e6frexp9-1111117041987, in an interview http://media.dailytelegraph.com.au/multimedia/mediaplayer/index.html?id=1042 which dominated headlines for days. The sparring led to the removal of Gould from the following edition of Channel 9’s The Footy Show.
http://www.rugbyleaguelive.com/Articles/2294/2008/07/29/Channel_Nine_dumps_Phil_Gould.aspx
The opening moments of the 2009 season of Monday Night Football on Triple M were occupied by comedy duo Roy and HG
Roy and HG
Roy & HG is an Australian comedy duo, comprising Greig Pickhaver in the role of "H [Harry] G Nelson" and John Doyle as "'Rampaging' Roy Slaven". Their act is an affectionate but irreverent parody of Australia's obsession with sport. Their characters based on archetypes in sports journalism: Nelson...
, who used to airtime to petition for a new team to be established at Graeme Park, Gosford
Phil Gould
Phil Gould
Phil Gould is an Australian rugby league broadcaster, journalist, administrator and former player and coach. Since the 1990s he has had a prominent role in Channel 9's coverage of rugby league, as a commentator on their match-day coverage, and appears on The Sunday Footy Show and The Sunday Roast...
was forced to miss the match on 7 June 2009, because of the possibility he contracted Swine Flu
Swine flu
Swine influenza, also called pig influenza, swine flu, hog flu and pig flu, is an infection by any one of several types of swine influenza virus. Swine influenza virus or S-OIV is any strain of the influenza family of viruses that is endemic in pigs...
. Gould had sat near Queensland forward Ben Hannant - who was diagnosed with Swine Flu - on Channel 9's The Footy Show the previous Thursday. Jimmy Smith
Jimmy Smith
Jimmy Smith may refer to:* Jimmy Smith , American football player* Jimmy Smith , former NFL player with the Jacksonville Jaguars...
moved into the commentary box with Dan Ginnane as Gold Coast Titans
Gold Coast Titans
Gold Coast Titans are an Australian professional rugby league football club, based in the Gold Coast, Queensland. The club competes in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership. It is the newest of the sixteen clubs in the league, having commenced its...
beat St.George Illawarra 28-24 at Skilled Park.http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,25608894-953,00.html
Triple M
Triple M
The Triple M Network is an active rock radio network in Australia owned by media company Austereo, who also own the Today Network.- History :...
comedy duo Roy and HG
Roy and HG
Roy & HG is an Australian comedy duo, comprising Greig Pickhaver in the role of "H [Harry] G Nelson" and John Doyle as "'Rampaging' Roy Slaven". Their act is an affectionate but irreverent parody of Australia's obsession with sport. Their characters based on archetypes in sports journalism: Nelson...
were denied the opportunity to call Rugby League State of Origin
Rugby League State of Origin
State of Origin is an annual best of three series of rugby league football matches contested by the Maroons and the Blues, who represent the Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales respectively...
- something the pair had done for two decades on Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
- because it would infringe on Austereo’s Monday Night Football rights.
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/roy-and-hg-get-boot-from-origin/story-e6frexnr-1111118915202
As was the case 12 months earlier, Triple M comedy duo Roy and HG opened the season 2010 broadcast. This time they humorously congratulated management for 'dumping' Gould, who was "holding them back" with his "negativity and constant references to 90s sitcom Seinfeld
Seinfeld
Seinfeld is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, lasting nine seasons, and is now in syndication. It was created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, the latter starring as a fictionalized version of himself...
". Gould had left Monday Night Football on Triple M on his own terms weeks earlier.
Andrew Johns
Andrew Johns
Andrew Gary "Joey" Johns is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s who is considered by many to be the greatest player of all time. He was heralded as the world's best halfback for a number of years...
voluntarily stood down from his duties on 14 June 2010, following his resignation from the NSW Blues coaching staff in the wake of the Timana Tahu racism saga. He returned the following week, speaking openly about the subject for the first time.