Agree. He was way over the top and sounded intimidating.
I also donât get the point he was going on about - you donât make a cent more in this yearâs rights deal by moving this year to twilight.
If moving to a twilight or night GF is a price paid for the next rights deal, sure, but the money for this year is locked in - thatâs what the AFL is deciding this week, this yearâs Grand Finalâs timeslot.
I absolutely think you should leave it for this year in the traditional slot for the sake of bringing the grand final home to the MCG - move it next year, whatever, but have a year to get back to normal.
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Disappointing there was no second episode this week because of State of Origin. There wouldâve been a lot to talk about, especially everything going on at Melbourne. IMO they couldâve aired it in the AFL states straight after Origin finished.
When, at 11:30?
I think they meant âonce the final siren had goneâ, which wouldâve been roughly 10.15pm give-or-take. (Did the post-match yap seriously go as late as 11.30? Yeesh.) But gone are the days when Nine want to treat their flagship as just a Sydney/Brisbane product - so the pre/post-match is probably likely to stay.
(Unlike Seven whoâd probably tell the southern audience to watch the post-match on 7mate, especially if it was something like Front Bar in the way.)
I wondered if Classified couldâve worked on Gem for that night but if it was on at (say) 10.30 thatâd throw the schedule into more disarray than usual, given the league-states replay would normally happen at midnight. With 100% Footy in the north not happening twice a week, I suspect they just said â
â to it.
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Tonightâs Footy Classified has Eddie McGuire discussing Tasmania Relication given the Standalone Option is Dead in the Water.
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Standalone option is dead in the water? Many Tasmanians will think otherwise.
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Catching up on last nights show. Honestly. Eddie is too much. Wish theyâd move him on again from the Wednesday night show.
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When he first started I liked what he brought. But he is just such a bully. And I canât escape that thought.
He is a lot more polished than Craig Hutchinson though.
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Agree on both respects.
Wednesday night edition of Footy Classified is like a bad show you should stop watching but just canât turn away. I love the back and forth with Eddie and Caro, despite how frustrating Eddie can be sometimes.
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Just checked out the ratings and it doesnât look that popular though I suppose you canât expect much for its post 10pm slot. Last night in Melbourne it was pretty much a dead heat between Footy Classified, ABC Late News, Bull and Unbelievable Moments Caught on Camera.
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I wish theyâd give it a fixed slot on Gem or something, you always sit through some excessively boring stuff on Wednesdays, or need to watch the late news on Monday.
Iâll take Eddie any day over âthe five time, yes five timeâ Hutch, though watching Hutch squirm about taking gambling money was worth it this week. At least Eddieâs a fan of football deep down, I never get the impression Hutch can consider things from any angle other than whatâs best for his bottom line.
Itâs no AFL 360, but itâs the best FTA has so I keep watching.
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Footy Classified will be shown on 9GO! in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth tomorrow (Monday) night at the special time of 8.30pm, due to Wimbledon coverage on Nineâs main channel.
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Argh my eyes 
It was mentioned on 3AW Football today that Caroline Wilson will be absent from her media commitments, including Footy Classified, for the next four weeks, because one of her daughters is getting married in Europe.
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Footy Classified on 9 Gem tonight at 9:40 PM when Wimbledon switches to main channel.
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Itâs hard for the average viewer to follow the show when its on a different channel and different time each week.
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Didnât even air in NSW/QLD last week due to Wimbledon, not sure if tonightâs schedule changes mean it now returns in a late night slot.
I wouldnât mind so much if they uploaded the episode to 9NOW as soon as it has aired, but it doesnât seem to go up until the next day.