If these whispers of a Molan/Johns feud are at all true (given the sources of these reports, I personally remain sceptical), surely Nine would be far more likely to protect Erin Molan’s position at the network before Andrew Johns’?
Although Joey is undoubtedly one of the greatest rugby league players of the modern era, I’ve never really been that impressed with his commentary.
I don’t blame him for having a feud with her. She’s vile and not particularly good at her job.
I agree, she’s more versatile in that she can be sports presenter on the news and other things, whereas Johns is pretty much suitable only for NRL commentary and that’s it.
I think Melbourne Storm 99 Grand Final win would be up there as a Thrilling Finish
Same thing could be said about him too as well.
A thrilling finish for the Storm fans in 99. Not so thrilling for the Dragons fans like myself. lol.
Good to see the Women’s Grand Final and the NSW V Qld Cup Grand Final played on Sunday too.
I couldn’t believe that Adelaide had to miss the first 30 minutes of the pre-match coverage of the Grand Final. Even they missed the first 30 minutes of the Origin series on Nine. They could have opted for the first 30 minutes on 9Gem before switching to Nine. Nine denied the option. And Perth viewers miss the final 30 minutes of the post-match coverage on Nine. When Daylight Saving kicked in to eastern states, WA is 3-hours behind NSW/VIC. Perhaps if Nine simulcasts the post-match coverage on 9Gem, that would fix the problem.
As long as they don’t miss out on the post-match presentation of the premiership trophy and Clive Churchill Medal for best-on-ground, that should be OK.
This story keeps on going. Molan, Johns and Nine only have themselves to blame.
Is there a feud or not?
I honestly don’t think Erin is helping this at all by going on radio about it.
I know media outlets will want her to talk about it, but I think it’s probably best that she says as little as possible publicly to avoid fueling this any further, and work it through privately with family, friends, Nine and Johns.
Perhaps not in relation to the original story, but she absolutely deserves the opportunity to publicly stand up for herself against any online trolls (and it has been quite vicious).
I’m not particularly fond of her, and there are others I’d rather listen to if I had the choice (not necessarily Johns either with his constant whinging about refereeing) but it is obvious she has improved from when she started and is quite good now at what she does.
She interacts really well with the others on the Sunday Footy Show and is not afraid to have a laugh with them if she makes a mistake or doesn’t know something. It’s good to have some non-players involved as they will ask different questions to what other ex-players might.
The Thursday Footy Show stopped being funny long before she came on board, so she doesn’t deserve the blame for what happened there either. It had simply run its course and I think 9 found the right way to use Vautin this year with the post-game shows from the grounds on Thursdays.
ROOSTERS-RAIDERS
After 25 gruelling rounds and three weeks of intense finals, get ready for the 2019 Telstra NRL Grand Final on Sunday, EXCLUSIVELY LIVE and in HD on Nine and 9Gem across Australia , and streamed LIVE on 9Now .
The mouthwatering showdown between the Sydney Roosters and Canberra Raiders, meeting in a decider for the first time, is one of the most highly anticipated Grand Finals in rugby league history.
Nine’s coverage begins at 11.00am AEDT, live from Sydney’s ANZ Stadium with a star-studded Sunday Footy Show analysis of every game on the day as fans begin to flock into Olympic Park.
Origin-like pride will be on the line from 1.00pm AEDT in the State Championship Grand Final . NSW Canterbury Cup champions, the Newtown Jets, meet the Queensland Intrust Cup champions, Burleigh Bears, as the brightest young stars of the future take centre stage.
This game will be followed by the second annual NRLW Grand Final at 3.30pm AEDT, as last year’s women’s champions, the Brisbane Broncos, defend their crown against the St George Illawarra Dragons in another interstate battle. With the NRLW competition growing each year and the level of skill and talent more impressive than ever, this Grand Final will be another must-watch clash if recent NRLW matches are anything to go by.
From 6.30pm AEDT, the anticipation rises as the countdown to the Telstra NRL Grand Final begins and global superstars One Republic rock ANZ Stadium ahead of the big game.
The Sydney Roosters will run out against the Canberra Raiders in a Grand Final where history will be made whoever wins. For the Raiders, a win would be their first premiership in 25 years, since 1994. Should the Roosters prevail, they’ll become the first club to win back-to-back premierships in the same period – a testament to just how difficult and evenly balanced the modern NRL competition is.
The Roosters welcome back from suspension their forward leader, Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, whose brutal battle with Josh Papalii, the Colossus of Canberra, will light up ANZ as two of the best props in the world go head-to-head.
While the Raiders are fielding an unchanged side after toppling the Rabbitohs a week ago, the Roosters will keep everyone guessing as to who will play hooker until match day. Co-captain Jake Friend is racing to be passed fit and return to the side after being sidelined with injury, while his young stand-in, Sam Verrills, has done more than enough to hold his spot.
Either Friend or Verrills will be lining up against the crafty Englishman Josh Hodgson, who has become one of the very best players in the NRL and a deadly exponent of stealing the ball.
Last year’s Clive Churchill Medallist, Rooster Luke Keary, will face off against NSW Origin star Jack Wighton in another intriguing match-up: two five-eighths with vastly contrasting styles.
Then there’s the 2019 Dally M Medallist, James Tedesco, up against the buy of the season, Raiders fullback Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad, whose form is superlative.
The Tri-Colours are hot favourites to hoist the Provan-Summons Trophy, but as they’ve shown all season, the Green Machine can never be underestimated – especially with the crowd surging behind them, revved up by the powerful Viking clap.
Grand Final Day kicks off at 11.00am AEDT this Sunday, EXCLUSIVELY on Nine. Follow along on 9Now to access four supplementary streams that offer the best viewing experience possible, including coach cam, player follow cam, referee cam and Spider-cam.
BROADCAST TIMES
Sunday – October 6
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GRAND FINAL – Newtown Jets vs Burleigh Bears
Sydney 1.00pm LIVE on Nine
Brisbane 12.00pm LIVE on Nine
Melbourne 1.00pm LIVE on 9Gem
Adelaide 12.30pm LIVE on 9Gem
Perth 10.00am LIVE on 9Gem
Sunday – October 6
NRL WOMEN’S GRAND FINAL – Broncos vs Dragons
Sydney 3.30pm LIVE on Nine
Brisbane 2.30pm LIVE on Nine
Melbourne 3.30pm LIVE on 9Gem
Adelaide 3.00pm LIVE on 9Gem
Perth 12.30pm LIVE on 9Gem
Sunday – October 6
NRL GRAND FINAL – Roosters vs Raiders
Sydney 6.30pm LIVE on Nine
Brisbane 5.30pm LIVE on Nine
Melbourne 6.30pm LIVE on Nine
Adelaide 6.30pm LIVE on Nine
Perth 3.30pm LIVE on Nine
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3:
MACCA’S GOLDEN POINT
Paul Vautin, Johnathan Thurston, Danika Mason, Andrew Johns and Brad Fittler join host James Bracey from 10.30pm AEST as the panel preview the Grand Final .
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6:
SPORTS SUNDAY – Sunday at 10.00am AEDT, LIVE on Nine. This week: host James Bracey is joined by Peter FitzSimons, Australian netball superstar Liz Ellis, recently retired Cronulla Sharks legend Paul Gallen and journalist Andrew Webster, plus the panel cross live to ANZ Stadium to chat with Queensland great Sam Thaiday.
SUNDAY NRL FOOTY SHOW – LIVE from 11.00am AEDT on Nine, direct from ANZ Stadium. Host Erin Molan will cover all the big stories of Grand Final week so far, alongside Nine’s NRL team of experts including Peter Sterling, Brad Fittler, Billy Slater, Ruan Sims, Wally Lewis and more.
GRAND FINAL DAY: State Championship Grand Final – Newtown Jets vs Burleigh Bears, LIVE from ANZ Stadium at 1.00pm AEDT on Nine.
Host and commentators: Erin Molan, Peter Psaltis, Jamie Soward, Allana Ferguson, Scott Sattler.
Host and commentators: James Bracey, Peter Sterling, Ruan Sims, Sam Thaiday, Allana Ferguson, Mat Thompson.
Hosts and commentators: James Bracey, Erin Molan, Ray Warren, Phil Gould, Andrew Johns, Brad Fittler, Billy Slater, Peter Sterling, Johnathan Thurston, Darren Lockyer, Paul Gallen.
Instagram Takeover: Sam Thaiday.
WWOS Live Blog: Peter Sterling.
9Now Supplementary Streams Available : Coach cam, player cam, referee cam, Spider-cam.
PODCAST – SIX TACKLES WITH GUS
This week:
Interesting that both Erin Molan and Andrew Johns are listed as commentators for the Grand Final.
Streaming statistics of last week’s preliminary finals:
Week three of Nine’s Finals Footy programming on 9Now had 9.2 million live VPM minutes streamed. This is up 87% year-on-year compared to week three of Nine’s Finals Footy in 2018
Live average VPM up 84% year-on-year compared to week three of Nine’s Finals Footy in 2018
Live VPM streams up 118% year-on-year compared to week three of Nine’s Finals Footy in 2018
May want to fix those Brisbane times quickly given those times will see viewers join the game in progress…
There were a few Broncos/Cowboys matches that began at 7.30pm, but because of daylight savings, was live in NSW after Burke’s Backyard. That being 8.30pm NSW time.
Ray Warren says he is a bit disappointed with the on-going feud between Erin Molan and Andrew Johns, as he is friends with both of them.
https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/the-fight-to-keep-the-nrl-grand-final-in-sydney-plus-ray-warren-on-the-erinjoey-feud/news-story/4a888e32aec240899faab14a16ea1176
Not sure how much to read into this one - Roy Masters said on Outsiders this morning that he expects Ten to be keenly interested in the next NRL rights deal and they didnt bid for the A-League rights in favour of waiting.
