Seven should consider themselves lucky they pounced on Shane Webcke after his retirement from rugby league at the end of the 2006 season (in which the Broncos won their sixth and most recent premiership).
In fact, Webcke’s appointment was announced the day after the Grand Final; I recall Pat Welsh presenting that night’s sports bulletin (Monday 2 October 2006) from Red Hill.
To my knowledge, TVQ has no former AFL or NRL players among their on-air talent, though at or around the same time Webcke was signed up by Seven, Michael Voss was hired by Ten to present its sport on the Queensland news bulletin, replacing Brad McEwan who relocated to Sydney.