Not Long til Rebecca Maddern returns to host with Eddie and Sam.
Rebecca Maddern said in an interview in todayâs Herald Sun that thereâs no return date set for her return to the program as yet
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The show runs a lot better without her, maybe they could reduce her role to occasional guestâŚ
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Really? I couldnât stand the show without her.
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or even better⌠move back to 7 News to do weekends?
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Now thatâs an excellent idea.
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Tony Jones will be filling in for Eddie this week.
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Iâm assuming this is the Nine Melbourne sports presenter and Sunday Footy Show host Tony Jones and not the ABC panel discussion show Q and A host Tony Jones?
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Is the State of Origin Post Match Presentation gonna be on 9now or 9GEM during The Footy Show for Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania?
I have a look at the TV Guides and noticed that the POst Match Presentation will not air in Tasmania, Victoria and South Australia on 9/9Gem. 9 will have AFL Footy Show straight after the Origin Match, 9Gem will have a movie that will continue during 10pm timeslot. You can watch the Post Match Presentation as catch-up on 9Now app.
Being a dead rubber, not many would be interested in watching would they?
At Least The AFL Footy Show could show 90 Seconds of New South Wales Holding the Trophy Afloat Halfway during Wednesdayâs Show?
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Doubt it⌠post match shouldâve been on Gem
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So Iâve watched ten minutes of this, and I think thatâs enough to give a thorough analysis.
Tony Jones would probably make a decent host with a bit of practice, with the bonus side-effects of keeping him away from the newsdesk (and hopefully 3AW, much to the delight of some members here 
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Sam Newman has the delivery of a racist uncle reading out Facebook comments off an iPad, which suits his random political interjections. Possible pick up for Sky News?
The others do nothing for me, but while itâs never going to be a polished production - it would probably take the eventual heat death of the universe before that happens - it could do with a host who can make it flow a bit better. Granted, Eddie isnât on tonight, but somehow I donât think itâd make a difference.
Yes, itâs an AFL program, unlikely to mention Origin at all.
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Apparently The AFL Footy Show finished just before Nine Origin Coverage from Brisbane which was a waste of Time.
Sam Newman said in a podcast that he was disappointed with Tony Jones filling in for Eddie last Wednesday, accusing Jones of being âdisingenuousâ and making the show âmore about him than about anyone elseâ.
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/more-news/sam-newman-says-tony-jones-was-disingenuous-when-hosting-the-footy-show/news-story/b1067bd42add35955de487d9bf04f51b
Samâs comments earned a rebuke from Kane Cornes this morning:
And Sunday Footy Show member Nathan Brown agreed:
Tony Jones cut one of Samâs segments which obviously didnât go down well with Sam.
On the Sunday Footy Show just then, Jones had a big go at Nathan Brown over what I thought was a decent joke. Brown might be taking back that tweet lol
Next Thursday is the The Footy Show My Room Telethon.
Eddie McGuire and the team are out to give childhood cancer the boot in a huge extended episode of The Footy Show to raise vital funds for My Room, the incredible childrenâs cancer charity.
The schedule is 7:30 - 10:00pm in Melbourne; 8:30 -11:00 pm Adelaide and Perth.