Dropping The and Show from the Name, Scrapping Beau Knows, Pass for Pesos and Player Probe, But not Small Talk, which is a Highlight, But only Once a Fortnight. Whole Cast needs to be Shaken up as well.
You would like the title to be Footy?
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Haven’t they been revamping it every year…
have you not been watching…
yes.
just make a NRL version of Front Bar. Would suit the post-game format better and be a lot cheaper.
Another Nine bombshell. 
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Finally. They’re probably hoping this announcement gets lost in all the hype around Lisa / Today Show.
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Now there’s an axing from Channel Nine I’m sure many people will be celebrating!
Personally I think it’s at least 10 years overdue, but I’m glad The NRL Footy Show now seems to be part of the history books.
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Nine’s up-fronts last week 
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So they lied, those dirty rotten scoundrels. 
They also said:
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Wow…that’s big news.
Hugh Marks doing a Lachlan Murdoch at the network?
Note: Tom Elliott on 3AW radio just said the news, he couldn’t care less about NRL by the way, incorrectly saying “Nine have just axed NRL Footy Show”.
Saying what does that mean for the AFL version, which had a highly publicised and tumultuous year?
Sam Newman the only network original left!
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And an article from News Ltd
Yes - but that was their expectation at the time (Lisa continuing on Today). Surely the NRL Footy Show axing had been decided before the up-fronts.
That Fairfax report has changed its headline to “Channel Nine dumps Paul Vautin from The Footy Show after 24 years on air”. It seems The Footy Show may continue next year but with new name, format and/or presenters.
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WRONG - it’s being expanded to Monday, Thursday and Sunday.
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Oh well, the axing of Paul Vautin from the show is still pretty good.
Hopefully all other presenters are replaced for 2018 as well.
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“new name, format and/or presenters” - sounds like a new show 
only the channel is the same.
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Not necessarily. Shows still have reviews etc to go through. It’s easier to just include it in material at upfronts than leave it out and invite questions.