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Genre Sport panel show AFL Country of origin Australia No. of seasons 9 Production locations Melbourne, Victoria | 7.8/10 IMDb Created by Grant Hansen Original language(s) English Number of seasons 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Theme music composer Grant Hansen
Ross Wilson Original network NITV (2007 - 2011, 2013 - present); C31 (2007 - 2010); ABC2 (2011 - 2012) Cast Grant Hansen, Leila Gurruwiwi Presented by Grant Hansen, Gilbert McAdam, Leila Gurruwiwi, Shelley Ware Networks ABC2, National Indigenous Television, C31 Melbourne, Imparja Television Similar The AFL Footy Show, The NRL Footy Show, The Secret River, Ready for This, Living Black Profiles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Marngrook Footy Show is a sport panel show broadcast in Australia that is broadcast on NITV (2007–2011 and 2013 - present). It was broadcast on ABC2 in 2011 and 2012 until ABCTV axed the program on 15 November 2012, citing low ratings compared with other ABC2 programs. It was also simulcast on Channel 31 (2007–2010). In its final year with ABCTV, the program was shown live but had its time-slot moved several times by ABCTV Management on Thursdays on ABC2 (It was delayed at 10:00pm on NITV in 2011 and replayed late Thursday nights on ABC2).
Contents
From 2013 the show will be produced by Toombak Indigenous Productions and broadcast on SBS . The show is produced at the Burwood campus of Deakin University in its professional-standard television studio.
Hosts
It is hosted by Grant Hansen, Gilbert McAdam, Chris Johnson, Leila Gurruwiwi and Shelley Ware with Possum mascot Grooka.
Early Days
The show is the brainchild of Grant Hansen who was tired of the lack of indigenous football commentators and hosts on the radio and TV. It first aired in 1997 as a radio show in Melbourne and with popularity increasing it was soon beamed across the country via satellite the following year. The first radio show was hosted by Grant Hansen and Alan Thorpe with correspondents around the country including Derek Kickett, Michael McLean, Gilbert McAdam, Chris Johnson and Robert Ahmat. After 10 years on the radio it was then developed as a television show and was shown in 2007 on C31 Melbourne and NITV. It features interviews, weekly tips, AFL Gripes and live music performances, as well as including local stories from around the country featuring indigenous footballers talking about their backgrounds, origin clubs and towns, heritage and current affairs.