Thoughts on the AFL footy show? Is it still the standard of excellence and must see TV each Thursday night?

Question

I have been in the audience five times and it is a great show in my opinion. America don't understand what they are missing, 99 percent of Yanks have no idea about footy except for laughing at the goal umpires. I can only see highlights of the Footy Show on the channel 9 site or on You Tube. Sam and Trev are great. Opinions on Garry Lyon and James Brayshaw, please? Eddie was very good, if you could stomach all the Collingwood barracking. Anybody have video tapes (NTSC) or DVDs of each week's show to loan to America?

Answer 1

In my opion, The Footy Show is a variety show, not a footy show. Don't get me wrong I like it, I watch it every week, but I do wish they had more on football and team selection. Its not like it used to be (first 3yrs). Now it seems the show is aiming at the teenage yrs and mid 20's which is fine with me, but I want more on footy news.

Answer 2

sure is

some of the best bits have all came this year

Sam with the midget

Sam with the ben cousins urine sample

just way to many to mention, it just gets better, oh and how about James in the Borat swimmers

Answer 3

I actual watch age of love instead i think the old days were the best .Now its pretty much Sam pulling his pants down (yuck).

Answer 4

I get tired of all the crapping on about stuff other than footy - I'm with Kev, I liked it when it was more about footy and less about gossip and blokes playing the fool.

Answer 5

I have watched it from the first episode much as I like Eddie I prefer the show with Gary and James.

Trevor makes the show and so does Billy when he is on  but I am getting a bit sick of seeing Sams **** saw it again this week.

Answer 6

The Footy Show still has some hilarious bits in it. But, usually it is hard to wade through all of the BS to get to it, so I prefer to watch other shows. Garry Lyon - over-rated as a TV presenter (not a footballer), James Brayshaw - a great broadcaster, Sam Newman - still a tosser. I still like it better than the NRL Footy Show they don't even pretend to talk about the games anymore.

Answer 7

I think the footy show is not even close to the great show it once was. The show is just crude and not at all funny.

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Answer 8

i still enjoy the footy show and watch it every Thursday,i think its actually better without Eddie,i think J.B is doing a great job but i could take or leave Gary Lyon,it is more of a variety show but that's OK we have enough serious footy shows like Sunday footy show and footy classifieds, and I'm not sure if you have seen before the game but that is a great program its on Saturday nights at 6.30 very funny.

Answer 9

Still a must see show.

Sam in Perth when he tipped that big eagle up side down and it hung there like a choking chicken.

Could not stop laughing Sam was shittin himself.