Monday Night Football on Triple M
| Genre | Sport (rugby league) |
|---|---|
| Running time | 2+ hours |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | Triple M Sydney |
| Syndicates | Triple M Brisbane, Triple M Melbourne and over 20 affiliates |
| Hosted by |
Dan Ginnane Peter Sterling Andrew Johns |
| Original release | 2007 – 2016 |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Website | www |
| Podcast | The Verdict |
Monday Night Football on Triple M broadcasts each Monday night NRL game, ever since its most recent inception in 2007.[1]
Austereo recently extended its deal to continue broadcasting rugby league until the conclusion of the 2012 season.[2]
The rights are commercially exclusive, however ABC Radio broadcast Monday Night matches involving non-Sydney teams, permitted to be broadcast only into the regional markets of the appropriate team/s involved.
Triple M also ventured into international Rugby League, acquiring the rights to the 2010 Rugby League Four Nations tournament.
(current or previous broadcasters of Monday Night Football on Triple M)
After years of being rumoured to have desired a piece of the rugby league radio rights, and an offbeat call of the 1998 Rugby League State of Origin series (fronted by Andrew Denton and Billy Birmingham), Austereo acquired the exclusive commercial rights to the newly re-created Monday Night Football in late 2006.
The original team was Anthony Maroon (main caller), with Mark Geyer, Kevin Walters and Jimmy Smith sharing expert commentary duties (two experts would be in the box at a given match, Walters used primarily for the Queensland-based matches), while Dan Ginnane was the sideline commentator.
The coverage would commence at 6:30pm and conclude shortly after full-time, usually just after 9pm.
The first Monday Night Football on Triple M match was on 19 March 2007, with South Sydney defeating the Sydney Roosters 18-6 at Sydney Football Stadium.
Phil Gould joined Monday Night Football on Triple M, resulting in a major reshuffle. Gould became the sole expert in the commentary box, with Mark Geyer leaving the team and Jimmy Smith moved to the sideline role. Dan Ginnane became host of the expanded programme, which began the season commencing at 6pm. This was changed to 6:40pm, except for a special edition two days after the sudden departure of Sonny Bill Williams, resulting in the most controversial Monday Night Football on Triple M broadcast.
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