The Marngrook Footy Show

The Marngrook Footy Show
Created by	Grant Hansen
Directed by	Darcy Bonser
Presented by	Grant Hansen Gilbert McAdam Leila Gurruwiwi Shelley Ware
Theme music composer	Grant Hansen Ross Wilson
Opening theme	It's Marngrook
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of seasons	11
No. of episodes	299
Production
Executive producer	Jay Estorninho
Producer	Grant Hansen
Running time	90 minutes
Production company	Toombak Indigenous Production
Original release
Network	NITV (2007-11, 2013-present) C31 (2007-10) ABC2 (2011- 12)
Release	July 2007 (2007-07) – present

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 it's 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).

From 2013 the show is produced by Toombak Indigenous Productions and broadcast on NITV/SBS. The show is produced at the Burwood campus of Deakin University in its professional-standard television studio.

Hosts

Main

• Grant Hansen (2007–present)
• Gilbert McAdam (2007–present)

Supporting

• Leila Gurruwiwi (2007–present) (presenter)
• Shelley Ware (2010–present) (presenter)
• Rohan Connolly (2017–present) (presenter)
• Kevin Bartlett (2015–present) (rotating panellist)
• Robert Walls (2016–present) (rotating panellist)
• Doug Hawkins (2014–present) (rotating panellist)
• Robert DiPierdomenico (2014–present) (rotating panellist)
• Shaun Burgoyne (2014–present) (rotating panellist)
• Phil Krakouer (2014–present) (rotating panellist)
• Simon Madden (2017–present) (rotating panellist)

Former

• Alan Thorpe (2007–2012)
• Ronnie Burns (2007–2013)
• Chris Johnson (2009–2016)
• Derek Kickett (2007-2008)

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.

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipients and nominees	Result	Refs.
2015	Logie Awards of 2015	Most Popular Sports Program	The Marngrook Footy Show	Nominated
2016	Logie Awards of 2016	Best Sports Program	Marngrook Footy Show	Nominated

External links

• Official site
• Marngrook Footy on Twitter
• Marngrook Footy on Facebook