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Before the Game
Before the Game was an Australian rules football comedy panel television show which aired on Network Ten on 1 March 2003 until 27 September 2013. The show was hosted by Andrew Maher with regular panelists Mick Molloy, Dave Hughes, Anthony Lehmann and Neroli Meadows. The format of the show was light-hearted discussion and analysis of Australian Football League (AFL) news and views and included appearances by current players.
Before the Game first aired on 1 March 2003 as After the Game. Originally, it was a half-hour broadcast following the Saturday night AFL match, aired at either 10.30 pm or 11.00 pm (depending on whether the televised match was live or delayed). During the existence of After the Game, the show was rated M and contained occasional profanity. The show was a cult hit. One notable act was when the After the Game team shaved Fraser Gehrig's mullet off at the end of the 2003 Season.
Following the show's success in its late time slot, it was moved to a 6.30 pm time slot on 27 March 2004. When it moved to the primetime slot, to make it more 'family-friendly', it was given a PG rating.
The show originally aired in between the Saturday afternoon and Saturday night telecasts on Ten. Following the end of the 2011 season, the fate of Before the Game was unknown, as Ten had lost its AFL broadcast rights to the Seven Network. However, in 2012, Ten confirmed the show would return, with the entire panel from the previous year in its regular 6:30pm time slot, and that the format may be altered slightly. This was similar to the Nine Network's decision to keep The Footy Show after it lost AFL broadcast rights at the end of the 2006 season. On 21 June 2012, Before the Game moved from Saturdays at 6.30pm to Thursdays at 8.30pm in Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia, and it also aired on One at 10.30pm in New South Wales and Queensland.
In 2013, Before the Game returned to its original time slot of 6:30pm on Saturday. The game broke new ground on 24 August 2013, when it screened on One, the Ten Network's digital channel. The Ten Network was contractually bound to telecast the Bledisloe Cup rugby union test series live on its main channel, hence the change. Fox Sports presenter Neroli Meadows joined the panel in 2013, replacing Sam Lane, who left to join the Seven Network for its Saturday night AFL coverage.
The show was axed on 13 December 2013.
Ryan ‘Fitzy’ Fitzgerald, and Peter Helliar, playing Bryan Strauchan/‘Strauchanie’, make regular cameo appearances.
The "Tool of the Week" is an award given by Dave Hughes and sponsored by Home Hardware. The award was given to a particularly embarrassing performance by somebody related to the AFL, either on or off the field. The "best" or most memorable of these tools is given the "Tool of the Year".
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Before the Game
Before the Game was an Australian rules football comedy panel television show which aired on Network Ten on 1 March 2003 until 27 September 2013. The show was hosted by Andrew Maher with regular panelists Mick Molloy, Dave Hughes, Anthony Lehmann and Neroli Meadows. The format of the show was light-hearted discussion and analysis of Australian Football League (AFL) news and views and included appearances by current players.
Before the Game first aired on 1 March 2003 as After the Game. Originally, it was a half-hour broadcast following the Saturday night AFL match, aired at either 10.30 pm or 11.00 pm (depending on whether the televised match was live or delayed). During the existence of After the Game, the show was rated M and contained occasional profanity. The show was a cult hit. One notable act was when the After the Game team shaved Fraser Gehrig's mullet off at the end of the 2003 Season.
Following the show's success in its late time slot, it was moved to a 6.30 pm time slot on 27 March 2004. When it moved to the primetime slot, to make it more 'family-friendly', it was given a PG rating.
The show originally aired in between the Saturday afternoon and Saturday night telecasts on Ten. Following the end of the 2011 season, the fate of Before the Game was unknown, as Ten had lost its AFL broadcast rights to the Seven Network. However, in 2012, Ten confirmed the show would return, with the entire panel from the previous year in its regular 6:30pm time slot, and that the format may be altered slightly. This was similar to the Nine Network's decision to keep The Footy Show after it lost AFL broadcast rights at the end of the 2006 season. On 21 June 2012, Before the Game moved from Saturdays at 6.30pm to Thursdays at 8.30pm in Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia, and it also aired on One at 10.30pm in New South Wales and Queensland.
In 2013, Before the Game returned to its original time slot of 6:30pm on Saturday. The game broke new ground on 24 August 2013, when it screened on One, the Ten Network's digital channel. The Ten Network was contractually bound to telecast the Bledisloe Cup rugby union test series live on its main channel, hence the change. Fox Sports presenter Neroli Meadows joined the panel in 2013, replacing Sam Lane, who left to join the Seven Network for its Saturday night AFL coverage.
The show was axed on 13 December 2013.
Ryan ‘Fitzy’ Fitzgerald, and Peter Helliar, playing Bryan Strauchan/‘Strauchanie’, make regular cameo appearances.
The "Tool of the Week" is an award given by Dave Hughes and sponsored by Home Hardware. The award was given to a particularly embarrassing performance by somebody related to the AFL, either on or off the field. The "best" or most memorable of these tools is given the "Tool of the Year".