''The Sunday Footy Show'' is an Australian sports variety television program covering professional

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. The show is currently hosted by Danika Mason. Also featuring on the show are former rugby league players and current commentators

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along with former Jillaroos player Allana Ferguson.

History and synopsis

The show has aired on Sundays since 1993, currently airing from 11am to 1pm. Each episode covers rugby league-related content including previews of the weekend's fixtures and interviews with players. In

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and in

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, it airs on Channel Nine, whilst in all other

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dominated states it is shown on delay on

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. This would lead into Nine's broadcast of Sunday afternoon football. The telecast into

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was controversially cancelled in early 2014 but returned late in 2015. Before 2013, ''The Sunday Footy Show'' was not broadcast into the AFL dominated states at all. The show was formerly hosted by

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from 1993−2004, Peter Sterling from 1993−2015,

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, 2016 and James Bracey in 2017.

''The Sunday Roast''

In 2012, ''The Sunday Footy Show'' incorporated the show's former sister series, ''

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'', which aired in its own right from 2005 to 2011, as a segment as part of the show.

Presenters

Current

* Danika Mason (2022–present, main host) *

(2010–present) *

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(2017–present) *

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(2014–present,

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Former

(1993–2004, main host) *

(2016) * Peter Sterling (1993–2015, main host 2005−2015) *

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(2003–2009) * Steve "Blocker" Roach (1993–1998) *

Andrew Voss Andrew Voss (born 7 September 1966) is an Australian rugby league commentator and radio and television personality who works for Fox League. Voss previously worked for the SKY Network Television as a commentator, and at the Nine Network, inclu ...

(1994–2012) (host/commentator) *

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(2000–2008) *

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(2006–2009) Qld Cup (2012) *

Wendell Sailor Wendell Jermaine Sailor (born 16 July 1974) is an Australian former professional rugby footballer who represented his country in both rugby league and rugby union – a dual code international. In rugby league Sailor was a member of the succes ...

(2009–2010) * Jason Taylor (2010) *

Laurie Daley Laurie William Daley AM (born 20 October 1969), also known by the nicknames of "Lozza" and "Loz", is an Australian professional rugby league football coach and a former player who played as a and in the 1980s and 1990s. He represented Aus ...

(2008) *

Darren Lockyer Darren James Lockyer (born 24 March 1977) is an Australian television commentator and former professional rugby league footballer. Lockyer was an Australian international and Queensland State representative captain, who played his entire profes ...

(2012–2017) *

Wally Lewis Walter James Lewis AM (born 1 December 1959) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, and coached in the 1980s and 1990s. He became a commentator for television coverage of the spo ...

(2006–2017) *

Scott Sattler Scott Sattler (born 13 December 1971) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played during the 1990s and 2000s, later becoming the Football Manager of the Gold Coast Titans. A Queensland State of Origin representative ...

(2014−2017, Qld Cup reporter) *

Andrew Johns Andrew Gary Johns (born 19 May 1974) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest players in rugby league history. Johns captained the Newcas ...

(2007–2017)

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