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Eddie McGuire no longer hosting a footy show on Nine

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The Sydney Morning Herald · collected 2026-10-23 · by Andrew Wu, Calum Jaspan

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Eddie McGuire will no longer host Tuesday night's edition of Nine’s Football magazine show, Footy Classified, starting in 2027. The program is being replaced by another episode of Nine’s digital platform offering, Footy Furnace, which is produced by McGuire’s JAM TV but won’t air on free-to-air television channels. This shift aligns with Nine’s strategy to optimize its broadcast schedule for regions favoring the NRL over AFL content.
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Eddie McGuire will no longer host the Tuesday night edition of Footy Classified on Nine in 2027, as part of a move by the network to align its broadcast output across Australia. Instead, his show will be replaced by another weekly episode of Nine’s Footy Furnace, which is also produced by McGuire’s JAM TV but is expected to air only on Nine's digital platform 9Now or potentially behind a paywall on Stan Sport. This change reflects Nine’s strategy to focus its free-to-air broadcasts on the NRL, for which it holds official broadcast rights, while states like New South Wales and Queensland have a strong preference for NRL content over AFL. Seven Network currently airs AFL matches alongside Foxtel and its digital brand Kayo. McGuire has been hosting Footy Classified’s second show since 2020, initially on Wednesdays before moving to Tuesday nights in more recent years.

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AFL Footy Classified Footy Furnace NRL Nine

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Nine ORG · 9× AFL ORG · 3× McGuire PERSON · 3× Footy Classified ORG · 2× NRL ORG · 2× 9Now ORG · 1× Eddie McGuire PERSON · 1× Footy Furnace ORG · 1× JAM TV ORG · 1× Stan Sport ORG · 1×

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The decision is part of a move to align Nine’s broadcast output across its national network, with AFL content usually not going to air in NRL-dominated states New South Wales and Queensland. Nine is the official free-to-air broadcaster for the NRL, while Seven broadcasts the AFL alongside Foxtel and its digital brand Kayo.
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🔮 Eddie McGuire will not feature in Nine’s suite of football magazine shows in 2027, as the network has replaced its Tuesday night edition of Footy Classified.
2026-10-23 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Eddie McGuire no longer hosting a footy show on Nine · assertive framing

Claims (12 extracted, 0 hedged)

Eddie McGuire will not feature in Nine’s suite of football magazine shows in 2027, as the network has replaced its Tuesday night edition of Footy Classified. asserted
network → feature → Classified
The program will be replaced by another weekly episode of Nine’s Footy Furnace, which like Footy Classified is also produced by McGuire’s JAM TV, though it is not expected to be aired on Nine’s broadcast channels. asserted
it → replace → channels
Instead, it will be relegated to Nine’s digital platform 9Now, or potentially even behind the paywall of Stan Sport. asserted
it → relegate → Sport
McGuire has been a mainstay on Nine, and has hosted Footy Classified’s second show of the week since 2020, initially airing on Wednesdays before moving to Tuesday night. asserted
McGuire → host → night
Footy Classified will continue to broadcast on Monday evenings. asserted
Classified → continue → evenings
The decision is part of a move to align Nine’s broadcast output across its national network, with AFL content usually not going to air in NRL-dominated states New South Wales and Queensland. Nine is the official free-to-air broadcaster for the NRL, while Seven broadcasts the AFL alongside Foxtel and its digital brand Kayo. asserted
Seven → align → Foxtel
Magazine-style programming has increased recently due to the significant outlay on sports broadcast rights and the relatively low cost to produce studio-made panel shows, such as Footy Classified. asserted
programming → increase → Classified
Nine was approached for comment. asserted
Nine → approach → comment
Nine owns this masthead. asserted
Nine → own → masthead
This masthead’s Sam McClure currently hosts the Monday edition of Footy Classified, with regular panellists including Matthew Lloyd, Jimmy Bartel and journalist Damian Barrett. asserted
McClure → host → Lloyd
McGuire will continue to present other programming on the network, including the Melbourne Cup Spring Racing Carnival. asserted
McGuire → continue → Carnival
He is also expected to feature in several other projects on the network in 2027. asserted
He → expect → 2027
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