AFL 360

AFL 360 is an Australian nightly talk show that deals with the issues in the Australian Football League (AFL). It currently airs on Fox Footy at 7:30 pm Mondays to Thursdays (or Mondays to Wednesdays in weeks where a Thursday game is scheduled). AFL 360 contrasts with most similar AFL talk shows as its hosts, Gerard Whateley and Mark Robinson, are professional journalists rather than former players turned journalists. The show also features players and coaches as regular guests.

AFL 360
GenreAFL program
Presented by
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons11
No. of episodes1,000
Production
Executive producerTim Hodges
Production locationsMelbourne, Australia
Running time60 minutes
Release
Original networkFox Sports (2010-2011)
Fox Footy (2012-)
Picture format576i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Audio formatDolby Digital 2.0
Original release7 July 2010 (2010-07-07) –
present
External links
Website

History

AFL 360 was launched as a weekly show on Fox Sports in 2010, airing on Wednesday nights, and continued as such in 2011. In 2012, the show moved to the new Fox Footy channel, a sister channel to Fox Sports dedicated purely to AFL. Since then, the show usually airs four times per week, apart from occasions in which there is a Thursday night match in the AFL. The final episode each year airs the Monday after the AFL Grand Final.

The show has also aired additional episodes during the season under the AFL 360 banner, such as an extended interview between Whateley and Mick Malthouse in 2015, just days after he was sacked as Carlton coach. On select occasions, the show has returned to air in the off-season to cover major breaking news in AFL. This has included in October 2013 to cover Lance Franklin’s nine-year deal with the Sydney Swans, and in January 2016 following the final Court of Arbitration for Sport judgement in the Essendon Football Club supplements controversy. The show also aired a special Friday night edition on 3 July 2015 to cover the death of Adelaide Crows coach Phil Walsh.[1]

In July 2018, regular Tuesday guests Jack Riewoldt and Jordan Lewis hosted an episode of the show as part of a "player takeover" promotion across various Fox Footy shows.[2]

A special Sunday night edition aired on 22 March 2020, following the decision to suspend the 2020 AFL season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The show celebrated its 1,000th episode on 16 September 2020.[1]

Hosts

For Whateley

For Robinson

Regular guests
Monday
"Coaches Night"		 Tuesday
"Players Night"		 Wednesday
"Heritage Night (2012-14)"
"Legends Night (2015-)"		 Thursday
"Fight Night" (2012–15)"
"Weekend Countdown (2016-2019)"
2010 Mark Maclure David King
2011
2012 Mark Thompson Rodney Eade Robert Murphy Brad Sewell Barry Hall Cameron Mooney
2013
2014 Paul Roos Jordan Lewis
2015 Nathan Buckley Brendon Goddard Mark Thompson
2016 Chris Scott Jack Riewoldt Dyson Heppell Brian Lake
2017 Alan Richardson Nick Dal Santo
2018 Robert Murphy Nick Riewoldt Jason Dunstall Dermott Brereton
2019 Rotating Coaches Adam Treloar
2020 Max Gawn Jordan Lewis Jarryd Roughead No regular Thursday episodes

Segments

Regular
  • Monday hero (briefly Monday champion, when sponsored by McDonald's) - The hosts give their opinions on who were the heroes from the previous weekend's round of football.
  • Two minute scramble - The hosts give answers to several questions over two minutes
  • Tuesday matinee - The hosts select a non-football story that they enjoyed from the weekend
  • The Furnace (real or overreaction?) - The hosts decide whether a particular statement is real or an overreaction
  • Rascal of the Week - Robert Murphy bestows "Rascal" status on a person guilty of mischievous behaviour. In 2017, this segment was taken over by Jack Riewoldt.
  • Wednesday love - The hosts select a person/club/event that they loved from the weekend
  • Looking forward to? - The hosts give their opinions on what they are looking forward to on the weekend
  • Weekend Forecast - The hosts suggest likely events/results that will occur over the weekend ("Sure Thing") and give scenarios that could happen on the weekend that would bring trouble or scrutiny onto a club or person ("Most at Stake" and "Doomsday Scenario"). Special guests often contribute to this segment.

Previous
  • Who would you rather be? - The hosts select two names each that have been in the news that week (for good or bad reasons) and pose the question "Who would you rather be?"
  • 360 seconds - The hosts give answers to several questions over six minutes
  • The Bomber Diaries - Mark Thompson, in press conference style, takes questions from the hosts and viewers

Rascal of the Year

While Robert Murphy's Rascal of the Week concluded in 2014, he continued to present a Rascal of the Year award in grand final week until 2016. From 2017, Jack Riewoldt took over hosting the award. The winners are listed below.

Year Winner
2012 Steve Johnson
2013 Luke Hodge
2014 Mark Robinson
2015 Ross Lyon
2016 Cooper Woods1
2017 Peter Steven
2018 Heidi Schwegler
2019 Stuart Dew
Notes
  • ^1 Woods won the award as an Auskick player featured on a half-time broadcast

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Result
2012 Australian Football Media Awards Most Outstanding Television Program Won
2013 Australian Football Media Awards Most Outstanding Television Program Won[3]
2014 ASTRA Awards Most Outstanding Sports Entertainment Program Nominated
2015 Australian Football Media Awards Most Outstanding Television Program Won
2016 Logie Awards Best Sports Program Nominated
2016 Australian Football Media Awards Most Outstanding Television Program Won[4]

See also

References
  1. Hodges, Tim (15 September 2020). "AFL 360, Fox Footy show episode 1000: Gerard and Robbo, behind the scenes, tribute from producer Tim Hodges". Fox Sports. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  2. "Players Invade Fox Footy Studios For Player Takeover Round". Fox Sports Australia. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  3. Fox Footy scores at Australian Football Media Awards
  4. FOX Footy wins at AFL Media Awards
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