Any Given Sunday is an Australian television program that airs on the Nine Network The Nine Network is an Australian television network, available in major markets across Australia. ...

At the start of the 2005 Australian Football League season, this one-hour panel show was created to air between the Sunday Footy Show and Nine's Sunday AFL game. The panel consisted of banter between Garry Lyon, James Brayshaw and Sam Newman, and in a way it was a sports wrap show in the vein of Wide World of Sports, however the sports results took a back seat to the brilliant humour of Newman and Brayshaw in particular. The Australian Football League is the Australian national competition in the sport of Australian rules football. ... The Footy Show is an Australian sports television program, shown on the Nine Network and its affiliates. ... Garry Lyon Garry Lyon (born September 13, 1967) is a former captain of the Melbourne Demons Football Club in the Australian Football League. ... James Antony Brayshaw (born May 11, 1967 in Subiaco, Western Australia) is a former state cricketer and now Australian television personality. ... Sam Newman Sam Newman (born John Newman; December 22, 1945 in Geelong, Victoria) is an Australian former Aussie Rules football player, television personality and ruck coach. ... ...

Despite the fact that the show discusses all sorts of sports from around the world, its main focus remains AFL, as it previews the Sunday matches. The Australian Football League is the Australian national competition in the sport of Australian rules football. ...

Format change

At the start of 2006, due to Eddie McGuire being appointed CEO of the Nine Network, circumstances meant that the regular team of Brayshaw, Lyon and Newman would be appearing on the revamped Footy Show, meaning that a Sunday-morning show with a similar lineup would be redundant. The show returned in Round 2 of the 2006 season with a different lineup, consisting of comedian Mick Molloy, former swimmer and Nine Network commentator Nicole Livingstone and a rotating third panel member - the first of which was Dermott Brereton. Eddie McGuire Edward Joseph Eddie McGuire AM (born 14 October 1964) is the CEO of the Nine Network, and president of the Collingwood Football Club. ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... The Nine Network is an Australian television network, available in major markets across Australia. ... The Footy Show is an Australian sports television program, shown on the Nine Network and its affiliates. ... The 2006 AFL season is the 110th season of the Australian Football League. ... Mick Molloy and co-star Judith Lucy in a promotional shot for the movie Crackerjack Mick Molloy (born July 11, 1966) is a popular Australian comedian, writer and producer who has been active in the fields of radio, television, stand-up and film. ... Nicole Livingstone OAM (born June 24, 1971) is a former Olympic swimmer and a television sports commentator and radio presenter in Australia. ... Dermott Brereton (born August 19, 1964) is a former champion Australian Rules Football player in the Australian Football League. ...

Recurring Jokes

• The size of Newman’s collar always looked bigger and Newman would gradually make it bigger by sticking cardboard to it and stapling his tie to it.

• Often showed video of Queens Park Rangers manager Ian Holloway and his unusual quotes during press conferences.

• Sam bought a mechanical monkey toy that was used to indicate when Brayshaw made a joke. A viewer suggested the name “JIMA” (Jim’s Indicative Mirth Advisor) after the name “Spank the Monkey” was deemed to crude for the timeslot. JIMA was even taken to the Logies and was dressed in a miniature tuxedo.

• Often showed video of Brayshaw’s cricketing days which was all filled with highlights of him getting out or falling over.

• Newman and Brayshaw would always make fun of Lyon about being in love with Eagles midfielder Chris Judd. They even showed Lyon a staged video with Judd saying he wasn’t to sure who Lyon was, even though he grew up supporting Melbourne as a kid and was a huge fan of Lyon.

• Lyon and Brayshaw would bring up many of Newman’s ex-girlfriends and especially the incident when he was run over by one of them.

• Every week new host Mick Molloy shows video of Prime Minister John Howard bowling by making it seem like he’s going to show something different and showing that instead. Howard Bowling

Queens Park Rangers are an English football team, from Shepherds Bush, London. ... Ian Holloway (born 12 March 1963) is an English football manager currently in charge of Championship side Queens Park Rangers, whom he also represented as a player. ... The Gold Logie Award The Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. ... The West Coast Eagles Football Club is an Australian Rules Football club that is a member of the Australian Football League. ... Christopher Judd (born 8 September 1983) is the captain of the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League. ... The Melbourne Football Club (MFC), nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League, based in Melbourne, Victoria. ... For other uses, see John Howard (disambiguation). ...

Incidents

• One incident on the show had Australian paceman Shaun Tait bowling a delivery to Garry Lyon, who was bagged by Brayshaw for being scared.

• When guest Layne Beachley was on the show, Newman was testing out a mechanical surfboard in the studio and he accidentally yelled out "F**K" before he fell off. This went live to air in Melbourne and Adelaide and from then onwards the show had an advisory of "May contain course language" before each show.