The Coodabeen Champions (often referred to as "The Coodabeens") are a comedic group with several programs currently broadcast on ABC Radio. These programs are the Coodabeens Footy Show (Saturdays between 11am - 1pm) on 774 ABC Melbourne, and The Idlers (Saturdays between 8 and 10pm) and The Coodabeen Champions Sundays (Sunday nights between 6:30pm and 9pm) which are both broadcast nationally on ABC Local Radio. The Sunday night show is often pre-empted for sports broadcasts, but can still be heard over the internet on the ABC's websites. The Coodabeens are also responsible for The Idlers which runs out of footy season on Saturday evenings. The programme deals with travel around Australia and its wealth of destinations. The team consists of members of the Coodabeens plus former surfing Champion Pam Burridge, "On the Road Chef" Scott Watkins-Sully and others. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation or ABC is Australias national non-profit public broadcaster. ... The radio station 3LO began transmission in October 1924 as Melbournes second radio station, behind 3AR. The callsign LO was taken from Londons second radio station, 2LO, which stood for London Orchestra. ... ABC Local Radio is a network of publicly-owned radio stations in Australia, operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. ...

Coodabeens Footy Show

The program began in 1981 on 3RRR, has moved twice to 3AW, and now broadcasts primarily on 774 ABC Melbourne. It is mainly focused on Australian rules football, with the Coodabeens discuss current sports events and news in a humorous manner, and interview numerous retired football players and football commentators. Its current members are Jeff Richardson, Ian Cover, Greg Champion and Billy Baxter. Former members of the group have included Tony Leonard and Simon Whelan (now a Judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria^[1]). 3RRR (pronounced Three Triple R, or simply Triple R) is a popular Australian community radio station, based in Melbourne. ... 3AW is a radio station in Melbourne, Australia on 693KHz AM. It began transmission in February 1932 as Melbournes fifth commercial radio station. ... The radio station 3LO began transmission in October 1924 as Melbournes second radio station, behind 3AR. The callsign LO was taken from Londons second radio station, 2LO, which stood for London Orchestra. ... High marking is a key skill and spectator attribute of Aussie Rules Precise field and goal kicking using the oval shaped ball is the key skill in Aussie Rules Football Australian rules football, also known as Australian football, Aussie rules, or simply football or footy is a code of football... Greg Champion is an Australian songwriter, guitarist and radio personality. ... Anthony Tony Leonard (born 1927) is an Australian radio presenter. ... Simon Whelan was appointed to the Supreme Court of Victoria on the 17th of March 2004. ... The Supreme Court of Victoria is the superior court for the State of Victoria, Australia. ...

The show includes various regular segments, including:

• Covie's Quiz: a football-related quiz run by Ian Cover.
• Guru Bob: a fictional Guru - he has belonged to various religions - who claims to relate advice to Australian Football League players and coaches who "visit the temple", often giving them comical spins on well-known philosophical quotes as this advice. He is described as the Coodabeens' Special Adviser on Football Spirituality, and has released numerous books of football quotes.^[2] For example, "It says in The Bible, Book of Shane 3:11: 'It is harder to win a Premiership, than it is to put a needle into the eye of a camel'."
• Greg's Songs: Greg Champion, a singer-songwriter, performs parodies of popular songs and relates them to Australian rules footballers.
• Going Bush: regional Australian amateur or semi-professional football teams are profiled, with a player or coach interviewed.
• Torch's Footy Talkback: a fictional talk radio segment, with callers phoning in with various football questions, rumours or thoughts, often in the form of humorous and subtle attacks against football personalities.

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References

1. ^ The Age (2004). Massive from Moorabbin made Supreme Court judge. Retrieved June 17, 2006.
2. ^ GregChampion.com.au (2006). Who is Guru Bob?. Retrieved June 17, 2006.

External links

• Coodabeens website
• ABC Coodabeens profile