Offsiders

Offsiders is an Australian television sport program.^[1][2] Hosted by AFL commentator Kelli Underwood, the show airs live on Sunday mornings at 10:00 am on ABC TV and ABC News.

Offsiders
A previous Offsiders title card
Genre	Sports
Presented by	Kelli Underwood
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of seasons	18
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	February 2006 (February 2006) – present

History

The show began airing in February 2006 (after Insiders, its news/politics sister show which airs on ABC TV at 9:00 am on Sunday mornings, and Inside Business, a business program hosted by Alan Kohler which aired on ABC TV at 10:00 am on Sunday mornings until its axing in 2013).^[3] From 2005 until 2013, the show aired at 10:30 am.^[3] After Inside Business' axing in September 2013, since 2014, it has been airing at 10:00am.^[4] Episodes are normally 30 minutes in duration.

Barrie Cassidy was the inaugural host of the program and hosted from 2005 to 2013.^[4]

In 2014, Gerard Whateley was appointed as host of the program replacing Cassidy.^[4] Whateley remained as host until his resignation in January 2018.^[5]

In February 2018, Kelli Underwood was appointed as host of the program.^[6] In November 2024, Underwood announced her resignation from the show with her last show on 1 December.

Reception

Paul Connolly of The Age praised the show, writing, "Offsiders" has a pleasingly understated feel about it, not least because it forwards the radical idea (these days at least) that you don't have to be a big name former player to have something worthwhile to say about sport. If anything, it allows for opinion unfettered by allegiances which, in turn, allows for a few well-aimed barbs and not just a "sport's great, mate" attitude."^[7] In a negative review, The Australian's Lara Sinclair said Outsiders is "just a pale imitation of a sports program" and "Offsiders purports to bring the same level of challenging discourse to the sporting arena but there's no doubt Insiders packs the heavier punch."^[8]

References

1. Epstein, Jackie (26 February 2006). "A complete armchair sports guide - Barrie serves up a treat". Sunday Mail. Archived from the original on 17 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
2. Epstein, Jackie (4 November 2007). "Offsiders takes a punt on Kathryn". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 17 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
3. Kalina, Paul (16 February 2006). "Beyond the boundary". The Age. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
4. Knott, Matthew (9 October 2013). "Sunday morning shake-up: Cassidy mulls Offsiders retirement". Crikey. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
5. Hinchliffe, Joe (1 January 2018). "Gerard Whateley leaves ABC to host SEN morning show". The Age. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
6. Carmody, Broede (30 January 2018). "Kelli Underwood replaces Gerard Whateley on ABC's Offsiders". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
7. Connolly, Paul (26 February 2007). "The ABC of cheap". The Age. Archived from the original on 17 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
8. Sinclair, Lara (29 July 2006). "Television Guide - Sunday July, 20". The Australian. Archived from the original on 17 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.

External links

• Offsiders on ABC website