March 15, 2021 3:47
SCA’s Triple M Footy has returned for the 2021 season, with Benji Marshall added to the commentary line up and Canadian Club & Dry as a new sponsor.
The announcement:
Last week Triple M Footy returned with its contemporary and new footy experts joining the line-up for the 2021 season.
A key pillar to the brand’s DNA, Triple M has produced an unrivalled sport offering for more than 25 years, currently with over 15 sports programs across the nation and a top tier line up of over 60 sporting legends and industry experts. Triple M’s Rush Hour drive program and weekend sports show offering across the country make Triple M the only place for everything sport.
Benji Marshall joins Triple M Footy lineup
Veteran NRL star Benji Marshall has joined Triple M’s NRL commentary lineup.
“When you get a bit older, you have to start finding things to do after footy and to be a part of the Triple M team is a privilege for me,” he said.
“I am going to call the game as I see it, and I am not going to be stripping shreds of anyone unless it’s any of the forwards I don’t like,” he said.
Marshall joins the likes of Ryan Girdler, Wendell Sailor, Peter ‘Sterlo’ Sterling, James Hooper, Tony Squires, Gordan Tallis, Paul Kent, Ryan Girdler and Anthony Maroon, who are already part of the Triple M team.
Jim Callinan to replace Frank Barrett on Triple M Newcastle
He will be replaced by current Fox Sports News and Sky News presenter, Jim Callinan.
Alongside existing commentators Michael ‘Hages’ Hagan and Marc ‘MG’ Glanville, Callinan will call every Newcastle Knights match throughout the NRL season from Thursday, March 11.
Triple M said Callinan’s experience in live television, plus his extensive list of sporting contacts throughout the Hunter and Newcastle regions will make him the perfect addition to the program.
SCA Newcastle content director, Jase Allen, added: “We are thrilled to welcome Jim to the Call Team alongside Hages and MG. Having an expert panel of Novocastrians who can deliver an informative and entertaining call, will continue to make it the number one destination for local rugby league in 2021.