Offsiders

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Offsiders
Offsiders title screen.JPG
A previous Offsiders title card
GenreSports
Presented byAbbey Gelmi
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons19
Production
Running time30 minutes
Original release
Network ABC
ReleaseFebruary 2006 (2006-02) –
present

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

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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.

Hosts

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.

In January 2025, Abbey Gelmi was appointed as host of the program replacing Underwood. [7]

PresenterTenure
Barrie Cassidy 2006—2013
Gerard Whateley 2014—2017
Kelli Underwood 2018—2024
Abbey Gelmi2025—present

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." [8] 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." [9]

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. 1 2 Kalina, Paul (16 February 2006). "Beyond the boundary". The Age . Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 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. ↑ "Channel 7 presenter Abbey Gelmi joins ABC Offsiders as host". 7 News. 19 January 2025. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  8. ↑ Connolly, Paul (26 February 2007). "The ABC of cheap". The Age . Archived from the original on 17 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  9. ↑ Sinclair, Lara (29 July 2006). "Television Guide - Sunday July, 20". The Australian . Archived from the original on 17 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
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