Paul Vautin - Gooorrrrnnn

[mozza91]

Absolute legend. One of the most naturally funny people ever. The Footy Show 94-02 is the Godfather of light entertainment/sports tv.
Him calling Piers Ackerman a fat heap of shit was pure gold too.

 

[nick87]

The 20-30 minute video that nine released of Fatty's greatest moments was deadset one of the best things ive seen this year. I f**king cried laughing remembering all those bits

 

[bazza]

Him calling Piers Ackerman a fat heap of shit was pure gold too.

 

[Éamonn an Chnoic]

Fatty was pretty much past his use-by date by about 2008. His style never left the 90s, and for a pop entertainment show entering the iphone/youtube era, he just got old.

but back in his day, he was the very best!

 

[Marshall_magic]

Fatty was pretty much past his use-by date by about 2008. His style never left the 90s, and for a pop entertainment show entering the iphone/youtube era, he just got old.

but back in his day, he was the very best!

The charm of both the footy show and its hosts was that they were not presenters and the show had a more human feel. Others on the show like Sterlo, Brohman and even Chief would gradually pick it up but to me Vautin never really did. The players that would come on were also getting more and more media training.

I believe it was 05 when he had his fall. When he was off air and Matty took over the show it was a completely different feel. One was just far more natural and seamless in front of the camera.

 

[Wheeled Warrior]

Beau and Erin killed the Footy Show.

 

[t-ba]

I reckon it was kind of done by the early to mid 2000s tbh.

Fatty giving himself brain damage in the Sumo Suit is kind of like a good way to mark the end of the show as anything worth watching. It had already decline pretty severely from the Advanced Hair and Reg Reagan days quite a lot by then, but that was it.

 

[bazza]

think the Footy Show was at its height when there were too many off field issues ruining the interest in the actual games
As the NRL improved the Footy Show declined

 

[PARRA_FAN]

think the Footy Show was at its height when there were too many off field issues ruining the interest in the actual games
As the NRL improved the Footy Show declined

Those issues wouldve been the Super League and of course that moment when Hadley blew up at Ribot.

Then the merger talks with other clubs around 99, I remember Blocker had an argument with Mortimer on air.

The Bulldogs and Storm salary cap scandal.

 

[mozza91]

Craig McLachlan’s stand up was so rank the show never fully recovered.

 

[PARRA_FAN]

The charm of both the footy show and its hosts was that they were not presenters and the show had a more human feel. Others on the show like Sterlo, Brohman and even Chief would gradually pick it up but to me Vautin never really did. The players that would come on were also getting more and more media training.

I believe it was 05 when he had his fall. When he was off air and Matty took over the show it was a completely different feel. One was just far more natural and seamless in front of the camera.

You're probably right, after that fall he had struggled for a period when he returned, lucky the show still had the likes of Sterlo, Matty Johns and Chief as they had their own segments and helped Fatty once he returned to take the pressure off.

But then after Sterlo had left, Chief was sacked and Matty Johns was punted for that incident in NZ. After that the show had really struggled, the Big Marn was ok, Vossy was there for a period before he moved to Fox, Slater was meh. They tried getting NRL players as regular hosts but some of them couldnt string too words together.

Fatty believes the early to mid 2000s was their best era

 

[Marshall_magic]

You're probably right, after that fall he had struggled for a period when he returned, lucky the show still had the likes of Sterlo, Matty Johns and Chief as they had their own segments and helped Fatty once he returned to take the pressure off.

But then after Sterlo had left, Chief was sacked and Matty Johns was punted for that incident in NZ. After that the show had really struggled, the Big Marn was ok, Vossy was there for a period before he moved to Fox, Slater was meh. They tried getting NRL players as regular hosts but some of them couldnt string too words together.

Fatty believes the early to mid 2000s was their best era

Agree with this, it went from the 4 regular panels to a different show very quickly. If you ask people for their favourite footy show memories you’ll be given moments pre-2008.

 

[Chins get the wins]

It was always awful. No footy talk and the "comedy" was shite