Save the barefoot rugby league show.

[Tony Bongo]

The Barefoot Rugby League Show on The National Indigenous Television Service (NITV) Foxtel/Austar 180 has been the most popular program on the network in the last 4 years. Barefoot profiles and highlights Indigenous rugby league from the NRL to Grassroots competitions and games from across the country.




NITV have decided to not re-commission Indigenous Productions Company Maling Productions to produce a further series of Barefoot this season instead replacing the time slot and show with a Non-Indigenous producer and an all sports show called "Barefoot Sports"





Show your support to keep The Barefoot Rugby League Show on air this rugby league season and sign the online petition.





http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/keep-barefoot-rugby-league-show-on-air-with-maling-prod.html

 

[Tony Bongo]

In my opinion it's the best show on Rugby League there is ! I hope we can do something to save it. The petition only takes a minute or two so please sign it and spread the word.

 

[Brutus]

Yet another RL show looking at the axe.

 

[ParraEelsNRL]

I see the AFL version was on late at night on the abc last year but there was no BFRL :x

 

[slipperykinchela]

Easily the best league show on the box

 

[Horrie Is God]

Signed..

 

[elbusto]

Signed and sent to all Clubs in Tassie via Facebook

 

[Lowdown]

Simply the best show for the league purist. Long may it live.

 

[MsStorm]

Simply the best show for the league purist. Long may it live.

Never missed a show yet and what made it special for me was the fact that even sent their crew to Perth and Melbourne.

 

[POPEYE]

By far the most genuinely interesting League show ever . . . signed

 

[BuffaloRules]

Great show...

Most NRL shows are getting canned just as the AFL gets a 24 hr channel...

 

[Everlovin' Antichrist]

Excellent show, the Rugby League fan's Rugby League show.

 

[sensesmaybenumbed]

By far the most genuinely interesting League show ever . . . signed

x 2

Signed.

 

[Whoosh]

Signed.

Number 172.

 

[Hutty1986]

Terrific show, would be a massive loss if it got canned

 

[Cranky]

Signed.

 

[Ronnie Dobbs]

Done.

 

[bobmar28]

Done. #208.

I haven't seen the Barefoot Rugby League show since the trial service of NITV in Sydney ended a couple of years ago and would love to see it again. It's easily the best league show and it's a shame more people don't get to see it. There is talk of moving NITV to SBS where we would all get to see Barefoot RL. But guess what? they have decided to cancel the show.

You know the AFL have friends everywhere. How is it that the AFL version - Marngrook - was quickly moved to the ABC so that everyone would have the chance to see it but Barefoot wasn't?

Now it seems the people who made that decision have decided to can Barefoot R L despite it's high ratings and actually steal the name to use on their own version called Barefoot Sports.

 

[Desert Qlder]

I implore all LU members to sign this petition. Even if you've never seen the show or do not have access to NITV.

This show is a wonderful endorsement of our game. It gives terrific, yet light-hearted analysis of our game at all levels, and it most certainly would be a terrible shame if it was lost.

 

[Big Pete]

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