Shane Webcke and Matthew Johns team up for rugby league show
- From: The Sunday Mail (Qld)
- February 27, 2010
SIGNED UP: Shane Webcke and Matthew Johns will grace our screens early next month.
RUGBY league great and Brisbane sports presenter Shane Webcke will add another string to his bow, signing on for Matthew Johns' new footy show on Channel 7.
As The Sunday Mail revealed a fortnight ago, the former Brisbane Bronco was considering joining the series after Johns extended an offer.
While Webcke was initially hesitant, he said he believes the entertainment-based league show will be the right fit.
"I was pretty thorough in terms of going and seeing Matt and seeing what they had in mind; the actual guts of the show, what they were going to be about and that it was definitely something new, not something that was going to compete with anything that's on Fox or Channel 9 at the moment," Webcke said.
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"I wanted to make sure that we were trying to do something that was rugby league, that was different and that I just liked the feel of."
The result is an hour-long program due to air on Wednesday nights from early next month.
Designed to be halfway between Channel 9's The Footy Show and Foxtel's NRL On Fox, it will deliver serious league talk in a variety format with Johns performing new characters and skits.
"It showcases Matty Johns' talents entirely and I think people will have sore sides from laughing," Webcke said.
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