Offsiders
Australian sports television series
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image | Offsiders title screen.JPG |
| caption | A previous Offsiders title card |
| genre | Sports |
| presenter | Abbey Gelmi |
| country | Australia |
| language | English |
| num_seasons | 19 |
| runtime | 30 minutes |
| network | ABC |
| first_aired | |
| last_aired | present |
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Offsiders is an Australian television sport program. Hosted by Abbey Gelmi, the show airs live on Sunday mornings at 10:00 am on ABC TV and ABC News.
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). From 2005 until 2013, the show aired at 10:30 am. After ''Inside Business''' axing in September 2013, since 2014, it has been airing at 10:00am. Episodes are normally 30 minutes in duration.
Hosts
Barrie Cassidy was the inaugural host of the program and hosted from 2005 to 2013.
In 2014, Gerard Whateley was appointed as host of the program replacing Cassidy. Whateley remained as host until his resignation in January 2018.
In February 2018, Kelli Underwood was appointed as host of the program. 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.
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| Presenter | Tenure |
|---|---|
| Barrie Cassidy | 2006—2013 |
| Gerard Whateley | 2014—2017 |
| Kelli Underwood | 2018—2024 |
| Abbey Gelmi | 2025—present |
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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." 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."
References
References
- Epstein, Jackie. (2006-02-26). "A complete armchair sports guide - Barrie serves up a treat". [[Sunday Mail (Adelaide).
- Epstein, Jackie. (2007-11-04). "Offsiders takes a punt on Kathryn". [[Herald Sun]].
- Kalina, Paul. (2006-02-16). "Beyond the boundary". [[The Age]].
- Knott, Matthew. (2013-10-09). "Sunday morning shake-up: Cassidy mulls Offsiders retirement".
- Hinchliffe, Joe. (2018-01-01). "Gerard Whateley leaves ABC to host SEN morning show". [[The Age]].
- Carmody, Broede. (2018-01-30). "Kelli Underwood replaces Gerard Whateley on ABC's Offsiders". [[The Sydney Morning Herald]].
- (19 January 2025). "Channel 7 presenter Abbey Gelmi joins ABC Offsiders as host".
- Connolly, Paul. (2007-02-26). "The ABC of cheap". [[The Age]].
- Sinclair, Lara. (2006-07-29). "Television Guide - Sunday July, 20". [[The Australian]].
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