NRL 360
Genresports
Presented byBen Ikin (host; 2013-21)
Paul Kent (2013-2023)
Yvonne Sampson (host; 2021))
Braith Anasta (host 2022-present)
Gorden Tallis (2023-present)
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons9
Production
Running time60 minutes
Original release
NetworkFox Sports
Fox League (2017-)
Release6 March 2013 (2013-03-06) –
present

NRL 360 is an Australian nightly NRL talk show that deals with the issues in the NRL. It began airing on Fox Sports on 6 March 2013.

Hosts

2015 Series

From Tuesday, 3 March 2015, NRL 360 moves from once a week on Wednesdays (30 episodes a season) to three nights a week (Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays) for a total of 90 episodes in 2015.

2016 Series

In 2016, for the finals series, in addition to the regular Tuesday-Thursday broadcast, they decided to broadcast on a fourth night with Monday nights as the fourth with two journalists as well as Greg Alexander joining Ikin and Kent.

The final episode of 2016, the Thursday before the grand final and the day of the NRL fan day, they held a special live from the Sydney Opera House edition where they spoke to grand final captains, Paul Gallen and Cameron Smith, the grand final coaches Shane Flanagan and Craig Bellamy as well as the regular Thursday 'legends' Geoff Toovey and Billy Moore.

The 2016 NRL 360 schedule is as follows: (All 'nights' occur from the start of round 1 to the Grand final week except for Mondays which is only aired in the finals weeks)

2017 Series

The 2017 edition of NRL360 is one of many shows on the new Fox League channel. NRL 360 is now hosted on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Whilst both the Coaches remain the same, with the retirement of Michael Ennis and the move to the Brisbane Broncos by Benji Marshall Canterbury-Bankstown and Wests Tigers captains James Graham and Aaron Woods respectively take their places. Furthermore, since the signing of Geoff Toovey by the Bradford Bulls in the English Championship, former Newcastle Knights legend and coach Danny Buderus comes in.

NRL 360 Summer Series

At the conclusion of the 2017 NRL season, it was announced that a grand final edition would be aired the Monday after the grand final. It was later revealed that a 'Summer Series' would air at 7:30 pm (19:30) on Monday nights until the end if the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.

2018 Series

It was announced that the series would begin earlier normally to provide off-season news and opinion starting on Monday 29 January. The regular series began a week prior to the first round under the following program.

  • Mondays - Phil Rothfield joins Ben and Paul + Coaches night with rotating coaches including current and former NRL, Origin and International coaches.
  • Tuesdays - Paul Crawley joins Ben and Paul + Players Night with Luke Lewis & Josh Reynolds - (Current Players)
  • Wednesdays - James Hooper joins Ben and Paul + legends night with Billy Moore and a ‘rotating legend’ including Danny Buderus , Greg Alexander , Nathan Hindmarsh or Steve Roach .

2019 Series

It was announced mid-season that the series would shift to the 7:30 p.m. AEST time-slot, an hour later than in previous years.

  • Mondays - Phil Rothfield joins Ben and Paul + Coaches night with rotating coaches including current and former NRL, Origin and International coaches.
  • Tuesdays - Paul Crawley joins Ben and Paul + Players Night with James Graham & Benji Marshall - (Current Players)
  • Wednesdays - James Hooper joins Ben and Paul + legends night with Billy Moore and a ‘rotating legend’ including Danny Buderus , Mark Carroll , Michael Ennis or Luke Lewis .

2020 Series

With James Graham's move to Super League club St Helens mid-season, it was announced Damien Cook would take his place on Players Night.

2021 Series

It was announced during Magic Round that Ray Hadley from 2GB would appear on the show. This series also marked the departure of Ben Ikin as co-host, after it was announced mid-season he would be the new Head of Football at the Brisbane Broncos.[1]

2022 Series

It was announced that Braith Anasta would fill in for Yvonne as co-host while she was on maternity leave.[2]

2023 Series

Dan Ginnane filled in as co-host for two weeks while Braith was away at the 2023 Masters Tournament. Since Paul Kent's arrest in May 2023, Gorden Tallis has replaced him as co-host, though the official status and future of this arrangement are unknown due to Fox League's lack of comment on the situation.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ben Ikin set to leave NRL 360 for top job at Broncos". Fox Sports. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "'I can bring my own element': How Braith Anasta will approach NRL 360 hosting role". Fox Sports. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
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