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1. Erin Molan apologises over Channel Nine footy show’s fat-shaming segment.
Erin Molan has apologised for her part in the “absolutely disgusting” fat-shaming of former NRL star Dave Taylor after a segment on Channel Nine’s Sunday Footy Show drew fierce backlash.
Taylor, who now plays for Central Queensland Capras in the state’s next tier league, was featured during the “Gutsy Player of the Week” segment. The accompanying vision was him walking around, with the cruel implication clear.
Panel members, including Erin Molan, Brad Fittler, Joel Caine laughed and commented on the player’s appearance.

"He was a gun player in his day, wasn’t he?" Molan said, while Fittler disingenuously added: "What an athlete."
Caine took it one step further, saying: "Well Dave, look, it’s a three-letter word, fit... but it’s very easy to turn the ‘i’ into an ‘a’, that’s all I’m saying — get that ‘a’ back to an ‘i’."
On social media, viewers shared their disgust at the segment, labelling it "really pathetic", "absolutely disgusting", a "disgrace" and calling for the hosts to apologise to Taylor.
@Erin_Molan @JoelCaine absolutely disgusting fat shaming Dave Taylor goes to show the double standards in the media industry. No wonder Australia man have the highest suicide rates in the world should be sacked by @Channel9 but we know that won't happen
— Mitchell Rose (@MitchyRosey97) August 13, 2018
Top Comments
what is the repugnant wording ?
everything ive looked at just says that its repugnant without showing the actual words
Gees, that wasn't easy to find. You're right, everyone just had the same story without the actual wording.
Family Law Act 1975 Section 114 (2)
In exercising its powers under subsection (1), the court may make an order relieving a party to a marriage from any obligation to perform marital services or render conjugal rights.
From the look of it it's just a remnant of older laws that should have been removed years ago. It has no real effect now because there is no marital obligation to begin with.
It's a little over the top calling it repugnant.
thanks for that.
Yeah, its the footy show... so now big surprise that they would engage in something so low brow and insulting. Sigh....
Sydney and Melbourne have these shows, but if you are interested in intelligent discourse about actual AFL or ARL there are programmes that cater for this
I prefer the radio discussions. It tackles real issues and invites the public to share their knowledge. These footy shows are an utter disgrace!
The Marngrook Footy Show is well worth a look if you don't like the Footy Show but enjoy the footy.
It's great