Former Essendon captain Tim Watson says journalist Tony Jones and Geelong great Sam Newman may have had a ‘blow up’ over a disagreement during Channel Nine’s The Footy Show last week.
Newman is known to be a controversial character with a number of incidents throughout his Footy Show career, and Watson states that Newman and Jones may have had a disagreement.
“I don’t know whether anybody watched The Footy Show last week or not, but apparently Sam staged another silent sit in for the last half of the program,” Watson told SEN Breakfast.
“Because he was denied the opportunity to show some vision that he wanted to show during the show.
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“Then sat there quite unhappy about the situation for the rest of the program.
“Then he and Tony Jones might have had a bit of a blow up.”
The Footy Show has had its fair share of critics in recent years and have experienced a slow decline in viewership.
Watson stated that ratings may have hit a new low, albeit to a later starting time due to State of Origin.
“Well according to someone here, but apparently The Footy Show ratings last week were down to 111,000," he said.
“111,000 that is seriously low.”