Caroline Wilson is still unsure whether Eddie McGuire will be in the hosting chair for next week’s return of Footy Classified.
McGuire stepped away from the Collingwood presidency earlier this year on the back of a tumultuous period which saw him call a report detailing systemic racism at the Pies as a “proud” day for the club.
Wilson, who shared the Classified desk with McGuire on the Wednesday edition of the show last year, said she was still in the dark about whether he would return to host the program next week.
“I don’t know (whether he’ll host the show next week),” she said on the Don’t Shoot The Messenger podcast.
“We don’t know, the plan is for Eddie to host Wednesday night Footy Classified and of course Craig Hutchinson is hosting the Monday night (edition).
“It starts next week, I really hope he comes back and hosts it, but at the moment he’s not quite sure.
“He really is struggling and incredibly flat and this is what we’ve read. After losing the Collingwood presidency the way he did, there is a bit of disillusionment.
“As we’re sitting here on Tuesday morning eight days out, we’re not sure whether he’s hosting it or not.”
McGuire said in his farewell press conference that he was looking forward to stepping away from public life for a period of time, following the circumstances around his exit from Collingwood.