NRL >GAME 1 Melbourne Storm v St George-Illawarra Dragons 2:00pm AEST on Fox and Kayo AAMI Park, Melbourne 1.12-6.40 >The Dragons have won two in a row but now have to figure out a way to stop Cam Munster and the competition's best attack in the Storm.
>GAME 2 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks v New Zealand Warriors 4:05pm AEST on Nine, Fox and Kayo Shark Park, Cronulla 1.28-3.72 >The Sharks were served a bit of a reality check last week as they failed to click for the first time this season. They'll try to get back on track here.
QLD Cup >what's on? Souths Logan Magpies v Burleigh Bears 2:10pm AEST on 9now and Kayo Davies Park, Brisbane >The Burleigh Bears travel to Davies Park in Round 7 to take on an experienced Souths Logan Mapgies outfit that features both Brenko Lee and Jordan Pereria.
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It’s no secret at Fox Sports that there is growing tension between presenters Jess Yates and Hannah Hollis. And it’s all to do with who gets to host the prestigious Friday Night Footy shift.
Yates made her name at the network with motor sport but has proven equally strong in the NRL even though it’s not her bread and butter. Through research and hard work she has made the transition well.
With Yvonne Sampson on maternity leave, Fox bosses had to do a reshuffle. Hollis was moved on to another strong product in netball. While we acknowledge what a great sport netball is, it’s a long way from the big-ticket item at Fox, the NRL. But Hollis was told she would return to NRL and has held bosses to that, which means Yates is on the lesser Thursday night role which has no post-game presence because of the Matty Johns Show.
Yates is more experienced and more of an all-rounder but the high-profile Friday night gig has gone to Hollis, seen as a rising star by Fox bigwigs.
There are clearly too many presenters at Fox. Lara Pitt also has a lead role there, while their best host Sampson is on maternity leave. Sampson holds the on-air team together. There will need to be further shuffling of the roles when she returns. It will be interesting to see who misses the cut when Sampson decides to come back.
