 The introduction of "The Grill Team" on Triple M Melbourne in the early 90s is considered by many industry insiders to be the precursor to Channel 9's long running AFL "The Footy Show" which debuted in 1994 with Eddie McGuire, Trevor Marmalade and former Geelong great, John “Sammy” Newman.The success of the Saturday morning "Grill Team" led to the introduction of even more sport based programming on Triple M including "The World According to Pig, Jimmy and Rooboy" with AFL legends Jason Dunstall, James Hird and Wayne Carey, "Dougy and Dunstall", and more recently, "The Gospel" and "Dead Set Legends".In 1995, Programme Director, Lee Simon noted that Triple M's ratings were dropping off over the weekends in increasing numbers.