That awful word FAT again



ERIN Molan has responded to the wave of criticism levelled at Channel 9’s Sunday Footy Show panel over their “totally unprofessional” segment shaming former NRL star Dave Taylor.

Taylor’s rugby league club has slammed Molan and co. for making fun of the towering prop’s weight.

Taylor, who is playing for the Central Queensland Capras in Queensland’s top league after playing for the Canberra Raiders last season, was labelled the “Gutsy Player of the Week” during a segment on Sunday’s show.

Several members of the show’s panel — which included Erin Molan, Peter Sterling and Brad Fittler — laughed as they poked fun at Taylor’s appearance.

“He was a gun player in his day, wasn’t he?” asked host Molan, to which NSW Blues coach Brad Fittler responded, “What an athlete”.

Former Tigers player and co-host Joel Caine also joined in. “Well Dave, look, it’s a three-letter word, fit, OK, 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’,” he said.

Molan apologised on Twitter shortly after the media storm.

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