it was reported that due to Brownless' connections in the local political scene, both the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and the ruling Liberal Party of Australia were keen to recruit Brownless into politics, despite his limited experience. Labor leader Steve Bracks, who would go on to win the state election that year, was a Geelong supporter, and Brownless had persuaded the then Premier Jeff Kennett's wife, Felicity, to become Geelong's female number one ticket holder. By 2005, Brownless had featured on The Sunday Footy Show as well as earning continual appearances on The Footy Show. He also co-hosted Morning Glory, a weekday breakfast show on Melbourne radio station SEN 1116. Brownless finished his 5-day-a-week stint in November 2008. Brownless appeared on Before the Bounce, a weekly football show on Foxtel alongside Jason Dunstall and Danny Frawley until the end of the 2008 AFL season. In May 2008, Brownless was added as a regular on the Thursday night AFL Footy Show to replace an incapacitated Sam Newman, but he was relegated to guest panelist upon Newman's return. From 2009 until the show's termination in 2019, Brownless had once again become a regular alongside Shane Crawford to replace Trevor Marmalade, alternating each week with Crawford and, since 2012, Matthew Lloyd. In March 2010, Brownless joined Triple M Melbourne's new drive show The Rush Hour with James Brayshaw. Brownless bought the Cumberland Hotel in Castlemaine, Victoria. He also owns the Cremorne Hotel in Newtown, Victoria In January 2020, Brownless appeared in the sixth season of the Australian version of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!. In September 2021, Brownless announced he was leaving The Sunday Footy Show and the Nine Network after 27 years with the network. Personal life Brownless was married to Nicki. They have two daughters, Lucy and Ruby, and two sons, Oscar and Max. Brownless and Nicki made headlines in 2016 and beyond after it came to light that they had separated after 18 years of marriage in 2015, and that Nicki had proceeded to have a relationship with one of Brownless's colleagues, Garry Lyon. The relationship caused a bitter falling-out between Brownless and Lyon, causing Lyon to leave The Footy Show with depression. See also After-the-siren kicks in Australian rules football References Bibliography External links Profile at Australian Football 1967 births Living people Australian people of Irish descent All-Australians (AFL) New South Wales Australian rules football State of