MCG magic as Fifi, Fev & Nick bring back The Underdogs

The Fox’s Fifi, Fev & Nick are bringing back ‘The Underdogs’ – the  feel-good footy team made up of kids who’ve missed out on playing sports due to illness, bullying or challenging times.

This month, the Underdogs will charge onto the hallowed MCG turf, playing the official curtain-raiser to the Carlton v North Melbourne AFL game.

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Launched in 2024, the initiative was inspired by an email from a listener whose son was experiencing bullying on and off the footy field.

In response, the Fifi, Fev & Nick brekky show created a team that gives excluded children a chance to live out their dreams.

Fifi Box said “These kids are absolute stars, and they deserve to feel like it. Last year’s game moved us all to tears. We’re so excited to make more dreams come true this year, with more stories, more underdogs, and even more heart.”

SCA Head of Hit Metro Content and The Fox Content Director, Amanda Lee, said: “Fifi, Fev & Nick continue to be an industry leader through creativity, consistency and community-driven storytelling. The Underdogs is a shining example of the kind of scale and heart they bring to everything they do, embodying everything that great local radio is about. Nobody does it bigger or better than The Fox.”

The final team will take centre stage at the MCG on 21 June, with support across Fox Footy and AFL platforms.

Follow The Underdogs’ journey on-air and across socials as Fifi, Fev & Nick recruit for this special team of kids from 6-9am weekdays on 101.9 The Fox – or download the LiSTNR app and listen free.