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Foxtel yet to confirm host for The Recruit

Filming is underway on S2 of AFL reality series -but who will host?

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Filming is now underway on the second season of FOX8’s hit AFL competition series The Recruit, with a host yet to be announced.

Produced by McGuire Media, the 10-part reality television series will again hunt for a new player landing an AFL contract.

Mick Malthouse takes on the role of Head Coach, joined by former Hawthorn champion and FOX Footy commentator Ben Dixon as Assistant Coach, Port Adelaide’s Darren Burgess as High Performance Coach and sports administrator Leigh Russell as Mind Coach.

The first season in 2014 was hosted by Ryan “Fitzy” Fitzgerald. Brian Walsh recently told TV Tonight, “The Recruit we are yet to announce the host.”

Over the next 10 weeks, these sporting heavyweights will put the Recruits through their paces, both physically and mentally, in order to discover a player who is truly worthy of a place on an AFL team. Additional guest stars will appear throughout the series imparting knowledge and skills.

AFL stars Jason Akermanis, Corey Enright, Dustin Fletcher, Brent Harvey, Anthony Koutoufides and Fox Footy’s Dermott Brereton, who between them have won 15 Premierships and played nearly 2000 games, were on site to give The Recruits some encouragement for their very first challenge.

While Melbourne’s Etihad Stadium is the formal home of The Recruit, many of the challenges and football games will be filmed at various locations across the country. The series will culminate in a live finale in which an AFL Draft will be held, with the winner signing a contract with one AFL club.

It will air on FOX8 later this year.

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