Paul Connolly of
The Age praised the show, writing, "Offsiders" has a pleasingly understated feel about it, not least because it forwards the radical idea (these days at least) that you don't have to be a big name former player to have something worthwhile to say about sport. If anything, it allows for opinion unfettered by allegiances which, in turn, allows for a few well-aimed barbs and not just a "sport's great, mate" attitude." In a negative review,
The Australians Lara Sinclair said
Outsiders is "just a pale imitation of a sports program" and "
Offsiders purports to bring the same level of challenging discourse to the sporting arena but there's no doubt
Insiders packs the heavier punch." ==References==