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==Television== After commencing as a sports reporter on Channel 7, Hadley was recruited to Channel 9 as part of ''[[The NRL Footy Show|The Footy Show]]'', along with his radio and rugby league colleague [[Steve Roach (rugby league)|Steve "Blocker" Roach]], appearing between 1994 and 1998. He also made a one-off appearance on ''The Footy Show'' in 2005 in a forum to discuss brawling and antagonism between [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs]] supporters during a game against the [[Brisbane Broncos]] at [[Telstra Stadium]]. Hadley has also appeared in TV commercials, and for 17 years was spruiking the budget menswear establishment [[Lowes Menswear|Lowes]]. During 2010, he appeared on ''[[The Matty Johns Show]]'' on the Seven Network, an [[NRL]]-focused program hosted by [[Matthew Johns]]. Also in 2010, Hadley was signed by [[Sky News Australia]] to present a weekly current affairs programme entitled ''[[Hadley!]]''. The programme aired on Wednesday nights. ,<ref name="hadleytv">{{Cite news | title = Ray Hadley to present Sky News talk show | work = The Spy Report | publisher = Media Spy | date = 15 November 2010 | url = http://www.mediaspy.org/report/2010/11/15/ray-hadley-to-present-sky-news-talk-show/ | access-date = 15 November 2010 }}</ref> Hadley resigned from [[Sky News Australia]] after only four episodes, reportedly due to "differences" and staff not wanting to work with him. In October 2011, Hadley was signed up by Channel 9 to commentate on the [[2011 Rugby World Cup]] semi-final match between the [[Wallabies (rugby union)|Wallabies]] and the [[All Blacks]] but was not invited to return. In 2012, he returned to The Footy Show as a panellist on the ''Five in the Bin'' segment, commentating alongside [[Peter Sterling (rugby league commentator)|Peter Sterling]] and [[Paul Vautin]] on [[Nine Network|Channel 9]]'s rugby league coverage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jump-in.com.au/show/nrlfootyshow/videos/3365696535001|title=NRL Footy Show|website=Jump In|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140401145315/http://www.jump-in.com.au/show/nrlfootyshow/videos/3365696535001|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 April 2014|access-date=6 August 2018}}</ref> Hadley was one of [[Nine Network|Channel 9]]'s main play-by-play commentators mainly commentating on Thursday and Friday night games until leaving the position at the end of the 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/nrl-ray-hadley-parramatta-eels-fan-in-nine-commentary/d7197022-0a45-40bb-8fcf-96669dc27ee0/|title=Nine NRL commentator Ray Hadley gets surprise visit during Thursday Night Football|website=WWOS|date=15 June 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/league/news/ray-hadley-hammered-over-nrl-commentary-on-channel-nine-again/ygwbrl85jma21qa06z7hdl0or/|title=Ray Hadley hammered over NRL commentary on Channel Nine - again|website=Sporting News|date=11 May 2017 }}</ref>
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