‘Leigh Montagna should resign’, Grant Thomas says as Triple M takes action over Barry Hall saga

BARRY Hall’s on-air accomplices have been caught in the fallout from Triple M’s vulgar pregnancy procedure discussion, with Leigh Montagna’s former St Kilda coach Grant Thomas saying he should resign.

BARRY Hall’s on-air accomplices have been counselled over their involvement in Triple M’s vulgar pregnancy procedure discussion, amid calls for Leigh Montagna to resign.

Triple M boss Mike Fitzpatrick today revealed that Montagna, Nathan Brown, Mark Howard and Damian Barrett had been admonished about the incident.

It has also emerged that Triple M made contact with the AFL immediately after the train wreck pre-game comments went to air.

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Triple M sacked fill-in commentator Hall for his comments on Friday night about Montagna’s wife’s pregnancy procedure. The comments were part of a discussion involving Montagna, Brown, Howard and Barrett.

Montagna’s former St Kilda coach Grant Thomas today said his ex-player should resign or suspend himself for his part in the discussion.

Leigh Montagna (right) and his wife Erinn. Picture: Instagram

Grant Thomas has called on Leigh Montagna to resign.

“I am a big fan of Leigh’s but I think Joey (Montagna’s nickname) should resign,” Thomas said on the podcast Sam, Mike and Thomo.

“I wouldn’t sack them, that’s the easy way out. Because one man’s been sacked I would think hang on I was actually culpable in this and if it hadn’t have been for my stupidity poor old Barry wouldn’t have said what he said.

“It’s at least his responsibility to suspend himself for a period of time to make a statement.”

Thomas added: “Barry has been the sacrificial lamb and that’s the end of it.”

Damian Barrett has been admonished about the incident.

Nathan Brown has also been counselled. Picture: Triple M

Sam Newman, who has been caught in a number of controversies over his on-air statements on The Footy Show, said Hall should not have been sacked.

“What a pathetic effort from Triple M to sack Barry Hall, what they should have done is counsel all those people that it is not acceptable and ask them to come back on air and apologise,” he said.

Fitzpatrick today confirmed that Montagna, Brown, Howard and Barrett had been counselled about the incident when asked by the Herald Sun.

“We contacted the AFL on Friday night to notify them of what had occurred, the action we had taken in regards to an on-air apology and Barry’s removal from the broadcast and his subsequent termination with SCA (Southern Cross Austereo),” he said.

But Fitzpatrick said that Montagna’s manager Craig Kelly did not intervene to save his job.

Montagna will not be on air this weekend following the birth of his wife’s baby.

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