Mark Geyer breaks silence on Triple M axing and reveals possible next gig as rivals circle

Sharks are already circling Mark ‘MG’ Geyer just weeks after his shock axing from Triple M.

The NRL great was unceremoniously dropped from his breakfast radio program, Mick & MG in the Morning, in November, suddenly vanishing from the program without explanation from his co-hosts Mick Molloy and Cat Lynch.

Mystery had swirled over Geyer’s future at the station, where had worked for almost two decades, for at least a fortnight after parent company Southern Cross Austereo announced Molloy was moving to host Triple M Melbourne’s Breakfast program in 2025.

SCA made no mention of Geyer’s future prospects at the time.

Triple M finally broke its radio silence to announce the Sydney trio would be replaced by former NRL stars Beau Ryan and Aaron Woods and journalist Natarsha Belling in a new-look show.

Geyer also uttered his first words on the topic after his abrupt dismissal from the station he served for 17 years. And he was remarkably cordial.

“I’d rather not discuss it,” he told The Daily Telegraph when asked about his axing.

“I wish the new team the best of luck.”

He told the tabloid that breakfast radio was “not about money”, but opportunity — and now he had “a lot of opportunities” knocking at his suddenly very open door.

“Working so long at one radio station was fantastic and now I have a couple of nibbles, a couple of solid leads from other media outlets,” Geyer said.

“It’s good to be wanted.”

Among those opportunities reportedly include gigs with rival stations and podcasts, speaking gigs, a possible return to rugby league as a coach or mentor, and a new business venture at ‘Pondi’.

But most importantly, the 57-year-old said, he wanted to spend more quality time with his wife Meagan, their five kids and his first grandson, River.

Geyer had already shifted out of Breakfast radio mode, diving into his gym MG ACTIV — which he runs with his son, Logan, and daughter, Montanna — and says he feels like “a kid in a candy store”.

He admitted the gruelling early hours of breakfast radio had taken their toll, and his exit has felt something akin to his retirement from NRL — even if his schedule was already jam-packed.

“When you’re in brekky radio for so long, you knock back a lot of opportunities because of work, and being tired,” Geyer said.

“It’s kind of similar to when I retired from footy. I didn’t say no to anything back then and that’s my attitude now. I’m open to anything which might come my way.”

MG ACTIV is set to run bootcamps at Penrith Beach — dubbed Pondi — after winning a NSW government contract; another thing Geyer says he “wouldn’t have even contemplated if I was still working morning radio”.

The former NRL star even flagged a possible return to the sport, as coach or mentor to younger players.

He expressed his interest in getting involved in Origin again and helping returning coach Laurie Daley coach the Blues to victory over Queensland in 2025 — “I’d run the water if they wanted me to,” he said.

As a former Blue himself, Geyer said it’d be easy enough to get involved, given training camps are set to be held in the Blue Mountains, near his western Sydney stomping grounds.

“I’d like to do something, to be called into camp and help in any way I can. It’s something I couldn’t do because of brekky radio,” he said.