{"id":69619,"date":"2025-08-15T06:54:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T06:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/69619\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T06:54:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T06:54:09","slug":"dan-gorringe-afl-personality-goes-behind-the-scenes-for-his-latest-stunt-after-spending-48-hours-in-a-box","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/69619\/","title":{"rendered":"Dan Gorringe: AFL personality goes behind the scenes for his latest stunt after spending 48-hours in a box"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former AFL<\/a> star and reality TV star Dan Gorringe has spoken out about his latest stunt, which saw him spend 48 hours in a glass box out the front of the MCG.<\/p>\n

After losing another bet, the widely popular podcast host agreed to the daunting task of spending two days straight inside a completely see through box right out the front of the football mecha of Australia<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Hundreds of thousands watched the two-day spectacle unfold, as fans paid a visit to the podcast host at the MCG or tuned in to the livestream.<\/p>\n

Gorringe said he was shocked by the success of the stunt.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was (surprised by the viewership), only for the fact that no one has done it before in Australia,\u201d he told PerthNow<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you\u2019re navigating new content seas that no one has done before, it\u2019s always a little nerve-racking to see if people will be interested enough to tune in.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think I\u2019m just lucky that the people who tuned in are so loyal to us that they\u2019ll watch us do anything to support us.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat, with the fact that a grown man was locked inside a box for 48 hours, seems entertaining enough for people to watch.\u201d<\/p>\n

The antics began on Thursday, August 7 just hours before the clash between Hawthorn and Collingwood.<\/p>\n

Despite spending a majority of his AFL career with Gold Coast and playing just four games at Carlton, Gorringe has gained notoriety for being a die-hard Blues nuffy.<\/p>\n

\"FootyCamera IconFooty personality Dan Gorringe detailed the highs and lows of his 48-hour stunt. Credit: TikTok<\/p>\n

\u201cMy wedding day, the birth of my daughter, and seeing Pies fans leave at three-quarter time are my three favourite days of my life. It was awesome and also slightly scary,\u201d Gorringe said.<\/p>\n

Starting off on a high set the stream up for success, however the lows came when it was time to sleep.<\/p>\n

With the 26-game player saying that trying to get some shut eye in a public space was understandably daunting.<\/p>\n

\u201cSleeping outside the MCG with people watching you physically from outside the box looking in, and the thousands of people watching online… (it was) horrible,\u201d Gorringe said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was just impossible to switch off after being on for the stream, then trying to stop the mind from racing and thinking about what\u2019s next or having to talk.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think I would have had 6\u20137 hours of sleep across the 48 hours.\u201d<\/p>\n

The host of Dan Does Footy had a few notable names stop by over the two day period, including the entire Gold Coast playing squad, as they prepared to take on his beloved Carlton side.<\/p>\n

\u201cRuel came in with Cody Weightman (I\u2019m a big Ruel fan) so that was big,\u201d the 2020 Big Brother runner-up said.<\/p>\n

\u201cCooper Hamilton came in with some baked oats.<\/p>\n

\u201cChad from Big Brother, who beat me to win the money (which I\u2019m still filthy about), came in too.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I think Dimma and the Gold Coast Suns coming to visit was a highlight, seeing the whole team throwing their support behind it was pretty special given the history with them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now out of the box and enjoying life back in reality, the 2010 draftee said they had \u201cmore things to keep pushing our content ceiling\u201d for the tail end of the season.<\/p>\n

\"FootyCamera IconFooty personality Dan Gorringe detailed the highs and lows of his 48-hour stunt. Credit: TikTok<\/p>\n

Although the latest stunt had been one to remember and the former ruckman left with no regrets.<\/p>\n

\u201cAbsolutely not. I loved it. I love that we pulled off something that hasn\u2019t been done before, and I\u2019m excited to keep pushing the boundaries,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s right up there. It\u2019s number one and has just edged out having to shave my head, changing my name to Richmond Gorringe, and dying my hair blue.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former AFL star and reality TV star Dan Gorringe has spoken out about his latest stunt, which saw…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":69620,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560],"tags":[638,64,63,55,639,134,995,588,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-69619","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-afl","8":"tag-afl","9":"tag-au","10":"tag-australia","11":"tag-australian-football-league","12":"tag-australianfootballleague","13":"tag-entertainment","14":"tag-influencers","15":"tag-sport","16":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69619","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69619"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69619\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/69620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}