The perils of live television were made apparent on Tuesday morning after a Melbourne football star walked off set during a live interview with ABC News Breakfast.

Sports presenter Georgie Tunny opened the segment by asking the Melbourne Victory forward Mitch Austin about the how well he expected to do in the upcoming A-league season.

"You're kicking off the season in a pretty difficult fashion," she said. "How do the club, the players, yourself even, deal with the fallout from last season's grand final?"

A nervous-looking Austin admitted bouncing back would be "pretty tough".