Looking forward to hearing the NRL version. Hopefully Andrew doesn’t work himself too hard after his difficult year in 2025.
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ABC to broadcast the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026™
Football Australia and the ABC have today announced a partnership that will see AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026™ broadcast via live audio, including all CommBank Matildas and knockout matches.
The agreement will see all Australians having access to the entire tournament through ABC Sport and ABC listen with the coverage to feature a minimum of 17 matches throughout the tournament.
This includes every CommBank Matildas match, selected key fixtures during the Group Stage, all quarter finals, both semi-finals and the final.
ABC Sport will have a dedicated AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026 button on ABC listen for easy accessibility and discoverability for fans.
Tournament news and coverage will feature across the broader ABC network which includes eight metro radio stations, more than 40 local stations, and over 60 stations on ABC listen.
Quotes attributable to Football Australia CEO, Martin Kugeler:
“This is an important partnership that ensures live audio coverage of the CommBank Matildas and the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026™ which will extend the reach of the tournament to football and sport fans across the country.
“The ABC has a rich history of supporting football in Australia and it is exciting that they are back on board to broadcast one of the biggest football tournaments to be played on our shores.
“The CommBank Matildas are one of the most supported teams in the country and the live audio broadcast on ABC will allow everyone in the nation to get behind the CommBank Matildas and follow their quest to become Asian champions.”
Quotes attributable to ABC Managing Director Hugh Marks:
“Securing the rights to the AFC Women’s Asia Cup 2026 was about ensuring Australians could access major international sporting events without barriers.
“The AFC Women’s Asia Cup is a significant tournament on the global football calendar and the ABC is pleased to bring it to audiences across Australia as the exclusive audio partner for the event.
“With Australia playing host, it’s even more important that audiences across the country can follow the tournament to cheer on our mighty Matildas.”
“Our coverage ensures people can follow the competition free and accessible and builds on the ABC’s commitment to deliver major national and international sport.”
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Declan Byrne will call his first Super Rugby match for ABC Radio tonight, when the Brumbies face the Blues at Canberra Stadium. It follows the retirement of long-time caller Tim Gavel last year.
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According to an on-air promo, ABC Radio will cover one match per day during the tournament, including all Matildas games.
The difference is those “selected key fixtures” will be broadcast on ABCLR, whereas the others will be Sport-exclusive.
There are occasional variants such as March 5 when Iran v Matildas will be only on LR in Gold Coast.
ABC commentary team for Australia v Philippines: Clint Wheeldon, Collette Gardiner (former Matildas player) and Rachel Stowers (ABC Perth social media producer).
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The ABC supercharges sport on ABC listen in 2026
From the opening whistle to the final siren, the ABC is bringing audiences every moment of the 2026 AFL and NRL seasons live on ABC listen.
Fans can catch every goal, try, mark and tackle called live by the expert commentary team at ABC Sport, alongside in-depth pre-game previews and comprehensive post-match analysis that keeps audiences across every storyline.
The 2026 AFL season begins tonight, Thursday 5 March, live from the SCG as the Sydney Swans take on Carlton. Leading the call across the season is a powerhouse commentary line-up featuring Corbin Middlemas, Clint Wheeldon, Quentin Hull, Ben Cameron, Matt Clinch, Brett Sprigg, Aaron Bryans, Mitch Turner, Lauren Bordin, Kelli Underwood and Chris Rowbottom, bringing every defining moment to ABC listen.
The award-winning AFL Saturday returns at midday with Corbin Middlemas, Mick Malthouse and Luke Ball, before a full slate of matches across the day. Sundays belong to ABC Sport, with wall-to-wall AFL coverage, live match commentary, expert analysis and post-game breakdowns unpacking every big moment. AFL Sunday returns at midday with Matt Clinch and Cameron Ling, before the Footy Forum takes over at 1pm with Clint Wheeldon, Jake Niall and Glen Quartermain delivering sharp insight, fearless debate and deep analysis of the weekend’s defining storylines.
Across the week, Corbin Middlemas and Ben Cameron drive the AFL conversation with the ABC AFL Daily podcast, delivering a daily deep dive into the games biggest stories and host AFL Monday with Corbin & Ben at 6:30pm on 774 ABC Melbourne, with the final 30 minutes broadcasting across ABC Victoria. Featuring weekly insights from former Carlton captain Marc Murphy, the one-hour show serves up lively debate and expert analysis. Audiences can stream live on ABC listen, Sport DAB+ or catch up via the AFL Daily podcast feed.
ABC Sport’s NRL coverage continues this weekend, bringing every game live to audiences on ABC listen. Leading the call is premier rugby league broadcaster Andrew Moore, with commentators Quentin Hull, Brett Sprigg and Glen Lauder, backed by experts Luke Lewis, John Gibbs, Matthew Elliott, Ruan Sims, Kiana Takairangi, Michael Carayannis, Karina Brown, Dene Halatau, Ryan Hoffman, Billy Moore, Alan Tongue, Grant Bell, Clinton Schifcofske and Connor Watson. Scott Sorensen also joins in 2026, offering rare inside-the-rooms perspective direct from the modern game.
The conversation continues with NRL Monday with Andrew Moore, airing at 6:30pm across 702 ABC Sydney, 612 ABC Brisbane and 666 ABC Canberra, with the final 30 minutes broadcasting across ABC NSW and ABC Queensland. The one-hour show dissects the biggest talking points and controversies from every round, with fans invited to have their say. Audiences can stream live on ABC listen or catch up via the NRL Daily podcast.
Wherever you are, whatever your code, we’ve got you covered on ABC Radio and ABC listen.
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Are ABC doing the rapid streaming option in the Listen app?
Yes, it still an option in the app.
It will be interesting to see which sport gets the rapid streaming option on the Listen app tonight, since ABC Radio is broadcasting AFL, NRL and Women’s Asian Cup at the same time.
Good. Naed it for tonight at the SCG.
It’s whatever is on the ABC Sport station, which usually prioritises NRL over everything else (in NSW).
NRL will be on in Qld, and NSW. AFL everywhere else. AFC is stream only except for ABC Gold Coast.
So, depends on what feed of ABC Sport it uses.
@ElCapitanCranky Might want to take a radio with him for NewsRadio.
Way ahead of you. Got the all bands in my bag
ABC really need to put on a second pop up sports channel from Thurs to Sunday like they used to do with ABC Grandstand and ABC Grandstand 2. It’s not fair on people who want to listen to the Matildas on live radio, not on the app.
You’ve got the same NRL game on 3 DAB channels in NSW and ACT, which is a bit silly.
If Local Radio DAB is airing NRL into NRL markets, Sport should be airing AFL. Pretty obvious move to me.
To you, yes it does.
To the ABC…no it doesnt. 
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Where do you find the ABC Sport broadcast schedule these days?
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ABC Sport rapid streaming button on my Listen app is broadcasting the NRL tonight.
ABC commentary team for the Women’s Asian Cup match between Australia and Iran: Quentin Hull, former Young Matilda Elissia Carnevas and Zane Bojack.
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