Well, Triple M have announced an unchanged line-up (except for Luke Darcy) for their shows for 2025.
Midweek Rub - Ryan Warren, Dale Thomas, Leigh Montagna and Damian Barrett
Thursday Rub - Jack Heverin, Kate McCarthy, Isaac Smith and Jay Clark
Friday Huddle - Mark Howard, Jason Dunstall, Nathan Brown and Damian Barrett (Dunstall will not be on the call for the match due to Fox commitments)
Saturday Rub - James Brayshaw, Billy Brownless, Bernie Vince and Damian Barrett
Sunday Rub - Nathan Brown, Leigh Montagna, Dale Thomas, Steve Johnson and Jay Clark
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This article from the AFL website has the complete list of radio (and TV) callers - except Triple M - for the 2025 season.
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Zach Tuohy, who recently competed on I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, will be part of K rock 95.5 and bay 93.9’s AFL coverage for this year.
Selwood’s first game in the 3AW commentary box will be at GMHBA Stadium on March 15 – where he has a stand named after him – as his old side Geelong takes on Fremantle in Round 1.
He will feature in expert commentary on both Thursday nights and Saturday afternoons this season.
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According to a Herald Sun article, Triple M’s Friday Huddle will be broadcast for 3 hours (4pm-7pm AEDT) before vacating for Brian Taylor and Jack Heverin to call the game. As a result, Triple M’s Rush Hour with JB and Billy will not be broadcast on Fridays for the season, and I would imagine that the full Friday Huddle show will be networked into Adelaide and Perth live.
No chance Perth will be taking AFL coverage at 1pm.
Well, once daylight savings finishes it will be 2pm when they can air the Friday Huddle live. I could see that happening. The Huddle is not a serious AFL talk program.
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3AW announces star-studded coverage for 2025 AFL season
Melbourne’s leading station 3AW is set to deliver another season of unmatched AFL coverage in 2025. Returning to the commentary box are some of the game’s most respected voices and biggest names to deliver live expert analysis, play-by-play coverage, and in-depth discussions for footy fans.
The 3AW AFL 2025 line-up includes:
- Thursday Night Football : Jimmy Bartel and Matthew Richardson, with callers Anthony Hudson and Bruce Eva.
- Friday Night Football : Jimmy Bartel and Matthew Lloyd, with callers Tim Lane and Matt Granland.
- Saturday Footy Preview : Tim Lane, Caroline Wilson, and Leigh Matthews set the stage for the day’s action.
- Saturday Early Game : Leigh Matthews and Joel Selwood, with callers Bruce Eva and Tony Leonard.
- Saturday Twilight Game : Tony Shaw and Libby Birch, with callers Matt Granland and Shane McInnes.
- Sunday Football : Tony Shaw and Matthew Richardson, with callers Bruce Eva and Matt Granland.
Adding to this year’s excitement, renowned journalist Laura Spurway will join the 3AW football team as the station’s first dedicated AFLW reporter, contributing to the Sunday coverage and appearing across all games.
Geelong champion Joel Selwood is joining the team rotating across all games. With his outstanding career as a player and captain, Joel brings all his footy knowledge fresh from the game to the 3AW team.
Additionally, Rory Sloane brings his wealth of experience to the broadcast team. Alongside his new role on Nine’s Sunday Footy Show, Sloane will be rotating into 3AW’s coverage, taking a seat next to AFL legend Leigh Matthews.
Along with our commentary teams and callers we also are thrilled to have back the boundary reporters Jacqui Reed and Carlton AFLW vice captain Abbie McKay.
Fans can also look forward to the return of the Eddie and Jimmy podcast in 2025, which will be publishing three episodes per week, available to listen to on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, and to watch on 9Now.
Luca Gonano, Head of 3AW Football, said: *“*With a team of AFL greats, seasoned broadcasters, fresh voices and innovation in the games future, 3AW is proud to continue its tradition of delivering the most accurate, insightful and entertaining AFL coverage.”
Tune in for every key moment of the 2025 season, live on Melbourne’s own 3AW.
Sunday’s GWS-Collingwood match will be broadcast on DAB+ in Sydney, due to live NRL (Storm v Eels) on FM radio at the same time.
Round 0 Radio Coverage:
Sydney vs Hawthorn - Friday Night
- 3AW - Tim Lane, Tony Leonard, Matthew Lloyd and Jimmy Bartel (Melbourne Studio, also on FiveAA)
- 6PR - Adam Papalia, Mark Foreman and Will Schofield (Perth Studio)
- ABC - Corbin Middlemas, Ben Cameron, Mick Malthouse, Alicia Eva and Declan Byrne (SCG)
- AFL Nation/SEN - Stephen Quartermain, John Donohoe and Nick Davis (SCG)
- Triple M - Brian Taylor, Jack Heverin, Jude Bolton, Ethan Meldrum and Justin Edwards (SCG)
GWS vs Collingwood - Sunday Afternoon
- 3AW - Matt Granland, Bruce Eva, Matthew Richardson and Tony Shaw (Melbourne Studio, also on FiveAA)
- 6PR - Mark Readings, Karl Langdon, Brad Hardie and David Mundy (Perth Studio)
- ABC - Brett Sprigg, Ben Cameron, Tadhg Kennelly, Jason Saddington and Daniel Garb (ENGIE)
- AFL Nation/SEN - John Donohoe, Matthew Cocks and David Schwarz (ENGIE)
- Triple M - Tim Solly, Brad Seymour, Troy Luff, Ethan Meldrum and Justin Edwards (ENGIE)
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The ABC’s commentary team will consist of Brett Sprigg, Ben Cameron, Tadgh Kennelly and Jason Saddington, with Daniel Garb on the boundary.
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2GB producer Michael Robertson will be part of 3AW’s coverage for the first time, as boundary reporter for Sydney v Brisbane.
Seems like Alister Nicholson has joined Triple M given he appears in this promotional video on their socials.
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Calling the Collingwood vs Port game on Saturday night.
Reuniting with his former ABC colleague Jess Webster.
Jess will be calling the other Saturday night match (Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne) for Triple M Sydney.
Weird game to only broadcast in Sydney. Only guess be it’s a workaround to get it into the Listnr app.
It’s part of Triple M’s commitment to broadcast every game of the AFL season for the next three years, under its parent company’s new radio deal with the league.
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Fair to say the MMMs have moved the magnets around so to speak
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Round 1 Radio Coverage:
Richmond vs Carlton - Thursday Night
- 3AW - Anthony Hudson, Bruce Eva, Jimmy Bartel, Matthew Richardson and Jacqui Reed (MCG, also on FiveAA)
- 6PR - Adam Papalia, Mark Readings and David Mundy (Perth Studio)
- ABC - Corbin Middlemas, Matt Clinch, Brett Deledio, Marc Murphy and Ben Cameron (MCG)
- AFL Nation/SEN - Dwayne Russell, Adam White and Adam Simpson (MCG)
- Triple M - Nathan Brown, Jack Heverin, Dale Thomas, Isaac Smith, Ash Chua and Ruby Schleicher (MCG)
Hawthorn vs Essendon - Friday Night
- 3AW - Tim Lane, Matt Granland, Matthew Lloyd, Jimmy Bartel and Jacqui Reed (MCG, also on FiveAA)
- 6PR - Adam Papalia, Mark Foreman and Will Schofield (Perth Studio)
- ABC - Corbin Middlemas, Kelli Underwood, Mick Malthouse, Cameron Ling and Ben Cameron (MCG)
- AFL Nation/SEN - Dwayne Russell, Matt Hill, Gerard Healy and Brad Johnson (MCG)
- NIRS - Barry Denner, Chris Johnson, Robbie AhMat and Chris Egan (MCG)
- Triple M - Brian Taylor, Jack Heverin, Leigh Montagna, Ash Chua and Nat Yoannidis (MCG)
Geelong vs Fremantle - Saturday Afternoon
- 3AW - Bruce Eva, Tony Leonard, Leigh Matthews, Joel Selwood and Jacqui Reed (GMHBA, also on FiveAA)
- 6PR - Adam Papalia, Mark Readings, Brad Hardie and David Mundy (Hardie at GMHBA, Rest at Perth Studio)
- ABC - Corbin Middlemas, Ben Cameron, Adam Ramanauskas, Luke Ball and Ray Chamberlain (GMHBA)
- AFL Nation/SEN - Gerard Whateley, Stephen Quartermain and Adam Cooney (GMHBA)
- K Rock - Tom King, Ben Casanelia, Zach Tuohy and Jason Doherty (GMHBA)
- Triple M - James Brayshaw, Brian Taylor, Isaac Smith, Steve Johnson, Ash Chua and Joseph Pignataro (GMHBA)
Sydney vs Brisbane - Saturday Twilight
- 3AW - Matt Granland, Shane McInnes, Tony Shaw, Libby Birch and Michael Robertson (Melbourne Studio, also on FiveAA and 6PR)
- ABC - Brett Sprigg, Daniel Garb, Joel Patfull, Ryan O’Keefe and Declan Byrne (SCG)
- AFL Nation/SEN - Andy Maher, Nick Davis and Lucy McEvoy (SCG)
- Triple M - Brad Seymour, Brenton Speed, Jude Bolton and Justin Edwards (SCG)
Collingwood vs Port Adelaide - Saturday Night
- ABC - Aaron Bryans, Mitch Turner, … (MCG)
- AFL Nation/SEN - Sam Hargreaves, Adam White and Kane Cornes (MCG)
- FiveAA - Tim Ginever, Will Goodings and Warren Tredrea (Adelaide Studio)
- Triple M - Alister Nicholson, Barry Denner, Leigh Montagna, Dale Thomas, Ethan Meldrum and Alexandra Bryant (MCG)
Western Bulldogs vs North Melbourne- Saturday Night
- ABC - Matt Clinch, Lauren Bordin, Daniel Harford, Chad Wingard and Alexia Pesce (Marvel)
- AFL Nation/SEN - John Donohoe, Miles Pfitzner and Campbell Brown (Marvel)
- Triple M - Tim Solly, Jess Webster, Chris Johnson, Sarah Hosking and Peter Hooley (Marvel)
Adelaide vs St Kilda - Sunday Afternoon
- ABC - Aaron Bryans, Tom Wilson, Josh Francou, Ebony Marinoff and Liz Walsh (AO)
- AFL Nation/SEN - Matthew Cocks, Josh Jenkins and Liam Pickering (AO)
- Crows Nation (SEN) - Kym Dillon, David Wildy and Mark Bickley (AO, SEN Adelaide and SEN App)
- FiveAA - Stephen Rowe, Sam Tugwell, Scott Camporeale and Justin Girschwitz (AO)
- Triple M - Chris Dittmar, Brenton Yates, Bernie Vince, Dom Cassisi and Rhett Biglands (AO)
Melbourne vs GWS - Sunday Twilight
- 3AW - Matt Granland, Bruce Eva, Matthew Richardson, Tony Shaw and Abbie McKay (MCG, also on FiveAA)
- ABC - Matt Clinch, Ben Cameron, Brent Harvey, Bob Murphy and Lauren Bordin (MCG)
- AFL Nation/SEN - Jordan Kounelis, John Donohoe and David Schwarz (MCG)
- Triple M - Nathan Brown, Leigh Montagna, Dale Thomas, Steve Johnson, Ash Chua and Michael Roberts (MCG)
West Coast vs Gold Coast - Sunday Twilight
- 6PR - Karl Langdon, Mark Foreman, Glen Jakovich and Lee Spurr (Optus)
- ABC - Clint Wheeldon, Akash Fotedar, Peter Bell and Shane Woewodin (Optus)
- AFL Nation/SEN - Tim Gossage and Paul Hasleby (Optus)
- Triple M - Lachy Reid, Tom Atkinson, Andrew Embley, Xavier Ellis, Mark Cometti and Britt Taylor (Optus)
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