AFL Coverage

Commentators will be Ben Cameron, Corbin Middlemas, Luke Ball and Adam Ramanauskas. Retired umpire Ray Chamberlain will provide special comments from the boundary. Chamberlain will be part of ABC Radio’s coverage throughout this season, just as Seven utilises the services of former umpire Simon Taufel for its test cricket coverage during the summer.

It will be broadcast on ABC Local Radio across Victoria tonight. SA, WA and NT will take Collingwood v Port Adelaide.

The ABC’s commentators for Sydney v Brisbane are: Brett Sprigg, Daniel Garb, Ryan O’Keefe, Joel Patfull and Declan Byrne.

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What are their rights in terms of actually broadcasting those?

If they have national broadcast rights, Triple M should spin up a DAB station, that can take extra calls of the overlapping or interstate games - to at least get some more use of them.

Just from this round - I assume no where actually broadcast that Dogs v North call? As I assume 105.1 had the Collingwood v Port game.

Seems a huge waste for Triple M to be calling those games.

Especially given the result - would’ve retained more of an audience if they took Dogs v North.

It was broadcast by Triple M into Sydney.

I’d wish they go back to what was done in 2007-2011- like for example, 3AW and MMM call Collingwood v Port Adelaide while ABC and SEN call Western Bulldogs vs North Melbourne. but ABC does the Collingwood Port match into SA.

The ABC’s commentary team for Adelaide v St Kilda will be Aaron Bryans, Tom Wilson, Ebony Marinoff, Josh Francou and Liz Walsh.

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@JohnsonTV Any idea who called Collingwood v Port and Bulldogs v North for ABC last night?

UPDATE: Matt Clinch, Lauren Bordin, Daniel Harford, Chad Wingard and Alexia Pesce for Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne

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No idea, I didn’t listen to the matches last night. However, they may be replayed on ABC Sport digital radio during the week, so keep your ear out for them.

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The ABC’s commentary team for West Coast v Gold Coast will be Clint Wheeldon, Akash Fotedar, Peter Bell and Shane Woewodin.

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Round 2 Radio Coverage:

Carlton vs Hawthorn - Thursday Night

  • 3AW - Anthony Hudson, Bruce Eva, Leigh Matthews, Jimmy Bartel and Jacqui Reed (MCG, also on FiveAA)
  • 6PR - Adam Papalia, Mark Readings, David Mundy and Eddie Summerfield (Perth Studio + Eddie at MCG)
  • ABC - Corbin Middlemas, Matt Clinch, Brett Deledio, Marc Murphy and Ben Cameron (MCG)
  • AFL Nation/SEN - Gerard Whateley, Dwayne Russell and Adam Simpson (MCG)
  • Blues Radio (SEN) - Andy Maher, Anthony Koutoufides and Ang Christou (MCG, SEN App only)
  • Triple M - Nathan Brown, Alister Nicholson, Isaac Smith, Kate McCarthy, Ash Chua and Ruby Schleicher (MCG)

Footscray vs Collingwood - Friday Night

  • 3AW - Tim Lane, Matt Granland, Matthew Lloyd, Jimmy Bartel and Jacqui Reed (MCG, also on FiveAA)
  • 6PR - Adam Papalia, Mark Foreman, Will Schofield and Sarah Burt (Perth Studio + Sarah at MCG)
  • ABC - Corbin Middlemas, Kelli Underwood, Mick Malthouse, Cameron Ling and Tim Hodges (MCG)
  • AFL Nation/SEN - Dwayne Russell, Matt Hill, Gerard Healy and Brad Johnson (MCG)
  • NIRS - Barry Denner, Chris Johnson, Robbie AhMat and Kaitlyn Ashmore (MCG)
  • Triple M - Brian Taylor, Jack Heverin, Leigh Montagna, Ash Chua and Nat Yoannidis (MCG)

Essendon vs Adelaide - Saturday Afternoon

  • 3AW - Tony Leonard, Bruce Eva, Leigh Matthews, Rory Sloane and Jacqui Reed (MCG)
  • ABC - Corbin Middlemas, Ben Cameron, Adam Ramanauskas, Luke Ball and Ray Chamberlain (MCG)
  • AFL Nation/SEN - Gerard Whateley, Stephen Quartermain and Liam Pickering (MCG)
  • Crows Nation (SEN) - Miles Pfitzner, Nick Butler and David Schwarz (MCG, SEN Adelaide and SEN App only)
  • FiveAA - Sam Tugwell, Will Goodings and Scott Camporeale (Adelaide Studio)
  • Triple M - James Brayshaw, Brian Taylor, Billy Brownless, Kate McCarthy, Ash Chua and Abbey Holmes (MCG)

Port Adelaide vs Richmond - Saturday Twilight

  • 3AW - Matt Granland, Shane McInnes, Tony Shaw and Libby Birch (Melbourne Studio, also on 6PR)
  • ABC - Aaron Bryans, Mark Soderstrom, Dean Brogan, Ebony Marinoff and Josh Money (AO)
  • AFL Nation/SEN - Adam White, Matthew Cocks and Kane Cornes (AO)
  • FiveAA - Tim Gienever, Tom Rehn and Warren Tredrea (AO)
  • Power Nation (SEN) - David Wildy, Paul Bonsor and Darryl Wakelin (AO, SEN Adelaide and SEN App only)
  • Triple M - Chris Dittmar, Brenton Yates, Erin Phillips, Dom Cassisi and Rhett Biglands (AO)

St Kilda vs Geelong - Saturday Night

  • ABC - Matt Clinch, Lauren Bordin, Brent Harvey, Nathan Burke and Alexia Pesce (Marvel)
  • AFL Nation/SEN - John Donohoe, Sam Hargreaves and Josh Jenkins (Marvel)
  • K Rock - Tom King, Ben Casanelia, Zach Tuohy and Jason Doherty (Marvel)
  • Triple M - Barry Denner, Tim Solly, Dale Thomas, Ethan Meldrum and Michael Roberts (Marvel)

Brisbane vs West Coast - Sunday Afternoon

  • 6PR - Mark Readings, Mark Doran, Brad Hardie and Glen Jakovich (Perth Studio)
  • ABC - Quentin Hull, Michael Price, Jason Akermanis, Matthew Primus and Zane Bojack (Gabba)
  • AFL Nation/SEN - Matthew Cocks, Jack Fulham and Dean Solomon (Gabba)
  • Triple M - Liam Flanagan, Brett Thomas, Simon Black, Tom Rockliff and Belinda Mellen (Gabba)

North Melbourne vs Melbourne - Sunday Twilight

  • 3AW - Matt Granland, Bruce Eva, Matthew Richardson, Tony Shaw and Abbie McKay (MCG, also on FiveAA)
  • ABC - Matt Clinch, Ben Cameron, Daniel Harford, Chad Wingard and Lauren Bordin (MCG)
  • AFL Nation/SEN - Jordan Kounelis, Jo Wotton and Adam Cooney (MCG)
  • NIRS - Barry Denner, Ron Rogers, Robbie AhMat and Chris Egan (MCG)
  • Triple M - Nathan Brown, Leigh Montagna, Dale Thomas, Steve Johnson, Ash Chua and Michael Roberts (MCG)

Fremantle vs Sydney - Sunday Night

  • 6PR - Karl Langdon, Mark Foreman, David Mundy and Luke McPharlin (Optus)
  • ABC - Clint Wheeldon, Mitch Turner, Peter Bell, Kara Antonio and Akash Fotedar (Optus)
  • AFL Nation/SEN - Tim Gossage, Scott Cummings and Kris Klifunis (Optus)
  • Dockers Nation (SEN) - Peter Vlahos, Jimmy Williams and Steve Malaxos (Optus, SEN WA and SEN App only)
  • Triple M - Lachy Reid, Tom Atkinson, Andrew Embley, Xavier Ellis and Mark Cometti (Optus)
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ABC Radio commentators

Saturday
Essendon v Adelaide: Corbin Middlemas, Ben Cameron, Adam Ramanauskas, Luke Ball and Ray Chamberlain
Port Adelaide v Richmond: Aaron Bryans, Mark Soderstrom, Dean Brogan, Ebony Marinoff, with Josh Money on the boundary

It will be Soderstrom’s ABC commentary debut.

Sunday
Brisbane v West Coast: Quentin Hull, Michael Price, Matthew Primus and Jason Akermanis, with Zane Bojack on the boundary
North Melbourne v Melbourne: Matt Clinch, Ben Cameron, Chad Wingard, Daniel Harford and Lauren Bordin

Primus is the new head coach of Southport Sharks for the VFL competition in 2025.

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Bernie was a late out playing cricket, replaced by Bill Brownless

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Myles Pfitzner, Nick Butler and David Schwartz called the Crows v Essendon game for Crows Nation on SEN SA.

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Round 3 Radio Coverage:

Essendon vs Port Adelaide - Thursday Night

  • 3AW - Anthony Hudson, Bruce Eva, Jimmy Bartel, Joel Selwood and Jacqui Reed (Marvel)
  • 6PR - Adam Papalia, Mark Readings, Mark Stone and Eddie Summerfield (Perth Studio + Eddie at Marvel)
  • ABC - Corbin Middlemas, Matt Clinch, Brett Deledio, Marc Murphy and Ben Cameron (Marvel)
  • AFL Nation/SEN - Gerard Whateley, Dwayne Russell and Dermott Brereton (Marvel)
  • FiveAA - Tim Ginever, Sam Tugwell and Warren Tredrea (Adelaide Studio)
  • Power Nation (SEN) - Matthew Cocks, Jo Wotton and Josh Jenkins (Marvel, SEN Adelaide and SEN App only)
  • Triple M - Nathan Brown, Jack Heverin, Isaac Smith, Kate McCarthy, Ash Chua and Ruby Schleicher (Marvel)

Carlton vs Western Bulldogs - Friday Night

  • 3AW - Tim Lane, Matt Granland, Jimmy Bartel, Tony Shaw and Jacqui Reed (Marvel, also on FiveAA)
  • 6PR - Adam Papalia, Mark Readings, Will Schofield and Sarah Burt (Perth Studio + Sarah at Marvel)
  • ABC - Corbin Middlemas, Kelli Underwood, Mick Malthouse, Cameron Ling and Tim Hodges (Marvel)
  • AFL Nation/SEN - Stephen Quartermain, Adam White, Gerard Healy and Brad Johnson (Marvel)
  • NIRS - Barry Denner, Ron Rogers, Robbie AhMat and Kaitlyn Ashmore (Marvel)
  • Triple M - Brian Taylor, Jack Heverin, Leigh Montagna, Ash Chua and Nat Yoannidis (Marvel)

Melbourne vs Gold Coast - Saturday Afternoon

  • 3AW - Tony Leonard, Bruce Eva, Leigh Matthews, Matthew Richardson and Jacqui Reed (MCG, also on FiveAA)
  • ABC - Corbin Middlemas, Ben Cameron, Adam Ramanauskas, Luke Ball and Ray Chamberlain (MCG)
  • AFL Nation/SEN - Gerard Whateley, Andy Maher and Liam Pickering (MCG)
  • Triple M - James Brayshaw, Brian Taylor, Steve Johnson, Kate McCarthy, Ash Chua and Abbey Holmes (MCG)

St Kilda vs Richmond - Saturday Twilight

  • 3AW - Matt Granland, Shane McInnes, Tony Shaw, Libby Birch and Eddie Summerfield (Marvel, also on 6PR and FiveAA)
  • ABC - Lauren Bordin, Joel Peterson, Brent Harvey and Kerryn Peterson (Marvel)
  • AFL Nation/SEN - Stephen Quartermain, John Donohoe and Adam Cooney (Marvel)
  • Triple M - Alister Nicholson, Barry Denner, Dale Thomas, Ethan Meldrum and Alex Bryant (Marvel)

Brisbane vs Geelong - Saturday Night

  • ABC - Matt Clinch, Michael Price, Jason Akermanis, Matthew Primus and Jess Stewart (Gabba)
  • AFL Nation/SEN - Matthew Cocks, Jack Fulham and Dean Solomon (Gabba)
  • K Rock - Tom King, Ben Casanelia and Mark Neeld (Gabba)
  • NIRS - Matthew Ridley, Daron Jackson, Darryl White and Anthony Corrie (Gabba)
  • Triple M - Brett Thomas, Richard Champion, Simon Black and Hannah Davies (Gabba)

Hawthorn vs GWS - Saturday Night

  • ABC - Chris Rowbottom, Michael Maney, Nathan Burke, Chad Wingard and Andrew Cooling (UTAS)
  • AFL Nation/SEN - Sam Hargreaves, Miles Pfitzner and Campbell Brown (UTAS)
  • Tassie Footy (SEN) - Brent Costelloe, David Lithgow and Brett Geappen (UTAS, SEN TAS and SEN App only)
  • Triple M - Leigh Montagna, Tim Solly, Isaac Smith, Ruby Schleicher and Andy Taylor (UTAS)

Adelaide vs North Melbourne - Sunday Twilight

  • 3AW - Matt Granland, Bruce Eva, Matthew Richardson and Tony Shaw (Melbourne Studio)
  • ABC - Ben Cameron, Tom Wilson, Josh Francou, Rod Jameson and Liz Walsh (AO)
  • AFL Nation/SEN - Jordan Kounelis, John Donohoe and Kane Cornes (AO)
  • Crows Nation (SEN) - David Wildy, Paul Bonsor and Mark Bickley (AO, SEN SA and SEN App only)
  • FiveAA - Stephen Rowe, Tim Ginever, Scott Camporeale and Justin Girschwitz (AO)
  • NIRS - Terry McAuliffe, Eugene Warrior, Anthony Wilson and Shane Tongerie (AO)
  • Triple M - Chris Dittmar, Brenton Yates, Shaun Burgoyne and Rhett Biglands (AO)

West Coast vs Fremantle - Sunday Night

  • 6PR - Karl Langdon, Mark Foreman, Glen Jakovich, David Mundy and Hayley Miller (Optus)
  • ABC - Clint Wheeldon, Mitch Turner, Sharrod Wellingham, Peter Bell and Bridget Lacy (Optus)
  • AFL Nation/SEN - Tim Gossage, Scott Cummings and Kris Klifunis (Optus)
  • Triple M - Lachy Reid, Tom Atkinson, Andrew Embley, Xavier Ellis, Mark Cometti and Hamish Brayshaw (Optus)
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As confirmed on Triple M’s Rush Hour with JB and Billy earlier this week, the new Herald Sun Chief Football Reporter Jay Clark has farewelled the Sunday Rub. He announced this during the Round 1 show, which turned out to be his final show for the program. He will continue to work on the Thursday Rub throughout the season.

Clark has now been permanently replaced by Channel 7 and Triple M Perth AFL caller and reporter, Ryan Daniels. Daniels will join the show remotely from the Triple M Perth studio in Subiaco. Daniels’ first show will be tomorrow, Sun 30 March.

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The ABC commentators for Adelaide v North Melbourne are Ben Cameron, Tom Wilson, Rod Jameson, Josh Francou and Liz Walsh.

Aaron Bryans is taking a break after calling the Sheffield Shield final between SA and QLD for ABC Radio over the past four days.

Quentin Hull was at Suncorp Stadium at the same time, calling the Super Rugby match between the Reds and the Force.

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Would have been scheduled for today anyway, given the final is 5-day fixture if needed.

Given Montagna was calling the Melbourne game for Fox that may have been a studio call save for Taylor

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This Saturday in the Gather Round, Triple M will broadcast Carlton v West Coast into Adelaide, Perth and Melbourne, while North Melbourne v Gold Coast will be heard on Triple M Gold Coast. Carlton v West Coast will also be heard on 3AW and ABC in Melbourne, while SEN has a live call of Kangaroos v Suns.

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WARF Radio (AFLW Broadcaster) will be streaming on their site the SANFLW v VFLW interstate match from Alberton Oval on Friday.

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