I hope just the score bug on the button is the only inspiration from the new fox bug it takes.
Keen to see all the changes, just 17 days to go til the first game!
The new fox scoreboard is great. A lot of others will now start to follow this design style.
I think Fox will have the scorebug at the bottom.
Fox footy is somewhat closer to Bally Sports/Fanduel Sports
Sure, it looks great if you like half-baked efforts that looked like they were whipped up in PowerPoint in 5 minutes.
So they are copying the worst scorebug design in American sports?
I think the person on big footy said itās closer to Fanduel but probably not the exact style etc
The Herald Sun have revealed more information on Fox Footyās line-up this year.
Thursday night
Mark Howard and Matt Hill calling
David King and Jack Riewoldt providing special comments
Sarah Jones hosting the coverage
Leigh Montagna and Jason Dunstall fronting a pre-match and half-time panel
Friday night
Anthony Hudson and Gerard Whateley calling
Garry Lyon and Jason Dunstall as experts, along with Jonathan Brown, Nathan Buckley and Jordan Lewis
Also worth noting that Corbin Middlemas will be calling games with Fox Footy this season.
Plus revamped panels for other shows:
- First Crack: Jay Clark, David King and Leigh Montagna
- Midweek Tackle will include Lauren Wood, Jon Ralph, Scott Gullan, Glenn McFarlane, Josh Barnes and Corbin Middlemas
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Why canāt Seven and Foxtel just rotate the commentary teams, like Ten used to? I liked how itād always be different.
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Corbin will be a busy man, recording the ABC Grandstand Cricket Podcast with Ed Cowan on Mondays, fronting Midweek Tackle on Wednesdays, and calling matches for Fox Footy and ABC Radio on various days.
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All the commentators have radio commitments on other days/nights.
Ten managed to work it out for 10 years.
Quartermain, Hudson, Lane, Christian, Walls, Darcy, Lloyd all had radio commitments.
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Exactly - would help save the networks a fortune on travel costs as well if the use local personalities with one or two national oneās.
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Not mentioned are his Offsiders commitments, and the Corbin & Ben podcast on ABC Sport during the AFL seasonā¦
Brilliant to see Corbin getting the chance to call games for TV! Heās a fantastic caller, and has proven himself to be very versatile.
Great bloke in general too, am actually very fortunate to say that I worked with him (albeit briefly) at Sport FM way back in the day, so Iām actually quite rapt that his career has taken off in such a big way!
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Please. 10 only broadcasted on 1 day (Saturday) Much easier to rotate that way.
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Any other info? Also do you have the link to the article?
Article
Media Street: Fox Footy, Channel 7 reveal line-ups for prime time showdown in 2025
After Opening Round where both networks are just throwing all of their new talent around to start the season, there will be a rhythm and consistency to Thursday and Friday night commentary teams which will be fascinating to watch.
Fox Footy will wheel out Matt Hill and Mark Howard in the play-by-play chairs with David King and Jack Riewoldt as the experts and Sarah Jones as host, with Leigh Montagna and Jason Dunstall fronting a star-studded panel for pre-match and halftime.
The Friday combo on Fox is full of heavyweights with their No.1 play-by-play man Anthony Hudson in a new partnership with Gerard Whateley, a proven radio performer who is stepping up to the wide-screen.
Garry Lyon and Dunstall are the experts with the panel, including big dogs Jonathan Brown, Nathan Buckley and Jordan Lewis.
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HOT SHOT PR on Instagram: "Launching the BIGGEST season of AFL on @foxfooty and @kayosports today." Team photo for 2025, quite a few new faces including the winner of the Kayo call up in the background.
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Fox Footy Officially Launches Biggest Season Yet on Kayo Sports
A star-studded line-up of special guests came together today with AFL executives, media and key partners joining Fox Footy at the launch of the 2025 Toyota AFL Premiership Season on Kayo Sports and Foxtel.
Foxtel Group CEO Patrick Delany and AFL CEO Andrew Dillon were joined by a host of Fox Footy talent at the exclusive Beverly Rooftop in South Yarra, including Jason Dunstall, Garry Lyon, Kelli Underwood, Sarah Jones, Jack Riewoldt and Jonathan Brown.
Western Bulldogs captain and 2016 Premiership winner, Marcus Bontempelli and 2024 AFLW Best and Fairest winner, Adelaide Crows co-captain Ebony Marinoff fronted media while other prominent sporting figures such as Fox Cricket commentator Adam Gilchrist, Supercars driver Mark Winterbottom and boxer Michael Zerafa also attended.
Coming off a record-breaking 2024 season which was the most watched ever across Foxtel Group platforms, guests were treated to a preview of season 2025 which promises to be bigger and better than ever.
āSuper Saturday LIVEā brings the best of live footy to subscribers and will see coverage and programming on Fox Footy from the first bounce to the final siren every Saturday. Fox Footy, available on Kayo Sports and Foxtel, will be the only place to watch live AFL on a Saturday in Victoria and Tasmania for every round of the home and away season, and nationally for the first eight rounds.
For the first time, Fox Footy will also feature dedicated commentary teams on every match plus bespoke graphics and coverage in 4k, giving audiences more choice than ever before.
Guests at the launch were given a sneak peek of Kayo Sportsā latest TVC, starring three-time premiership player and friend of Fox Footy, Dustin Martin. The TVC, which also features Jack Riewoldt, Jonathon Brown, Dermott Brereton and Tayla Harris is set to debut Sunday, March 2.
After beating out more than 450 entrants from all over Australia in the Kayo Call Up competition, winner Jarra Davis was officially welcomed to the Fox Footy team. The 22-year-old from Gippsland will join the team on āSuper Saturday LIVEā to provide social insights and some behind-the-scenes fun from the ground.
Fox Sports Managing Director Steve Crawley said:
āSeason 2024 was a record-breaking year for Fox Footy but with the greatest respect this seasonās coverage will be bigger and better. Itās the only place where you can see every game of every round live, not to mention with the best callers and the best pictures, and weāre ad-break free in play. Everyone at Fox Footy has been working hard to make sure we bring fans what they deserve - the best of the best. Bring it on!ā
Fan favourites and marquee shows will return, with familiar faces joined by legends of the game:
Hall of Famer Leigh Matthews and AFL greats Adam Simpson, Shaun Burgoyne and Tom Hawkins join the Fox Footy line-up for season 2025.
Garry Lyon steps into the co-hosting seat alongside Gerard Whateley for AFL360, Monday to Wednesday at 6.30pm.
Jack Riewoldt will host On The Couch alongside rotating experts Jonathan Brown, Nathan Buckley, Jordan Lewis and Leigh Montagna every Monday at 7.30pm.
Respected journalist Lauren Wood will host the expert panel for Midweek Tackle, Tuesday and Wednesday at 7.30pm. Corbin Middlemas also joins the show and commentary team.
Thursday Night Footy will be hosted by Sarah Jones alongside Jason Dunstall, David King and Leigh Montagna, with Mark Howard and Matt Hill on the call.
Friday Night Footy will be hosted by Garry Lyon alongside Jonathan Brown, Nathan Buckley and Jordan Lewis, with the expert pairing of Gerard Whateley and Anthony Hudson calling the match.
Kath Loughnan, Jack Riewoldt and David King will host āSuper Saturday LIVEā from the Fox Footy studios, with our commentary and special comments teams live from around the grounds.
Bounce returns every Sunday after the footy, hosted by Jason Dunstall with Andrew Gaze, Cam Mooney, Ruby Schleicher, Ben Dixon and Bernie Vince.
Following Bounce, trusted AFL voice Jay Clark will be joined by David King and Leigh Montagna for First Crack
The 2025 Toyota AFL Premiership season gets underway on Thursday, 6 March with 2024 Premiers Brisbane taking on Geelong.
Watch every game, of every round, with no ad-breaks during play LIVE and on-demand on Fox Footy, available on Kayo Sports and Foxtel.
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Also means Fox Footy will provide the world feed for Saturday matches broadcast internationally.
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I think this paragraph is a bit misleading, at least saying the bit about Vic, but then confusing it with the one about other markets.
To me it reads Melbourne viewers wonāt see any AFL on FTA on Saturdays during H&A season, which is not correct.
It is correct. Ch7 has decided to show Thursday nights throughout the entire season instead of reverting back to Saturdays afte Round 16.
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