The EPL manages it just fine, I’m sure the AFL could too.
Well some of those people would be employed by the AFL to call games, so wouldn’t need to be paid as much because their duties for 7/fox would be reduced.
The AFL is ripe for a commentary refresh anyway, getting quite stagnant, especially on 7.
Fun fact:
Bruce/7 actually have a suite for him at the Hyatt in Melbourne. He’s a regular.
Updated schedule for AFL starting the night before
Sydney
11:30 PM Armchair Experts Grand Final Edition Season Final
12:00 AM AFL Prelim Final 1: Port Adelaide v Rich Rpt
02:30 AM AFL Prelim Final 2: Brisbane v Geelong Rpt
05:00 AM Armchair Experts Grand Final Edition Rpt
05:30 AM Seven’s Footy Vault - Top 5 Rpt
06:00 AM Seven’s Footy Vault - Top 5 Top 5 High Flyers Rpt
06:30 AM Seven’s Footy Vault - Top 5 Great Grand Finals Of This Century Rpt
07:00 AM Weekend Sunrise
09:00 AM Weekend Sunrise AFL Grand Final Edition
10:00 AM AFL Grand Final: Brunch
11:30 AM Seven’s Horse Racing Moonee Valley / Randwick
04:30 PM AFL Grand Final: Preview
06:00 PM Seven News
06:30 PM AFL Grand Final: Richmond v Geelong
10:00 PM AFL Grand Final: Presentation
11:00 PM AFL Grand Final: Post Match
11:30 PM SAS Australia: Uncensored Character Rpt
12:40 AM SAS Australia: Uncensored Fear Rpt
Melbourne
11:30 PM Armchair Experts Grand Final Edition Season Final
12:00 AM AFL Grand Final: Adelaide v Richmond Rpt
03:00 AM 2011 AFL Premiership Season 2011 AFL Grand Final - Collingwood v Gee
06:00 AM Seven’s Footy Vault - Top 5 Top 5 High Flyers Rpt
06:30 AM Seven’s Footy Vault - Top 5 Great Grand Finals Of This Century Rpt
07:00 AM Weekend Sunrise
09:00 AM Weekend Sunrise AFL Grand Final Edition
10:00 AM AFL Grand Final: Brunch
11:30 AM Seven’s Horse Racing Moonee Valley / Randwick
04:30 PM AFL Grand Final: Preview
06:00 PM Seven News
06:30 PM AFL Grand Final: Richmond v Geelong
10:00 PM AFL Grand Final: Presentation
11:00 PM AFL Grand Final: Post Match
11:30 PM SAS Australia: Uncensored Character Rpt
12:40 AM SAS Australia: Uncensored Fear Rpt
Brisbane
11:30 PM Armchair Experts Grand Final Edition Season Final
12:00 AM 2001 AFL Premiership Season 2001 AFL Grand Final - Essendon v Br Rpt
03:00 AM The Front Bar Rpt
04:30 AM Armchair Experts Grand Final Edition Rpt
05:00 AM Seven’s Footy Vault - Top 5 Top 5 High Flyers Rpt
05:30 AM Seven’s Footy Vault - Top 5 Great Grand Finals Of This Century Rpt
06:00 AM Weekend Sunrise
08:00 AM Weekend Sunrise AFL Grand Final Edition
09:00 AM AFL Grand Final: Brunch
10:30 AM Seven’s Horse Racing Moonee Valley / Randwick
03:30 PM AFL Grand Final: Preview
05:00 PM Seven News
05:30 PM AFL Grand Final: Richmond v Geelong
09:00 PM AFL Grand Final: Presentation
10:00 PM AFL Grand Final: Post Match
10:30 PM SAS Australia: Uncensored Character Rpt
11:40 PM SAS Australia: Uncensored Fear Rpt
Adelaide
11:30 PM Armchair Experts Grand Final Edition Season Final
12:00 AM AFL 2018 Grand Final: West Coast v Colli
02:30 AM The Front Bar Rpt
04:00 AM Seven’s Footy Vault - Top 5 Top 5 Greatest State of Origin Rpt
04:30 AM Armchair Experts Grand Final Edition Rpt
05:00 AM Seven’s Footy Vault - Top 5 Rpt
05:30 AM Seven’s Footy Vault - Top 5 Top 5 High Flyers Rpt
06:00 AM Seven’s Footy Vault - Top 5 Great Grand Finals Of This Century Rpt
06:30 AM Weekend Sunrise Rpt
08:30 AM Weekend Sunrise AFL Grand Final Edition
09:30 AM AFL Grand Final: Brunch
11:00 AM Seven’s Horse Racing Moonee Valley / Randwick
04:00 PM AFL Grand Final: Preview
05:30 PM Seven News
06:00 PM AFL Grand Final: Richmond v Geelong
09:30 PM AFL Grand Final: Presentation
10:30 PM AFL Grand Final: Post Match
11:00 PM SAS Australia: Uncensored Character Rpt
12:10 AM SAS Australia: Uncensored Fear Rpt
Perth
11:30 PM Armchair Experts Grand Final Edition Season Final
12:00 AM AFL 2018 Grand Final: West Coast v Colli Rpt
02:30 AM Armchair Experts Grand Final Edition Rpt
03:00 AM Seven’s Footy Vault - Top 5 Top 5 High Flyers Rpt
03:30 AM Seven’s Footy Vault - Top 5 Great Grand Finals Of This Century Rpt
04:00 AM Weekend Sunrise
06:00 AM Weekend Sunrise AFL Grand Final Edition
07:00 AM AFL Grand Final: Brunch
08:30 AM Seven’s Horse Racing Moonee Valley / Randwick
01:30 PM AFL Grand Final: Preview
03:00 PM AFL Grand Final: Preview Rpt
03:30 PM AFL Grand Final: Richmond v Geelong
07:00 PM AFL Grand Final: Presentation
08:00 PM Seven News
08:30 PM Telethon 2020
11:30 PM SAS Australia: Uncensored Character Rpt
12:40 AM SAS Australia: Uncensored Fear Rpt
Updated 21/10/2020
Why don’t they just show the news at 7pm on 7two or 7mate for that day?
They’re probably showing it at 8pm on the main channel so it gets high numbers after the Grand Final.
Changes to the Adelaide midnight to dawn AFL coverage above.
What is the difference with the 9:00am-10:00am hour of Weekend Sunrise?
Is it just going to be fully AFL focused? And do we know if it is with the same presenters at Martin Place in Sydney, or will the last hour be done from Melbourne?
More likely Brisbane.
Presumably it’s Hamish, as he already does everything Bruce does and more!
As Brisbane prepares to host the first ever AFL Grand Final outside Victoria, one of its favourite sons, Lions legend Michael Voss, will join Seven’s star-studded football team for Saturday’s blockbuster premiership decider between competition heavyweights Richmond and Geelong .
Few have a better football pedigree than Voss. Now a senior assistant coach with Port Adelaide, the 1996 Brownlow medallist was one of the greatest finals performers of all time, captaining the Lions to their 2001-03 premiership three-peat.
Fans will enjoy Voss’ unique footy insight and experience on Saturday night when he joins the game’s undisputed No.1 calling duo Bruce McAvaney and Brian Taylor for the 2020 AFL Grand Final, a tantalising match-up between reigning premier Richmond and a powerhouse Geelong team that should provide a fitting finale to a truly unforgettable season.
And sports fans will never forget this Saturday on Seven when for the first time ever two of Australian sport’s greatest events will be held on the same day, with the AFL’s inaugural night Grand Final preceded by the 100th running of the iconic Cox Plate.
The Home of Footy will have every angle of the 2020 Grand Final covered with an unbeatable team that collectively boasts 30 AFL and AFLW Premierships, and also includes Wayne Carey , Luke Hodge , Daisy Pearce , Hamish McLachlan , James Brayshaw , Luke Darcy , Tim Watson, Jacqui Felgate, Matthew Richardson , Cameron Ling , Jobe Watson , Jimmy Bartel , Abbey Holmes, Simon Black and AFL legend Leigh Matthews .
In keeping with such a landmark day, Seven’s LIVE and FREE broadcast will run non-stop from the Weekend Sunrise AFL Grand Final edition at 9.00am AEDT, through the Spring Racing coverage of Cox Plate Day at Moonee Valley and Bondi Stakes Day at Randwick, right up until all the Grand Final post-match presentations and celebrations finally wind up at about 11.00pm.
Managing Director Seven Melbourne and Head of Network Sport Lewis Martin commented:
“In a year like no other, Aussie sports fans are in for a day like no other this Saturday. To be able to enjoy the AFL Grand Final and Cox Plate on the one day is almost too good to be true, but it couldn’t have come at a better time. In a year when many of us have been kept apart, sport still has the power to bring all Australians together – and everyone is always welcome at Seven. There’s also no better place to be than with footy’s best team which – with this year’s outstanding addition of the incomparable Michael Voss – has 30 Premierships’ worth of experience.”
Seven’s Grand Final week action kicks off on Thursday night at 8.30pm AEDT with The Front Bar Grand Final edition, when Mick Molloy , Sam Pang and Andy Maher will welcome a cavalcade of special guests including AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan , Leigh Matthews , Carlton/Adelaide great Eddie Betts , master jaffle-makers Saverio and Anthony Rocca , along with show favourites Ryan ‘Fitzy’ Fitzgerald and Andy Lee .
And on Friday night, in the countdown to the Cox Plate, Seven will broadcast the coveted Manikato Stakes for the first time ever, with Seven’s coverage from Moonee Valley starting at 8.00pm AEDT on 7TWO and 7plus.
Then the focus shifts back to the AFL Grand Final when Adam Cooney and Cam Luke settle into The Armchair Experts sofa at 11.30pm AEDT on Friday to provide their unique take on 2020’s premiership decider, before the traditional AFL Finals Marathon relives some of the great finals of the past.
Seven has also revealed the line-up for its Grand Final pre-game coverage.
AFL Grand Final Brunch
The Grand Final build-up continues as Luke Darcy and Jacqui Felgate bring viewers all the growing excitement of the AFL’s biggest day, including live crosses to key locations in Victoria and big-name Cats and Tigers fans. Sammie O’Brien and Giaan Rooney will capture all the colour and emotion across Brisbane as the Gabba prepares to host the first ever Grand Final outside Victoria.
2020 AFL Grand Final Preview
As the opening bounce of the Grand Final draws closer, football’s No.1 team will have all the pre-game analysis and news covered. With James Brayshaw in the host’s chair, footy’s leading experts Wayne Carey, Luke Hodge, Michael Voss, Daisy Pearce, Leigh Matthews, Matthew Richardson and Cameron Ling will scrutinise all the burning issues and key player match-ups ahead of the premiership decider, while 7NEWS’ award-winning reporters Mark Stevens and Tom Browne will bring viewers all the late-breaking news.
Announced that Bruce McAvaney will promote Qld in ads made for the Grand Final. I missed the story, just saw the headline…
Ah stupid me forgot to record it! My ‘Name a Game’ VHS of it is pretty much unwatchable these days 
So they are promoting Victorian holiday destinations instead of Queensland ones even though the GF is in Brisbane…
Not a bad little set up. Broadcast based in South Melbourne (HSV7) former home.
Is that where NEP is based? Looks like the same set they used for the AFL awards night on Foxtel (with some fake grass down).
I think this is the future of AFL coverage. Studio hosts with a commentator and boundary rider at the game.
Yep, the studios on Coventry St remain now fully owned by NEP.
