Fox Footy
Fox Footy, available on Kayo SPORTS, is the only place fans can watch every game, every round of the AFL LIVE and ad-break free during play in 2026.
Following a record-breaking 2025 season that saw audiences on Kayo SPORTS grow by 19% year-on-year, 2026 is set to be the biggest AFL season in history, and Fox Footy’s enhanced coverage in 2026 will give Australians more choice than ever before.
Fox Footy’s star-studded lineup of commentators and expert analysts will be heard on every game, plus throughout the week on a range of entertainment and magazine shows bringing fans even closer to the game. Fans will hear from the best in the business, including Jonathan Brown, Garry Lyon, Sarah Jones, Gerard Whateley, Nathan Buckley, Adam Simpson, Matt Hill, Shaun Burgoyne, Ruby Schleicher, Anthony Hudson, Eddie Betts, Kath Loughnan, Alastair Lynch, David King, Mark Ricciuto, Cameron Mooney, Leigh Montagna, Jason Dunstall, Mark Howard, Gerard Healy, Kelli Underwood, Jack Riewoldt, Will Schofield, Nick Dal Santo, Dwayne Russell, Jordan Lewis, Jess Webster, Corbin Middlemas, Adam Papalia, Brad Johnson and Ben Dixon.
In an exciting development for 2026, Fox Footy welcomes former Port Adelaide head coach Ken Hinkley to the fold. Hinkley will be a key part of the Adelaide-based commentary team, alongside Ricciuto and Burgoyne, bringing his extensive coaching expertise and unique perspective to the coverage.
Further bolstering the lineup, three-time premiership player Tom Hawkins will be ramping up his involvement on Friday Night Footy, offering fresh insights into the week's biggest clashes alongside Garry Lyon, Jonathan Brown, and Jordan Lewis.
Super Saturday is the home of footy from the first bounce to the final siren on Saturdays. Fox Footy, available on Kayo SPORTS, will be the ONLY place to watch AFL exclusively live on Saturdays nationally for at least the first 10 rounds of the home and away season (except the ANZAC game between Essendon and Collingwood).
Fox Footy will once again lead discussion around the game every night of the week. AFL 360 will set the agenda by looking at every angle of the day’s major issues in footy, with Gerard Whateley and Garry Lyon from Monday to Wednesday at 6:30pm.
On The Couch returns every Monday at 7:30pm, with Jack Riewoldt hosting alongside Jonathan Brown, Nathan Buckley, Jordan Lewis, Tom Hawkins and Leigh Matthews, weighing up the biggest issues surrounding the AFL.
Respected journalist Lauren Wood hosts Midweek Tackle on Tuesday from 7:30pm, with regular guests Jon Ralph, Scott Gullan, Josh Barnes, Glenn McFarlane and Corbin Middlemas dissecting the big news items from the week.
First Crack Preview comes to Wednesday nights from 7:30pm, with Ben Dixon, David King, Daniel Hoyne and Leigh Montagna analysing the round ahead. King and Montagna return alongside Jay Clark on Sunday nights for First Crack to offer fans their first fix on all games and stories from the week that was.
And once the weekend’s footy has wrapped up on Sunday, Bounce hosted by Jason Dunstall with Andrew Gaze, Cam Mooney, Ruby Schleicher, Ben Dixon and Bernie Vince will look at the lighter side of the game.
Fox Footy 2026 Weekly Schedule
Monday
6:00pm: AFL Tonight (Hosted by Ruby Schleicher, Drew Jones and David Zita)
6:30pm: AFL 360
7:30pm: On The Couch
Tuesday
6:00pm: AFL Tonight
6:30pm: AFL 360
7:30pm: Midweek Tackle
Wednesday
6:00pm: AFL Tonight
6:30pm: AFL 360
7:30pm: First Crack Preview
Thursday
6:00pm: AFL Tonight
6:30pm: Thursday Night Footy (Hosted by Sarah Jones with Jason Dunstall, David King and Leigh Montagna. Commentary: Mark Howard, Matt Hill, Jack Riewoldt)
Friday
6:00pm: AFL Tonight
From 6:30pm: Friday Night Footy (Hosted by Garry Lyon with Jonathan Brown, Tom Hawkins and Jordan Lewis. Commentary: Anthony Hudson, Gerard Whateley, Jason Dunstall, Garry Lyon and others)
Saturday
From 12:30pm: Super Saturday LIVE, up to five live games
Sunday
From 12:30pm: Sunday Ticket, up to three live games
After the footy: Bounce
After Bounce: First Crack
Seven and 7plus Sport
With a stellar team of experts, headlined by the most experienced voices in the game, there’s no other place footy fans should turn for the 2026 AFL Premiership Season than Seven and 7plus Sport.
With a focus on integrating current-day players into match coverage, Seven welcomes back 425-game player and six-time All Australian, Scott Pendlebury, to the expert chair for select rounds throughout the season.
In the season he looks to break the all-time games played record in AFL/VFL history, the man affectionately known as “Pendles” will provide unrivalled expertise alongside Seven’s experienced team as an expert commentator throughout the year.
In an exciting announcement for footy fans, Seven’s 2026 commentary team will also feature Hawthorn legend and House of Wellness star, Shane Crawford.
A Brownlow Medallist and 2008 premiership player, Crawford brings elite credentials and an infectious love for the game to the line-up. His perspective as one of the competition’s great competitors will add further depth to Seven’s AFL coverage across multiple matches throughout the season.
In 2026, Seven also welcomes back football’s most star-studded line-up, including the game’s best group of callers: Brian Taylor, James Brayshaw, Hamish McLachlan and Alister Nicholson.
Joining these callers is new recruit and Triple M star Jack Heverin, who will be part of Seven’s coverage on select Sunday games throughout the 2026 season. Seven will also broadcast more Sunday night games than ever before this season.
Expert commentators Kane Cornes, Luke Hodge, Abbey Holmes, Nick Riewoldt, Matthew Richardson, Daisy Pearce, Dale Thomas and Joel Selwood return, while Kate McCarthy, Erin Phillips, Chad Wingard, Cameron Ling, Jobe Watson, Campbell Brown and Jude Bolton will also feature regularly across the season.
7NEWS Melbourne Chief Sport Presenter, Rebecca Maddern, also returns to host Seven’s match coverage on Thursday Night Footy all season long.
To bring viewers the biggest breaking news as it happens during match coverage, 7NEWS Chief Football Reporter Mitch Cleary will be on deck alongside football’s #1 commentary team every Thursday night, while fellow 7NEWS Melbourne Sport Reporter, Xander McGuire, returns to the Friday Night Footy team.
7NEWS Melbourne sport reporters Theo Doropoulos and Kate Massey will also be part of the action, while 7NEWS Perth Sport Presenter, Ryan Daniels, will keep viewers informed from matches in Western Australia.
Following a successful 2025, Seven’s slate of magazine programming returns after a major revamp in 2025, including The Agenda Setters – extends to a third night every Wednesday – Unfiltered with Hamish McLachlan, Extra Time, Sunday Footy Feast and long-standing favourite The Front Bar, with the variety of programming set to keep fans entertained throughout the week, live and free on Seven and 7plus Sport.
The Agenda Setters will continue to be spearheaded by Australia’s most respected football journalist, Caroline Wilson, alongside a line-up of the game’s most trusted voices in Craig Hutchison, Kane Cornes, Luke Hodge, Dale Thomas, Nick Riewoldt and 7NEWS Chief Football Reporter Mitch Cleary.
For the new Wednesday night edition, Craig Hutchison starts the year in the host chair alongside Nick Riewoldt and Mitch Cleary, plus a rotating third panelist – with Collingwood Captain Darcy Moore set to appear regularly on the Wednesday show throughout the season, including the first Wednesday night episode on Wednesday, 11 March.
Seven’s 2026 AFL season also includes a host of documentary style programs, with the network today announcing the production of Centimetre Perfect, a documentary about the amazing career of iconic caller Dennis Cometti.
The documentary will feature highlights across his nearly 50 years of calling, led by great mate and fellow caller Bruce McAvaney 10 years on from Dennis’ retirement in 2016.
The Agenda Setters – Monday nights on 7mate and 7plus Sport
Returns Monday, 9 March
Host: Craig Hutchison
Panelists: Kane Cornes, Caroline Wilson and Nick Riewoldt
The Agenda Setters –Tuesday nights on 7mate and 7plus Sport
Returns Tuesday, 10 March
Host: Kane Cornes
Panelists: Caroline Wilson, Dale Thomas and Luke Hodge
The Agenda Setters – Wednesday nights on 7mate and 7plus Sport
Returns Wednesday, 11 March
Host: Craig Hutchison
Panelists: Nick Riewoldt and Mitch Cleary alongside a rotating guest schedule
The Front Bar – 8.30pm (local) Wednesday nights on Seven and 7plus Sport
Returns Wednesday, 4 March
Hosts: Mick Molloy, Sam Pang and Andy Maher
Unfiltered – 9.30pm (local) Wednesday nights on Seven and 7plus Sport
Returns Wednesday, 11 March
Host: Hamish McLachlan
Thursday Night Footy – 7.00pm AEDT live on Seven and 7plus Sport
Hosts: Rebecca Maddern and Hamish McLachlan
Callers: Brian Taylor and Hamish McLachlan
Experts: Kane Cornes and Luke Hodge
Out-of-play: Nick Riewoldt
7NEWS: Mitch Cleary
Friday Night Footy – 7.00pm AEDT live on Seven and 7plus Sport
Host: Abbey Holmes and James Brayshaw
Callers: James Brayshaw and Alister Nicholson
Experts: Matthew Richardson, Dale Thomas, with special guest appearances from key current players
7NEWS: Xander McGuire
State Leagues: The match of the week from the SANFL and WAFL are available every Saturday of the season on Seven in the competition’s home state and streamed nationally on 7plus Sport
Sunday Footy Feast – 12.00pm AEDT live on Seven and 7plus Sport
Host: Jason Richardson
Panellists: Campbell Brown and Kate McCarthy
Sunday Afternoon Footy – 2.30pm AEDT live on Seven and 7plus Sport
Hosts: Abbey Holmes and Alister Nicholson
Callers: A rotation between Seven’s group of callers
Experts: Joel Selwood alongside a rotation of Seven’s expert commentators
Sunday Night Footy and marquee matches:
Rotating group of Seven’s AFL talent lineup.
Club docuseries: Showcasing exclusive pre-season action at the St Kilda Football Club plus a three-part series going behind the scenes of Collingwood’s 2025 campaign. Both to air the week of AFL Opening Round. Plus, No Holds Barred – a look into the GWS Giants is available to stream now on 7plus Sport.
Centimetre Perfect: Celebrating the career of Dennis Cometti, coming soon to Seven and 7plus Sport
7AFL Hub on 7plus Sport
In addition to live and on-demand streaming of Seven’s AFL matches, the 7plus AFL Hub will also showcase further live and on demand footy content, including:
- Highlights: Catch all major moments missed in a previous game with highlights on 7plus Sport. Every match, every round
- Roaming Brian: Watch as Seven’s Brian Taylor hits the changerooms with the toughest questions after each side’s Thursday Night Footy win. Viewers can also tune into old Roaming Brian segments on demand on 7plus Sport
- The Front Bar: Viewers can tune in live and on-demand on 7plus when Mick Molloy, Sam Pang and Andy Maher share a laugh each week of the 2026 season
- The Agenda Setters: Viewers can stream Seven’s new AFL panel show live and on-demand on 7plus Sport
- Unfiltered: Stream live and on demand as Hamish McLachlan sits down with the AFL industry’s most fascinating personalities, every Wednesday night on 7plus Sport
- Sunday Footy Feast: Jason Richardson, Campbell Brown and Kate McCarthy will play host to a rotating group of the game’s biggest names on the Sunday Footy Feast, streamed live and on-demand on 7plus Sport
- 7AFL Channel: The best content from our coverage each week is served in a 24/7 FAST Channel
- State Leagues: The best matches from the SANFL and WAFL are available nationally every week on 7plus Sport
- Retro Row: Footy fans can head to Retro Row on 7plus Sport to re-live all the golden historic AFL moments from yesteryear
- AFL Kids Call: Returning in 2026 for select matches, Seven knows how much kids love their footy, and once again this season families can tune into alternate commentary for kids, by kids on 7plus Sport
