Newsreader Jacqui Felgate to replace Sam MacClure on Footy Central as Tim Watson returns to Talking Footy

Another female voice is being added to Channel Seven’s footy coverage with newsreader Jacqui Felgate set for a pivotal role as Talking Footy welcomes back Essendon great Tim Watson after a one-year hiatus.

Jacqui Felgate will replace Sam MacClure on Talking Footy, which welcomes back Essendon great Tim Watson after a one-year hiatus.

Another female voice is being added to Channel Seven’s footy coverage with golden girl newsreader Jacqui Felgate set for a pivotal role.

Felgate, who is one of the network’s weekend presenters, will replace Sam McClure in the Footy Central chair on Friday and Saturday nights.

The cross-promotion of one of their female rising stars was seen as a key reason for the move after McClure parted ways with Seven.

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Jacqui Felgate from chanel 7. Promo shoot for millinery evening and a charity race day next week at Caulfield Racecourse. Picture: Kris Reichl

Felgate has been increasing her football profile this season, appearing on the boundary line at AFLW games.

McClure, who was also a Talking Footy panellist, declined an offer from Seven to become a full-time sport reporter, preferring to focus on his current mix of radio and print roles.

There is a fair bit of shuffling of the decks happening down at Seven’s Docklands headquarters with Tim Watson to make his return to Talking Footy.

The Essendon legend will again form part of the panel of the iconic AFL show after a one-year hiatus.

Watson opted to walk away from Talking Footy before the 2018 season as he sought to reduce his workload.

Cameron Ling with Tim Watson, who returns to the Talking Footy fold in 2019. Picture: Julie Kiriacoudis

But the SEN Breakfast member and Channel 7 sports presenter will be part of the revamped program in 2019.

Luke Darcy will again host the program, but it is unknown what roles, if any, Brian Taylor, Wayne Carey and Campbell Brown will fill.

Taylor will this year juggle commentary duties with new show, ‘The Great Weekend’, in which he will appear alongside Richmond star Jack Riewoldt, Channel 7 weather presenter Jane Bunn and model Brooke Hogan.

Garry Lyon, Hamish McLachlan, Tim Watson and Sam McClure. Picture: Jake Nowakowski

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