All the AFL and AFLW footy commentary line-ups for TV and radio

GARRY Lyon, Bruce McAvaney and a host of top players will be behind the microphone for the AFL and AFLW seasons. Here’s the full list of who to listen to in 2017.

Garry Lyon back at work on SEN radio with Hamish Mclachlan. Picture: Jason Edwards

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FOOTY is finally back — and while most TV and radio commentary teams have stayed pretty similar to last year, most have a few fresh faces.

The season kicks off with the first AFLW match played on Friday night and both Fox Footy and Channel 7 having specialised callers for the game.

Seasoned sports journalist Kelli Underwood, the first female to call an AFL match on television back in 2009, will lead the team on Fox Footy with Neroli Meadows, Adam Papalia and Tanya Armstrong.

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Kelli Underwood will lead the Fox Footy AFLW coverage.

VFL broadcasters Jason Bennett and Nigel Carmody will lead Channel 7s AFLW commentary team with a number of popular faces including Daisy Pearce and Paddy Dangerfield.

But the big guns will hit our screens and airwaves when the AFL season kicks off on March 23.

Embattled Garry Lyon will join SEN, after cutting ties with former employer Triple M, alongside good mate Danny Frawley and a host of other former stars.

Triple M introduces dual Brownlow medallist Chris Judd and former Swans and Dees coach Paul Roos to the fold.

Fremantle champion Matthew Pavlich also joins Fox Footy as a Perth-based commentator joining the station’s ever growing list of talent.

And we can’t forget legendary commentator Rex Hunt returning to the airwaves — hosting a post-match show on 3AW.

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7 NETWORK

AFLW

Jason Bennett and Nigel Carmody, Daisy Pearce, Patrick Dangerfield, Lauren Arnell, Josh Gibson, Peta Searle, Katie Brennan and Mark Soderstrom.

Sam Lane will be field commentator.

AFLW star Daisy Pearce will provide special comments during tonights season opener. Picture: Getty Images

AFL

Bruce McAvaney, Brian Taylor, Hamish McLachlan, Basil Zempilas, Sam Lane, Leigh Matthews, Tim Watson, Cameron Ling, Wayne Carey, Luke Darcy, Matthew Richardson, Jason Bennett, Jude Bolton, Nick Maxwell, Brad Sewell, Andrew Welsh, Peter Bell (WA), and Mark Soderstrom (SA).

Bruce is back and raring to go. Picture: Phil Hillyard

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Former Saints and Roos player Nick Dal Santo and Dogs and Dons player Adam Cooney join Anthony Hudson, Garry Lyon, Danny Frawley, Matt Granland, Dermott Brereton, David King, Mark Robinson, Mick Malthouse, Kevin Bartlett, Scott Lucas, Matt Granland, Glen Jakovich, Rohan Connolly, Andy Maher and David Schwarz.

Garry Lyon will call games with SEN after leaving Triple M last year. Picture: Jason Edwards

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FOX FOOTY

AFLW

Kelli Underwood leads the team with Neroli Meadows, Adam Papalia and Tanya Armstrong.

Fox footy reporter and presenter Neroli Meadows. Picture: Jake Nowakowski

Kelli Underwood will lead the AFLW coverage on Fox footy.

AFL

Matthew Pavlich joins as Perth-based commentator alongside Eddie McGuire, Sandy Roberts, Jonathan Brown, Dermott Brereton, Jason Dunstall, Mark Ricciuto, David King, Brad Johnson, Gerard Whateley, Gerard Healy, Ben Dixon, Cameron Mooney, Danny Frawley, Anthony Hudson, David Parkin, Mark Maclure, Tony Shaw, Dwayne Russell, Mark Robinson, Jon Ralph and Alastair Lynch.

Seasoned presenters Eddie McGuire and Sandy Roberts return to Fox Footy for the 2017 season. Picture: Julie Kiriacoudis

Triple M 105.1

Chris Judd and Paul Roos will join James Brayshaw, Brian Taylor, Wayne Carey, Luke Darcy, Mark Ricciuto and Wayne Schwass in the commentary team. Dennis Cometti will call WA based games.

Chris Judd is joining the Triple M football commentary team in 2017. Pic supplied by Triple M.

3AW

Legendary caller Rex Hunt makes his return to commercial radio and will host talkback show Footy Nightline after matches on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Former Cats star Jimmy Bartel and Daniel Harford have also signed on.

They join the usual line up of Tim Lane, Matthew Lloyd, Caroline Wilson, Matthew Richardson, Tony Leonard, Leigh Matthews, Cameron Ling, Tiffany Cherry, Michael Warner, Shane McInnes, Dwayne Russell, Bruce Eva, Doc Larkins, Nat Edwards, Kane Cornes, Tony Shaw, and Michael Christian.

Rex Hunt will return to commercial radio to host a talkback show after footy games. Picture Norm Oorloff

ABC RADIO 774

David Parkin, Mark Maclure, Stan Alves, Brenton Sanderson, Brad Sewell, Shannon Grant, Nathan Burke, Adam Ramanauskas, Scott West, Rod Jameson, Shane Woewodin and Tadhg Kennelly and a host of current day players.

Former Sydney Swans player Tadhg Kennelly.

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