Seven Sport

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Seven Sport
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NetworkSeven Network
Country of originAustralia
OwnerSeven West Media
Key peopleLewis Martin (Network Head of Sport)
HeadquartersDocklands, Melbourne
Major broadcasting contractsAFL
International Test Cricket
International Women's Cricket
Big Bash League
Women's Big Bash League
Summer Olympics
Winter Olympics
Tour Down Under
Supercars Championship
Official website7plus.com.au/sport

Seven Sport is the brand and production department under which all sporting events on the Seven Network are broadcast. It broadcasts some of Australia's most prominent sporting events, such as the AFL, cricket, the Olympics and Paralympics, as well as horse racing and motor racing.

In late September 2019, it was announced that Head of Sport Saul Shtein (who had been in the position since 2004) would be leaving the company after the AFL Grand Final, reportedly as a result of widespread company cost cutting and restructuring. He was replaced by long-time Seven Melbourne managing director Lewis Martin.

History[]

The Seven Network is a major player in Australian sports broadcasting.

Australian rules football[]

From the first year of television in Australia in 1956 to 2001, Seven was the main broadcaster of the VFL/AFL. From the early 1970s to 1986 Seven was along with the ABC the main broadcaster of the VFL showing replays and highlights of matches played that Saturday. In 1977 Seven paid the VFL $500,000 to broadcast the Grand Final and a further $500,000 to broadcast the Grand Final Replay also live with the drawn match watch by 1.2 Million viewers at the time the biggest daytime audience in Australia television history. In 1987, after taken over by new ownership from Sydney, HSV-7 lost the VFL rights to Broadcom who on sold the rights in Victoria to the ABC (Broadcom also sold the rights to TVW-7 in Perth) after offering less money compared to the previous year, the rights were regained the next year. In 2001 the Seven Network announced that after 45 years as the official broadcaster of the VFL/AFL that it would finished its partnership at the end of the season, Nine and Ten entered a joint rights deal with pay TV provider Foxtel to ensure that all eight matches of each round were televised, starting in 2002 and concluding in 2006. At the time and being the only broadcaster, Seven broadcast only one match at a timeslot at a time and showed highlights of other matches that were not broadcast.

On 5 January 2006, Seven regained the rights to the AFL in the following broadcast deal, covering the period between 2007 and 2011 inclusive, in a joint contract with Ten and Foxtel. The cost of the deal was A$780 million, an A$280 million increase on the Nine/Ten/Foxtel 2002-2006 joint broadcast venture. Under the deal, Seven and Ten alternated the Brownlow Medal ceremonies and the AFL Grand Final;[1] Seven televised the Friday night and Sunday afternoon Premiership season matches, while Ten televised the two Saturday matches and Foxtel televising the rest. Both Seven and Ten alternate in show the NAB Cup Grand Final, the Brownlow Medal count (2007, 2009 and 2011 were shown on Seven) and the AFL Grand Final (2008 and both in 2010)

In 2011, it was announced that Seven and Foxtel would share the football broadcast rights from 2012 to 2016, bringing Ten's 10-year run to an end. Under the new deal, Seven would televise four games per week, and Foxtel would simulcast coverage of Seven's games and broadcast the other five weekly games live and exclusive. Seven televised the entire finals series, with Foxtel simulcasting all finals except for the Grand Final, which was televised live and exclusively by Seven. The deal required Seven to televise all but the Saturday afternoon match live into Victoria and Tasmania; all four games were shown live into the northern states on 7mate and games were shown live or on delay into Western Australia (night matches on 7mate, day matches on Seven) and South Australia (all on Seven) depending on Seven's television schedule.

It was announced in 2015 that Seven would again be the sole free-to-air broadcaster of AFL matches, for the period between 2017 and 2022. Under the deal, Seven no longer televises the Saturday afternoon match into Victoria, however, matches in this timeslot involving interstate teams continue to be televised into their respective markets.[2][3] Controversially, however, up to three matches involving each of all four of the Western Australia and South Australia clubs (the West Coast Eagles, Fremantle, Adelaide and Port Adelaide) are televised on a significant delay, with the telecast starting after the final siren has gone in real time.[4][5][6]

Under the revised deal (post COVID-19) agreement, Channel Seven will show up to five matches per week live on their networks, with Fox Sports broadcasting each and every game on either a Fox Footy or Fox Sports 503. Two matches of both the Eagles and Dockers in WA and one match of both the Crows and Power in SA was shown on a significant delay in the 2020 season. On June 11 the AFL and the Seven Network extended it current agreement until 2022 for an extra two until the end of 2024 with deal virtually the same as the original one signed prior to 2017.

Olympics[]

The network's coverage of the 2000 Sydney Olympics attracted a TV audience of over 6.5 million Australians for the opening and closing ceremonies. The broadcast also ran on the short-lived C7 Sport subscription channel.

During its time as the broadcaster of the Olympic Games, it has won the Olympic Golden Rings for the Best Television coverage for the best television programme during the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.[7]

During the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Seven and NBC Universal were the major recipients of the Golden Rings; with Seven taking the Golden Rings for the best Olympic Programme, the Silver Rings for the best Olympic feature (NBC Universal received the Golden Rings), and the Bronze Rings for the Best Sports Coverage (behind SRG Switzerland and YLE Finland).[8]

During Seven's coverage of the XXIX Olympiad, numerous complaints by the general Australian public were made to the Seven Network for several reasons, including the lack of a broadcast of events to which Australia is not competing in, too many advertisements and at inappropriate times during events and poor commentating of events. There has also been media speculation about the editing of Olympic events by Seven; how live sound from events is faded and the commentary sound is the prominent sound feature.

Seven had exclusive Australian free-to-air, pay television, online and mobile telephony broadcast rights to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The live telecast of the XXIX Olympiad was shared by both the Seven Network and SBS Television. Seven broadcast the opening and closing ceremonies and mainstream sports including swimming, athletics, rowing, cycling and gymnastics. In stark contrast, SBS TV provided complementary coverage focused on long-form events such as soccer, road cycling, volleyball, and table tennis.[9]

Seven's coverage of the 2008 Summer Olympics was widely criticised by viewers, with many angry at the networks contractual obligation to show AFL football over the Olympics. Viewers also complained that many team sports were delayed, with the absence of Roy and HG and with seemingly large amounts of advertising breaks during live events upsetting some viewers.[10] Despite this, the International Olympic Committee awarded Seven the 'Golden Rings' award for "Best Olympic Programme". The award is given for the best overall Olympic coverage.[11]

From 2016, Seven once again became the home of the Summer Olympic Games, Winter Olympic Games and the Summer Paralympic Games. The Network secured the Australian broadcast rights to the Olympic Games in a deal that ensures its place as the Olympic broadcaster until 2020. The multimillion-dollar deal includes TV rights to the summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 and Tokyo in 2020, the winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang in 2018 and the summer Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 and Tokyo in 2020.[12] In October 2020, the Seven Network announced it would be the home of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing [13]

Commonwealth Games[]

Seven screened the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in April 2018.[14]

Motor racing[]

From 1963 to 1997, Seven was the home of motor sport in Australia as they broadcast the Australian Touring Car Championship (ATCC) and the Bathurst 1000. Seven were the first broadcasters to use race cam in the 1979 Bathurst 1000, which allowed them to talk to the drivers mid-race.

The Seven commentary team included Evan Green, Will Hagon and Geoff Stone (late 60s to the mid 70s). It included Mike Raymond from 1977 to 1995 and Garry Wilkinson from 1978 to 1996 (V8 1000). Neil Crompton reporting from the pits from around 1985, Mark Oastler (1989–1996), Doug Mulray (1988–1994), Allan Moffat (1985–1996, V8 1000) and as a pit reporter Andy Raymond (early 90s). At the Bathurst 1000, Sandy Roberts or Bruce McAvaney would be the host during the early to mid 1990s.

In 1997, Seven lost the rights to the ATCC to Network Ten, but still broadcast the Australian Super Touring Championship until the series' demise in 2001. In 2003, Seven Sport broadcast the Nations Cup and V8 Utes, before Network Ten broadcast the V8 Utes in 2005 after the collapse of organising body Procar Australia.

From 2007 to 2014, Seven regained the rights to V8 Supercars. The commentary team included Neil Crompton, Mark Skaife and Mark Larkham. From 2015, Seven Sport broadcasts the Bathurst 12 Hour endurance race.

In 2020, Seven regained the TV rights to the Supercars Championship, sharing the rights with Foxtel in a deal worth $200 million for 5 years (2021-2025). The new deal has Seven Sport show seven rounds of the Supercars Championship live and showing highlights of the rounds it is not able to televise.[15]

Cricket[]

On 13 April 2018, Cricket Australia announced that the Seven Network had acquired free-to-air media rights to a package of events beginning in the 2018–19 season, under a six-year contract as part of a consortium with Foxtel. Seven would broadcast coverage of all test matches, Women's internationals, 43 Big Bash League matches per-season, and 23 Women's Big Bash League matches per-season. All events would be shared with the newly established Fox Cricket channel. This ended Nine's 45-year run as television rightsholder of international cricket in Australia.[16]

In September 2020, it was reported that Seven was attempting to exit its contract, citing an alleged breach of contract surrounding the scheduling of the 2020–21 season, and that the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia would diminish the quality of the 2020–21 Big Bash League season (violating a contractual obligation for the quality of events carried by Seven to meet that of the previous season).[17][18][19] In November 2020, Seven lodged an affidavit in the Federal Court of Australia in Melbourne, seeking access to communications with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in regards to scheduling changes for India's 2020–21 tour of Australia. Seven took issue with the ODIs being moved to the start of the series rather than the test matches (which will be the final event of the series) as they would be exclusive to Fox Cricket, and the final test would overlap the end of the holiday season, reducing potential viewership. Seven West Media CEO James Warburton argued that "there aren't many sports that would launch their season behind a paywall", and that the broadcaster wanted to be "fairly compensated for the value reduction caused by the changes to the schedule and other changes."[20][21]

Rugby League[]

In 2016, the Seven Network won the broadcasting rights deal to be the main broadcaster of the 2017 Rugby League World Cup in Australia, beating the other regular rugby league broadcasting channels of Fox League and the Nine Network to secure the deal.[22]

Theme[]

Seven Sport has used "Fanfare for the Common Man" by Emerson, Lake & Palmer as its theme since 1989. During the 1980s and early 1990s, Seven used the music piece for Sporting events such as: AFL, Australian Open and Australian Touring Car Championship. Up until 2011, an abridged version of the opening fanfare was used. The music piece returned for introductions of the networks sporting coverage since 2018 AFL Grand Final with a version of the Fanfare for the Common Man being used for all sporting coverage including AFL, Cricket and Horse Racing.

Events[]

Seven Sport holds broadcast rights to the following events:

Current[]

Sport Event Broadcast partner(s) Date Notes
Winter Olympics Lake Placid 1980, Nagano 1998, Salt Lake City 2002, Turin 2006, Pyeongchang 2018, Beijing 2022 Foxtel (2006) 1980, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2018, 2022 Broadcast on Seven, 7mate, 7two and 7plus
Winter Paralympic Games Beijing 2022 2022 Broadcast on Seven, 7mate 7two and 7plus
American football National Football League ESPN 2014– 2 games a round Live on 7mate every Monday morning
American football Super Bowl ESPN 2015– Live on 7mate/Seven
Australian rules football Australian Football League ABC Sport (1957 - 1986), Sports AFL (1995–1999), C7 Sport (1999–2001), Network Ten (2007–2011), Fox Sports (2007–2011), Fox Footy (2012–) 1957–1986, 1988–2001, 2007– 5 live matches a week. QLD, NSW and WA matches shown live into those states on 7mate
Australian rules football AFL Women's Fox Footy 2017– 3 live matches a week. QLD, NSW and WA matches shown live into those states on 7mate
Australian rules football E. J. Whitten Legends Game 2016– Live on Seven in VIC, SA & WA. On 7mate in NSW and QLD.
Australian rules football International Rules Series 1998–2000, 2008, 2010, 2013–2015, 2017 Live on Seven in VIC, SA & WA, Live on 7mate in NSW & QLD.
Australian rules football South Australian National Football League 1965–1987, 2014– 1 Live match only in Adelaide on 7mate and all finals including the grand final
Australian rules football Victorian Football League 2015– 1 Live match only in Melbourne. ; finals and the Grand Final.
Australian rules football West Australian Football League 1960's-1987, 2015– 1 Live match only in Perth; finals and the Grand Final.
Cricket All International Test Matches in Australia Fox Cricket 2018– Every Test Match Live on Seven
Cricket All Women's International Matches in Australia Fox Cricket 2018– Every Match Live on Seven
Cricket Big Bash League Fox Cricket 2018– 43 of 59 Matches Live on Seven
Cricket Women's Big Bash League Fox Cricket 2018– 47 Matches Live on Seven
Cycling Tour Down Under 2019–
Golf Australian Open 1989–2008, 2012–
Golf Australian PGA Championship 2014–2021
Horse Racing Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival 2002–2006, 2013– live on 7two/Seven
Horse Racing Autumn Racing Carnival Sky Racing 2013– live on 7two/Seven
Motor racing Australian Off Road Championship 2018- Live on 7mate
Motor racing Australian Rally Championship 2022- Live on 7mate
Motor racing Bathurst 12 Hour[23] 2015- Live on 7mate
Motor racing Supercars Championship Speed (Highlights, 2014)
Fox Sports (2021) 		1963–1996, 2007–2014, 2021–
Motor racing SuperUtes Series Speed (Highlights, 2014)
Fox Sports (2021) 		2003–2004, 2007–2014, 2021–
Motor racing TCR Australia Touring Car Series[24] 2020- Live on 7mate
Motor racing World Rally Championship 2022- Live on 7mate
Surfing World Surf League[25] 2020- Live on 7mate
Yachting Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2005–

Past[]

Sport Event Broadcast partners(s) Dates
Basketball National Basketball League ABT (1988–1991) 1988–1991
Commonwealth Games Manchester 2002, Gold Coast 2018 2002, 2018
Cricket The Ashes in England C7 Sport (2001) 2001, 2005
Cricket 1996/97 Australian tour of South Africa ( Test and ODI matches) 1996–1997
Gaelic Football All-Ireland Senior Football Championship[26] 2014
Golf Australian Masters 2013–2015
Golf Perth International 2013–2015
Golf U.S. Masters 2014–2017
Horse Racing The Melbourne Cup Carnival Sky Racing 2002–2018
Hurling All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship[26] 2014
Motor Racing Australian Off Road Championship 2018
Motor Racing Australian Rally Championship 2018-2019
Motor Racing IndyCar Series 2008
Motor Racing World Rally Championship Fox Sports 2018-2019
Rugby League New South Wales Rugby League ABC 1973–1982, 0-10 Network 1973–1979, Network Ten 1980-1982 1971–1982
Rugby League State of Origin 1980-1982
Rugby League The Kangaroos 1978, 1981–1982, 1991-1993
Rugby League The Ashes 1978, 1982, 1992
Rugby League Rugby League World Cup 2013, 2017
Rugby Union Super 12 Fox Sports 1996–2003
Rugby Union Bledisloe Cup Fox Sports 1996–2010
Rugby Union British and Irish Lions Fox Sports 2001
Rugby Union Tri Nations Fox Sports 1996–2010
Rugby Union Wallabies Rugby Internationals Fox Sports 1996–2010
Rugby Union Wallabies Spring Tour Fox Sports 1996–2010
Rugby Union 1999 Rugby World Cup, 2003 Rugby World Cup[27] Fox Sports (2003)[27] 1999, 2003
Rugby Union World Series Rugby Fox Sports (2018) 2018
Rugby Union Shute Shield 2015–2020
Soccer A-League All Stars Game 2013, 2014
Soccer Melbourne Victory v Liverpool Match 2013
Soccer Matilda's Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2016
Soccer Sydney FC v Tottenham FC Match 2015
Soccer Perth Glory v Manchester United Match 2019
Soccer Manchester United v Leeds United Match 2019
Soccer National Soccer League[28] C7 Sport (1998–2002), ABC (2000) 1998–2003
Swimming Australian Swimming Championships 2016–2020
Swimming FINA World Aquatics Championships 2015, 2017
Swimming Pan Pacific Swimming Championships 2016–2020
Summer Olympics Melbourne 1956, Munich 1972, Montreal 1976, Moscow 1980, Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020 ABC (1956, 1972, 1976), Nine Network (1956, 1972, 1976), C7 Sport (1996, 2000), Foxtel (2004, 2008), SBS (2004, 2008) 1956, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2016, 2021
Summer Paralympic Games Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020 2016, 2021
Tennis Australian Open Fox Sports (2003–2009) 1973–2018
Tennis Davis Cup Fox Sports (2001–2016), beIN Sports (2017-2018) 1973-2018
Tennis Fed Cup[29] Fox Sports (2015–2016), beIN Sports (2017-2018) 2015–2018
Tennis Hopman Cup 1989–1994, 2014–2018
Tennis Kooyong Classic 1988–2018
Tennis Sydney International 2000s–2018
Tennis Brisbane International 2009–2018
Tennis French Open - 2002
Tennis Melbourne Indoor - 1980–1985
Tennis Wimbledon[30] Fox Sports 2011–2020

Programs[]

Seven Sport has presented the following recurring programmes:

Current

Sport (event) Program Date
Australian rules football (AFL) The Front Bar 2016-
Australian rules football (AFL) Friday Night Countdown 2016-
Australian rules football (AFL) Armchair Experts 2018-
Australian rules football (AFL) Sunday Footy Fest 2021-
Motorsport) Supercars 101 2021- (7plus)

Past

Sport (event) Program Date
All World of Sport 1959–1987
All Sportsworld 1988–2006
All Sport Fever! 2012
All Road to Rio 2016
Australian rules football (AFL) The Bounce 2010
Australian rules football (AFL) Rex's Footy Panel 1994–2003
Australian rules football (AFL) The Club 2002
Motor Racing (V8 Supercars) V8Xtra 2007–2014
Motor Racing (V8 Supercars) Friday Night Live 2012–2014
Motor Racing (Historical) Shannons Legends of Motorsport 2014-2015
Rugby league (NRL) The Matty Johns Show 2010
Australian rules football (AFL) AFL Game Day 2008–2020
Australian rules football (AFL) Talking Footy 1994–2004
2013-2020
Australian rules football (AFL) FootyPlus 2018– Australian rules football (AFL) 2018-
Australian rules football (AFL) Unchaged 2019- Australian rules football (AFL) The Game 2019-
Australian rules football (AFL) The Crows Show 2015-
Australian rules football (AFL) Sunday Soapbox 2016–

Staff and commentators[]

The following network personalities are seen across multiple Seven Sport events:

  • Bruce McAvaney (chief commentator, all sports; member since late 1980s)
  • Johanna Griggs (host, Olympics, Commonwealth Games and Australian Open; member since 1994)
  • Hamish McLachlan (host, Olympics, Commonwealth Games, Australian Open; presenter AFL, Melbourne Cup, cricket; member since 2008)
  • Jason Richardson (host, cricket and Australian Open; presenter Olympics, Commonwealth Games and Melbourne Cup; member since 2014)
  • Mel McLaughlin (host, Olympics, cricket and Australian Open; presenter Commonwealth Games, Melbourne Cup; member since 2016)
  • Abbey Gelmi (host, Olympics, Cricket, AFL, Horse Racing, Motor Racing; member since 2018)

Olympic Games[]

Tokyo 2020[]

  • Bruce McAvaney (Athletics/Ceremonies Commentator)
  • Hamish McLachlan (Prime Time Co-Host)
  • Abbey Gelmi (Prime Time Co-Host)
  • Matt Shirvington (Afternoons Co-Host)
  • Edwina Bartholomew (Afternoons Co-Host)
  • Luke Darcy (Mornings Co-Host)
  • Johanna Griggs (Mornings Co-Host)
  • Andy Maher (Late Nights Co-Host)
  • Lisa Sthalekar (Late Nights Co-Host)
  • Mel McLaughlin (Tokyo contingent)
  • Annabelle Williams (Paralympics Co-Host)
  • Kurt Fearnley (Paralympics Co-Host)
  • Mark Beretta
  • Jason Richardson (Athletics Trackside)
  • Nathan Templeton (Swimming Poolside)
  • Tamsyn Lewis (Athletics Commentary)
  • Dave Culbert (Athletics Commentary)
  • Basil Zempilas (Swimming Commentary)
  • Giaan Rooney (Swimming Commentary)
  • Ian Thorpe (Swimming Commentary)
  • Candice Warner (Marathon Swimming/Triathlon Commentary)
  • Andrew Gaze (Basketball Commentary)
  • John Casey (Men's Basketball Commentary)
  • Rachael Sporn (Women's Basketball Commentary)
  • Scott McGrory (Cycling Commentary)
  • Anna Meares (Cycling Commentary)
  • Nick Green (Rowing/Canoeing Commentary)
  • Kerri Pottharst (Beach Volleyball Commentary)
  • Matt Hill (Rowing, Canoeing, Kayaking Commentary)
  • Russell Mark (Shooting Commentary)
  • Debbie Watson (Water Polo Commentary)
  • Greg Clark (Rugby Sevens Commentary)
  • (Football, Beach Volleyball, Tennis, Basketball Commentary)
  • (7Mate Host)
  • Trent Copeland (7Mate Host)
  • Emma Freedman (7Mate Host)

Rio 2016[]

Most Seven programs, except Sunrise and The Chase Australia, went on hiatus during Seven's broadcast of the Olympic Games.[31]

  • Bruce McAvaney (Host/Main Commentator)
  • Hamish McLachlan (Host)
  • Mel McLaughlin (Host)
  • Bill McDonald (Mixed Zone Reporter, News Host & Table Tennis Commentator)
  • Jim Wilson (Host)
  • Kylie Gillies (Host)
  • Todd Woodbridge (Host)
  • David Koch (Olympic Sunrise Host)
  • Natalie Barr (Olympic Sunrise Host)
  • Johanna Griggs (Host/Reporter/Ceremonies Commentator)
  • Rachael Finch (Reporter)
  • Edwina Bartholomew (Olympic Sunrise Reporter)
  • (Commentator)
  • (Reporter)
  • Ryan Phelan (Olympic Update Host)
  • (Olympic Update Host)
  • Steve Hooker (Athletics Commentator)
  • Tamsyn Lewis (Athletics Commentator)
  • Dave Culbert (Athletics/Canoeing/Kayaking Commentator)
  • Pat Welsh (Trackside Athletics Commentator)
  • Basil Zempilas (Swimming Commentator)
  • Giaan Rooney (Swimming Commentator)
  • Nathan Templeton (Poolside Swimming Commentator)
  • Phil Liggett (Cycling Commentator)
  • Scott McGrory (Cycling Commentator)
  • Kate Bates (Cycling Commentator)
  • Drew Ginn (Rowing/Canoeing/Kayaking Commentator)
  • (Rowing Commentator)
  • John Casey (Basketball Commentator)
  • Andrew Gaze (Basketball Commentator)
  • Lauren Jackson (Basketball Commentator)
  • Michael McCann (Diving Commentator)
  • Loudy Wiggins (Diving Commentator)
  • David Christison (Hockey Commentator)
  • Rechelle Hawkes (Hockey Commentator)
  • Vicki Roycroft (Equestrian Commentator)
  • (Equestrian Commentator)
  • Geoff Masters (Tennis Commentator)
  • Debbie Watson (Water Polo Commentator)
  • Bill Woods (Water Polo Commentator)
  • Mark Readings (7TWO & 7mate Host/Commentator)
  • Jason Richardson (7TWO & 7mate Host)
  • (7TWO & 7mate Host)
  • (7TWO & 7mate Host/Football Commentator)

Beijing 2008[]

  • Bruce McAvaney (Ceremonies/Athletics/Swimming))
  • Andrew Daddo (Host)
  • Kylie Gillies (Host)
  • Johanna Griggs (Host)
  • Sandy Roberts (Host/Ceremonies)
  • (Host)
  • Ric Birch (Ceremonies)
  • Sonia Kruger (Ceremonies)
  • Rebecca Wilson (Ceremonies)
  • Eddie Butler (Archery)
  • Raelene Boyle (Athletics)
  • (Athletics/Beach Volleyball)
  • Steve Moneghetti (Athletics)
  • Steve Ovett (Athletics)
  • Pat Welsh (Athletics)
  • Peter Blackburn (Badminton)
  • (Badminton/Softball/Tennis)
  • Chris Dittmar (Basketball)
  • Andrew Gaze (Basketball)
  • Rachael Sporn (Basketball)
  • Basil Zempilas (Basketball/Canoe-Kayak/Rowing)
  • Kerri Pottharst (Beach Volleyball)
  • Julien Prosser (Beach Volleyball)
  • Jim Neilly (Boxing)
  • Richie Woodhall (Boxing)
  • (Canoe-Kayak/Cycling/Handball)
  • Michael Felgate (Canoe-Kayak/Handball/Rowing)
  • Darryl McCormack (Handball)
  • Tom Williams (Canoe-Kayak)
  • (Cycling)
  • Phil Liggett (Cycling)
  • Mike Turtur (Cycling)
  • Peter Donegan (Diving/Table Tennis/Tennis)
  • Dean Pullar (Diving)
  • Simon Marshall (Equestrian)
  • (Equestrian/Tennis)
  • Gordon Bray (Football/Hockey/Shooting/Taekwondo)
  • Mike McCann (Fottball)
  • (Gymnastics)
  • Simon Reeve (Gymnastics)
  • David Wansbrough (Hockey)
  • Nicola Fairbrother (Judo)
  • Nick Mullins (Judo)
  • Nick Green (Rowing)
  • Nick McCallum (Sailing)
  • Shirley Robertson (Sailing)
  • Richard Simmons (Sailing)
  • Joyce Lester (Softball)
  • Duncan Armstrong (Swimming)
  • Daniel Kowalski (Swimming)
  • Kerri Tepper (Table Tennis)
  • Lauren Burns (Taekwondo)
  • (Triathlon)
  • (Volleyball)
  • (Water Polo)
  • Debbie Watson (Water Polo)

Paralympic Games[]

Rio 2016[]

  • Matt Carmichael (Early Mornings Host)
  • Johanna Griggs (Mornings Host)
  • Mel McLaughlin (In Rio Today- Primetime Host)
  • Lawrence Mooney (In Rio Today- Primetime Host)
  • Annabelle Williams (In Rio Today- Primetime Host)
  • Tom Williams (Late Nights Host)
  • (Ceremonies Commentator)
  • (Commentator)
  • (Commentator)
  • Darren Boyd (Commentator)
  • Matt Hill (Commentator)
  • (Swimming)
  • Heath Francis (Athletics)
  • (Athletics)
  • (Cycling/Swimming)
  • (Swimming)
  • Heather Fell (Swimming)
  • Neil Adams (Judo)
  • Michaela Breeze (Powerlifting)
  • Richard Drew (Table Tennis)
  • (Table Tennis/Wheelchair Tennis)
  • Brent Pope (Wheelchair Basketball/Wheelchair Rugby)
  • (Wheelchair Basketball)
  • (Highlights Host/Wheelchair Basketball)
  • Gerald de Kock (Weelchair Tennis/Ceremonies)
  • Dylan Alcott (Reporter)
  • (Reporter)
  • (Reporter)

Commonwealth Games[]

Gold Coast 2018[]

  • Bruce McAvaney (Athletics/Ceremonies Commentator)
  • (Host)
  • Johanna Griggs (Host)
  • Mel McLaughlin (Host)
  • Jim Wilson (Host)
  • Todd Woodbridge (Host)
  • Michael Felgate (7two Host)
  • Mark Gibson (7two Host)
  • (7two Host)
  • Basil Zempilas (Swimming Commentator)
  • Dave Culbert (Athletics Commentator)
  • Ian Thorpe (Swimming)
  • Lord Sebastian Coe (Athletics)
  • Steve Hooker (Athletics)
  • Giaan Rooney (Swimming)
  • Scott McGrory (Cycling)
  • Kate Bates (Cycling)
  • Aaron Royle (Triathlon)
  • Tamsyn Lewis (Athletics)
  • (The Star Host)
  • Jason Richardson (The Star Host)
  • Pat Welsh (Athletics Trackside/Countdown to the Games Host)
  • Sharyn Ghidella (Countdown to the Games Host)
  • Nathan Templeton (Swimming Poolside)
  • Sam Lane (Cycling Trackside)
  • (Sports Update Reader)
  • Rachael Finch (Reporter)
  • Tom Williams (Reporter)
  • Annabelle Williams (Reporter)
  • (Reporter)
  • (Reporter)
  • Bill McDonald (Reporter)
  • Curtis McGrath (Reporter)
  • Andy Maher (Front Bar)
  • Sam Pang (Front Bar)
  • Mick Molloy (Front Bar)

Australian Rules Football[]

The Seven Sport crew filming a pre-match interview between commentator Cameron Ling and Geelong Cats coach Chris Scott in 2014.

As Seven is forced to show viewers in Western Australia, South Australia, New South Wales and Queensland games featuring their respective teams live, sometimes it will show a different game at the same time into these markets then into the rest of Australia. On these occasions, it will pick up Fox Footy's coverage of the match.

AFL[]

Current

  • Hamish McLachlan (2012–present) (Host/Caller)
  • James Brayshaw (2018–present) (Host/Caller)
  • Brian Taylor (2012–present) (Host/Caller)
  • Luke Darcy (2012–present) (Host/Caller)
  • Jason Bennett (2016-2019, 2021–present) (Caller)
  • Abbey Gelmi (2020–present) (Host/Field Commentator)
  • Cameron Ling (2012–present) (Expert Commentator)
  • Wayne Carey (2014–present) (Expert Commentator)
  • Matthew Richardson (2010–present) (Expert Commentator)
  • Daisy Pearce (2016–present) (Expert Commentator)
  • Jimmy Bartel (2017–present) (Expert Commentator)
  • Jobe Watson (2019–present) (Expert Commentator)
  • Tim Watson (1992, 1996–1998, 2001, 2007–present) (Expert Commentator)
  • Luke Hodge (2020–present) (Expert Commentator/Field Commentator QLD Games)
  • Leigh Matthews (1996–1998, 2009–2019, 2021-Present) (Expert Commentator)
  • Chris Johnson (2021–present) (Expert Commentator)
  • Campbell Brown (2018–present) (Expert Commentator)
  • Abbey Holmes (2018–present) (Field Commentator)
  • Jude Bolton (2014–present) (Field Commentator NSW/ACT Games)
  • Xavier Ellis (2019–present) (Field Commentator WA Games)
  • Mark Soderstrom (2017–present) (Field Commentator SA Games/Fill-in Caller)
  • Erin Phillips (2021–present) (Field Commentator SA Games)
  • Nigel Carmody (2016-2019, 2021–present) (Fill-in Caller)
  • Mark Readings (2018–present) (Fill-in Caller)
  • Tom Browne (2018–present) (Reporter)
  • Ryan Daniels (2019-present) (Reporter)
  • Jacqui Felgate (2019–present) (Footy Central Updates/Reporter)
  • Basil Zempilas (2012–2020) (Fill-in Caller/host)
  • Nat Fyfe (2021-present) (Expert Commentator)
  • Cam Luke (2019–present) (‘Armchair Experts’)
  • Adam Cooney (2019–present) (‘Armchair Experts’, Sunday analysis)
  • Heath Shaw (2021–present) (‘Heater and Daisy Show’, Sunday analysis)
  • Dale Thomas (2021–present) (‘Heater and Daisy Show’)
  • Georgie Parker (2021–present) (‘Heater and Daisy Show’, Sunday analysis)
  • Andy Maher (2016–present) (The Front Bar Host)
  • Mick Molloy (2014–present) (The Front Bar Panelist)
  • Sam Pang (2016–present) (The Front Bar Panelist)
  • Andy Lee (2020–present) (The Front Bar Panelist)

Past

  • Tony Charlton (1957–1960) (Caller)
  • Mike Williamson (1960–1976) (Caller)
  • Alan Gale (1962-1970) (Caller)
  • Ted Whitten (1965-1970, 1992) (Expert Commentator/Caller)
  • Jack Edwards (1964-1986) (Caller)
  • Allan Nash (1964-1967) (Caller)
  • Frank Adams (1968-1978) (Expert Commentator)
  • Bob Skilton (1972-1973, 1978–1986) (Expert Commentator/Caller)
  • Lou Richards (1974-1986) (Caller)
  • Doug Wade (1976-1982) (Caller)
  • Peter Landy (1977–1999) (Caller)
  • Peter McKenna (1978-1999) (Caller)
  • Sandy Roberts (1981–2001) (Caller)
  • Dennis Cometti (1988-2001, 2007–2016) (Caller)
  • Drew Morphett (1988–2000) (Caller)
  • Ian Robertson (1988-2001) (Caller)
  • Malcolm Blight (1988, 1995–1996, 2000) (Expert Commentator)
  • Bernie Quinlan (1988-1994) (Expert Commentator)
  • Ross Glendinning (1989-1998) (Expert Commentator)
  • Bruce McAvaney (1990–2001, 2007–2020) (Caller)
  • Gerard Healy (1991–2001) (Expert Commentator)
  • Kevin Bartlett (1994-2001) (Caller/Expert Commentator)
  • Terry Wheeler (1994-1999) (Caller/Expert Commentator)
  • Neil Kerley (1994–2001) (Field Commentator)
  • Robert Dipierdomenico (1994–2001) (Field Commentator)
  • Rex Hunt (1996-1999) (Caller)
  • Jason Dunstall (1999-2001) (Expert Commentator)
  • Graham Cornes (1995-2001) (Expert Commentator)
  • Adrian Barich (1995-2001) (Field Commentator)
  • Richard Osborne (1999–2001) (Field Commentator/Expert Commentator)
  • Tony Shaw (2000-2001) (Expert Commentator)
  • Anthony Hudson (1999–2001) (Caller/Field Commentator)
  • Dermott Brereton (2000-2001) (Expert Commentator)
  • Robert Walls (2001) (Expert Commentator)
  • Matthew Campbell (1994–2001) (Caller/Field Commentator)
  • Mick McGuane (1997-1999) (Expert Commentator)
  • Craig Hutchison (2001) (Caller)
  • Paul Salmon (2001) (Expert Commentator)
  • Chris Dittmar (2001) (Caller)
  • Dale Lewis (1999-2001) (Expert Commentator)
  • Paul Roos (2000) (Expert Commentator)
  • Tony Lockett (2000-2001) (Expert Commentator)
  • Nathan Buckley (2008–2009) (Expert Commentator)
  • Rick Olarenshaw (2007–2009) (Field Commentator)
  • David Schwarz (2007–2011) (Expert Commentator)
  • Peter Larkins (2012–2013) (Field Commentator)
  • Brett Kirk (2012) (Field Commentator)
  • Peter Bell (2016–2018) (Field Commentator)
  • Nick Maxwell (2014-2015) (Field Commentator)
  • Mark McVeigh (2013-2014) (Field Commentator)
  • Samantha Lane (2013-2019) (Field Commentator)
  • Michael Malthouse (2012) (Expert Commentator)
  • Tom Harley (2010–2014) (Expert Commentator)
  • Andrew Welsh (2014-2017) (Field Commentator)
  • Brad Sewell (2015-2017) (Field Commentator)
  • Sam McClure (2017-2019) (Reporter)
  • Gilbert McAdam (2018-2020) (Field Commentator)
  • Nat Edwards (2019) (Host)
  • Michael Warner (2019) (Reporter)
  • Justin Leppitsch (2021) (Expert Commentator)

AFL Women's[]

Seven broadcast the AFL Women's Exhibition Matches between 2015 and 2016 before becoming the inaugural FTA broadcaster of the AFLW in 2017.

Current

  • Jason Bennett (2015–present) (Commentator)
  • Nigel Carmody (2017–present) (Commentator)
  • Jo Wotton (2020–present) (Commentator)
  • Mark Soderstrom (2017–present) (Commentator/Field Commentator)
  • Daisy Pearce (2017–present) (Expert Commentator)
  • Abbey Holmes (2016–present) (Expert Commentator)
  • Bec Goddard (2019–present) (Expert Commentator)
  • Georgie Parker (2019-present) (Expert Commentator)
  • Chelsea Randall (2018–present) (Expert Commentator)
  • Mel Hickey (2021–present) (Expert Commentator)
  • Ellie Blackburn (2019–present) (Expert Commentator)
  • Nat Edwards (2018–present) (Host/Field Commentator)
  • Jacqui Felgate (2019–present) (Host/Field Commentator)
  • Samantha Lane (2015–present) (Field Commentator)
  • Abbey Gelmi (2020-present) (Host)
  • Emma Vosti (2020–present) (Field Commentator)
  • Josie Fielding (2021–present) (Field Commentator QLD Games)

Past

  • Basil Zempilas (2020) (Commentator)
  • Andy Maher (2017) (Host)
  • Tegan Higginbotham (2017) (Host)
  • Lawrence Mooney (2017) (Host)
  • Lauren Arnell (2017-2018) (Expert Commentator)
  • Katie Brennan (2017) (Expert Commentator)
  • Alana Smith-Fagan (2017) (Field Commentator)
  • Peta Searle (2017-2019) (Expert Commentator)
  • Georgie Parker (2019-2020) (Expert Commentator)
  • Mark Readings (2019-2020) (Commentator)
  • Emma Kearney (2019-2020) (Expert Commentator)
  • Dani Shuey (2019-2020) (Field Commentator)

EJ Whitten Legends Game[]

  • Brian Taylor (2016-2019) Commentator
  • Luke Darcy (2016) Commentator
  • James Brayshaw (2017-2019) Commentator
  • Brendon Fevola (2016) Expert Commentator
  • Anthony Lehmann (2016) Field Commentator
  • Tim Watson (2018-2019) Expert Commentator)
  • Gilbert McAdam (2019) Field Commentator
  • Robert DiPierdomenico (2019) Field Commentator

International Rules Series[]

  • Anthony Hudson (2000) Commentator
  • Drew Morphett (2000) Commentator
  • Leigh Matthews (2000) Commentator
  • Robert DiPierdomenico (2000) Field Commentator
  • Dennis Cometti (2008) Commentator
  • Bruce McAvaney (2008) Commentator
  • Basil Zempilas (2008, 2014,2017) Host/Commentator
  • Tim Watson (2008) Expert Commentator
  • David Schwartz (2008) Expert Commentator
  • Rick Olarenshaw (2008) Field Commentator
  • Cameron Ling (2014) Expert Commentator
  • Setanta Ó hAilpín (2014) Expert Commentator
  • Tadhg Kennelly (2017) Expert Commentator
  • Mark Soderstrom (2017) Commentator
  • Mark Bickley (2017) Expert Commentator
  • Mark Readings (2017) Expert Commentator
  • Peter Bell (2017) Expert Commentator

Victorian Football League[]

Current

  • Abbey Gelmi (2021–present) (Host)
  • Jason Bennett (2015–present) (Host/Caller)
  • Nigel Carmody (2015–present) (Caller)
  • Campbell Brown (2015–present) Expert Commentator)
  • Michael Barlow(2019–present) (Expert Commentator)
  • Abbey Holmes (2016-2018, 2021–present) (Field Commentator/Analysis)
  • Georgie Parker (2019, 2021–present) (Analysis)
  • Adam Cooney (2021–present) (Analysis
  • Heath Shaw (2021–present) (Analysis)

Past

  • Alicia Eva (2017) (Field Commentator)
  • Tristan Foenander (2017) (Field Commentator)
  • Lauren Arnell (2016-2019)(Field Commentator/Expert Commentator)
  • Nathan Templeton (2017-2019) (Field Commentator)

WAFL[]

Current

  • Mark Readings (2015–present) (Host/Caller)
  • Glenn Mitchell (2016–present) (Caller)
  • Karl Langdon (2015, 2018, 2021-present) (Caller)
  • Xavier Ellis (2018–present) (Expert Commentator)
  • Lee Spurr (2019–present) (Expert Commentator/Field Commentator)
  • Steve Butler (2016-present) (Field Commentator)

Past

  • (2015) (Field Commentator)
  • Cassie Silver (2015) (Field Commentator)
  • Peter Bell (2016-2018) (Expert Commentator)
  • Paul Hasleby (2016-2018) (Expert Commentator)
  • Andrew Embley (2015-2016) (Expert Commentator)
  • Dennis Cometti (1980s, 2017–2020) (Expert Commentator)

SANFL[]

Current

  • Mark Soderstrom (2014–present) (Host/Caller)
  • John Casey (2014–present) (Caller)
  • Tim Ginever (2014–present) (Expert Commentator)
  • Rhett Biglands (2016-preset) (Expert Commentator/Field Commentator)
  • Andrew Hayes (2018-Present) (Field Commentator)

Past

  • Rick Keegan (1980s) Host
  • Bob Jervis (1980s) (Commentator)
  • Blair Schwartz (1980s) (Commentator)
  • Ian Day (1980s) (Commentator)
  • Bruce McAvaney (1980s) (Commentator)
  • Peter Marker (1980s) (Commentator)
  • Alana Smith-Fagan (2016-2017) (Field Commentator)

Cricket[]

Australian Men's Test Cricket[]

Current

  • Mel McLaughlin (Host) 2018/19-
  • James Brayshaw (Host/Ball-by-Ball Commentator) Early 2000s, 2018/19-
  • Alison Mitchell (Ball-by-Ball Commentator) 2018/19-
  • Tim Lane (Ball-by-Ball Commentator) 2018/19-
  • Hamish McLachlan (Presenter/Interviewer) 2018/19-
  • Ricky Ponting (Expert Commentator) 2018/19-
  • Damien Fleming (Expert Commentator) 2018/19-
  • Michael Slater (Expert Commentator) 2018/19-
  • Glenn McGrath (Expert Commentator) 2018/19-2019/20
  • Greg Blewett (Expert Commentator) 2018/19-
  • Trent Copeland (Touch Screen Analyst) 2018/19-
  • Simon Katich (Expert Commentator) 2018/19-
  • Simon Taufel (Umpire Expert Commentator) 2020/21-
  • Sunil Gavaskar (International Expert Commentator) 2020/21-
  • Matthew Hayden (Expert Commentator) 2020/21-
  • Holly Ferling (Expert Commentator) 2020/21-
  • Peter Lalor (Lunch Panelist) 2018/19-
  • Gideon Haigh (Lunch Panelist) 2018/19-
  • Neil Kearney (Reporter) 2018/19-

Past

  • Bruce McAvaney (Presenter) (2018-2019)
  • Jason Gillespie (Expert Commentator) (2018-2019)
  • Aakash Chopra (International Expert Commentator) (2018-2019)
  • Marvan Atapattu (International Expert Commentator) (2019)
  • Brendon McCullum (International Expert Commentator) (2019-2020)
  • Sunil Gavaskar (International Expert Commentator) 2020/21-
  • Ramiz Raja (International Expert Commentator) (2019)
  • Phil Tufnell (International Expert Commentator) (2018-2019)
  • Abbey Gelmi (Reporter) 2018/19-2019/20
  • Emma Vosti (Reporter) 2018/19-2019/20

Women's International Matches[]

Current

  • Abbey Gelmi (Host) 2018/19-Present
  • Erin Holland (Host) 2019/20-Present
  • Andy Maher (Ball-by-Ball Commentator) 2018/19-Present
  • Jason Richardson (Ball-by-Ball Commentator) 2018/19-Present
  • Lisa Sthalekar (Expert Commentator) 2018/19-Present
  • Holly Ferling (Expert Commentator) 2019/20-Present
  • Elyse Villani (Expert Commentator) 2019/20–Present
  • Brad Hodge (Expert Commentator) 2019–Present
  • Alastair Nicholson (Ball-by-Ball Commentator) 2018/19, 2021/22-Present
  • Simon Taufel (Umpire Expert) 2021/22

Past

  • Mel McLaughlin (Host) 2018/19
  • Pat Cummins (Expert Commentator) 2018/19
  • Mitch Starc (Expert Commentator) 2018/19
  • Mark Readings (Ball-by-Ball Commentator) 2018/19
  • Dirk Nannes (Expert Commentator) 2018/19
  • Jason Gillespie (Expert Commentator) 2018/19
  • Kristen Beams (Expert Commentator) 2019/20
  • Belinda Clark (Expert Commentator) 2020/21-Present
  • Mel Jones (Expert Commentator) 2020/21-Present
  • Kirby Short (Expert Commentator) 2020/21-Present
  • Damien Fleming (Expert Commentator) 2020/21-Present
  • Jess Duffin (Expert Commentator) 2020/21-Present
  • Julia Price (Expert Commentator) 2018/19-2020/21

Big Bash League[]

Current

  • Mel McLaughlin (Host) 2018/19-
  • Abbey Gelmi (Host) 2018/19-
  • Erin Holland (Host/Boundary Commentator) 2019/20-
  • Andy Maher (Host/Ball-by-Ball Commentator) 2018/19-
  • Jason Richardson (Host/Ball-by-Ball Commentator) 2018/19-
  • James Brayshaw (Host/Ball-by-Ball Commentator) 2018/19-
  • Alister Nicholson (Host/Ball-by-Ball Commentator) 2018/19-
  • Ricky Ponting (Expert Commentator) 2018/19-
  • Damien Fleming (Expert Commentator) 2018/19-
  • Michael Slater (Expert Commentator) 2018/19-
  • Glenn McGrath (Expert Commentator) 2018/19-
  • Greg Blewett (Expert Commentator) 2018/19-
  • Trent Copeland (Expert Commentator) 2018/19-
  • Brad Hodge (Expert Commentator) 2018/19-
  • Lisa Sthalekar (Expert Commentator) 2018/19-
  • Julia Price (Expert Commentator) 2018/19-

Past

  • Amelia Mulcahy (Adelaide Boundary Commentator) 2018/19-2019/20
  • Tom Cooper (Tasmania Boundary Commentator) 2018/19-2019/20
  • Ryan Daniels (Perth Boundary Commentator) 2018/19-2019/20
  • Brian Lara (Expert Commentator) 2020/21
  • Brendon McCullum (Expert Commentator) 2019/20
  • Tim Paine (Expert Commentator) 2018/19-2019/20
  • Elyse Villani (Expert Commentator) 2019/20
  • Phil Tufnell (Expert Commentator) 2018/19
  • Sam McClure (BBL Host/Boundary Commentator) 2018/19-2019/20
  • Jim Wilson (BBL Host/Boundary Commentator) 2018/19-2019/20
  • Dirk Nannes (Expert Commentator) 2018-2019

Women's Big Bash League[]

Current

  • Abbey Gelmi (Host) 2018/19-Present
  • Dirk Nannes (Expert Commentator) 2018/19
  • Lisa Sthalekar (Expert Commentator) 2018/19-Present
  • Julia Price (Expert Commentator) 2018/19-Present
  • Trent Copeland (Expert Commentator) 2019/20-Present
  • Brad Hodge (Expert Commentator) 2018/19-Present
  • Mel Jones (Commentator) 2020/21-Present
  • Katey Martin (Expert Commentator) 2020/21-Present
  • Megan Barnard (Host) 2020/21-Present
  • Michael Slater (Commentator) 2020/21-Present

Current

  • Andy Maher (Host/Ball-by-Ball Commentator) 2018/19-2019/20
  • Amelia Mulcahy (Boundary Commentator) 2018/19-2019/20
  • Jason Richardson (Host/Ball-by-Ball Commentator) 2018/19-2019/20
  • Dirk Nannes (Expert Commentator) 2018/19

[]

  • Jeff Thompson (Early 2000s)
  • Tony Squires (2005)
  • Stuart MacGill (2005)
  • Kerry O'Keeffe (2005)
  • Kath Loughnan (Bushfire Bash Boundary Commentator) (2020)
  • Mark Howard (Bushfire Bash Commentator) (2020)

Tennis[]

Final[]

Wimbledon

  • Todd Woodbridge (Host/Commentator)
  • Rennae Stubbs (Commentator)
  • Sam Smith (Commentator)
  • John Newcombe (Commentator)
  • Geoff Masters (Commentator)
  • Jim Courier (Expert comments)
  • Darren Cahill (Expert comments)

Davis Cup

  • Todd Woodbridge (Host/Commentator)
  • Basil Zempilas (Host/Commentator, Perth events)
  • John Fitzgerald (Commentator)
  • Roger Rasheed (Commentator)

Past

  • Garry Wilkinson (1976-2014) (Host/Commentator)
  • Kylie Gillies (1996–2010) (Reporter/Presenter, Australian Open)
  • Bruce McAvaney (1990–2016) (Commentator)
  • Scherri-Lee Biggs (2013–2014) (Reporter)
  • John Alexander (1987–2010) (Commentator)
  • Sandy Roberts (1980–2013) (Host/MC/Commentator)
  • Tracy Austin (2006–2010) (Commentator)
  • Matthew White (2005–2012, 2014) (Host/Commentator)
  • Tom Williams (2000s–2013) (Reporter)
  • Luke Darcy (2014) (Host/Commentator, Brisbane International)
  • Johanna Griggs (1990s–2012, 2014) (Host)
  • Rebecca Maddern (2014–2015) (Reporter)
  • Jo Griggs (2016) (Early Morning Host)
  • Jim Wilson (2014-2016) (Afternoon Host)
  • Dave Culbert (2016) (Afternoon Host)
  • Jason Richardson (2016) (Late Evening Host)
  • Kim Clijsters (2016) (Commentator)
  • Giaan Rooney (2013, 2015) (Reporter)
  • Alicia Molik (2011, 2015) (Commentator)

Horse Racing[]

Present

  • Bruce McAvaney (Host, 2013–present)
  • Jason Richardson (Host, 2018-present)
  • Hamish McLachlan (Presenter/Reporter, 2013–present)
  • Simon Marshall (Racing Analyst, 2013–present)
  • (Racing Analyst, 2017–present)
  • Michelle Payne (Racing Analyst, 2020–present)
  • (Racing Analyst)
  • Lee Freedman (Racing Analyst)
  • (Racing Analyst)
  • (Racing Analyst)
  • Hugh Bowman (Racing Analyst)
  • Ben Way (Betting ring)
  • John Letts (Interviews, 2013–present)
  • Nigel Carmody (Trackside Reporter)
  • Lizzie Jelfs (Trackside Reporter, 2020-present)
  • (Trackside Reporter)
  • (Reporter)
  • Kate Waterhouse (Reporter)

Past

Motor Racing[]

V8 Supercars[]

Current

  • Mark Beretta (Host/Commentator/Pit reporter, 2007–2014, 2021–Present)
  • (Host, 2021–Present)
  • Neil Crompton (Host/Commentator/V8 Xtra Host, 2007–2014, 2021–Present)
  • Mark Skaife (Commentator, 2009–2014, 2021–Present)
  • Mark Larkham (Pit reporter/Expert Analysis, 2008–2014, 2021–Present)
  • Molly Taylor (Pit reporter, 2021–Present)
  • Jack Perkins (Expert Commentator, 2021–Present)
  • Brad Hodge (Reporter, 2021–Present)
  • Craig Lowndes (Expert Commentator, 2021–Present)
  • Garth Tander (Expert Commentator, 2021–Present)
  • Charli Robinson (Reporter, 2021–Present)

Past

  • Greg Murphy (Pit reporter/Commentator, 2012–2014)
  • Aaron Noonan (Support category commentator, 2007–2014)
  • Chad Neylon (Support category commentator, 2013–2014)
  • Matthew White (Host/Commentator, 2007–April 2014)
  • Tom Williams (Reporter, 2007–2013)
  • Daniel Gibson (Pit reporter, 2007–2008)
  • Grant Denyer (Pit reporter, 2007–2011)

Bathurst 12 Hour[]

  • Mark Beretta (Host/Pit reporter, 2015–present)
  • Chris Stubbs (Host/Pit reporter, 2020–present)
  • Richard Craill (Commentator, 2015–present)
  • Graham Goodwin (Commentator, 2015–2017)
  • Jonny Palmer (Commentator, 2018–Present)
  • John Hindhaugh (Commentator, 2015–present)
  • Shea Adam (Pit reporter, 2015–present)
  • Chad Neylon (Pit reporter, 2016–present)
  • Alex Hart (Reporter, 2018–present)

TCR Australia[]

  • Mark Beretta (Host, 2020–present)
  • Abbey Gelmi (Host, 2020–present)
  • Richard Craill (Commentator, 2020–present)
  • Greg Rust (Commentator, 2020–present)
  • Matt Naulty (Commentator, 2020–Present)
  • Chris Stubbs (Commentator, Pit reporter, 2020–present)
  • Cameron van den Dungen (Commentator, 2020)
  • Molly Taylor (Pit reporter, 2020–present)
  • Jack Perkins (Pit reporter, 2020–present)
  • Jess Dane (Pit reporter, 2020–present)

Rugby League[]

2017 Rugby League World Cup[]

  • Jim Wilson (Host)
  • Dan Ginnane (Lead Commentator)
  • Andrew Moore (Lead Commentator)
  • Mark Braybrook (Lead Commentator)
  • Brett Kimmorley (Expert Analysis/Sideline Commentator)
  • Laurie Daley (Expert Analysis)
  • Gary Belcher (Expert Commentator)
  • Andrew Ryan (Expert Commentator)
  • Scott Sattler (Expert Commentator)
  • Brent Tate (Sideline Commentator)
  • Adrian Morley (Expert Commentator)
  • Ryan Girdler (Sideline Commentator)
  • Shane Webcke (Commentator)
  • Benji Marshall (Expert Analysis)
  • Mark Geyer (Expert Analysis)
  • Josh Massoud (Reporter)
  • Liam Cox (Reporter)
  • Pat Welsh (Reporter)
  • Michelle Bishop (Reporter)
  • Chris Garry (Reporter)
  • Renee Gartner (Reporter/Commentator - Women's Matches)
  • Allana Ferguson (Expert Analysis/Commentator - Women's Matches)
  • David Tapp (Commentator - Women's Matches)
  • Drury Forbes (Commentator - Women's Matches)
  • Bill Harrigan (Commentator - Women's Matches)
  • Nathan Cayless (Commentator - Women's Matches)

Golf[]

Current

  • Pat Welsh (Host/Commentator, 2012–present)
  • Wayne Grady (Commentator, 2012–present)
  • (Commentator, 2012–present)
  • Ewan Porter (Commentator, 2017–present)
  • Todd Woodbridge (On Course Commentator/Reporter, 2017–present)
  • (On Course Commentator/Reporter, 2017–present)
  • (Reporter, 2017–present)
  • Jason Richardson (Host, 2018–present)

Past

  • Sandy Roberts (Host/Commentator, 2012–2013)
  • Peter Donegan (Host/Commentator, 2014–2016)
  • Ian Baker-Finch (Commentator, 2012–2016)

Swimming[]

  • Basil Zempilas (Host/Commentator, 1998–2019)
  • Giaan Rooney (Commentator, 2018–2019)
  • Ian Thorpe (Commentator, 2018–2019)
  • Nathan Templeton (Poolside Commentator, 2018–2019)

Stawell Gift[]

Current

Past

  • Peter Donegan (Host/Commentator)

Rugby Union[]

Rugby World Series[]

  • (Host/Commentator, 2018)
  • Gordon Bray (Commentator, 2018)
  • Ashley Morrison (Commentator, 2018)
  • Michael Lynagh (Commentator, 2018)
  • Tony Lewis (Commentator, 2018)
  • Scott Fava (Commentator, 2018)
  • Peter Rowsthorn (Commentator, 2018)
  • (Reporter, 2018)
  • (Field Reporter, 2018)

Soccer[]

Manchester United vs Perth Glory/Leeds United[]

  • Mark Readings (Host, 2019)
  • Mel McLaughlin (Host, 2019)
  • (Commentator, 2019)
  • Stan Lazaridis (Commentator, 2019)
  • David Basheer (Commentator, 2019)

Sydney FC v Tottenham 2015[]

  • Jim Wilson (Host, 2015)
  • Archie Thompson (Commentator, 2015)

A-League All Stars 2013/14, Liverpool v Victory 2013[]

Matilda's Olympic Qualifiers 2016[]

  • Jason Richardson (Host, 2016)
  • Melissa Barbieri (Analyis, 2016)
  • (Commentator, 2016)

Logo history[]

  • 1975 – 1988

  • 1989 – 1999

  • 2000 – 2003

  • 2003 – 2011

  • 2012 – 2014

  • January 2015 – 2018

  • September 2018 – June 2020

  • June 2020 – March 2021

  • March 2021 – present

See also[]

References[]

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