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Seven Sport
NetworkSeven Network
Launched1957
Country of originAustralia
OwnerSeven West Media
HeadquartersDocklands, Melbourne, Victoria
Major broadcasting contractsAFL
AFLW
NFL
Super Bowl
International Test Cricket
International Women's Cricket
Big Bash League
Women's Big Bash League
Tour Down Under
Supercars Championship
Sister networkSeven Network
7two
7mate
7plus
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 and cricket, as well as horse racing and motor racing.

Seven Sport previously broadcast tennis (headlined by the Australian Open) and the Olympics & Paralympics for the best part of half a century, exclusively since the early 1970s and Moscow 1980 respectively. Seven lost the broadcast rights to both to arch-rival the Nine Network in 2018 (which commenced a year early in 2019) and 2022 respectively (having broadcast London 2012 in the past and will re-commence with Paris 2024). It caused the biggest ever 'shake-up' of Australian television sports broadcasting with widespread media coverage and public discussion at the time.

History

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

Australian rules football

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From the first year of television in Australia in 1956 to 2001, Seven was the main broadcaster of the VFL/AFL. From 1974 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.[1]

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.[2][3][4] Under the deal, Seven and Ten alternated the Brownlow Medal ceremonies and the AFL Grand Final;[5] 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).[6]

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

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.[7] 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.[8] 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.

In 2015, Seven commenced broadcasting the WAFL and VFL showing one match a week and all finals from both competitions that did not clash with AFL games in each market, this followed the previous year where SANFL were being broadcast on under the same agreement. For both the WAFL and SANFL, it was the first time since 1987 that each league were broadcast on Seven with all three being on Seven after long association with the ABC ending the previous year.

Also 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.[9][10] 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.[11][12][13]

Under a 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 shortened 2020 season. On June 11 the AFL and the Seven Network extended its current agreement until 2022 for an extra two until the end of 2024 with the deal virtually the same as the original one signed prior to 2017.[14]

In 2022, Seven was again announced as the sole free-to-air broadcaster of AFL matches, for the period between 2025 and 2031. Under the deal, Seven will broadcast Thursday Night Football for the first 15 rounds of each season. However, they will not broadcast any Saturday Night matches until the final right rounds of the home-and-away season into Victoria. Seven will continue to broadcast Friday Night and Sunday Afternoon football. These arrangements differ outside of Victoria, where every local team's match will be broadcast on free-to-air, though some matches involving the Western Australia, South Australia and New South Wales clubs will be on delay, similar to the previous deal.[15]

Olympics

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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.[16]

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).[17]

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.[18]

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.[19] 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.[20]

From 2016, Seven once again became the home of the Summer Olympic Games, Winter Olympic Games and the Summer Paralympic Games.[21] In October 2020, the Seven Network announced it would be the home of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. [22]

Commonwealth Games

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Seven screened the 2002 Commonwealth Games from Manchester and were the official broadcaster of the 2018 Commonwealth Games on home soil on the Gold Coast in April 2018.[23] In July 2022, Seven also broadcast the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

Motor racing

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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.[24]

Cricket

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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.[25]

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).[26][27][28] 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."[29][30]

Seven Network will be broadcasting 2023 ICC World Test Championship Final as part of the deal with the ICC.

Rugby League

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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.[31]

Theme

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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, Horse Racing and Motorsport.

Events

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Seven Sport holds broadcast rights to the following events:

Current

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Sport Event Broadcast partner(s) Date Notes
American football National Football League ESPN 2014–present 2 games a round Live on 7mate every Monday morning
American football Super Bowl ESPN 2015–present 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–present) 1957–1986, 1988–2001, 2007–present Average of 3.5 live matches per Round. Matches involving QLD, NSW, SA and WA teams shown into those states respected live or delayed. All finals including Grand Final shown Live.
Australian rules football AFL Women's Fox Footy 2017–present Average of 2.5 live matches per Round. Matches involving QLD, NSW, SA and WA teams shown into those states shown live. All finals including Grand Final shown Live.
Australian rules football South Australian National Football League 1965–1987, 2014–present 1 Live match in Adelaide per Round. All finals including the grand final shown Live.
Australian rules football Victorian Football League 2015–present 1 Live match in Melbourne per Round. Most finals and the Grand Final shown Live.
Australian rules football West Australian Football League 1960's-1987, 2015–present 1 match in Perth per Round. Most finals and the Grand Final shown Live.
Cricket Men's Test Matches in Australia Fox Cricket 2018–present Every Test Match Live on 7 and 7plus
Cricket Women's Test Matches in Australia Fox Cricket 2018–present Every Match Live on 7 and 7plus
Cricket Women's One-day International Matches in Australia Fox Cricket 2018–present Every Match Live on 7 and 7 plus
Cricket Women's Twenty20 International Matches in Australia Fox Cricket 2018–present Every Match Live on 7 and 7plus
Cricket ICC World Test Championship 2023–present Live on 7 and 7plus
Cricket Big Bash League Fox Cricket 2018–present 43 of 59 Matches Live on 7 and 7plus
Cricket Women's Big Bash League Fox Cricket 2018–present 47 Matches Live on 7 and 7plus
Cycling Tour Down Under 2019–present
Field Hockey Hockey One 2023–present live on 7plus
Field Hockey Hockeyroos Matches 2023–present live on 7plus
Field Hockey Kookaburras Matches 2023–present live on 7plus
Field Hockey Men's Oceania Cup 2023–present live on 7plus
Field Hockey Women's Oceania Cup 2023–present live on 7plus
Golf LIV Golf 2023–present Live on 7mate
Horse Racing Autumn Racing Carnival Sky Racing 2013–present Live on 7two/Seven/7plus
Mixed martial arts One Championship UFC TV 2023–present Live coverage of every fight on 7plus
Motor racing Australian Off Road Championship 2018–present Live on 7mate
Motor racing Australian Rally Championship 2022–present Live on 7mate
Motor racing Bathurst 12 Hour[32] Fox Sports (2020–present) 2015–2020, 2022–present Live on 7, 7mate and 7plus
Motor racing Bathurst 1000[32] Fox Sports (2021–present) 1963-1999, 2007–2014, 2021–present Live on 7, 7mate and 7plus
Motor racing Supercars Championship formerly Australian Touring Car Championship Speed (Highlights, 2014)
Fox Sports (2021–present) 		1963–1996, 2007–2014, 2021–present Live on 7, 7mate and 7plus
Motor racing SuperUtes Series Speed (Highlights, 2014)
Fox Sports (2021–present) 		2003–2004, 2007–2014, 2021–present Live on 7mate
Motor racing TCR Australia Touring Car Series[33] 2020–present Live on 7mate
Surfing World Surf League[34] 2020–present Live on 7mate

Past

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Sport Event Broadcast partners(s) Dates
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
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
Summer Paralympic Games Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020 7plus 2016, 2021
Winter Paralympic Games Beijing 2022 7plus 2022
Australian rules football E. J. Whitten Legends Game 2016–2019
Australian rules football International Rules Series 1998–2000, 2008, 2010, 2013–2015, 2017
Basketball NCAA College Basketball 1980s–1990s
Basketball National Basketball League ABT (1988–1991) 1988–1991
Cricket The Ashes in England C7 Sport (2001) 2001, 2005
Cricket 1996/97 Australian tour of South Africa (Test and ODI matches) 1996–1997
Commonwealth Games Manchester 2002, Gold Coast 2018, Birmingham 2022 7plus (2018, 2022) 2002, 2018, 2022
Gaelic Football All-Ireland Senior Football Championship[35] 2014
Golf Australian Masters 2013–2015
Golf Australian Open Fox Sports 1989–2008, 2012–2019
Golf Australian PGA Championship Fox Sports 2014–2019
Golf Perth International 2013–2015
Golf U.S. Masters 2014–2017
Horse Racing Melbourne Cup Carnival Sky Racing 2002–2018
Horse Racing Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival Sky Racing 2002–2006, 2014–2020
Hurling All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship[35] 2014
Motor Racing Australian Off Road Championship 2018
Motor Racing Australian Rally Championship 2018–2019
Motor Racing IndyCar Series 2008
Motor Racing NASCAR 1980s–1990s
Motor racing TCR Australia Touring Car Series 2020
Motor Racing World Rally Championship 2018–2019
Rugby League New South Wales Rugby League ABC (1971–1982), Nine Network (1971–1972) 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[36] Fox Sports (2003)[36] 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 Adelaide United v Villarreal Match 2015
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[37] C7 Sport (1998–2000), ABC (2001), SBS (2002–2004) 1998–2004
Soccer FIFA World Cup ABC 1974
Soccer FIFA Women's World Cup Optus Sport 2023
Swimming Australian Swimming Championships 2016–2020
Swimming FINA World Aquatics Championships 2015, 2017
Swimming Pan Pacific Swimming Championships 2016–2020
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[38] 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[39] Fox Sports 2011–2020
Yachting Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2005–2023

Programs

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Seven Sport has presented the following recurring programmes:

Current

Sport (event) Program Date
Australian rules football (AFL) The Front Bar 2016–present
Australian rules football (AFL) Friday Night Countdown 2015–present
Australian rules football (AFL) Armchair Experts 2018–present
Australian rules football (AFL) The Crows Show 2015–present
Australian rules football (AFL) FootyPlus 2018–present
Australian rules football (AFL) The Game 2018–present
Cricket The Grade Cricketer 2019–present (7mate)
American football (NFL) Armchair Experts (NFL Edition) 2020–present
Australian rules football (AFL) Sunday Footy Fest 2021–present
Australian rules football (AFL) Heater and Daisy Show 2021–present (7plus)
Motorsport Supercars 101 2021–present (7plus)
Motorsport 7th Gear 2021–present (7mate)
Cricket The Spin 2021–present (7plus)

Past

Sport (event) Program Date
All World of Sport 1959–1987
All Sportsworld 1988–2006
All Santo, Sam and Ed's Sports 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) The Kick 2017–2019
Australian rules football (AFL) Four Quarters 2017–2019
Australian rules football (AFL) Sunday Soapbox 2016–2019

Staff and commentators

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

  • Bruce McAvaney (chief commentator, all sports; member since 1989)
  • 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)
  • James Brayshaw (commentator, AFL, Cricket; member since 2018)

Olympic Games

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Tokyo 2020

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Rio 2016

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Most Seven programs, except Sunrise and The Chase Australia, went on hiatus during Seven's broadcast of the Olympic Games.[40]

Beijing 2008

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Paralympic Games

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Rio 2016

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Commonwealth Games

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Gold Coast 2018

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Australian Rules Football

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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

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Current
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Play-by-play commentators

Special comments

Boundary riders

Journalists

  • Mitch Cleary (2022-present) - Chief Football Reporter
  • Theo Doropoulos (2024-present)
  • Ryan Daniels (2020-present)

Shows

  • Andy Maher (2016–present) - The Front Bar Host
  • Mick Molloy (2014–present) - The Front Bar Panelist
  • Sam Pang (2016–present) - The Front Bar Panelist
  • James Brayshaw (2023-present) - Talking Footy/Finals Host
  • Joel Selwood (2023-present) - Talking Footy/Finals Panelist
  • Trent Cotchin (2023-present) - Talking Footy/Finals Panelist
  • Tim Watson (2023-present) - Talking Footy/Finals Panelist
  • Cam Luke (2019-present) - Armchair Experts Host
  • Adam Cooney (2019-present) - Armchair Experts Panelist
  • Kate McCarthy (2024-present) - Armchair Experts Panelist
  • Tommy Sheridan (2024-present) - Armchair Experts Panelist
  • Abbey Gelmi (2024-present) - Saturday Scoop Host
  • Kate Massey (2024-present) - Saturday Scoop Host
  • Mitch Cleary (2024-present) - Saturday Scoop Panelist

Past

AFL Women's

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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) (Caller)
  • Nigel Carmody (2017–present) (Caller)
  • Jo Wotton (2020–present) (Caller)
  • Mark Soderstrom (2017–present) (Caller/Field Commentator SA Games)
  • Alister Nicholson (2022–present) (Caller)
  • 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)
  • Sam Lane (2015–present) (Field Commentator)
  • Abbey Gelmi (2020–present) (Host)
  • Emma Vosti (2020–present) (Field Commentator)
  • Josie Fielding (2021–present) (Field Commentator QLD Games)
  • Anna Hay (2022–present) (Field Commentator WA Games)
  • Ryan Daniels (2020–present) (Field Commentator WA Games)
  • Libby Birch (2022–present) (Expert Commentator)
  • Nathan Jones (Australian footballer) (2022–present) (Expert Commentator)
  • Mark Readings (2019–2020) (Field Commentator WA Games)
  • Shaun Burgoyne (2022–present) (Expert Commentator)

Past

  • Basil Zempilas (2020) (Caller)
  • 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)
  • Emma Kearney (2019–2020) (Expert Commentator)
  • Dani Shuey (2019–2020) (Field Commentator)
  • Jacqui Felgate (2019–2022) (Host/Field Commentator)

EJ Whitten Legends Game

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International Rules Series

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Victorian Football League

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Current

  • Jason Bennett (2015–present) (Host/Caller)
  • Nigel Carmody (2015–present) (Caller)
  • Campbell Brown (2015–present) Expert Commentator)
  • Libby Birch (2022–present) (Field Commentator)

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)
  • Michael Barlow(2019–2021) (Expert Commentator)
  • Abbey Gelmi (2021) (Host)
  • Abbey Holmes (2016–2018, 2021) (Field Commentator/Analysis)
  • Georgie Parker (2019, 2021) (Analysis)
  • Adam Cooney (2021) (Analysis)
  • Heath Shaw (2021) (Analysis)

WAFL

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Current

Past

  • Dennis Cometti (1984–1987, 2017–2020) (Caller/Expert Commentator)
  • Bob Miller (1970s–1986) (Caller)
  • John Rogers (1976–1987) (Caller)
  • Harvey Deegan (1977–1982) (Caller)
  • Peter Ensell (1970s–1987) (Caller)
  • Eric Sarich (1970s–1987) (Expert Commentator)
  • Percy Johnson (1980s) (Caller/Expert Commentator)
  • Frank Sparrow (1970s–1987) (Caller)
  • Arthur Marshall (1970s–1986) (Caller/Expert Commentator)
  • Nick Rynne (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)

SANFL

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Current

  • Mark Soderstrom (2014–present) (Host/Caller)
  • John Casey (2014–present) (Caller)
  • Tim Ginever (2014–present) (Expert Commentator)
  • Rhett Biglands (2016–present) (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)
  • Tom Wilson (2015–2017) (Field Commentator)

Cricket

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Australian Men's Test Cricket

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Current

International Expert Commentators

Past

Women's International Matches

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Current

Past

Big Bash League

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Current

  • Mel McLaughlin (Host) (2018/19–present)
  • Abbey Gelmi (Host) (2018/19–present)
  • Erin Holland (Host/Boundary Commentator) (2019/20–present)
  • Andy Maher (Host/Ball-by-Ball Caller) (2018/19–present)
  • Jason Richardson (Host/Ball-by-Ball Caller) (2018/19–present)
  • James Brayshaw (Host/Ball-by-Ball Caller) (2018/19–present)
  • Alister Nicholson (Host/Ball-by-Ball Caller) (2018/19–present)
  • Ricky Ponting (Expert Commentator) (2018/19–present)
  • Damien Fleming (Expert Commentator) (2018/19–present)
  • Greg Blewett (Expert Commentator) (2018/19–present)
  • Brad Hodge (Expert Commentator) (2018/19–present)
  • Lisa Sthalekar (Expert Commentator) (2018/19–present)
  • Trent Copeland (Expert Commentator) (2019/20—present)
  • Callum Ferguson (Expert Commentator) (2021/22–present)
  • Glenn Maxwell (Expert Commentator) (2020/21–present)
  • Marcus Stoinis (Expert Commentator (2020/21–present)
  • Aaron Finch (Expert Commentator (2021/22–present)
  • Andre Russell (Expert Commentator (2021/22–present)
  • Ashton Agar (Expert Commentator) (2021/22–present)
  • Andrew Gaze (Guest Commentator) (2021/22–present)
  • Sam Billings (Guest Commentator) (2021/22–present)
  • Will Pucovski (Guest Commentator) (2021/22–present)
  • Holly Ferling (Expert Commentator/Boundary Commentator) (2021/22–present)
  • Ryan Daniels (Perth Boundary Commentator) (2020/21–present)
  • Theo Doropoulos (Adelaide Boundary Commentator) (2021/22–present)
  • Elyse Villani (Expert Commentator/Tasmania Boundary Commentator) (2019/20, 2021/22–present)
  • Nazeem Hussain (Guest Commentator) (2021/22–present)
  • Dirk Nannes (Expert Commentator) (2018/19, 2021/22–present)
  • Justin Langer (Expert Commentator) (2022/23–present)
  • Natalie Yoanidis

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) (2019/20)
  • Phil Tufnell (Expert Commentator) (2018/19)
  • Sam McClure (Boundary Commentator) (2018/19–2019/20)
  • Jim Wilson (Host/Boundary Commentator) (2018/19–2019/20)
  • Michael Slater (Expert Commentator) (2018/19–2020/21)

Women's Big Bash League

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Current

  • Abbey Gelmi (Host) (2018/19–present)
  • Erin Holland (Host) (2021/22–present)
  • Andy Maher (Host/Ball-by-Ball Caller) (2018/19–2019/20, 2021/22–present)
  • Jason Richardson (Host/Ball-by-Ball Caller) (2018/19–2019/20, 2021/22–present)
  • Lisa Sthalekar (Expert Commentator) (2018/19–present)
  • Brad Hodge (Expert Commentator) (2018/19–present)
  • Alister Nicholson (Ball-by-Ball Caller) (2021/22–present)
  • Kristen Beams (Expert Commentator) (2021/22–present)
  • Emma Inglis (Expert Commentator) (2021/22–present)
  • Callum Ferguson (Expert Commentator) (2021/22–present)
  • Kirby Short (Expert Commentator) (2021/22–present)
  • Emily Smith (Expert Commentator) (2021/22–present)
  • Ryan Daniels (Boundary Commentator) (2021/22–present)

Past

Other Cricket presenters

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Tennis

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Final

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Wimbledon

Davis Cup

Past

Horse Racing

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Present

Past

Motor Racing

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Supercars Championship

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Current

  • Mark Beretta (Host/Commentator/Pit reporter, 2007–2014, 2021–present)
  • Abbey Gelmi (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)
  • Chad Neylon (Support category commentator, 2013–2014, 2021–present)
  • Molly Taylor (Pit reporter, 2021–present)
  • Jack Perkins (Expert Commentator, 2021–present)
  • Brad Hodge (Reporter, 2021–present)
  • Chris Stubbs (Reporter, 2021-present)
  • Craig Lowndes (Expert Commentator, 2021–present)
  • Garth Tander (Expert Commentator, 2021–present)
  • Charli Robinson (Reporter, 2021–present)
  • Riana Crehan (Pit Reporter, 2022–present)

Past

Bathurst 12 Hour

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  • Mark Beretta (Host/Pit reporter, 2015–2020, 2022–present)
  • Chris Stubbs (Host/Pit reporter, 2020)
  • Neil Crompton (Host, 2020)
  • Richard Craill (Commentator, 2015–2020, 2022–present)
  • Garth Tander (Commentator, 2022–present)
  • Graham Goodwin (Commentator, 2015–2017)
  • Jonny Palmer (Commentator, 2018–2020)
  • Matt Naulty (Commentator, 2022–present)
  • John Hindhaugh (Commentator, 2015–2020, 2023–present)
  • Shea Adam (Pit reporter, 2015–2020, 2023–present)
  • Chad Neylon (Pit reporter, 2016–2020, 2022–present)
  • Briony Ingerson (Reporter, 2017–2019, 2022–present)
  • Charli Robinson (Pit reporter, 2020, 2022)
  • Alex Hart (Reporter, 2018–2019)

TCR Australia & GT World Challenge Australia

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  • Mark Beretta (Host, 2020–2021)
  • Abbey Gelmi (Host, 2020–2021)
  • Richard Craill (Commentator, 2020–2021)
  • Greg Rust (Commentator, 2020–2021)
  • Matt Naulty (Commentator, 2020–2021)
  • Chris Stubbs (Commentator, Pit reporter, 2020–2021)
  • Cameron van den Dungen (Commentator, 2020)
  • Molly Taylor (Pit reporter, 2020–2021)
  • Jack Perkins (Pit reporter, 2020–2021)
  • Jess Dane (Pit reporter, 2020–2021)

Rugby League

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2017 Rugby League World Cup

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Golf

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Current

Past

Swimming

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Stawell Gift

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Current

Past

  • Peter Donegan (Host/Commentator)

Rugby Union

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Rugby World Series

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Soccer

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2002/2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)

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Manchester United vs Perth Glory/Leeds United

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Sydney FC v Tottenham 2015

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

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Matilda's Olympic Qualifiers 2016

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2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

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Logo history

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  • 1975–1988
    1975–1988
  • 1989–1999
    1989–1999
  • 2000–2003
    2000–2003
  • 2003–2011
    2003–2011
  • 2012–2014
    2012–2014
  • January 2015 – 2018
    January 2015 – 2018
  • September 2018 – June 2020
    September 2018 – June 2020
  • June 2020 – March 2021
    June 2020 – March 2021

Awards

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Sports coverage and programs made by Seven Sport have been won and been nominated for several awards at the Logie Awards.

See also

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References

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