CH 7 unveils 2012 commentary team
The AFL commentary line-up for the 2012 premiership season has been unveiled.
The four best games every weekend during the home-and-away season will be televised in 2012 on 7MATE in NSW and ACT – Friday nights, Saturday afternoons, Saturday nights and Sunday afternoons.
On Friday nights the action on 7MATE will begin at 7.30pm, featuring the iconic commentary team of BRUCE MCAVANEY, DENNIS COMETTI, LEIGH MATTHEWS, TIM WATSON, TOM HARLEY and MATTHEW RICHARDSON.
Kicking off at 6.30pm Saturday night on 7MATE, the new coverage will feature the irrepressible BRIAN ‘BT’ TAYLOR, Bulldogs champion LUKE DARCY, Geelong premiership skipper CAMERON LING and RICHO.
On Saturday afternoons, beginning at 3pm on 7MATE, AFL Game Day host HAMISH MCLACHLAN and 7 Perth sports presenter BASIL ZEMPILAS will call the action, with the coaching legend MICK MALTHOUSE and TOM HARLEY providing expert comments and former Swans captain BRETT KIRK the field commentary.
Sundays from 3pm on 7MATE, BRUCE, DENNIS and TIM return, joined by either CAMERON LING or BRETT KIRK who will share field commentary duties for the season.
Collectively they represent the most decorated, revered and popular figures in AFL football today. The commentary team has won 21 premierships, 17 best-and-fairest awards and played or coached in 3315 games.