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Live sport on SN this weekendSwann to meet with NFL over AI umpiring technology
Sam Edmund • February 2nd, 2026 2:25 pm
AFL football boss Greg Swann will today travel to San Francisco for key meetings with NFL chiefs as the AFL embarks on another international mission.
On the same day league boss Andrew Dillon returns from India, Swann jets to California for Superbowl LX and discussions around advancements in officiating.
As the AFL investigates technology upgrades for its goal review system, Swann will hold talks with the NFL around its use of AI in refereeing decisions.
The NFL has pursued the use of artificial technology into officiating to improve accuracy and speed of decisions, with Sony’s Hawk-Eye system at the centre of the movement.
This season the NFL has used the technology, introduced to the sports world by tennis’ governing bodies two decades ago, to measure first downs and removing the need for a “chain gang”.
The high-resolution system provides real-time 3D tracking of the ball, allowing for instantaneous and precise rulings.
As revealed by SEN last year, the AFL has been in talks with multiple companies about gaining access to its own cameras that would provide score review decisions with zero-latency.
It would mean that the game would no longer need to be stopped for a score review in the AFL Review Centre (ARC), with goal umpires told in real-time what their decision should be.
The NFL’s Hawk-Eye system features six specialised 8K cameras in every stadium – something the AFL is exploring replicating.
Meanwhile, Matthew Chun, the AFL’s EGM Finance, Broadcasting and Infrastructure, is also leading a team to San Francisco as preparations continue for the NFL’s historic MCG game this September.
The LA Rams will be the home team in the second week of September.
