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Running It Straight is back!Cornes, Hinks, Greene headline star-studded SEN AFL call team
SEN • March 4th, 2026 11:32 am
Sports Entertainment Network (SEN) is thrilled to confirm its AFL Nation commentary team for the 2026 AFL Premiership season, adding some new faces to an already star-studded line-up.
Once again, SEN will again broadcast every game of the 2026 AFL Premiership season live and free. Kicking off each round with a bang, Thursday nights will see Gerard Whateley and Dwayne Russell doing play-by-play commentary, joined by experts Premiership Coach Adam Simpson and – new to the AFL Nation team in 2026 – 297-game Head Coach, Ken Hinkley.
Fridays will see Matt Hill join Russell in play-by-play commentary, alongside experts Gerard Healy and Brad Johnson, plus Tom Morris is set to join the AFL Nation team as host of Friday Night pre-game coverage.
Morris also joins Crunch Time on Saturdays alongside Whateley, Simpson, Kane Cornes, Hinkley, Dermott Brereton and Luke Hodge.
SEN is also pleased to confirm that Brownlow Medallist and Premiership player, Shane Crawford, will be joining the AFL Nation team in 2026, as an expert commentator, as well as 300-game player for St Kilda and Fremantle, Peter Bell, Port Adelaide Premiership player, Chad Cornes, and current GWS captain, Toby Greene.
Across each weekend of football, AFL Nation’s star-studded commentary team will include play-by play commentators Gerard Whateley, Dwayne Russell, Andy Maher, Matt Hill, Stephen Quarterman, Tim Gossage, Kym Dillon, Matthew Cocks,John Donohoe, Jordan Kounelis, Sam Hargreaves, Brett Phillips, Peter Vlahos, David Wildy, Miles Pfitzner, Nick Butler, Jo Wotton, Adam White and Jack Fulham, and expert commentators, Adam Simpson, Kane Cornes, Luke Hodge, Ken Hinkley, Gerard Healy, Brad Johnson, Dermott Brereton, Mark Bickley, Chad Cornes, Liam Pickering, Peter Bell, Josh Jenkins, Adam Cooney, David Schwarz, Guy McKenna, Scott Cummings, Brenton Sanderson, Nick Davis, Toby Greene and Shane Crawford.
Sunday Crunch Time also returns in 2026, headlined by __Cam Luke, Josh Jenkins and Liam Pickering. __
In 2026, SEN’s AFL programming can be heard on all SEN radio stations across Australia and syndicated to ACE Radio, Super Radio Network and Cruise 1323am in Adelaide*. Fans will also be able to access AFL Nation calls for every game via the SEN App, with the ability to also use SEN Sync – for a premium at-home broadcasting experience – and SEN Stadium – for a zero-latency broadcast experience for fans in-stadium.
SEN’s hugely popular parochial calls will again return in 2026, headlined by Blues Radio, led by Andy Maher, Sam Edmund, Ange Christou and Anthony Koutoufides. In addition, SEN will provide parochial calls for Cats, Crows and Power games, as well as Eagles and Dockers homes games. Plus, in 2026 Lions Radio will also debut for the reigning Premiers.
These parochial calls will be streamed on SEN Fanatic via the SEN app.
SEN CEO, Craig Hutchison, said the network was gearing up for what was once again promising to be an exciting AFL season.
“Each year we challenge ourselves to elevate the listening experience for footy fans, and 2026 is no exception. AFL Nation has become the home of the most comprehensive, entertaining and insightful coverage in the game, and this year’s commentary team reflects that ambition. We’re proud to unite some of the sport’s greatest modern voices with fresh perspectives drawn from across the football landscape.
“Our commitment is simple,” Hutchison continued, “to bring every moment of the AFL Premiership season to life - live and free - for fans everywhere. Whether it’s through our expanding radio network, the SEN App, SEN Sync or SEN Stadium, we want supporters to feel closer to the game than ever before. This year’s line‑up demonstrates just how far the network has come, and how determined we are to keep innovating, keep growing and keep serving the most passionate audience in Australian sport.”
__AFL Nation’s Opening Round broadcast schedule: __
Thursday 5 March:Sydney v Carlton @ SCG, 7.30pm AEDT - Gerard Whateley, Dwayne Russell & Adam Simpson
Friday 6 March:Gold Coast v Geelong @ People First Stadium, 8.05pm AEDT – Dwayne Russell, Shane Crawford, Luke Hodge & Tom Morris
Saturday 7 March:
Crunch Time – Gerard Whately, Tom Morris, Adam Simpson & Kane CornesGWS v Hawthorn @ ENGIE Stadium, 4.15pm AEDT – Gerard Whately, John Donohoe & Ken HinkleyBrisbane v Western Bulldogs @ Gabba, 7.35pm AEDT – Miles Pfitzner, Jack Fulham & Josh Jenkins
Sunday 8 March:Crunch Time – Cam Luke, Josh Jenkins & Liam PickeringSt Kilda v Collingwood @ MCG, 7.20pm AEDT – Gerard Whately, Stephen Quartermain & Adam CooneyTo be followed immediately by SEN’s broadcast of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Final
AFL Nation’s 2026 commentary team:
Play-by-Play:
Gerard Whateley, Dwayne Russell, Andy Maher, Matt Hill, Stephen Quarterman, Tim Gossage, Kym Dillon, Matthew Cocks, Adam White, John Donohoe, Jordan Kounelis, Sam Hargreaves, Brett Phillips, Peter Vlahos, David Wildy, Miles Pfitzner, Nick Butler, Jo Wotton, Adam White, Jack Fulham
Experts:
Adam Simpson, Kane Cornes, Luke Hodge, Ken Hinkley, Gerard Healy, Brad Johnson, Dermott Brereton, Mark Bickley, Chad Cornes, Liam Pickering, Peter Bell, Josh Jenkins, Adam Cooney, David Schwarz, Guy McKenna, Scott Cummings, Brenton Sanderson, Nick Davis, Shane Crawford, Dermott Brereton, Toby Greene
Crunch Time:
Gerard Whateley, Kane Cornes, Adam Simpson, Ken Hinkley, Luke Hodge, Tom Morris, Sam Edmund, Cam Luke, Josh Jenkins, Liam Pickering
AFL Nation broadcasts can be heard through the following broadcast network:
Sport Entertainment Network - SEN 1116am Melbourne, SEN 1170am Sydney, SENQ 693am Brisbane, SEN Gold Coast 1620am, SEN SA 1629am, SEN Tassie 1629am, SEN Top End 1611am, SEN Mt Gambier 1629am, SENSpirit 621am Bunbury, SENSpirit 1494am South West, SEN Peel in Mandurah DAB+, SEN Goldfields 1611am Kalgoorlie, SENTrack – Bendigo 98.8fm and Hamilton 88.0fm, Sunraysia 89.1fm, Swanhill 98.7fm, Gippsland 91.3fm, Latrobe Valley 91.9fm, SEN Fanatic on DAB+, and the SEN App.
ACE Radio – including 2AY in Albury, 3CS in Colac, 3HA in Hamilton/Portland, 3SH in Swan Hill, 3WM in Horsham, 3YB in Warrnambool, Gold in Traralgon, 2QN in Deniliquin
Super Radio Network – including 2SM Sydney, 2HD Newcastle, 2HC Coffs Harbour, 2RE Taree, 2PM Port Macquarie, 2DU Dubbo, 2MO Gunnedah, 2NZ Inverell, 2AD Armidale, 2BH Broken Hill, 2VM Moree, 2MG Mudgee, 2TM Tamworth, Radio 97 Tweed/Gold Coast, 2LF Young, 2PK Parkes, 2EL Orange, 2GF Grafton, 2LM Lismore, 2BS Bathurst, 4AK Toowoomba, 4WK Warwick, 4GY Gympie, 8HA Alice Springs
ARN – Cruise 1323am in Adelaide
