''AFL Game Day'' was an Australian television program broadcast on the
Seven Network
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in Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania and on
7mate
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in all other states. In Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania it aired following ''
Weekend Sunrise
''Weekend Sunrise'' is an Australian breakfast television program, broadcast on the Seven Network and currently hosted by Monique Wright and Matt Doran.
History
In 2005 the Seven Network replaced its struggling Sunday morning program ''Sunday ...
''.
The program focused on the current issues in the
Australian Football League. It first aired on 16 March 2008
and aired at 10am on Sundays throughout the AFL season.
History
The weekly program was hosted by
Hamish McLachlan
Hamish Angus McLachlan (born 28 August 1975) is an Australian sports broadcaster and host with Seven Sport.
Since he joined the Seven Network in January 2008, he has been a host/presenter/reporter at multiple events, including being a part of ...
and had regular guests such as
Leigh Matthews
Leigh Raymond Matthews (born 1 March 1952) is a former Australian rules footballer and coach. He played for Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and coached and the .
Squat, short-legged and barrel-chested, Matthews earned the ic ...
, Mark Stevens, Jude Bolton,
Cameron Ling
Cameron Ling (born 27 February 1981) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A tagger at and , Ling is a premiership-winning captain at the club.
He is now a c ...
or Jimmy Bartel. Several current players or coaches also appeared each week. The program was extended to 90 minutes in 2012, finishing at 11:30 am, meaning the last half-hour went head to head with the
Nine Network's ''The Sunday Footy Show''.
During the 2010 AFL finals series, the program was also broadcast on Thursday nights at 7:30 pm. A special Saturday morning edition has aired on the day of the
Grand Final
Primarily in Australian sports, a grand final (sometimes colloquially abbreviated to "grannie") is a game that decides a sports league's premiership (or championship) winning team, i.e. the conclusive game of a finals (or play-off) series. S ...
since 2012.
In March 2020, the program revealed a brand new set and graphics. However, in June 2020, the program was axed due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
Nat Edwards was the main fill-in presenter for McLachlan.
Host & panelists
Host
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Hamish McLachlan
Hamish Angus McLachlan (born 28 August 1975) is an Australian sports broadcaster and host with Seven Sport.
Since he joined the Seven Network in January 2008, he has been a host/presenter/reporter at multiple events, including being a part of ...
Panelists
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Leigh Matthews
Leigh Raymond Matthews (born 1 March 1952) is a former Australian rules footballer and coach. He played for Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and coached and the .
Squat, short-legged and barrel-chested, Matthews earned the ic ...
*
Jude Bolton
Jude Bolton (born 15 March 1980) is a former professional Australian rules football player who played for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL) between 1999 and 2013.
Early life
Growing up, he supported the St Kilda Footbal ...
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Cameron Ling
Cameron Ling (born 27 February 1981) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A tagger at and , Ling is a premiership-winning captain at the club.
He is now a c ...
* Mark Stevens
*
Nick Maxwell
Nicholas Maxwell (born 3 June 1983) is a former Australian rules football player and former captain of the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Early life
Nick Maxwell was born in Geelong to parents Sue and Do ...
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Jimmy Bartel
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Daisy Pearce
Daisy Pearce (born 27 May 1988) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Melbourne Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition. Often regarded as the face of women's Australian rules football, Pearce has served as Melbourne c ...
* Kathleen Pettyfor (Injury Updates)
* Nat Edwards (News Updates)
Former panelists
* Mark Robinson
*
Tom Harley
Thomas Harley (born 18 July 1978) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Port Adelaide Football Club and the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A defender at and , Harley is a two ...
*
Jon Anderson
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Matthew Richardson
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David Schwarz
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Mark Ricciuto
Mark Anthony Ricciuto ( ; born 8 June 1975) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). From Ramco, South Australia, Ricciuto started as a junior with the local Waike ...
* Peter Larkins
See also
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List of Australian television series
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List of longest-running Australian television series
References
External links
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Seven Network original programming
Television shows set in Melbourne
Australian rules football television series
2008 Australian television series debuts
2020 Australian television series endings
2010s Australian television series
English-language television shows
Seven Sport