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Channel 7 AFL commentator poached by rival network

Shaun Burgoyne (second left) is leaving Channel 7 and joining Fox Footy.

Four-time premiership player Shaun Burgoyne will join Fox Footy’s commentary team for the 2025 AFL season in a major coup for the network.

Burgoyne had been part of Channel 7’s AFL coverage since 2022, but is moving across to Fox Footy, coinciding with the start of a new landmark rights deal signed by the Foxtel Group.

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Burgoyne won four premierships across his career — one with Port Adelaide in 2004 and three with Hawthorn in 2013, 2014 and 2015.

He is just one of six players to have played 400 V/AFL games.

In a statement, Kayo Sports said: “Burgoyne is the first of several experts expected to sign with Fox Footy in new roles next season as they bolster their ranks to maximise the opportunity the 2025 rights afford them.”

This includes the fact that for at least the first eight rounds nationally and at least the first 15 rounds in Victoria, the only place fans will be able to 스포츠토토사이트 watch AFL live on a Saturday will be on Kayo Sports or Foxtel. Fox Footy is referring to this as ‘Super Saturday Live’.

Fox Sports Managing Director Steve Crawley said: “Shaun is a straight shooter with a trusted opinion and has earned the respect of all football fans. He is football royalty and he wants to work at Fox Footy.”

During the 2025 AFL season, Fox Footy commentary and production will be available on all games for the first time along with no ad-breaks during play.

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