Editing 3AW (section)

== 3AW Football (AFL) ==
''3AW Football'' is the brand under which 3AW broadcasts [[Australian rules football]] and the station broadcasts football on all AFL match days.

3AW Football dates back to 1953, and legendary commentators such as [[Norman Banks (broadcaster)|Norman Banks]] and [[Harry Beitzel]] have spent time calling games at 3AW. [[Rex Hunt]] called football at 3AW for 21 years before moving to rival [[Triple M]] in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/rex-hunt-may-leave-3aw-after-shock-offer-from-triple-m/story-e6frf7jo-1225798376939|title=Rex Hunt leaves 3AW after shock offer from Triple M|access-date=6 August 2023}}</ref>

[[Matthew Lloyd]] and Dr [[Peter Larkins]] joined 3AW Football in 2012. The team for 2013 also had a number of changes,<ref>[http://www.radiotoday.com.au/news/whats-new/2000-3aw-reveal-footy-team-for-2013-season.html 3AW reveal footy team for 2013 season | Radio Today. Retrieved 15 February 2013]</ref>
[[Stephen Quartermain]]<ref name="Team">[http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/cameron-ling-joins-3aw-broadcast-team/story-fn9eu7in-1226594825414 Cameron Ling joins 3AW broadcast team | Herald Sun 11 March 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2013]</ref> called on weekends, alongside either Tim Lane or Tony Leonard and the expert commentators. [[Cameron Ling]]<ref name="Team" /> has an expert commentary role interchangeably on Friday nights, Saturday afternoons and Sunday afternoons.

2014 saw the departure of [[Stephen Quartermain]], and the recruitment of [[Nathan Brown (Australian footballer born 1978)|Nathan Brown]] as a ball-by-ball commentator for Saturday night and Sunday twilight matches.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.3aw.com.au/football_profiles |title=3AW Football Profiles |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2 March 2014 |website=3AW |publisher=Fairfax Media |access-date=2 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302034342/http://www.3aw.com.au/football_profiles |archive-date=2 March 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+Current 3AW Football team (2025)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meet The Team: 3AW Football |url=https://www.3aw.com.au/afl-football/meet-the-team/ |access-date=2023-03-13 |website=3AW |language=en}}</ref>
!Commentators
!Experts
!Boundary
!Journalists
|-
|[[Anthony Hudson (commentator)|Anthony Hudson]]
|[[Leigh Matthews]]
|Jacqui Reed
|[[Caroline Wilson (journalist)|Caroline Wilson]]
|-
|Bruce Eva
|[[Matthew Lloyd]]
|[[Abbie McKay]]
|[[Sam McClure]]
|-
|Matt Granland
|[[Jimmy Bartel]]
|[[Joel Selwood]]
|Rohan Connelly
|-
|[[Tim Lane (journalist)|Tim Lane]]
|[[Matthew Richardson (footballer)|Matthew Richardson]]
|[[Libby Birch]]
|Eddie Summerfield
|-
|[[Tony Leonard]]
|[[Tony Shaw (Australian rules footballer)|Tony Shaw]]
|Eddie Summerfield
|Laura Spurway
|-
|Shane McInnes
|[[Rory Sloane]]
|Kate Reynolds (NSW)
|
|-

|
|[[Libby Birch]]
|Paddy Sweeney (WA)
|}

=== Former 3AW Football team members ===
(not a complete list)
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
* [[Norman Banks (broadcaster)|Norman Banks]] [one of the first 3AW commentators] (1953–1960s)
* [[Harry Beitzel]] (1972–1989)
* Bill Jacobs <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cricketvictoria.com.au/news/media-releases/vale-bill-jacobs/ | title=Vale Bill Jacobs | date=31 July 2011 }}</ref>
* [[Ian Johnson (cricketer)|Ian Johnson]] [one of the first 3AW commentators]
* [[Doug Heywood]]
* [[Mike Williamson (broadcaster)|Mike Williamson]]
* [[Clinton Grybas]] (2000–2007)
* [[Rex Hunt]] (1989–2009 & 2017–2021)
* [[Dwayne Russell]]
* [[Cameron Ling]] (2012–2019)
* [[Andrew Bews]]
* [[Wayne Carey]] (2006–2007)
* [[Tony Charlton]] [one of the first 3AW commentators]
* [[Dennis Cometti]] (2008–2011)
* [[Scott Cummings (footballer)|Scott Cummings]]
* [[Gerard Healy]]
* [[Craig Hutchison (broadcaster)|Craig Hutchison]]
* [[David King (footballer, born 1972)|David King]]
* [[Garry Lyon]]
* [[Mick Malthouse]] (2012)
* [[Sam Newman]] (1981–1999)
* [[Brian Taylor (Australian footballer)|Brian Taylor]] (2010–2014)
* [[Stephen Quartermain]] (2013)
* [[Bill Vickers]]
* [[Robert Walls]] (1995–2012)
{{Div col end}}