Ahead of Gather Round, where Sports Entertainment Network (SEN) will broadcast 100 hours of live AFL content across five days, starting today, Sports Entertainment Group (SEG) has also upped their commitment to local and community sport and will broadcast 11 Australian Rules Football leagues across the year.
This decision by SEN to increase the investment in grassroots Aussie Rules should be commended with local sports coverage losing audio outlets due to the niche audience and perceived limited advertising opportunities. SEN has shown willingness to act on what their listeners want and activate accessible options for tuning in.
Full details of the relevant leagues, as well as where and when they can be heard are below:
South Australian National Football League (SANFL)
Heard on SEN SA 1629am and on the SEN app, commentators for the SANFL will include Paul Bonsor, Dan Menzel, Jack Hannath, Eugene Warrior, Brodie Smith and Declan Hamilton, with a designated ‘game of the week’ broadcast across each weekend.
For Gather Round over the next five days:
SEN has a broadcast hub on Station Road outside SkyCity, on the edge of the Adelaide Oval precinct, with fans invited to come and be part of the live coverage. Broadcasting live from the site will be shows including Whateley, Fireball, Dwayne’s World, Sportsday, Breakfast with Bicks & Walshy, The Run Home with Kymbo & Chad and Crunch Time.
The AFL Nation team will also be on the road, broadcasting every game of Gather Round live from each venue.
The program is below:
- Whateley (with Gerard Whateley) broadcasting live from 8.30am local time on Wednesday and Thursday.
- Breakfast with Bicks & Walshy (with Mark Bickley and Jarrod Walsh) live from 6 to 8.30am Thursday.
- Fireball with Kane & Kingy (with Kane Cornes and David King) live from 5.31am Friday.
- Dwayne’s World (with Dwayne Russell) live from 11.30am to 2.30pm Wednesday through to Friday.
- The Run Home with Kymbo & Chad (with Kym Dillon and Chad Cornes) live from Adelaide across Gather Round, from 2.30pm Wednesday, with extended editions on Thursday and Friday.
- Locked In with Tom Morris on Wednesday from 4.30 to 5.30pm.
- Sportsday with Ken Hinkley and Tom Morris on Wednesday from 5.30 to 7pm.
- The Captain’s Run with Tom Morris live Friday from 8.30 to 10.30am
- A This is Your Journey special with Sam Edmund and Mark Williams on Friday at 10.30am.
- Bunnings Build‑Up on Thursday and Friday evenings, hosted by Gerard Whateley, Dwayne Russell, Ken Hinkley, Mark Bickley, Tom Morris and Chad Cornes.
- Off the Bench with Hutchy & Pickers (with Craig Hutchison and Liam Pickering) live on Saturday morning from 8.30 to 10.30am.
- Crunch Time live Saturday with Gerard Whateley, Tom Morris, Mark Bickley and Ken Hinkley, from 10.30am to 12.30pm.
- Lay Back with Betfair live on Sunday to close out the round.
West Australian Football League (WAFL)
Heard on the SEN WA app, SEN will broadcast the ‘game of the week ‘each Saturday afternoon, as well as other scheduled marquee matches. The commentary team for 2026 will include Jimmy Williams, Steve Malaxos and Peter Vlahos.
Victorian Football League (VFL)
During the Tasmania Devils’ inaugural season, SEN Tasmania will broadcast all their home and away matches on radio via SEN Tassie 1629am into Hobart, via SENTrack 1611am into Launceston and Devonport, plus they will also be streamed onto the SEN app.
The commentary team will include David ‘Flash’ Lithgow, Brent Costelloe, Russell Robertson, Josh Green and Brett Geappen.
Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA)
The VAFA ‘match of the round’ will be broadcast live every Saturday afternoon on the SEN app and via SEN Stadium, where fans at the ground can listen to the broadcast live, without delay. Commentary will be led by Matthew Donald, Hugo Higginbotham and legendary VAFA Hall of Fame caller, Simon Petch.
South West Football League (SWFL)
Broadcasting the ‘match of the round’ each weekend on SENSpirit Bunbury 621am and SENSpirit South West 1494am, as well as the SEN app, commentators each week will be Alan Crane and Darren McDonald. The broadcast can also be watched exclusively on the SEN app in Western Australia.
Goulburn Valley League (GVL)
Broadcast on SEN Goulburn Valley 1260am and the SEN app, each week a game will be broadcast by commentators Jack Brophy and Ryleigh Shannon.
Ellinbank & District Football League (EDFNL)
Broadcasting on SENTrack Latrobe Valley 91.9fm and on the SEN app the ‘game of the round’ every Saturday afternoon, commentators each week will be Rob Goodwin and Dylan Beaumont.
West Gippsland Football League (WGFNC)
Heard on SENTrack South West Gippsland 91.3fm and on the SEN app broadcasting the ‘game of the round’ every Saturday afternoon, commentators each week will be Ian Dougherty and Aiden Box.
Goldfields Football League (GFL)
Broadcasting the ‘match of the round’ every Saturday afternoon across regional Western Australia on SEN Goldfields 1611am, SEN Midwest, SEN Pilbara and SEN Great Southern. Commentators will include Ian Dunstan, Royce Newton and Glenn Wilson.
Perth Football League
Broadcasting the ‘match of the round’ every Saturday from 1pm AWST, which can be heard via the SEN app. The commentary team will be made up of Tim Lee and Ric Crosara.
Northern Territory Football League (NTFL)
SEN is gearing up to broadcast another NTFL season later in the year, scheduled to run from October 2026 to March 2027, and broadcast across SEN Top End 1611am and SENTrack Top End 90.7fm.
With all the above and SEN’s AFL, NRL, netball and racing coverage over the winter months, on Saturday afternoons there can be up to 15 simultaneous broadcasts available at the same time via the SEN app.
SEG Chief Executive, Craig Hutchison, said:
“Our passion is bringing live and local sport to as many Australians as we can, and local footy is a huge part of that. Supporting these leagues – established, emerging and everything in between – is something we’re immensely proud of.
Football, netball and racing clubs are the heart of local communities and locals want local and tribal content.
In 2026, fans will have more ways to follow their clubs than ever before, and that’s exactly what SEN is here to deliver.”
Finally, for any fans who can’t get to the Gather Round games over the weekend, SEN will host watch parties from the Tyrepower Stage on Saturday and Sunday afternoon. Hosted by Brodie Smith (Sunday) and John Casey (both days), fans can watch all the action from the Essendon v Melbourne game at Adelaide Oval on Saturday, and the GWS v Richmond game from Barossa Park on Sunday.
Pictured – The Adelaide Oval, from Facebook.