The AFL’s trade coverage is back, with Trade Radio returning bigger and earlier than ever for the 2025 Continental Tyres AFL Trade Period.
Trae Radio kicks off with three special live shows during this Grand Final Week before launching into full-scale coverage across the entire 2025 trade period.
Fans can tune in from Wednesday to Friday September 24 to 26 for exclusive midday broadcasts live from the Macca’s Footy Fest in Yarra Park, airing from 12 to 2pm and hosted by a rotating lineup of trade experts including Callum Twomey, Riley Beveridge, Sam Edmund, Tom Morris and Josh Jenkins. This year James Hird and Liam Pickering also join the crew as regular hosts throughout coverage.
Then from Monday September 29 , AFL Trade Radio will go live daily for two-and-a-half weeks, delivering wall-to-wall coverage of every deal, rumour and club move. There is already speculation swirling around the movements next year of star players Zach Merrett, Charlie Curnow and Christian Petracca.
Trade Radio has been a phenomenon for footy fans. It has topped the Australian Podcast Ranker and is getting close to notching up 5000 episodes (4309 to date)
The broadcast schedule includes:
Wednesday 24 September to Friday 26 September: 12pm – 2pm daily
Monday 29 September: 12-6pm
Tuesday 30 September to Wednesday 15 October 15: 7am-6pm daily
NEW | Thursday 16 October: 7am-12pm – a comprehensive wrap-up of all 18 clubs and their trade activity
This year’s lineup:
7 to 9am: Kane Cornes & Sam Edmund
9 to 11am: Tom Morris & James Hird
11am to 12pm: Sarah Olle & Josh Gabelich
12 to 1pm: Callum Twomey & Riley Beveridge
1 to 3pm: Cam Luke & Liam Pickering
3 to 6pm: Damian Barrett, Brad Johnson & Josh Jenkins
Broadcasting live on AFL.com.au and the AFL App, fans can access both audio and visual streams, with podcasts available across the day for on-demand listening.
Craig Hutchison, CEO of Sports Entertainment Network, said:
“Trade Radio has become a staple of the footy calendar, and this year we’re taking it to another level. Starting earlier, broadcasting longer and featuring the best talent in the game, this is the ultimate destination for trade news and analysis.”
Ed Bowman, Head of Content at the AFL, added;
“Trade Radio is the undisputed home of trade content across the Continental Tyres AFL Trade Period. With just two teams remaining the 2025 Toyota AFL Final Series, we are excited to kick start the season of hope early for fans of the other 16 Clubs, with the launch this Wednesday coinciding with the Macca’s Footy Fest.”
We saw record consumption last year on afl.com.au and the AFL Live App, with just under 2M audio and video streams across the 13 days of action, and with massive storylines and player movement expected in 2025, we are excited at the prospect of another record-breaking set of engagement across AFL channels.”