FOX Footy the home of AFL Women’s League

Kelli Underwood and Neroli Meadows will call the action on FOX Footy’s NAB AFL Women’s League from February.

FOX Footy commentators including Adam Papalia and Tanya Armstrong will join them for 28-matches staged over seven weeks. The eight-team competition takes place across seven states, beginning with Collingwood on February 3, 2017, at Olympic Park Oval, Melbourne.

FOX Footy General Manager, Michael Neill, said: “This is a landmark moment for women’s football. FOX Footy will bring the new league to life by beaming every home-and-away match live to fans across the country. We are proud to be partnering with the AFL on providing a platform to showcase these amazing athletes, and to give women’s sport the coverage it deserves.

“FOX Footy is truly the home of the AFL, and the only place on TV to see every home and away match of both pre-season competitions plus every game, of every round, of the 2017 Toyota AFL Premiership season live.

“Across February and March, fans will receive more live action than ever before with 55 pre-season men’s and women’s matches. It’s going to be a massive year, and we can’t wait to get cracking.”

Foxtel’s Managing Director of Content Aggregation and Wholesale Deanne Weir said: “Foxtel is delighted to be delivering the inaugural AFL Women’s League into our subscriber’s homes on FOX Footy. Women’s sport is finally being given the recognition it deserves and AFL is the perfect game to showcase the skills and athleticism of these footballers.”

The women’s league will coincide with the annual pre-season men’s AFL competition, the 2017 JLT Community Series, which will run from February 16 to March 12, 2017, Live on FOX Footy.

Further commentary names will be announced in coming months.