AFL Trade Radio returns bigger than ever for 2025

The AFL’s most comprehensive trade coverage is back, with Trade Radio returning bigger and earlier than ever for the 2025 Continental Tyres AFL Trade Period.

Kicking off with three special live shows during Grand Final Week before launching into full-scale coverage across the entire 2025 Continental Tyres AFL Trade Period, fans can tune in from Wednesday to Friday next week (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.

From Monday 29 September, 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.

In 2025, Trade Radio is also excited to welcome both James Hird and Liam Pickering as regular hosts throughout its coverage.

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 features some of the biggest names in footy media:

• 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. This year promises to be one of the most dramatic yet, with speculation swirling around some of the game’s biggest stars including Zach Merrett, Charlie Curnow and Christian Petracca.

Craig Hutchison, CEO of Sports Entertainment Network, said his network was just as excited as the fans as they were gearing up for another AFL trade period.

“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.”

Trade Radio is proudly supported by Continental Tyres, continuing their long-standing commitment to footy fans and the AFL industry.