Gerard Whateley makes call on commentary future

Leading sports commentator Gerard Whateley has remained loyal to Fox Footy and will not cross to Seven for the 2025 AFL season.

A source close to Whateley, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, told this masthead on Monday that Whateley would not join the list of prominent names heading to Seven ahead of the 2025 season as the host free-to-air broadcaster continues to revamp its coverage.

Gerard Whateley will stay with Fox Footy in 2025. Credit: Justin McManus

Seven’s new head of sport, Chris Jones, has been bold in securing football commentators, including Age columnist Caroline Wilson and Port Adelaide great Kane Cornes from Channel Nine, and former St Kilda captain Nick Riewoldt, but Whateley will remain at Fox Footy, despite interest from the network.

Whateley remains under contract with Fox for at least two more years. He is expected to continue to host nightly review show AFL 360, but with a fresh partner as News Corp’s chief football writer, Mark Robinson, will reportedly not return for a 15th year in the role.

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