League Teams
| Company type | Television program |
|---|---|
| Industry | Television broadcasting, Sports media |
| Predecessor | AFL Teams (1960s–1970s on HSV-7) |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Fate | Discontinued in 2018 |
| Headquarters | Australia |
Key people | Dermott Brereton (presenter), Jason Dunstall (former host), Brian Taylor (former host), Paul Roos (former host) |
| Products | Australian rules football television program |
| Parent | Fox Footy, Fox Sports |
League Teams (previously known as AFL Teams) was a weekly television program centered on the Australian Football League (AFL), broadcast on Fox Footy every Thursday at 6:30pm to coincide with team announcements. The series was presented by Dermott Brereton and included Fox Footy's commentary panel throughout the AFL season.
An earlier version sharing the same title and format was aired on Melbourne's HSV-7 during the 1960s and 1970s, featuring ex-players such as Lou Richards, Jack Dyer, and Bob Davis.
History
The program debuted on the original Fox Footy Channel in 2002, with Jason Dunstall as host alongside panellists including Luke Darcy, former and player John Barnes, and former player Wayne Schwass. The show concluded in 2006 following the closure of Fox Footy Channel, thereafter moving to the parent network Fox Sports until 2012 when it returned to the reintroduced AFL-focused Fox Footy.
Between 2007 and 2010, hosting duties were undertaken by former footballer Brian Taylor, who was replaced by Dermott Brereton after Taylor left for the Seven Network in 2011.
In 2017, with the inclusion of Paul Roos, the program adopted a “match committee” style format.
The series was discontinued in 2018 and succeeded by The Weekend Lowdown, hosted by Sarah Olle, which retained most of the former League Teams contributors except for Brereton and Roos.
Host
- Jason Dunstall (2002–2006)
- Brian Taylor (2007–2011)
- Dermott Brereton (2012–2017)
- Paul Roos (2017)
Panellists
- Brad Johnson
- Alastair Lynch
- Ben Dixon
- Luke Darcy
- John Barnes
- Wayne Schwass
- Tony Shaw
- Barry Hall
- David Parkin
- Cameron Mooney
- Liam Pickering
- Paul Roos