Former Adelaide Crows captain joins Nine’s 2025 AFL commentary line-up

January 6, 2025 11:37

Former Adelaide Crows captain Rory Sloane has joined Nine ahead of the 2025 AFL season, as an expert commentator.

Described as one of the game’s most widely-admired and respected leaders, Sloane played 16 seasons of AFL, including 255 games for the Crows, before his retirement in 2024.

He is making the jump to broadcast, joining the panels of Nine’s AFL Sunday Footy Show and Footy Classified, as well as agreeing to weekly contributions to 9News Adelaide and 3AW Football.

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Lauren McNamara

Lauren McNamara is a freelance journalist. She previously spent three years at Mumbrella, most recently as the associate editor. She left her staff role in August 2025.