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{{Short description|Australian sports radio programme}}
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{{Use Australian English|date=April 2012}}
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'''ABC Sport''', formerly '''ABC Radio Grandstand''', is a live radio sports focused commentary and talk-back program which runs on the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] (ABC) local radio network across Australia and on one digital-only station.

==History==
From the first week in November 2020, the ABC rebranded all of its sports coverage as "ABC SPORT", renaming the ABC Grandstand on [[digital radio]] as well as its [[social media]] accounts to this name.<ref name="radioinfo">{{cite web | title=Grandstand Summer of Cricket now on ABC SPORT | website=radioinfo | url=https://radioinfo.com.au/news/grandstand-summer-cricket-now-abc-sport|date=5 November 2020 | access-date=3 June 2021}}</ref>

==Description==
Sports that covered by the station include Test, [[Twenty20]] and One-Day International [[cricket]] (live),<ref name="radioinfo"/> [[rugby league]] (mostly in [[Queensland]] and [[New South Wales]]), the [[Summer Olympics]], [[Australian Football League]] games, [[Australian Open]] [[tennis]] and [[association football|soccer]] matches, including games involving the [[Socceroos]] and the [[A-League]] competition.

==Programming==

===Grandstand cricket===
ABC Grandstand has been broadcasting cricket since the 1930, and is the only national [[Australia]]n radio station to broadcast live Test, One Day and domestic [[cricket]].

The lead ABC cricket commentators are as follows:
* [[Jim Maxwell (commentator)|Jim Maxwell]] – A highly experienced and highly regarded cricket commentator, Maxwell has covered Australian One-Day, Test, and World Cup matches.<ref name="radioinfo"/> He also has broadcast [[rugby union]], [[rugby league]], [[golf]], and [[field hockey|hockey]], and [[Olympic Games]].
* [[Ian Chappell]] – Former captain of Australia. He has played over 90 Test and One Day cricket matches for Australia and has a Test batting average of 42.42.
* [[Alison Mitchell]] – Commentator of Channel 7's cricket coverage since 2018, first joined the ABC in 2014. She has also covered the [[Olympic Games]], [[Commonwealth Games]] and four Women's Cricket World Cups.

Other notable callers include Andrew Moore, [[Kristen Beams]], [[Dirk Nannes]], and [[Stuart Clark]].

===Grandstand rugby league===
Grandstand Rugby League is the ABC's flagship [[National Rugby League|NRL]] programme in the northern states.  The programme calls every game live each week of the season including the [[State of Origin series]] and Finals with in depth previews and reviews, analysis, extensive talkback and interviews, and live score updates of other matches.

===Grandstand AFL===
''Grandstand'' [[Australian Football League|AFL]] is the ABC's flagship sports programme in the southern states. The programme calls six AFL games live a week with further match preview, analysis, and talkback of the game. An introduction in 2008 was the Sunday Inquisition with Gerard Whateley highlighting the good and the bad of the AFL games for the past week. Coverage preference is given to local teams in their state. National coverage for games outside the home state is determined by the match with the highest appeal. ABC's coverage of the 2024 AFL season included: 

'''Play-by-play commentators'''

* Corbin Middlemas

* Matt Clinch
* Ben Cameron
* Kelli Underwood
* Andrew Mayes
* Joel Peterson
* Lauren Bordin
* Brett Sprigg (NSW)
* Daniel Garb (NSW)
* [[Quentin Hull]] (NSW, QLD)
* Michael Price (QLD)
* Aaron Bryans (SA)
* Neil Cross (SA)
* Clint Wheeldon (WA)
* Mitch Turner (WA)
* Chris Rowbottam (TAS)
* Michael Maney (TAS)
* Rob Cross (NT)

'''Special comments'''

* [[Mick Malthouse]]

* [[Cameron Ling]]
* [[Brett Deledio]]
* [[Brent Harvey]]
* [[Adam Ramanauskas]]
* [[Luke Ball]]
* [[Nathan Burke]]
* [[Brad Sewell]]
* [[Marc Murphy (footballer)|Marc Murphy]]
* [[Chad Wingard]]
* [[Callum Sinclair]]
* [[Kerryn Peterson]]
* [[Tadhg Kennelly]] (NSW)
* [[Joel Patfull]] (NSW)
* [[Dean Brogan]] (NSW, SA)
* [[Alicia Eva]] (NSW)
* [[Jeff White (Australian footballer)|Jeff White]] (QLD)
* [[Matthew Primus]] (QLD)
* [[Jason Akermanis]] (QLD)
* [[Jamie Stanton]] (QLD)
* [[Josh Francou]] (SA)
* [[Rod Jameson]] (SA)
* [[Scott Thompson (footballer, born 1983)|Scott Thompson]] (SA)
* [[Stephen Williams (footballer)|Stephen Williams]] (SA)
* [[Chelsea Randall]] (SA)
* [[Sharrod Wellingham]] (WA)
* [[Kara Antonio]] (WA)
* [[Shane Woewodin]] (WA)
* [[Chris Waterman]] (WA)
* [[Joel Bowden]] (NT)

'''Boundary riders'''

* Lauren Bordin
* Tim Hodges
* Jess Webster
* Rory Campbell
* Ian Cohen
* Tom Maddocks
* Ben Cameron
* Andrew Mayes
* Declan Byrne (NSW)
* Poppy Penny (NSW)
* Adam Shirley (NSW)
* Zane Bojack (QLD)
* [[Jamie Stanton]] (QLD)
* Liz Walsh (SA)
* Josh Money (SA)
* Bridget Lacy (WA)
* Akash Fotedar (WA)
* Andrew Cooling (TAS)
* [[Charlie King (sports broadcaster)|Charlie King]] (NT)

'''Journalists'''

* [[Jake Niall]] - Chief football reporter at The Age

===Grandstand A-League===
Beginning in the 2013/14 season, ABC Grandstand began covering every match of the [[A-League]] live on either local radio, digital radio, or via a dedicated mobile app.

==Presenters==
===Simone Thurtell===
{{anchor|Simone Thurtell}}

Simone Thurtell was a presenter for Grandstand.<ref name="auto">[http://www.abc.net.au/profiles/content/s2486319.htm profiles]</ref> She formerly shared the hosting of the summer Grandstand program with others, including [[Karen Tighe]], [[Tracey Holmes|Tracy Holmes]] and [[Peter Walsh (sports broadcaster)|Peter Walsh]]. She was ABC's around-the-ground reporter during international cricket matches played at the SCG. She is probably best known for her ''Grandstand Active Show'', which featured regular guests, including [[Kerry O'Keeffe]], [[Geoff Huegill]] and [[Al Baxter]], and covered the sporting issues of the day, overnight scores and live crosses to sport.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web | url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/thurtell-steps-down-from-the-grandstand-20070114-gdp8m1.html| title=Thurtell steps down from the Grandstand| first=Rachel| last=Browne| date=14 January 2007| website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref><ref name="auto2">{{Cite web | url=https://radioinfo.com.au/news/abc-local-radio-games| title=ABC Local Radio at the Games &#124; radioinfo}}</ref><ref>[https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/5524229/niav-owens-flying-the-hunter-flag-for-female-sports-broadcasters/ajax/ info needed]</ref>

Thurtell initially worked for [[ABC (Australian TV channel)|ABC]] TV Sport, before switching into the ABC Radio Grandstand team. She covered major events such as the [[2000 Sydney Olympics]] and [[2006 Commonwealth Games]] in [[New Delhi]].<ref name="auto"/> She called many sports, particularly [[netball]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://radioinfo.com.au/news/netball-gets-its-own-digital-radio-channel|title=Netball gets its own digital radio channel &#124; radioinfo}}</ref> She presented Drive on [[1233 ABC Newcastle]] in 2007 and 2008, before returning to Grandstand in 2009.<ref name="auto"/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{official |https://www.abc.net.au/radio/sport/}}

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