- Ray Hadley appeared for his final radio show on Sydney’s 2GB last week
- He said an emotional farewell to fans after nearly 43 years of broadcasting
- Despite this, he has now revealed he could be ready to step into a new role
Footy great Ray Hadley has hinted he could take on a new role in broadcasting after retiring from radio after 43 years in radio.
The 70-year-old bid an emotional farewell to fans on Friday while presenting his final on-air show on Sydney’s 2GB radio.
As Hadley takes a step back from radio to spend more time with his family and loved ones, there’s a chance it won’t be long before we hear his iconic voice calling the footy again.
Hadley, who once again claimed honors as Sydney’s top breakfast radio presenter in this year’s GfK Survey 8, could join Fox League’s coverage of the NRL in 2025.
‘Nothing is locked in or settled, but there is an opportunity for me to mention football – certainly on TV, most unlikely to be Channel Nine – but there is another avenue that could be open to me’ , he told Sky Sport’s Big Breakfast Weekend. program.
Hadley has also made a possible link with his old friend and News Corp reporter Phil Rothfield on NRL 360.
Ray Hadley has announced that he may be taking a step back from broadcasting
It came after Hadley presented his final show on 2GB last week after 43 years of broadcasting
“Steve Crawley is a buddy of mine, the boss of Fox Sports, and we haven’t talked about it yet, but I’d like to take a stab at 360, just to give it to Buzz [Phil Rothfield].’
Cawley, meanwhile, has admitted that the network could look to include the legendary commentator in their coverage, stating that they will “have a chat at some point.”
“We haven’t spoken,” Cawley told Nine News.
“We’ve known each other for a long time so we’ll probably have a chat at some point, but I have to say we’re really happy with our NRL callers and 360 is flying with Braith (Anasta) and Gorden (Tallis) hosting.
But should he join Fox, that means he’ll likely go toe-to-toe with Andrew Voss again.
It came after the latter took legal action against Hadley over an incident involving a statue erected in tribute to former Australian commentator Ray Warren.
The case was settled out of court.
Despite the incident, which happened about a decade ago now, Hadley stated there was “no problem” between the pair if they reunited at Fox.
He also hinted that he would be interested in working on AFL360 so he could spar with his old friend Phil Rothfield.
Hadley started working as a sports reporter for Channel 7 before jumping ship to join Channel 9. There he would present The Footy Show together with Steve Roach between 1994 and 1998.
He would go on to become one of Nine’s top commentators, working mainly on Thursday and Friday night footy matches, before leaving the role in 2018 after fending off criticism from fans on social media for his fast-paced commentary style.
Despite this, he has had a stellar career in radio, winning the Best Radio Sports Broadcaster award several times at the ‘RAWARDS’ and in 2021 he was inducted into the SCG’s Media Hall of Honor.