Premiership coach and Australian Football Hall of Famer Paul Roos has decided to step away from full-time Fox Footy duties.

The gun footy analyst will spend 2020 focusing on corporate speaking and other business interests, while he also plans to travel with his partner, Tami.

Roos has been an integral Fox Footy commentator across two stints over the past decade, particularly with long-running program On The Couch.

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A replacement On The Couch panellist will be named in the next couple of weeks. Respected former players such as Nick Riewoldt, Brad Johnson and Alastair Lynch, as well as past program panellists David King and Jason Dunstall, are all expected to be considered to fill the chasm left by Roos.

After stepping down as Sydney coach in 2010, Roos spent three seasons with Fox before returning to coaching to lead Melbourne from 2014 to 2016. He then came back to Fox Footy for the 2017 season, again teaming up with Gerard Healy, Jonathan Brown and Garry Lyon for On The Couch, as well as being a match-day analyst.

Jonathan Brown, Garry Lyon, Paul Roos and Gerard Healy were the On The Couch panel for 2018 and 2019. Picture: Tim Carrafa Source: News Corp Australia

“It has been a pleasure to work with Fox Footy over the past three years,” Roos said.

“I am really looking forward to stepping back my media commitments in 2020 to focus on my corporate speaking and business interests.”

Fox Sports head of television Steve Crawley said Roos had been one of the most professional commentators on the stable.



“Paul Roos has been an outstanding contributor and member of the Fox Sports team on and off air,” Crawley said. “An integral part of our game-day coverage and magazine shows, he has proven why Fox Sports commentators are the best in the business.

“We look forward to working with him on special projects in the future.”

Crawley added Fox Footy’s full 2020 program would be revealed soon.