Veteran AFL broadcaster Brian Taylor says he won't change how he pronounces Essendon forward Orazio Fantasia's surname, despite his fellow Channel Seven commentators correcting its pronunciation on Friday night.

During a Triple M broadcast on Saturday afternoon, Taylor said 'Fan-tay-sha' – rather than 'Fanta-sia' – was the "Australian" way to pronounce the 23-year-old's name, despite Bombers skipper Dyson Heppell saying it was incorrect.

Former VFL and AFL player and current media commentator Brian Taylor. Credit:AAP

"We don't pronounce Italian names in Australia in the full Italian way," Taylor said.

"We pronounce it with the Australianism in it, and that's how we'll continue to do it."