Footy fans may be in for something different when watching their favourite players rejoice after kicking a goal this weekend.

Broadcaster Fox Footy is reportedly considering sending a cameraman out onto the field of play following goals, allowing for an up-close look at players’ jubilation while play is stopped.

SEN reported Fox was weighing up the trial, which would involve a Steadicam operator and a ‘spotter’ entering the field of play while remaining a safe distance from the athletes.

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The potential shift would be in line with how some of the world’s biggest sporting codes broadcast big moments in matches.

The use of sideline Steadicams is common for NFL touchdowns and English Premier League goals, with some players incorporating the camera positioning into their celebrations.

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Meanwhile, fellow AFL broadcaster Seven is weighing up its own big decision: Deciding who replaces icon Bruce McAvaney in their lead calling role.

James Brayshaw will be on trial when he replaces McAvaney on Channel 7’s prime time football calling spot early in the season.

The network is set to use the first part of the AFL season as an audition for who will sit next to Brian Taylor permanently in the coveted Friday night seat.

Brayshaw is likely to be given six weeks in the main chair with the other candidates, Hamish McLachlan and Luke Darcy, then given a chance to show their wares on the biggest stage.

McAvaney, 67, shocked the AFL world on Sunday when he announced he had called his last football game and was now focusing on the Olympics and horse racing.

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