the media category. Lane was involved in a well-publicised dispute with the Nine Network on the eve of the 2002 AFL season. Having been recruited to Nine's AFL commentary team, Lane quit just days prior to the season's commencement, claiming Nine had refused to honour a stipulation in his contract that Eddie McGuire would not commentate alongside him in matches involving the Collingwood Football Club. Lane held the view that McGuire's role as Collingwood president put him in a conflict of interest, as his freedom to report matters regarding the club would be compromised by his requirement to keep certain inside knowledge confidential. Lane parted ways from Nine and took up a role on Network Ten's AFL coverage in 2003, where he remained until Ten lost the rights at the end of 2011. Lane resigned from his full-time role with the ABC in 2003 but continued as a part-time AFL commentator on ABC radio, usually only on Friday night games, until the end of 2009. In addition to his role as an AFL commentator for Network Ten, he was also a regular sports columnist for The Age, and he usually appeared fortnightly on Jon Faine's Conversation Hour on ABC Radio across Victoria. At the end of the 2009 AFL season, Lane left ABC radio and joined 3AW in 2010 as a replacement for Rex Hunt (who moved to Triple M and has since retired). Lane leads the Sunday pre-match discussion and calls Saturday and Sunday games. He replaced Dennis Cometti (who moved to Triple M) as a Saturday caller. He is also a commentator for Macquarie Media's cricket coverage. In addition, he called the drawn 2010 AFL Grand Final and Friday Night matches during the 2011 AFL finals series for the station. Lane is a regular columnist for The Age newspaper in Victoria. In 2018, Lane joined the Seven Network as a ball-by-ball commentator on its cricket coverage. Personal life Tim is the father of sports writer and multi-media personality Samantha Lane and is an avid supporter of the Carlton Football Club. References External links 1951 births Living people Australian radio personalities Australian rules football commentators Australian television presenters People from Launceston, Tasmania People from Devonport, Tasmania Australian tennis commentators Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame inductees Radio personalities from Melbourne