Former Gold Coast Suns chairman Tony Cochrane has strongly backed Jeff Browne to be Richard Goyder’s successor as commission chairman.

Goyder is expected to step down from the role in March ahead of the 2026 season.

And Cochrane says it will be a “wonderful day for footy” if Browne – who is the former president of Collingwood – is installed into the AFL chairman role.

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“Change is a really good thing, and Richard’s call (to depart) is the right call,” he said on 3AW.

“If the commission can get Jeff Browne as chairman, it will be a wonderful day for footy.”

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