Tony Jones

Tony Jones (born 1 October 1961), known by the nickname “Chompers”, is an Australian sports presenter and journalist based in Melbourne.

Jones is currently the sports presenter Nine News Melbourne on weeknights. He is the weeknight sport presenter for Nine News Melbourne. In 2016, Jones tried to kiss Rebecca Judd's cheek on live TV to send her off for maternity leave, but Judd infamously rejected his advance, and this clip also went viral, notching up more than a million views on YouTube alone. The kiss attempt is frequently brought up as a running gag on the Sunday Footy Show. Despite the awkward incidents, Judd harboured no ill will, eventually planting a kiss on Jones at the 2018 Brownlow Medal red carpet.

Despite the prevalence of it, he does not like the nickname "Chompers" or its many variations; Chompers is a reference to his artificially whitened teeth.

Jones is also a fill-in presenter on 3AW.

In 2018, it was announced Jones would once again be part of the national Wide World of Sports team as a host at the Australian Open, featuring alongside colleagues James Bracey and Rebecca Maddern from 2019.

In January 2019, the Nine Network announced that Jones would present sport on Today, replacing Tim Gilbert. He remained in the position until November, resigning due to having too many commitments.

In January 2025, whilst presenting the sports news bulletin cross-live at the Australian Open, Jones made a series of insulting and offensive remarks towards vocal Serbian fans behind him prior to Novak Djokovic’s round three match against Tomas Machac. Breaking into song, Jones said "Novak, he’s overrated... Novak’s a has-been... Novak, kick him out.” In the days that followed, Djokovic refused to participate in a post-match interview with Jim Courier as neither the broadcaster, Nine Network, or Jones had yet offered a formal apology. Jones later apologised.