AFL Coverage

Could be worse, have they tried dumping it in a Google Sheet like they do with the SEN schedule?

Fortunately the JPEG lists still exist on their website:


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Again, didn’t 9Radio end commitments with Crocmedia?

I don’t see why BOG bothers with AFL Nation. The matches they’re given aren’t even Sydney teams so it’s not worth broadcasting to Sydney.

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It just means that Nine Radio shows like Ben Fordham’s 2GB breakfast show won’t be distributed by Crocmedia. Nine Radio will still relay sports broadcasts produced by Crocmedia e.g. NRL Nation, AFL Nation and cricket, depending on market.

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But Crocmedia content was never broadcast onto the a News Talk stations.

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Sportsday on 3AW (a News Talk station) has been produced by Crocmedia since 2017. 3AW had also relayed Crocmedia’s coverage of AFL pre-season matches in 2018 and 2019, but not this year.

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Quentin Hull calling this afternoon’s match between Brisbane Lions and Fremantle alongside Michael Price, Lions AFLW player Lauren Arnell and Brad Sewell for ABC Radio, from two adjoining corporate boxes at the half forward flank at the city end of The Gabba. The boxes were utilised to comply with social distancing rules. As the video shows, The Gabba is undergoing a much needed revamp.



Brad Sewell moved from Melbourne to Byron Bay during the off season and will now provide special comments for matches at Gold Coast and Brisbane.

Quentin said during the commentary he believed the ABC was the only broadcaster present at the Gabba with other stations calling off the TV. He did warn that with two matches in Sydney tomorrow, one ABC team would have to commentate off the TV due to travel restrictions.

UPDATE 14/6: ABC is calling the Sydney-Essendon match off TV in Melbourne. Corbin Middlemas, Matt Clinch and Cameron Ling are in Melbourne.

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I wonder what feed would have ABC’s Corbin Middlemas, Matt Clinch and Cameron Ling been watching. Maybe a raw Seven feed, without the watermark/logo.

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Yep, would have been the no-commentary international feed.

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Luke Darcy has explained his commentary stuff up from Triple M Footy’s call of the Geelong v Hawthorn game on Friday night on the Hot Breakfast this morning.

The pitfall of calling the action off the TV.

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I don’t think that would matter being on radio…

Hit one of them up on Twitter, they’re often answering fan questions. Maybe don’t bother with Lingy though, I don’t think regurgitated champion data stats will provide the answers.

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ABC’s Alister Nicholson has written a piece about him and colleagues calling AFL matches last week.

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So Alister Nicholson listened to Aaron Bryans and Neil Cross call the the showdown between Port Adelaide and Adelaide after he did the match between Carlton and Melbourne, on his way back home.

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AFL Nation coverage for Round 3:

I think it must be an error that regional SA is taking AFL Nation’s call of Suns v Crows but not Dockers v Power.

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K rock Geelong:

Thursday, June 18
Richmond vs. Hawthorn @ MCG
On-Air – 6:00pm
Bounce – 7:40pm
Commentators – Ian Cohen, Darren Berry
Expert – Leigh Brown
Stats – Heath Buck

Friday, June 19
Western Bulldogs vs. GWS Giants @ Marvel Stadium
On-Air – 6:00pm
Bounce – 7:50pm
Commentators – Tom King, Ben Casanelia
Expert – Tom Lonergan
Stats – Heath Buck

Saturday, June 20
Geelong vs. Carlton vs @ GMHBA Stadium
On-Air – 6:00pm
Bounce – 7:40pm
Commentators – Tom King, Darren Berry
Expert – Mark Neeld
Stats – Ben Casanelia

Sunday, June 21
Essendon vs. Melbourne @ MCG
On-Air – 2:00pm
Bounce – 3:35pm
Commentators – Tom King, Ian Cohen
Expert – Darren Bewick
Stats – Ben Casanelia

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Per the SEN guide (link), the Grants SA stations will take both games.

Also of note: Sunday afternoon’s Suns v Crows match will be broadcast on Triple M across WA, while Saturday night’s Lions v Eagles match and the Sunday twilight Dockers v Power match will be broadcast on Spirit Bunbury and the ex-Red FM stations that are now part of the SCA Hit Network.

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Triple M coverage for Round 6:


According to the schedule, Triple M Sydney will broadcast Western Bulldogs v GWS at the conclusion of NRL clash between the Rabbitohs and the Warriors.
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I wonder how the radio schedules will be now…MMM now will take the game on the Gold Coast with Brenton Yates and Chris Dittmar, or will they use Mark Howard and Nathan Brown to call it from Melbourne…

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AFL Nation coverage for Round 4

Triple M coverage for Round 4

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Ben Cameron and Clint Wheeldon calling this afternoon’s Port Adelaide v West Coast match on Gold Coast on ABC Radio with former player Brent Guerra (Fremantle development coach until the end of last year) and Eagles premiership player and former Crows coach Don Pyke providing special comments. I reckon they are calling the match off the TV at ABC Perth studio.

Cameron and Wheeldon will also commentate tonight’s match between Gold Coast and Fremantle.

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Contact them and confirm, life’s too short to reckon and die wondering.

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