Triple M Sydney will broadcast Friday’s match between Sydney and Richmond on analogue radio, while St Kilda v North Melbourne will air on Triple M Adelaide on Sunday afternoon before Port Adelaide host Essendon. Triple M Melbourne will cover Collingwood v Carlton.
EDIT: Triple J’s Declan Byrne is the boundary reporter for ABC Radio’s call of Sydney v Richmond at the SCG on Friday night.
EDIT 2: Saturday night’s Gold Coast-Hawthorn match in Darwin will be broadcast in traditional Yolngu Matha language Milingimbi woman Sylvia Nulpinditj alongside William Gumbula and Baykali Ganambarr.
EDIT 3 29/5: Geelong star Tom Hawkins makes his ABC Radio debut on Sunday for its coverage of St Kilda-North Melbourne clash. Hawkins says it’s only his second AFL game as expert commentator.
Triple M coverage for Round 12 - It will cover all six matches this round. Strangely, Demons v Swans this Saturday will be broadcast in Sydney only on digital radio, even though the analogue frequency is available (the NRL clash between Sea Eagles and NZ Warriors won’t be heard on Triple M Sydney).
Ebony Marinoff, her former Crows teammate Talia Radan (coach of West Adelaide in SANFLW) and The West Australian reporter Jordan McArdle are expert commentators for the ABC’s call of Adelaide v West Coast on Saturday.
Triple M coverage for Round 16 - SA and WA will both get Richmond v West Coast and Fremantle v Port Adelaide on Sunday. Sydney misses out on Essendon v Sydney on Saturday afternoon.
Herald Sun reports that the latest footy radio ratings show that 3AW and Triple M are the big winners, both posting pleasing numbers. Jimmy Bartel and Mark Allen’s Sunday Sport program, airing Sundays from midday to 2pm, is a winning combination doing well for 3AW, rating 12.4. SEN remained the same at 2.7 overall.
Kevin Bartlett makes his return to 3AW Football today for Hawthorn v Adelaide at Marvel Stadium, according to Mark Allen on Sunday Sport just now. It will be Bartlett’s first call since Round 1.
EDIT: KB revealed during pre-game that his wife has been very ill and he has been away caring for her. He won’t be calling today’s game, it will be Matt Granland and Bruce Eva leading the call.
Triple M Sydney will broadcast Fremantle v Melbourne on Friday night and Geelong v Western Bulldogs on Saturday night, both on analogue frequency. The Sydney derby will be broadcast on digital radio.
Triple M coverage for Round 21
Sunday’s early game between North Melbourne and Sydney will be broadcast into SA and WA, but not into Sydney (analogue or DAB).
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