Via the online platform krockfootball.live, the station will provide coverage of every Cats GMHBA Stadium game during the upcoming 2024 AFLW season, allowing fans – at home or far away – to listen delay-free.
Tom King will be the play-by-play commentator with Richelle “Rocky” Cranston (who retired from AFLW last year after playing 60 games for Demons, Cats and Bulldogs) providing special comments.
3AW was to cover Hawthorn v North Melbourne this afternoon, however due to the AFL’s rescheduling, it will instead broadcast Richmond v Gold Coast live from the MCG today (3.20pm AEST start).
North?
Why did the AFL reschedule?
The 2024 AFLW season starts this Friday (August 30).
These are the matches of Round 1 to be covered by volunteer-run WARF (Women’s Australian Rules Football) Radio via the AFL website and AFLW app.
SEN, 3AW, 5AA and ABC coverage details to be confirmed later.
UPDATE 27/8: 3AW will only broadcast Geelong v Melbourne this Saturday night. Matt Granland and Tony Leonard will call play-by-play, with expert commentary by Georgie Parker, Sarah Burt on the boundary, and Emilia Fuller again hosting.
The broadcast schedule for this week’s opening round of 2024 AFLW season was updated this afternoon. The GWS-Bulldogs match is the only one that won’t have any radio coverage. FiveAA will cover Power v Crows in Adelaide on Saturday night, while Essendon v Fremantle will broadcast into WA via NIRS. The only game covered by SEN this week is the season opener between Sydney and Collingwood this Friday night.
ABC Radio is scheduled to broadcast seven matches this round.
WARF radio online will?
ABC Radio team is at North Sydney Oval calling the season opener. Commentators are Joel Peterson, Lauren Bordin, Chyloe Kurdas and Gemma Bastiani, with ABC Sport Daily Podcast producer Poppy Penny on the boundary.
Grateful that I get to tick off a little goal of mine tonight: calling an #AFLW season opener. Tune in to @abcsport from 7pm 🥹 pic.twitter.com/GkArF4XsCr
— Gemma (@glbastiani) August 30, 2024
ABC’s commentators for West Coast v Richmond are Clint Wheeldon, Akash Fotedar, Courtney Gum and Steph Walding, with 10 News First reporter (and host of Extra Time on ABC Radio Perth) Ashleigh Nelson on the boundary.
Excited to announce @HawthornFC Hawks radio 📻 will be back in full voice next Friday… for the elimination final at the MCG @1116sen #hawksradio pic.twitter.com/ccoBnGG1wT
— Stephen Quartermain (@Quartermain10) August 31, 2024
Minor change to the WARF Radio coverage. No longer doing Suns v Saints due to shortage of commentators caused by the QAFL and VFL finals also being on.
Stephen Quartermain, Robert DiPierdomenico and Shane Crawford will be the Hawks Radio commentary team for Friday’s elimination final between the Hawks and the Bulldogs.
Hawks @HawthornFC radio 📻 locked in for Friday night’s elimination final @1116sen
— Stephen Quartermain (@Quartermain10) September 2, 2024
Joining me are:
The Big Dipper and @SCrawf9 pic.twitter.com/2wPfzvXZuE
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3AW’s AFLW match of the week in Round 2 is North Melbourne v Geelong this Sunday (September 8). AFL Media’s Sarah Black will be boundary reporter.
WARF Radio will cover four matches this weekend. Apart from Kangaroos v Cats, it will broadcast these matches:
Friday - Western Bulldogs v Port Adelaide
Saturday - Melbourne v Brisbane, Collingwood v Hawthorn
Sam Leckie, producer of 4BC’s Wide World of Sports show, will be the boundary reporter for 3AW’s coverage of Lions v Blues elimination final this Saturday night.
Andy Maher, Anthony Koutoufides and Matty Lappin will be on commentary for Blues Radio on Saturday night’s Elimination Final between the Lions and the Blues at the Gabba.
3AW has followed Triple M and SEN by posting videos from the commentary box.
This is the final minute of Port Adelaide v Geelong plus immediate reactions by the commentary team, from inside the media box at Adelaide Oval last night.
Quartermain confirmed today the same trio would call Friday’s semi-final between Port Adelaide and Hawthorn, at the ground.
We’re on again!
— Stephen Quartermain (@Quartermain10) September 9, 2024
Hawks 📻 heading to Adelaide for the semi final between @HawthornFC and the other mob.
Dipper and Crawf back on deck as well @1116sen #hawksradio
Incredible how SEN can send a niche commentary team targeting only one-eyed supporters of one team to the ground, yet Fox and co insist on calling the games off the TV from South Melbourne.
Tbf all would be there already watching
WARF will broadcast five AFLW matches this week.
Tonight: Western Bulldogs v West Coast
Friday: Brisbane v Collingwood
Saturday: Carlton v Geelong, Port Adelaide v Fremantle
Sunday: Essendon v St Kilda
SEN will provide a live call of Melbourne v North Melbourne on Sunday, while Essendon v St Kilda can also be heard on 3AW.
