It will be like 2007-2011 again when AFL matches were shown on Fox Sports channels after the axing of the first Fox Footy channel.
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Will this justify the AFL giving Foxtel an extension of the rights?
There should be no extensions. They need to go to market and see what other organizations offer.
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Not cutting shows but Paul Roos has stepped down from full time commitments to concentrate on travel and business interests. Perhaps some positivity can return to the coverage now as Paul probably didnât believe in the positive aspects of the game (and coached/trained assistant coaches accordingly).
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AFLW
AFLW returns to Fox Footy in 2020
- CURRENT PLAYERS HEADLINE FOX FOOTYâS UNRIVALLED COMMENTARY TEAM
The fourth season of AFLW kicks-off this Friday, February 7 and FOX FOOTY, on Foxtel has the best team in town bringing fans all of the action of the new expanded competition.
Beginning with Richmondâs first ever AFLW match on February 7 against Carlton, FOX FOOTY will show every game of the home and away season and finals LIVE, with no ad breaks siren to siren.
Four new teams entering the AFLW means more games, more storylines and more highlights, with FOX FOOTY boasting an influx of current players to bring it to the living rooms of footy fans.
Collingwood star Chloe Molloy , Western Bulldog Izzy Huntington , West Coast premiership player Will Schofield , Brisbane captain Dayne Zorko and Fremantle defender Alex Pearce headline the contemporary cluster of current day stars in the FOX FOOTY team.
Fremantleâs Kara Antonio and Alex Pearce , plus Olympic Hockeyroo-turned-AFLW-player Georgie Parker will also be critical members of the coverage.
GWSâ inaugural captain Amanda Farrugia will inject further intelligence into FOX FOOTYâs AFLW broadcasts, which will be bolstered by gun commentators Anthony Hudson , Adam Papalia , Leigh Montagna, Kelli Underwood, Ben Waterworth for the 2020 season.
Collingwood ruck Sharni Layton will return, as will Adelaide premiership coach Bec Goddard .
With AFLW growing rapidly in the hearts and minds of footy fans nation-wide, FOX FOOTYâs commitment to the news that surrounds the game will take another step up this season.
FOX SPORTSâ Sarah Jones, Katherine Loughnan , Natalie Yoannidis , Sarah Olle, Tania Armstrong, Katelyn Barry, and Chyloe Kurdas will not miss a beat, nor will experts Ben Dixon , Brad Johnson , Alastair Lynch , Bob Murphy and Matthew Pavlich .
FOX FOOTY (channel 504 on Foxtel) will show every match or every round and every final, including the Grand Final LIVE in HD with no ad-breaks during play.
Foxtel is the home of AFL in 2020, with FOX FOOTY taking fans closer to all the action on and off the field with every game of every round, plus all finals games leading into the Grand Final, LIVE in HD and ad-break free during play.
FOX FOOTYâs unrivalled expert commentary team includes the biggest names in the business: Eddie McGuire, Jonathan Brown, Nick Riewoldt, Jason Dunstall, Dermott Brereton, Mark Robinson, Gerard Whateley, Sarah Jones, David King, Brad Johnson, Garry Lyon, Bob Murphy, Kelli Underwood, Leigh Montagna, Alastair Lynch, Gerard Healy, Dwayne Russell, Mark Ricciuto, Jordan Lewis, Sarah Olle, Cameron Mooney, Nick Dal Santo, Ben Dixon, Matthew Pavlich, Tom Morris, Mike Sheahan, Anthony Hudson, Jon Ralph, and Katherine Loughnan.
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There will be occasions this year when AFLW clashes with menâs pre-season and later regular season matches. Will AFLW take priority?
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Whatâs happened in previous years was that AFLW would air on one of the other Fox Sports channels
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Former St Kilda champion Nick Riewoldt is joining On the Couch this year, replacing Paul Roos.
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Good get for Fox Footy
Heâs been with them for 3 years now.
Who will replace the late Danny âSpudâ Frawley on Bounce?
That will probably be sacrificed under the guise of budget cuts, but in reality it wouldnât matter who replaces him because it simply wouldnât be the same show.
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Is the State of Origin still being shown live on Fox Footy?
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Yes it is. It will follow the AFLW game between Collingwood and Melbourne which will now be a Fox Footy exclusive broadcast.
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The show will continue.
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So all this talk of new graphics is false
We may not see the new graphics until the first Saturday of the home and away season.
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Herald Sun reports former Hawthorn and Melbourne star Jordan Lewis is joining Fox Footyâs commentary team for the pre-season game between Gold Coast and Geelong. Lewis is already a regular on AFL 360.
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Feb 28,29 or March 1 , AFL wonât be until start of Normal season. This is going by previous changes in 2018.
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Roaming Brian on Fox Footy
For the record, on Kayo/Foxtel Now, they used the Fox Footy simulcast instead of the usual Seven simulcast they have to use during the AFL season.
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