The AFL has moved the Hawks V Roos match from 4:40 pm to 12:30 pm to avoid ‘light issues’ (as in striking tassie electricians won’t fix the lights if there’s an issue)
This would mean that three matches would overlap.
However, the AFL has also moved the Tigers v Suns match from 2:10pm to 3:20pm, so Fox will still get a triple header on the main channel, albeit with a roughly hour-and-a-half gap between the end of the second match and start of the third (Lions v Bombers @ 7:30 pm)
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Foxtel’s EPG has now been updated. (all times AEST)
Fox Footy
12.15pm Super Saturday
12.30pm AFL Round 24: Hawthorn v North Melbourne
3.05pm Super Saturday
3.20pm AFL Round 24: Richmond v Gold Coast
5.55pm Super Saturday
7.30pm AFL Round 24: Brisbane v Essendon
Fox Sports 503 will show Geelong v West Coast at 1.30pm, and Sydney v Adelaide at 7.30pm.
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Were both interstate games called from Melbourne?
Also, saw some commentary on Twitter that coverage was poor during Hawks/North re the camera work and switching choices? Did anyone watch it?
Hawthorn v North called form the studio. Flight delay meant that Cam Mooney (boundary rider)didn’t get there for the start. Not sure if he made it in the end for the second half. They are at Geelong for the call.
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I guess due to the last minute changes they weren’t able to get the usual crews and people down there in time, so may of had to rely on some freelancers.
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Just mentioned on 7News Adelaide that they made it there by the second half.
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Why was Seven Adelaide reporting on that lol?
Was a RVO about both the situation in Tasmania, and last night’s lightning delay.
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Fox Footy will show the 2024 AFL Awards live from Centrepiece at Melbourne Park this Thursday (August 29) at 7.30pm AEST. It will include the presentation of the renamed Telstra AFL Rising Star, the Coleman Medal for leading goalkicker during the home and away season, the All-Australian Team, and various AFLPA and AFL Coaches Association Awards.
AFL Players’ Association awards
- Leigh Matthews Trophy for the Most Valuable Player, presented by Snaffle
- Robert Rose Most Courageous Player, presented by Tackle Your Feelings
- AFLPA Best First Year Player Award, presented by Local Expert
- AFLPA Best Captain, presented by The Diamond Guys
AFL Coaches Association awards
- 2024 AFL Coaches Association Champion Player of the Year
- 2024 AFL Coaches Association Best Young Player
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Fox Footy viewers hear the last Seven commentary
The final AFL round marked a minor sports rights milestone. The games that featured Seven commentary and were screened on Fox Footy via Foxtel and Kayo were the last regular season games from the expiring rights agreement. From the start of the 2025 season, Seven commentators will no longer be heard on Foxtel Group coverage.
That AFL deal expires after four weeks of finals.
From 2025, the new rights deal allows Fox Footy to mount its own coverage for every match. One of the ramifications is that there will be more work for commentators. There’s already been at least one bidding war for talent. A battle that saw Seven ultimately sign outgoing Nine AFL analyst Kane Cornes. The former Port Adelaide star is expected to star in new programming on Seven supporting its live coverage each weekend.
The AFL 2024 season has seen an increase of 33% on 2023, with an average audience of 397,000. Last Sunday’s Fremantle vs Port Adelaide game led the season with an average audience of 710,000 across Kantar STB and streaming VPM, closely followed by the Carlton vs St Kilda game at 685,000.
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It will be interesting to see what will happen in the next rights deal:
- Whether the live match broadcasts overseas will use Fox Footy commentary only (except for the Grand Final), or Seven’s commentary for matches produced by the network.
- Whether the AFL will use Fox Footy commentary only for match highlights videos on the league’s website, social media outlets and YouTube channel. (For NRL match highlights, the league still uses Nine’s commentary and graphics for matches produced by the network, and Fox League commentary and graphics for other games)
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Amazing we are still seeing such large increases to streaming numbers, haven’t hit that ceiling yet. Seven’s about to get a shock at how obsolete and invisible they are about to become.
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I’m guessing that the international broadcasters will get the feed from the host broadcaster (I.e. For Seven match they get Seven feed)
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Isn’t that being open and transparent?
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Yeah I don’t have a problem with him saying it, I just think they need someone else for Crows games as boundary.
Jack Heverin calling the AFLW clash between Gold Coast and St. Kilda.
I wonder if Jack might be a caller who gets picked up by Fox next year for their expanded AFL commentary requirements? He already freelances for Fox on AFLW and lawn bowls, and calls for Triple M. He’s a good commentator who I’d really welcome hearing on my TV each week.
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Not sure if it’s a Fox Footy issue, or an Alberton Oval problem, but the sound quality for the team songs, Never Tear Us Apart, etc, is a bit poor than for the other games.
Also for once the Fox Footy commentators actually managed to shut up for the majority of Never Tear Us Apart - although one of the commentator’s microphones was still on and caught him signing along 
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Though I suspect with the cost of living especially, there’ll still be plenty who choose FTA or are happy with Seven’s offering, made sweeter by 7Plus rights, now able to live stream their games (for free) for the very first time. 2025 sure will be fascinating.
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That would be a ground issue: their sound system is nowhere near as good as AO’s.
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Same issue is never present on Seven’s SANFL coverage when they do games at Alberton.
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