That’s bad.
If they do one of these for Melbourne, they better have a big pixellated “SD” next to the 9GEM logo…
Nine will put GPS trackers on all players in the State of Origin games so they can provide more “datatainment” for viewers.
Saw a State of Origin ident played on 9HD Perth. Pretty sure that Perth will get the 3 games in HD this year.
Given that the start time of each game will be a bit after 6pm WST, I would be surprised if that happens.
They would probably have to flip 9HD and 9GEM to do that without affecting news.
Had a call from Channel 9 Perth asking whether Origin series is in SD or Hd. The female worker at Channel 9 told me that it won’t be on 9Gem. Instead it will be pushed to 9HD.
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Nine Perth will have to show the news at 5.30pm (while SOO preview is on 9Gem) followed by the match at 6pm.
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BEANIE FOR BRAIN CANCER ROUND
A very special weekend of rugby league will commence on Thursday Night Football when Nine kick starts Beanie for Brain Cancer Round LIVE and FREE across the nation tonight when the defending premier Sharks host the Cowboys.
Missing their star playmaker Johnathan Thurston the Cowboys will go into the clash as underdogs against the Sharks, who have created an opposing task for all travelling teams to beat them at home with their vocal crowd in The Shire creating an intimidating environment.
An exciting end-to-end match promises to play out with both sides boasting attacking firepower across the park and the extra incentive of making use of the last chance to impress State of Origin selectors before teams are named at the completion of the round.
Nine’s rugby league expert, Brad Fittler, says: “The Cowboys showed last week that they can win without Thurston and they will be ready for their chance at knocking off the defending premiers.
“A high error rate for the Sharks in recent weeks has affected them rediscovering their form of last season but if anything they have shown they can win tough and they will be pumped up in front of their home crowd tonight, if they can hold onto the ball they should win.”
Fittler’s player to watch: “Andrew Fifita – he always brings a lot of energy to the Sharks and his ability to offload makes him a real danger for the Cowboys, he also loves playing at Shark Park in front of the home crowd – expect him to have a big night.“
Tomorrow night on Friday Night Football, Nine’s Wide World of Sports takes viewers to Suncorp Stadium where the Broncos will host the Tigers. The Broncos are enjoying a solid start to the season and will be eager to topple the Tigers and accumulate before Origin period starts.
The Tigers will welcome Jack Littlejohn into the halves with Luke Brooks and will eager to score an away win to prove the future is bright under the guise of Ivan Cleary.
On Sunday Afternoon Football, Nine will bring viewers unparalleled access when the Bulldogs meet with the Roosters at ANZ Stadium.
The Roosters made light work of the Eels last week and will be out to further show they are a serious title threat when they meet with the Bulldogs – who have been capable of beating any team on any given day.
The halves combination of Mitchell Pearce and Luke Keary continues to go from strength to strength for the Roosters while the Bulldogs will be looking to follow the lead of their inspirational captain James Graham.
Broadcast Times
Thursday 18 May
Sharks vs Cowboys
Sydney 7.30pm LIVE on Nine
Brisbane 7.30pm LIVE on Nine
Melbourne 7.30pm LIVE on 9GEM
Adelaide 7.00pm LIVE on 9GEM
Perth 5.30pm LIVE on 9GEM
Friday 19 May
Broncos vs Tigers
Sydney 7.30pm LIVE on Nine
Brisbane 7.30pm LIVE on Nine
Melbourne 7.30pm LIVE on 9GEM
Adelaide 7.00pm LIVE on 9GEM
Perth 5.30pm LIVE on 9GEM
Sunday 21 May
Bulldogs vs Roosters
Sydney 3.30pm LIVE on Nine
Brisbane 3.30pm LIVE on Nine
Melbourne 3.30pm LIVE on 9GEM
Adelaide 3.00pm LIVE on 9GEM
Perth 1.30pm LIVE on 9GEM
RUGBY LEAGUE ACTION THIS WEEK ON NINE
- SIX TACKLES WITH GUS – Nine’s James Bracey talks the biggest rugby league issues of the week with NRL legend and expert commentator Phil Gould on Six Tackles with Gus. This week: State of Origin selection, Cody Walker contract stand-off, Salary cap complexities
- THE NRL FOOTY SHOW – Tonight – Thursday, May 18. Fatty Vautin, Erin Molan, Beau Ryan and Darryl Brohman are back straight after the footy. NRL Footy Show legend Paul “The Chief” Harragon makes his return and Bulldogs star Josh Reynolds also joins the panel LIVE, we announce the first overall donation total for Beanie for Brain Cancer Round and Tommy Raudonikis returns to his spiritual home of Lidcombe Oval.
- Available LIVE in every city across the country on 9NOW
- SPORTS SUNDAY – Sunday, May 21, at 10.00am AEST, LIVE on Nine. Frank and open debate on all the big issues in the week of sport. Adam Macdougall, Peter FitzSimons, Lisa Sthalekar and Neil Breen join Emma Freedman.
- THE SUNDAY FOOTY SHOW – Sunday, May 21, at 11.00am AEST, LIVE on Nine. Our experts dissect all the Beanie for Brain Cancer Round action and prepare for State of Origin team selections.
- Brad Fittler, Andrew Johns and Adrian Lam join James Bracey on the panel.
**Check local guides for details. Times will differ.
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Another great cause. I’ll be buying a few beanies on Sunday at the Knights vs Panthers game
They could probably do the normal 6pm bulletin on Go or GEM as well for those not interested in Rugby League.
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And I wonder how much of this decision by Nine Perth to show State Of Origin on the main channel live in prime time can be attributed to
- Perth hosting a State Of Oriign match in 2019 at the new Burswood stadium
or - The impending likelihood of the Western Force being cut from the Super Rugby competition, which will increase the chances of Perth having its own NRL team again (rumoured to be called the Perth Pirates if it happens).
Channel Nine Perth would be looking to promote its NRL coverage to help drum up support for such a team, which will give it opportunities to air regular games for in prime time (given Seven have the Eagles and Dockers all to themselves).
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Doubt they would be on the main channel though given the Storm is on 9GEM in Melbourne for every game apart from Grand Finals and maybe the Preliminary Final.
That’s what I would have thought too, but if you read @Super_SC 's post from 4 days ago at this link below, apparently it will be on 9 / 9HD in Perth.
I was talking about if Perth get a new NRL team.
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Also can’t help but noticed that a lot of the times that are posted don’t include Hobart. So is it on GEM down there? I ask cause I’m going down to Tassie in July.
Yes. Hobart follows the Melbourne schedule.
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Perth 9 and 9HD schedule for SOO night
Wednesday 31 May
04:00 PM Millionaire Hot Set
05:00 PM Nine News
05:30 PM State of Origin
08:30 PM The Footy Show
10:00 PM 20 to One
11:00 PM Two And A Half Men x 2
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Last year, Adelaide missed out the Pre-Game Origin discussions. Adelaide didn’t start the NRL coverage until 7:30PM (SA Time). A Current Affair took priority over the Pre-Game Discussions.
I think that Adelaide viewers would have the #Origin coverage starting at 7PM with the Pre-game talk.