If you have fox you simply do not watch Nine. I don’t understand why you would.
4 Likes
The ratings would suggest that most people still watch games on free to air, if only because a lot of those don’t have FOX.
3 Likes
New intro but looks like the same graphics.
3 Likes
Something new…
James Bracey just advised OLD and NT viewers to switch from 9Gem to Nine for the game coverage.
4 Likes
The first voice of The night that I hear is Ray Warren. He introduced the start of the 2018 NRL season.
He was doing that kind of intro last year too.
They put it on mute, their commentary compared to Fox League is like comparing perfectly grown apples with those rotten rockmelons that have devastated fruit suppliers in Tasmania.
As for the Qld Cup (sponsored by the new Queensland Maroons sponsor Intrust Super), here’s an updated telecast game list.
R1: Sun Coast vs Burleigh (Sun Coast Stadium)
R2: Ipswich vs Townsville (North Ipswich)
R3: Tweed vs Burleigh (Piggabeen)
R4: Easts vs Sun Coast (Langlands Park)
R5: Townsville vs Tweed (Jack Manski Oval Townsville)
R6: Nthn Pride vs Easts (Barlow Park, Cairns)
R7: Wynnum vs Burleigh (Kougari Oval)
R8: Mackay vs Tweed Heads (Mackay)
R9: Norths vs Mackay (Bishop Park)
R10: Not decided but likely to be Tweed vs Ipswich (Piggabeen), the only other game scheduled for Saturday is a 6PM kickoff at Redcliffe
R11: Not decided but likely to be Ipswich vs Norths (North Ipswich). One game is scheduled to be 5PM (Sun Coast), one game is in Port Moresby (and the Capras are the opponents so PNG will probably win by 60) and the other is scheduled to be a curtain raiser for the Titans at 12:45
R13: CQ Capras vs Townsville (Browne Park, Rockhampton. Capras are playing home games in Rocky, Gladstone, Barcaldine and Bundaberg this year)
R17: Tweed Heads vs Wynnum (Stradbroke Island)
R19: Country Round, venues TBD but expect a SE Qld venue
R21: Norths vs Townsville (Bishop Park)
The NSW Cup (also Intrust Super Sponsored) has the following TV games scheduled. Don’t ask why several games are being played at neutral venues.
R1: St.George/Illawarra vs Mounties (Wollongong) [FOX Game: Western Suburbs vs Canterbury, curtain raiser to Wests Tigers vs Roosters]
R2: Newcastle vs Western Suburbs (Leichhardt) [FOX: Warriors vs Canterbury]
R3: Western Suburbs vs Wyong (Campbelltown) [FOX: Mounties vs Canterbury]
R4: Penrith vs Newtown (Penrith) [FOX: Wyong vs Warriors Saturday, Western Suburbs vs Wentworthville Monday]
R5: Canterbury vs Wyong (Belmore)
R6: North Sydney vs Western Suburbs (North Sydney Oval)
R7: Canterbury vs Newton (Belmore)
R8: St.George/Illawarra vs Penrith (Wollongong)
R10: Wentworthville vs Wyong (Leichhardt)
R11: St.George/Illawarra vs Warriors (Henson Park, they’re playing a triple header there on the Saturday and then at North Sydney on the Sunday that weekend)
R12: Blacktown vs Warriors (Brookvale) [Blacktown are Manly reserves]
R13: North Sydney vs St.George/Illawarra (North Sydney Oval)
R14: North Sydney vs Canterbury (North Sydney Oval)
R15: St.George/Illawarra vs Blacktown (Leichhardt)
R16: Newtown vs Wentworthville (Henson park)
R17: Penrith vs St.George/Illawarra (Penrith)
R18: Western Suburbs vs Mounties (Campbelltown)
R19: Canterbury vs Western Suburbs (Belmore)
R20: Canterbury vs Warriors (Belmore)
R21: Newcastle vs Mounties (North Sydney Oval)
R22: Penrith vs Wyong (Penrith)
R23: Blacktown vs St.George/Illawarra (Campbelltown)
R24: North Sydney vs Warriors (Leichhardt, I assume NSO is being used for Rugby Union that afternoon)
2 Likes
I wonder if Sky in Nz is taking the Fox calls this year or Nine?
Fox, as they have since Fox got the rights to show all games.
1 Like
Does Sky take Fox commentary for State of Origin and NRL Grand Final as well (since Nine has the live rights)?
No, they take Nine - warts n all. Or have the last two years anyway.
During the NRL coverage, in Adelaide they a placeholder screen is shown in place of Sports Bet odds:
8 Likes
Surely if they can insert that, some other form of advertising could be shown in Adelaide other than a static image with a message.
That would probably take them over the max 14 mins quota.
They could insert a classic NRL Footy Show ‘Anti-Ad’ clip…
4 Likes
Interestingly Mat Thompson called last nights Sharks v Dragons game on Nine.
Where was Ray?
Given Mat will most likely be calling tonight’s Broncos vs Cowboys game from Brisbane as well, which I’m quite sure Ray wouldn’t be traveling to cover.
Perhaps his contract for this year only requires him to call games held at the two major Sydney stadiums, ANZ Stadium and Allianz Stadium.
But last week he commentated the season opener between the Dragons and Broncos at Kogarah Oval.
1 Like
It’s in Sydney so he probably zipped over on his hoverboard.
1 Like