NRL on Nine

[TV.Cynic]

ROUND 15

The Bunnies have hopped from victory to victory in 2018 and are out to skip straight past the Eels in Thursday Night Football, the first of three big games in Round 15 NRL on Nine.

Rabbitohs Origin representatives Greg Inglis, Damien Cook, Dane Gagai and Angus Crichton will turn out in a big Thursday night of LIVE and FREE league action, followed by The Footy Show straight from ANZ Stadium.

Nine rugby league expert, Peter Sterling, said: “The Eels will look to go back-to-back for just the second time this season after a confidence-building win over the Cowboys last weekend. It shapes as a tough assignment against a Rabbitohs outfit that have won six in a row and welcome back their four Origin stars.

“The return of Manu Ma’u for the Eels helps their cause, but if the blue and gold are to prevail they’ll need to close down Souths’ huge forward pack led by Sam Burgess and their slick backline with Adam Reynolds and Cody Walker steering the ship. Don’t rule out an upset by the Eels.”

A galaxy of rep stars will feature in Friday Night Football when the Roosters plan an aggressive welcoming party for the joint table-topping Panthers at their home chook pen, Allianz Stadium.

Eagerly casting his expert eye over both sides will be Nine rugby league expert and NSW Origin coach, Brad Fittler, who said: “What a game this will be, two teams chock-full of superstars and sitting in the top eight.

“The Panthers halves combination of James Maloney and Nathan Cleary has really impressed me this season with their yin and yang chemistry and they’ll be crucial once again when they go up against the very capable Roosters halves, Cooper Cronk and Luke Keary.

“While there’s no lack of firepower in both backlines with players such as James Tedesco, Latrell Mitchell and Tyrone Peachey, it’ll be in the forwards where this one is decided. The front-row battle between Reagan Campbell-Gillard and Dylan Napa will create fireworks and whoever can capitalise quickest once it calms down will win. With my heart in both camps I’m sitting on the fence for this one.”

On Sunday Football, the Tigers host the Raiders at Campbelltown Stadium. Sharks co-captain Paul Gallen joins the pre-game panel ahead of a big afternoon of footy on Wide World of Sports.

Speaking on Six Tackles with Gus, Nine rugby league expert, Phil Gould, said: “Josh Hodgson is a huge ‘in’ for the Raiders. Traditionally at this time of year the top eight never ends up the top eight come September. Someone always makes a run from outside and gets into the finals. It’s a big game for both sides. It may be the Tigers or it may be the Raiders that make their run for the top eight and this game will be crucial in that.

“It’s a game that the Raiders have to win, and with Josh Hodgson back I think it might just give the Raiders the edge. I think with the Tigers, win, lose or draw, they’ve been terrific every time they’ve played and they deserve to win. I just think with Josh Hodgson the Raiders will have too many points in them if they click.”

Broadcast Times

Friday, June 15
Roosters vs Panthers

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, June 17
Tigers vs Raiders

Sydney 3.00pm LIVE on Nine
Brisbane 3.00pm LIVE on Nine
Melbourne 3.00pm LIVE on 9GEM
Adelaide 2.30pm LIVE on 9GEM
Perth 1.00pm LIVE on 9GEM

THE WEEK OF RUGBY LEAGUE ON NINE

FRIDAY, JUNE 15:

• FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL – Roosters vs Panthers, from 7.30pm AEST on Nine. This week: Paul “Fatty” Vautin, Brad Fittler, Andrew Johns, Darren Lockyer and host James Bracey.

SATURDAY, JUNE 16:

• INTRUST SUPER PREMIERSHIP – 1.00pm, on Nine in NSW. Newtown Jets vs Mounties at Henson Park. Caller Joel Caine will be joined by NRL premiership winner with the Dragons, Jamie Soward, and former Jillaroo Allana Ferguson.

• INTRUST SUPER CUP – 1.00pm, on Nine in Queensland. Tweed Heads Seagulls vs Norths Devils on the Gold Coast. Scott Sattler will be joined by Ben Dobbin and Peter Psaltis.

SUNDAY, JUNE 17:

• SPORTS SUNDAY – Sunday at 10.00am AEST, LIVE on Nine. This week: It’s a FIFA World Cup-flavoured Sports Sunday when former Socceroo Zeljko Kalac and football expert Michael Bridges drop by before crossing live to Russia for the all the latest updates. Host James Bracey is joined by regulars Liz Ellis and Peter FitzSimons.

• SUNDAY NRL FOOTY SHOW – Sunday, at 11.00am. Host Peter Sterling will cover all the Round 15 action so far with NSW Blues coach Brad Fittler, Darren Lockyer and former Jillaroo, Allana Ferguson. The panel cross live to Broncos skipper Darius Boyd in Brisbane for a special 2019 NRL announcement.

• SUNDAY FOOTBALL – Tigers vs Raiders, Sunday, at 3.00pm. This week: Phil Gould, Andrew Johns, Darren Lockyer and Paul Gallen are on the pre-game show LIVE from Campbelltown Stadium.

MONDAY, JUNE 18:

• 100% FOOTY– Monday, 9.45pm, on Nine and 9Now. 100% Footy is the home of the strongest opinions in rugby league from the people who count. Phil Gould returns with Paul Gallen, alongside Jillaroos star Ruan Sims and journalist Neil Breen. We cross to both Origin camps following team announcements for Origin II.

** Check local guides for details. Times will differ.

PODCAST – SIX TACKLES WITH GUS

James Bracey discusses the biggest rugby league issues of the week with NRL legend and expert commentator Phil Gould on Six Tackles with Gus.

This week:
• A new refereeing approach in Round 15?
• Put-your-foot-on-the-ball campaign
• When will the scrum die?
• Late hits on kickers
• Kalyn Ponga selected for Queensland then unselected
• Peter Wallace injury and retirement
• Negotiation 101 with Phil Gould

[Daniel_Anderson1]

@JohnsonTV

Today’s Storm-Broncos clash did finish late at around 6.02pm AEST.

Re: Tonga v Samoa

@Radiohead

Is that on the main channel, as opposed to 9GEM?

Yes it will be on main channel in Sydney and Brisbane.

Matt Thompson likely on the Tonga v Samoa match, with Rabs on Origin.

[IanG]

@Radiohead

Is that on the main channel, as opposed to 9GEM?

If so, good on Nine!

Also great to see that they are televising the women’s State Of Origin game at 7:30 on Friday 22nd as well.

Indeed and yes Fiji vs PNG will be on GEM

[TV.Cynic]

WOMEN’S STATE OF ORIGIN ON NINE
NEW SOUTH WALES VS QUEENSLAND

LIVE FROM 7.30PM FRIDAY

A blockbuster weekend of rugby league on Nine’s Wide World of Sports will be kick-started with the first ever Holden Women’s State of Origin LIVE on Nine from North Sydney Oval on Friday at 7.30pm.

Host James Bracey will be joined by injured NSW captain Ruan Sims and former Jillaroo Allana Ferguson at this historic venue for unparalleled pre and post-game analysis, with Sims and Ferguson also keeping a close eye on the action from the sideline.

In the commentary box Mat Thompson will call all the action alongside former Jillaroo Jo Barrett and the NSW Blues’ most successful coach, Phil Gould.

This match promises to dish up every bit of intensity that the NSW versus Queensland rivalry has produced over more than 30 years, a fast, physical and skilful game on what is a historic night for women’s rugby league.

New South Wales will have Maddie Studdon navigating a path to victory for the home team, along with seasoned stars Sam Bremner and Kezie Apps. The Queenslanders will draw on the experience of Steph Hancock and the playmaking skills of Zahara Temara.

Nine’s expert commentator, Ruan Sims, said: “There are a number of great match-ups across the park, but keep an eye on the halves pairings of Ali Brigginshaw and Zahara Temara for Queensland, and Maddie Studdon and Lavina O’Mealey for NSW. The Blues will rely on current Dally M winner Simaima Taufa and former winner Kezie Apps to show the way in the forwards.

“The Queenslanders will relish the opportunity to wrestle back the title, with Brittany Breayley and Karina Brown completing a lethal spine for the Maroons.”

Nine’s Director of Sport, Tom Malone, said: “We are incredibly excited to be broadcasting the first ever Women’s State of Origin on Nine. Wide World of Sports has led the way in women’s sport through our association with the Southern Stars and the Jillaroos, and of course Super Netball.

“Along with our broadcast partners Holden and Harvey Norman, we are so proud to be part of this great initiative from the NRL – the first ever, stand-alone Women’s State of Origin. How good is that!”

Broadcast Times

Friday 22 June 2018

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

** Check local guides for details.

[littlegezzybear]

I think it will rate an * in Adelaide.

[parano1a]

@littlegezzybear

I think it will rate an * in Adelaide.

Surely it will get 1,000

[SydneyCityTV]

Is the Women’s State of Origin match a Nine exclusive or will Fox League also be showing live coverage?

Either way, it’ll be quite interesting to see what the ratings are like in Sydney & Brisbane!

[JohnsonTV]

@SydneyCityTV

Is the Women’s State of Origin match a Nine exclusive or will Fox League also be showing live coverage?

Women’s State of Origin will also be shown on Fox League, as will PNG v Fiji and Samoa v Tonga on Saturday.

[IanG]

Wonder who’s calling the Pacific Tests on Nine.
Matt Thompson is doing the Womens Origin and Rabs the main event.
Wonder if Matt might pull triple duty this weekend or if Joel Caine might do one

[Radiohead]

Good on Nine for putting it on the main channel though in NSW and QLD. Seven seems to have had reasonable success with the AFLW on the main channel.

[Daniel_Anderson1]

I was thinking Joel Caine.

[TV.Cynic]

From May 2019:

Brisbane works magic to secure mega NRL weekend - Choose Brisbane

[JohnsonTV]

NRL chief executive Todd Greenberg first revealed Brisbane’s Magic Weekend in a radio interview on Sunday. He initially said the round would be held on May 17-19, 2019, before ABC commentator Andrew Moore said that Suncorp Stadium would not be available because Queensland Reds would play NSW Waratahs in a Super Rugby clash on May 18. So after a couple of calls, the NRL finally settled on May 10-12 next year.

[TV.Cynic]

The Footy Show

BILLY SLATER, JOSH ADDO-CARR AND RODGER CORSER LIVE

AT THE SPECIAL TIME OF 8.30 TONIGHT ON NINE

A galaxy of rugby league’s brightest stars and biggest personalities will align on The Footy Show ahead of an epic weekend representative round at 8.30pm tonight on Nine.

Ahead of Holden State of Origin II on Sunday, the new shining lights of both New South Wales and Queensland will join the show when Blues speedster, Josh Addo-Carr, and Cameron Munster share their thoughts on the big game before we chat with Origin coaches Brad Fittler and Kevin Walters as well as Billy Slater and James Maloney.

The men who have provided some of the biggest moments in Origin history – Darren Lockyer, Paul Gallen, Sam Thaiday, Ryan Girdler and Willie Mason – will weigh in with their opinions on all the rep round fixtures.

Twenty-four hours out from the inaugural Holden Women’s State of Origin, injured NSW captain Ruan Sims and Queensland captain Karina Brown talk to us before the history-making clash at North Sydney Oval on Friday night.

We go tropical for Saturday night’s two Pacific tests and have some fun with Fiji captain Kevin Naiqama, Papua New Guinea’s James Segeyaro, Tonga’s Jason Taumalolo and Andrew Fifita, plus Samoa’s Anthony Milford and Joey Leilua, all LIVE in the studio.

With temperatures rising ahead of the return of hit drama Doctor Doctor and his TV Week Gold Logie nomination, Australia’s favourite bad-boy doctor and South Sydney Rabbitohs fanatic, Rodger Corser, also joins the show in the studio.

Plus Beau Ryan is back with Thursday to Thursday and Darryl “Big Marn” Brohman brings us Small Talk from St Johns, Punchbowl in Sydney.

Hosted by James Bracey, don’t miss The Footy Show from 8.30pm* AEST LIVE tonight on Nine.

*Check local guides for details

[TV.Cynic]

State of Origin II

**SPECIAL GUEST: JOHNATHAN THURSTON **
SPECIAL TIME – SUNDAY FROM 7.00PM

State of Origin enters a new era, as the Brydens Lawyers New South Wales Blues set out to break the Queensland Maroons’ decade of dominance, with a special Sunday night clash, and an earlier kick-off time, LIVE and EXCLUSIVE on Nine from 7pm.

The voice of rugby league, Ray “Rabs” Warren, will call the action from the Wide World of Sports commentary box alongside Peter Sterling, Phil Gould and Paul Vautin.

James Bracey will host Nine’s State of Origin II coverage, flanked by rugby league Immortals Andrew “Joey” Johns and Wally “The King” Lewis, plus Origin legends Johnathan Thurston, Darren Lockyer and Paul Gallen.

Nine is the only place to be on Sunday, with a mammoth day of coverage starting with live crosses to ANZ Stadium on Weekend Today from 7.00am, followed by a blockbuster edition of Sports Sunday at 10.00am, an Origin game day special of The Sunday Footy Show from 11.00am, and Nine News at 6.00pm combining to deliver viewers a build-up to Origin like never before.

Nine’s Director of Sport, Tom Malone, said: “This is like Grand Final Day and State of Origin all rolled into one. With Freddy’s Baby Blues trying to seal the series, and Kalyn Ponga and Billy Slater in for Queensland, we are so excited about this clash.

“Wide World of Sports will have full coverage from 7.00pm, with all the action on Nine from 7.50pm – a special early kick-off for Sunday Origin. Once again 9Now will carry four extra camera angles, and full clips and highlights will be on WWOS.com.au to give fans the best possible access and analysis.”

Available anywhere, anytime on 9Now will be five streams: the Main program, Tryline Cam, Spider Cam, NSW Player Cam focused on Origin I Man of the Match and dynamic Blues fullback James Tedesco, plus QLD Player Cam following Maroons superstar Billy Slater.

Viewers can also get all the latest news on WWOS.COM.AU and up-to-date scores, tackles and live commentary with Wide World of Sports on social media: LIKE the big moments on Facebook and
Instagram, or join the chat on Twitter using #Origin.

Broadcast Times

Sunday 24 June 2018

Sydney 7.00pm LIVE on Nine
Brisbane 7.00pm LIVE on Nine
Melbourne 7.00pm LIVE on Nine
Adelaide 7.00pm LIVE on Nine
Perth 5.30pm LIVE on Nine

SUPER SUNDAY 2018 STATE OF ORIGIN II COUNTDOWN ON NINE:

• 7.00am – WEEKEND TODAY: Join Allison Langdon, Peter Stefanovic and Jayne Azzopardi to start your day with all the latest news from around the world before they cross LIVE to Julie Snook at ANZ Stadium.

• 10.00am – SPORTS SUNDAY: Liz Ellis, Peter Fitzsimons, host James Bracey and former NSW Blues representative Adam MacDougall will cover a massive day of sport from around the globe. Former Socceroo Zeljko Kalac delivers the latest from the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, former Australian cricket captain Mark Taylor analyses Australia’s record ODI loss to England, and the man who starred in Origin II last year with a clutch sideline conversion, Johnathan Thurston, joins the show in the studio before the big game.

• 11.00am – SUNDAY NRL FOOTY SHOW, Origin Game Day Special: Host Peter Sterling presents an Origin II game day special with rugby league royalty Johnathan Thurston, Wally Lewis, Darren Lockyer, Paul Gallen and former Jillaroo, Allana Ferguson. The panel cross live to both camps with under eight hours until kick-off.

• 1.00pm – SUNCORP SUPER NETBALL: Collingwood Magpies vs Melbourne Vixens.

• 6.00pm – NINE NEWS: Your favourite nightly news service will deliver the most up-to-date news in the last hours before Origin II. Led by Cameron Williams and Wally Lewis, Nine’s expert rugby league reporters Danny Weidler, Neil Breen, Julie Snook and Danika Mason will have the biggest stories from either side of the border.

• SIX TACKLES WITH GUS – REP ROUND: A weekly insight into the thoughts on all things rugby league before a huge weekend of representative-round football with one of the most knowledgeable and analytical minds in the game on the Six Tackles with Gus podcast. James Bracey will discuss the biggest rugby league issues of the week throughout the series with NRL legend and expert commentator Phil Gould.

[Daniel_Anderson1]

I guess Matt Thompson for the Women’s Origin match. Not sure about the two Tests on Saturday?

[Daniel_Anderson1]

Who’s covering the test matches today on Nine?

[Daniel_Anderson1]

I guess Matt Thompson?

[JohnsonTV]

I think Joel Caine called Papua New Guinea v Fiji this afternoon.

[Super_SC]

ALternate feed so no ads, no Gus and ray arguing