Looks a bit like an emergency lower third if the usual one fails.
And yes, that scenario materialized.
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Two things from last night’s post-game about Seven’s GF coverage next Saturday:
- The traditional North Melbourne GF Breakfast will air this year on 7Plus rather than Fox Footy, which has showed it for many a year until now; and
- Not sure whether this was an error. However, Abbey Holmes mentioned Seven’s coverage next week will go until 8pm AEST which suggests there’ll be lengthy post-game coverage on 7mate.
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Why not on the main channel? It’s not like they have anything better to show
If the NRL has no scheduled games, you might as well encroach that hour.
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5.00-6.00pm: Post Match Presentation (Seven)
6.00-8.00pm: Post Match (7Mate)
That’s very lengthy. But will people on the East switch over to 7Mate for a 2 hour post match segment? Or just stick with Seven for the News? I wonder if Perth will have the “Post Match” on the main channel until their News starts at 6pm?
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Yes.
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Next Saturday night Nine will show a NRLW preliminary final.
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Hamish is back today for Collingwood v Brisbane. Luke Hodge also returns for pre-match.
Can somebody post a Chris Fagan cap or GIF, 3:14 to go mark/ad break on FTA just then… Got to love to see it, what a super 
coach and just what a team!
Early 2000s vibes about this mob and probably should’ve won 2023 too against this same opponent, they get some revenge back and it’ll be teary scenes for the black and white like 2002 in a minute 
AFL and Seven will be happy. NRL and Nine will be praying for similar with Storm.
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Thank God some producer realized that you can add a human touch to this message instead of the lifeless “To continue watching the footy”.
I’ll forgive them for the two to’s.
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Tonight’s post-match finished at 9.22pm AEST.
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7mate’s Grand Final EPG continues to claim postgame coverage ends at 7pm AEST.
We’ll have to wait for Seven’s guidance, which will be out Wednesday.
The schedules confirm my suspicion back then: It has been discontinued.
It will stream live on 7plus from 9.10am AEST.
AFL Finals score big with viewers
More than 8.2 million watch the Finals series on Seven and 7plus Sport
The Seven Network’s coverage of the AFL has reached more Australians than any other winter sport this year, with 16.2 million tuning in to date on Seven and 7plus Sport, including 8.2 million for the Finals series.
Yesterday’s Preliminary Final between Collingwood and the Brisbane Lions was the highest rated game this year, reaching 3.26 million people nationally, with a national total TV audience of 1.54 million – up 17% on the same match last year. More than 207,000 people tuned in on 7plus Sport, which was the highest 7plus audience this year.
Friday night’s clash between Geelong and Hawthorn, reached 3.14 million and had a national total TV audience of 1.3 million – the second highest audience this year.
The average audience for the Finals is up 6% on last year. All eight Finals on Seven were #1 in their timeslots in all people, 25 to 54s, 16 to 39s and grocery shoppers.
Seven of the eight games were the #1 program of the day across all age groups. The only exception was the GWS Giants and Hawthorn clash on the afternoon of Saturday, 6 September, which was pipped by the Saturday night game.
Seven Network Head of AFL and Sport Innovation, Gary O’Keeffe, said: *“*What a weekend of footy. Brisbane came to the MCG with enormous belief and overpowered Collingwood in a classic Preliminary Final in front of a packed MCG.
"The blockbuster match delivered the biggest AFL audience of the year on Seven and 7plus Sport, a testament to the power of finals footy and the passion of fans right across the country. The atmosphere at the MCG was unbelievable, and you could feel that energy coming through the screen at home.
"We’re proud to bring every moment of September live and free to all Australians on Seven and 7plus Sport, with the Brownlow Medal and AFL Grand Final now just around the corner, live, free and exclusively on Seven and 7plus Sport,” he said.
As anticipation builds for the AFL Grand Final between the Geelong Cats and Brisbane Lions on Saturday, fans will be able to celebrate the AFL’s very best players, with the 2025 Charles Brownlow Medal live, free and exclusively on Seven and 7plus Sport tomorrow night.
Seven’s Brownlow coverage kicks off at 5.30pm AEST on 7plus Sport, with Blue Carpet Confessionals, before all the glitz and glamour of the red carpet from 7.30pm AEST on Seven, 7mate and 7plus Sport.
The 2025 AFL Grand Final is live, free and exclusively on Seven and 7plus Sport on Saturday, 27 September 2025. Seven’s coverage kicks off at 9.00am AEST from the MCG.
2025 AFL Finals series on Seven:
Thursday, 4 September – Adelaide Crows vs Collingwood: National reach 2.72 million, national audience 1.09 million.
Friday, 5 September – Geelong vs Brisbane Lions: National reach 2.52 million, national audience 934,000.
Saturday, 6 September – GWS Giants vs Hawthorn: National reach 2.17 million, national audience 693,000.
Saturday, 6 September – Gold Coast Suns vs Fremantle: National reach 2.5 million, national audience 911,000.
Friday, 12 September – Hawthorn vs Adelaide Crows : National reach 2.72 million, national audience 1.000,000.
Saturday, 13 September – Brisbane Lions vs Gold Coast Suns : National reach 2.56 million, national audience 945,000.
Friday, 19 September – Geelong vs Hawthorn: National Reach 3.14 million, national audience 1.3 million
Saturday, 20 September – Collingwood vs Brisbane Lions: National Reach 3.26 million national audience 1.54 million.
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