Level 4 in the Olympic stand to be exact. I think there is wheelchair/accessible seating right behind them there. Then the seats tier down another 5 or so rows to the actual balcony edge.
What’s the broadcast details for free to air for the first week of finals? It means the news in both Melbourne and Perth will have to be moved from the traditional 6pm timeslot.
Melbourne is showing the early Sunday game between the Western Bulldogs and GWS Giants.
Isn’t that when the VFL elimination final is happening? I thought because of the 7 would be showing the Cats vs Tigers AFLW Match
My Fetch TV guide is showing the VFL followed by AFLW
TVCynic posted the broadcast details this morning, but they are incomplete because the qualifying final between Geelong and Collingwood has not been included yet.
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Will never forget the Triple M boys ripping into Chief for the Beanie & Gloves combo, can’t blame him or anyone else really!
VFL broadcast on Channel 7 in Tasmania too
Yeah but not deliberately.
AFLW kicks off on Your Home of Footy
Fan favourites and current players bolster Seven’s AFL Women’s coverage
As the countdown to a season like no other gathers pace, the Seven Network is locked and loaded to deliver the epic seventh season AFL Women’s coverage, live, free and in HD* on Seven and 7plus.
For the first time in AFLW history, fans of all 18 clubs will see their colours repre sented on the biggest stage, when Hawthorn, Port Adelaide, Essendon and the Sydney Swans burst onto the field to join the 14 existing clubs for the biggest and best season yet.
In a first for Australian football fans, the new AFLW season will kick off tomorrow night during the men’s pre-finals bye, when long-standing rivals Carlton and Collingwood meet at Ikon Park for the traditional opening match, from 7.00pm AEST live on Channel 7, 7mate and 7plus.
It’s happy hour straight after the AFLW match at 8.45pm AEST when Andy Maher, Mick Molly and Sam Pang return for everyone’s favourite sports show, The Front Bar.
To celebrate Port Adelaide’s highly anticipated welcome to AFLW, the hosts will be joined by inaugural Port Adelaide AFLW Captain, Erin Phillips, and her father, Greg Phillips, while legendary goal kicker Peter McKenna and Santo Cilauro will also drop in.
This Friday night, Seven’s own Daisy Pearce and her Melbourne Demons head to Glenelg Oval to take on the Adelaide Crows in the Grand Final re-match, from 7.30pm AEST on Channel 7, 7mate and 7plus.
Then, in a monumental moment for the competition and footy fans alike, the highly anticipated inaugural AFLW match between debutantes Essendon and Hawthorn kicks off from Marvel Stadium at 7.00pm on Saturday night on 7mate and 7plus.
Rounding out Seven’s blockbuster AFLW Round One coverage, the Geelong Cats will host Richmond at GMHBA Stadium from 4.00pm AEST on Sunday, live on Channel 7 and 7plus.
Throughout the AFLW season, fans can stream Seven AFLW matches live and on demand on 7plus.
Fans in NSW, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia can also watch every game involving teams from their home states live and free on Seven and 7plus across every round of the season.
Footy fans will be treated to expert insight and analysis from a talented crop of current AFLW players, when Richmond Captain Katie Brennan, Melbourne defender Libby Birch and Hawthorn live-wire forward Kate McCarthy join Seven’s on-air coverage.
Former Adelaide Premiership player and 2022 AFL Women’s Premiership Cup Ambassador Abbey Holmes will return to Seven’s AFLW coverage, alongside former Melbourne and Geelong player, and AFL Women’s expert, Melissa Hickey. Seven also welcomes back its impressive group of experienced callers: Jason Bennett, Jo Wotton, Nigel Carmody and Alister Nicholson.
In the hosting seat, experienced football journalist Sam Lane will also return to the screen alongside Emma Vosti, Natalie Edwards, Anna Hay, Mark Soderstrom and Katie Brown.
Managing Director Seven Melbourne and Head of Network Sport, Lewis Martin, said : “A genuine passion for the game is at the heart of everything we do at Seven. After an exhilarating men’s AFL home and away season, we cannot wait to kick-start another AFLW season on Seven, Your Home of Sport.
“With four new teams, the new AFLW season marks a monumental moment in our great game and we cannot wait to bring Australians the biggest and best moments of what looks to be a nail-biting AFLW season.
“Once again, we have assembled an unbelievably talented, experienced and respected AFLW on-air line up, bolstered with some exciting familiar and fresh faces who Australia will love. We can’t wait to get started,” he said.
Abbey Holmes said the new season will bring a feast of new talent and rivalry that the competition has never seen before.
“On the eve of season seven, we have reached an exciting moment in women’s football history, a moment that we will remember for years to come,” she said.
“With all 18 teams now represented, every footy fan across the country now has an AFLW team to call their own. The possibilities are endless in 2022 . We could be on the verge of the best season yet.
“Will Erin Phillips continue her dominance when she dons her father’s famous #1 Port Adelaide guernsey, or will Daisy’s Demons finally nab the victory they came so close to last season?,” Holmes said.
“Who is Hawthorn under the guise of premiership coach Bec Goddard, and can the Adelaide Crows sustain their success after a crop of their best headed to Alberton? We are in for a treat this season and I cannot wait to get started. Bring it on.”
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Seven’s AFL Women’s commentary team
Jo Wotton – Commentator
A pioneer of the women’s game, Jo Wotton began her commentary journey in 2008, when she began calling the VAFA on local radio. Since then, Jo has become one of Australia’s premier women’s football commentators through her roles on radio and Seven’s AFL Women’s coverage. Jo will return to the commentary box for season seven alongside fellow commentators Jason Bennett, Nigel Carmody and Alister Nicholson.
Jason Bennett – Commentator
The award-winning sports broadcaster was an AFL commentator from 2002 to 2006 before embarking on an international posting with ESPN and its popular program Aussies Abroad. Jason has been calling footy on Seven since 2015, covering a mix of AFL, AFLW and VFL and will be a key part of Seven’s AFLW coverage in 2022.
Twitter : @JasonBennettTV
Instagram : jasonbennetttv
Alister Nicholson – Commentator
Alister has become one of Australian sport’s most recognisable voices over the past decade as an ABC Grandstand commentator on cricket and AFL. While he has been a popular member of Seven’s BBL commentary team in recent years, his broadcasting experience extends to the NRL, A League, Commonwealth Games, Olympic Games, Australia’s major golf tournaments and the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. Alister will also call AFLW games with Seven in 2022.
Twitter: @AlisterNicho
Nigel Carmody – Commentator
After a decorated VFL career that spanned 12 seasons with Casey Scorpions and Collingwood, Nigel has been part of Seven’s commentary team since 2015, working on AFL, AFLW and VFL matches.
Twitter : @NigelCarmody
Instagram : @nigelcarmody
Abbey Holmes – Field Commentator
A late convert to football after a promising netball career, Abbey led the NTFL’s goalkicking table and won a premiership in each of her first four seasons, memorably becoming the first woman to kick 100 goals in a season in 2013-14. An Adelaide premiership player in the AFLW’s inaugural 2017 season, Abbey has been a great addition to Seven’s AFLW and AFL coverage, both as an expert and field commentator, and featured prominently in last year’s AFL Grand Final coverage in Perth and the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Twitter : @abbeycholmes
Instagram : @abbeycholmes
Sam Lane – Field Commentator
An award-winning journalist and author, Sam has covered every AFL season for Seven since its inaugural year in 2017. With an expansive football knowledge and passion for the
game, Sam will return to her field commentary and hosting role for Seven during the 2022 season.
Twitter: @SamJaneLane
Instagram : @SamJaneLane
Mark Soderstrom – Field Commentator
Mark played 121 SANFL games for North Adelaide, Glenelg and Sturt. A 7NEWS sports presenter in Adelaide, Mark returns as a field commentator in Seven’s 2022 AFLW coverage across key games in South Australia.
Twitter : @Mark_Soda
Emma Vosti – Field Commentator
One of Seven’s most versatile hosts, Emma has been part of Seven’s coverage across various events including the 2020 Paralympic Games, 2018 Olympic Winter Games, AFLW, cricket and horse racing. Emma will return to screens for Seven’s AFLW coverage in 2022. Instagram: @EmmaVosti
Natalie Edwards – Field Commentator
An extremely passionate and vibrant member of Seven’s AFLW coverage team, Nat will return to screens as a field commentator for AFLW season seven. A sports nut, Nat has worked as a broadcaster and sports journalist since 2006, covering a range of sports across radio and television including, AFL, cricket, horse racing and tennis.
Twitter: @Nat_Edwards
Instagram: @NatEdwards33
Katie Brown – Field Commentator
7NEWS Brisbane Rugby League Correspondent and Sports Presenter , Katie has been labelled a trailblazer of a unique kind. She juggled her media work while playing for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the Harvey Norman Women’s Premiership and possesses an impressive sports knowledge. Katie will provide field commentary for Seven’s AFLW matches in Queensland.
Instagram: @KatieBrownAus
Anna Hay – Field Commentator
With a deep passion and understanding for sport, particularly AFL, 7NEWS Perth Sports Reporter Anna will join Seven’s AFLW coverage for matches in Perth during the 2022 AFL Women’s Season.
Twitter: @AnnaHay1
Instagram: @AnnaHay1
Katie Brennan – Expert Commentator
Katie is the Richmond Tigers Captain and one of the AFLW’s elite. She played in the inaugural season of AFLW as captain of the Western Bulldogs, before heading to the Tigers for the 2019 season. With an impressive football knowledge, Katie will return to screens on Seven’s AFL Women’s coverage this year as an expert commentator.
Instagram: @_KatieBrennan
Melissa Hickey – Expert Commentator
Former Geelong Cats Captain and current Western Bulldogs AFLW Assistant Coach, Melissa was one of the AFLW competition’s first signings to the Melbourne Football Club following her appearance in the women’s exhibition matches. With a keen eye for talent, Melissa will return to Seven in an expert commentary role for the 2022 AFLW season.
Instagram: @melissahickey18
Kate McCarthy – Expert Commentator
Kate burst onto the scene for the Brisbane Lions in 2017, winning the club’s goalkicking and being named in the AFLW All Australian team. After playing 23 games for the Lions, she moved to St Kilda and made 16 appearances before joining Hawthorn ahead of their inaugural season. Kate will make her debut for Seven in an expert commentary role.
Twitter: @Kateemac9
Instagram: @Kate.mac.9
Libby Birch – Expert Commentator
One of the competition’s most hard-working defenders, Libby has carved an impressive AFLW career, both at the Western Bulldogs, where she was drafted ahead of the inaugural season, and at the Melbourne Demons. A highly driven and competitive person, Libby was dominant in her performances in AFLW season six, which landed her an All Australian nomination.
Twitter: @LibbyBirch18
Instagram: @Libby_Birch
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Looks like Katie will also be doing commentary for Fox too
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Also, it’s not even Seven who make the coverage.
I’m curious as to how she managed that one!
Wish they’d give Sam Lane a more prominent role given her talents and long association with both AFLM and AFLW. Seven’s reliance on past players rather than professional broadcasters is tiresome and regularly means bad tv.
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What’s that?
the mens competition
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That’s known as “the AFL”.
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Not to mention Seven poached her (including much fanfare/ on-air promos at the time) from 10’s BTG for 2013 (she stayed with 10 for 2012 even though they had lost rights). She was part of the Saturday night pre-game, half-time and post-game for years, later known as “The Kick”. But around 2018-2019 she sort of disappeared, Nat Edwards later replacing, perhaps they/she wanted to focus on AFLW coverage? I think she also moved to Sydney and was also a regular on Weekend Sunrise.
She was part of BTG for 10 years and dates back to the late 1990s writing for The Age. She is the daughter of iconic sports broadcaster Tim Lane.
(video thanks to MelbTV on YT):
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