Good - wouldn’t imagine too many people would be happy about having to stay up until after midnight to see their team play if the FTA broadcast starts at 9:30pm
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In this day and age. I think they should be appreciated that every home state game is available to them for free (outside Vic). All live except for 3. Fantastic deal.
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Given they have specifically in the first third of the year. I think Seven are probably thinking Sunday night football can claw back some of the share % they lose to the MAFS juggernaut in the early part of the ratings year.
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I wonder if they would be the full broadcast as if it was live, or condensed into (say) 2.5 hours as it was when Ten delayed non-Swans matches in Sydney between 2002-11, often no earlier than 10:30pm (at which point the full-time siren would’ve sounded in real time).
As for the 7:30pm matches being delayed by one hour, that’s not actually a bad result, it’s just like the pre-2012 days when Seven in Melbourne aired BH&G first, then Friday night football (and Nine between 2002-06), albeit it would be the other markets in this situation, not Melbourne.
I think it would likely be condensed, since Seven Adelaide has been doing it for a few years now.
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Looks like the camera at GMHBA has been flipped back to how it is for Men’s matches
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The fixture for week 1 of 2024 AFLW finals series was announced nearly 20 minutes after Fremantle’s win over Western Bulldogs in the last match of the home and away season, compared with the men’s finals week one fixture which was revealed the morning after the conclusion of the regular season.
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1st QF – Friday Nov 8, 7:15pm AEDT
Kangaroos v Crows
IKON Park
1st EF – Saturday Nov 9, 7pm AEDT
Dockers v Bombers
Fremantle Oval
2nd QF – Sunday Nov 10, 1:05pm AEDT
Hawks v Lions
IKON Park
2nd EF – Sunday Nov 10, 3:05pm AEDT
Power v Tigers
Alberton Oval
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Confirmed this morning. The GF will start at 7.45pm AEDT.
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AFLW finals fever takes charge on Seven
Four epic contests headline week one action on Seven and 7plus
The 2024 AFL Women’s Finals Series roars into action on the Seven Network this weekend with four blockbuster matches, featuring the game’s biggest and best stars over three epic days.
The Finals Series kicks off on Friday night when minor premiers the North Melbourne Tasmanian Kangaroos face the Adelaide Crows in a qualifying final at Ikon Park. The live and free coverage of Qualifying Final One starts at 7.00pm AEDT on 7mate and 7plus Sport.
Then, on Saturday night, Fremantle will host its first home final since 2020, when they face Essendon in a do-or-die elimination final at Fremantle Oval from 6.30pm AEDT, live and free on 7mate and 7plus Sport.
On Sunday, footy fans will enjoy an epic double-header featuring:
- Hawthorn v Brisbane Lions in Elimination Final Two at Ikon Park from 1.00pm AEDT on Channel 7, 7mate and 7plus Sport
- Port Adelaide v Richmond Elimination Final Two at Alberton Oval from 3.00pm AEDT on Channel 7, 7mate and 7plus Sport.
AFLW’s #1 commentary team will lead Seven’s finals coverage, with this weekend’s line-up boasting a group of the game’s greatest voices in women’s footy, including the competition’s most decorated player and 7AFL expert commentator, Erin Phillips.
Alongside Phillips will be Seven’s astute team of experts and callers including Abbey Holmes, Kate McCarthy, Alister Nicholson, Jo Wotton, Nigel Carmody, Alicia Eva and Sarah Olle, as well as 7NEWS sport reporters Kate Massey and Emily Beaton.
Following a highly anticipated first week of finals, Seven’s Abbey Holmes and Kate McCarthy will return for Talking W from 4.30pm AEDT Monday on 7mate and 7.00pm AEDT on 7plus Sport.
Joined by former Melbourne and North Melbourne forward Ben Brown, the hosts will dissect the biggest stories heading into week two of the Finals Series, while casting a spotlight on the most prominent headlines from the first week of finals.
All episodes of Talking W are available for on-demand streaming on the AFL Women’s Hub on 7plus Sport, along with match previews and reviews, player interviews, bonus player access and features on demand.
Footy fans can stream Seven’s weekly AFL Women’s matches live and on demand on 7plus, while 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.
First Qualifying Final: North Melbourne Tasmanian Kangaroos v Adelaide Crows
7.00pm AEDT Friday, November 8 on 7mate and 7plus
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Port Adelaide v Richmond will also be shown live on 7mate in Brisbane from 2pm local time.
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New Crows logo incorporated into the score graphic BUT it doesn’t look great. They need to make it a bit more smaller
The big version is fine but I think they should include ‘Adelaide’ which is part of the new logo
Which they have included here
And also the logo in red
Maybe @TV.Cynic can provide actual screenshots if possible
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I am surprised that they have used this logo. I thought they would still use the old logo until the end of the season. Will be interesting if they were to win the premiership would they include the new or old logo on premiers mechandise?
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Would most likely be the new logo since they wouldn’t have made premiership merchandise yet since they haven’t made the Grand Final. And even if they’ve already made it for some reason, they binned any of the merch with the old logo on it when they launched it, and had stocks of the new one ready to go from day 1, so I doubt the GF merch would have the old logo even if it was made well in advance.
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GWS star Alicia Eva is joining Seven’s commentary team for this afternoon’s qualifying final between Hawthorn and Brisbane Lions at Ikon Park.
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This evening the AFL announced the fixture for week two of 2024 AFLW finals series. Both matches will be held this Saturday, November 16.
First semi-final
Adelaide v Fremantle at Norwood Oval, 3.05pm ACDT (3.35pm AEDT)
Winner to face Brisbane in the preliminary final.
Second semi-final
Hawthorn v Port Adelaide at Ikon Park, 7.30pm AEDT
Winner to face North Melbourne in the preliminary final.
Note the Crows v Dockers semi final is up against race 1 of Supercars Adelaide 500 (3.50pm AEST start) which is also shown live on Seven.
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This means it’ll be a Super Saturday in Adelaide as the Supercars, AFLW final and WBBL will all be happening simultaneously.
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Can’t understand why the AFL thinks it’s a good idea for the Crows v Dockers game to go up against not one but two already locked in events. The game should really be played either Friday or Saturday night instead.
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Last year, the two AFLW semi-finals (Adelaide Crows vs Sydney Swans, and Geelong Cats vs Melbourne) were played on Saturday night and Sunday afternoon, respectively.
IMO, having the Crows vs Dockers match in the evening and the Hawks vs Power on the Sunday afternoon would’ve been a better outcome; not just that, the fact that the former match is at Norwood Oval would’ve allowed Supercars fans to just make the 15-20 minute walk east immediately after the first Supercars race has ended (about 5:15pm ACST), if they were interested in the footy afterwards.
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