Seven Sport

[Sully]

Wonder if we’ll ever see Footy Flashbacks or the like again? Abruptly ended pre-COVID IIRC. At last check 3AW’s Jane Holmes said a few years back Seven told her “they might consider airing some special episodes again in time for the finals” but that never happened. I have a feeling 2016 or 2017 might’ve been the last year.

Used to air before Sunday Football and in its earlier years from the late 2000s after Game Day on Sunday mornings. Was presented by Neil Kearney and in later years had a show sponsor such as “Brut” and “Just For Men” and hosted by rotating 7AFL talent. These caps from 2013 and 2014 I believe, with the host segments at the start new film spliced into re-run episodes or older program material/archival footage, where they’d often then say “stay around now for today’s Sunday footy match between xxx vs xxx”. They’d also also use the 2004-2011 watermark.

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Anyone know where this room is? Assume BCM Docklands, guessing the network archives department before that moved to Queensland AFAIK.

[JohnsonTV]

The broadcast times for this year’s Stawell Gift have been posted on the event’s website. All three days of the Gift will be streamed on 7plus, with the Easter Monday races (April 1) to also air on Seven, from 11.30am AEDT. Daylight savings don’t end until April 7.

TV Broadcast - Powercor Stawell Gift

[TV.Cynic]

Autumn Racing Carnival heats up on Seven

All Star Mile, Golden Slipper, The Championships and much more

Some of Australian racing’s most coveted prizes are on the line over the coming weeks as the Autumn Racing Carnival heats up on the Seven Network, including the $4 million All-Star Mile at Caulfield and the 68th running of the $5 million Golden Slipper at Rosehill Gardens.

The Autumn Racing Carnival kicks up a gear this Saturday with a huge day of thoroughbred racing from All Star Mile Day at Caulfield and Ladies Day at Rosehill, live and free from 12pm AEDT on Seven and 7plus.

At Caulfield, defending champion Mr Brightside and Ciaron Maher’s mighty mare Pride Of Jenni are set to renew their rivalry in the $4 million All Star Mile at Caulfield, while viewers will have the chance to see parts of the Caulfield redevelopment for the very first time on Seven’s live and free broadcast.

At Rosehill, the fillies and mares will battle it out in the Group 1 Coolmore Classic on Chandon Ladies Day, where Champion trainer Chris Waller is striving for back-to-back wins with top weight and current favourite Zougotcha after taking out the race last year with Espiona.

Australia’s pre-eminent sports broadcaster Bruce McAvaney will lead racing’s undisputed #1 commentary team for Saturday’s epic day of racing, alongside Jason Richardson, Emma Freedman, Lizzie Jelfs and Kate Waterhouse.

Over the next six Saturdays, fans will enjoy the very best racing from the Sydney and Melbourne’s Autumn Carnivals live and free on Seven and 7plus, with the highlights including:

• Rosehill Golden Slipper Day, the world’s richest race for two-year-olds and one of five Group 1 races at Rosehill Gardens on 23 March

• The $3 million Australian Cup, the finale to Flemington’s Racing Spectacular, at Flemington on 30 March

• The Championships, featuring eight Group 1 races across two action-packed Saturdays at Randwick on 6 April and 13 April

Managing Director Seven Melbourne and Head of Network Sport, Lewis Martin, said: “This Autumn, Seven will bring fans a spectacular feast of thoroughbred racing, elegance and fashion direct from Sydney and Melbourne.

“With the live and free coverage once again fronted by racing’s best commentary team led by the peerless Bruce McAvaney, there’s no other place racing fans will want to be than right here on Seven, Your Home of Racing.”

Caulfield – The Sharp EIT All Star Mile Day

Rosehill Gardens – Chandon Ladies Day

Saturday 12.00pm AEDT on Seven and 7plus

[JohnsonTV]

7plus will stream live the Perth International Festival of Hockey in April, featuring a five-test series between the Kookaburras and India, and a triangular test series involving the Hockeyroos, China and Japan. Tickets are now on sale via Intix.

https://www.hockey.org.au/news/kookaburras-hockeyroos-set-to-play-on-home-soil

[JohnsonTV]

@bacco007

The APLs broadcast production partner Global Advance has gone belly up by the sound of it - may also impact Seven and their racing coverage

Bad timing given Global Advance’s collapse happens in the middle of Sydney autumn racing carnival. Does Seven have a plan B?

[TV.Cynic]

Mega Easter of sport on Seven

AFL, Autumn Racing Carnival, World Surf League, Stawell Gift, VFL, SANFL and WAFL, all live and free on Seven and 7plus

Sport fans are set for an epic Easter of sport on the Seven Network, starting tonight and featuring five straight days of unmissable live and free action on Seven and 7plus.

The Easter extravaganza kicks off when the Brisbane Lions host Collingwood tonight for Thursday Night Footy at the Gabba, broadcast live and free on Channel 7 and 7mate from 7.00pm AEDT.

On Friday, AFL fans will be in for an Easter treat when North Melbourne take on Carlton in the annual Good Friday SuperClash at Marvel Stadium from 4.00pm AEDT, during Seven’s 67th annual Good Friday Appeal broadcast, which continues through until midnight on Channel 7 Melbourne and 7plus nationally.

As the Good Friday Appeal and Seven join forces on a special day, Seven’s Dale Thomas will be joined by 2022 NAB Auskicker of the Year and fan favourite, nine-year-old Archie Stockdale, in field commentary for this year’s SuperClash match.

Rounding out the weekend’s feast of football are:

• Port Adelaide v Melbourne at Adelaide Oval on Saturday from 7.00pm AEDT on Channel 7 and 7mate

• The legendary Easter Monday clash between Hawthorn and Geelong at the MCG from 2.30pm AEDT on Channel 7 and 7mate

Footy 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.

In a boost for state league footy fans, the opening rounds of SANFL, WAFL and Round Two of the VFL will be streamed live and free on 7plus, starting with the SANFL’s North Adelaide v Centrals clash, from 1.30pm ACDT on Friday. WAFL fans will be treated to a Grand Final re-match between Peel Thunder and East Fremantle at 1.30pm AWST on Saturday, before Sandringham host Essendon in the VFL from 2.00pm AEDT on Sunday afternoon.

The surfing action continues this week live and free on 7plus for the remainder of the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour’s Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach, where Aussie superstar Ethan Ewing is still in contention to win back-to-back Bells titles, alongside 52- year-old, 11-time World Champion Kelly Slater who claimed his first Bells victory 30 years prior.

In what would be an incredible story for Australia, Barwon Heads local high school student Ellie Harrison will also hit the waves again in the coming days and she looks to take out the title in her first ever WSL Championship Tour event, in her own backyard.

At Rosehill Gardens, Seven’s #1 horse racing team will also deliver all the action live from Tancred Stakes Day which includes a fascinating edition of the Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes where New Zealand wonder filly Orchestral will make her Australian debut with champion jockey James McDonald.

Australian filly Zardozi will be looking to spoil the party with Tom Marquand to combine with the last-start winner for trainer James Cummings.

A pivotal day on the racing calendar, Australian Cup Day presents a fitting finale to the Flemington Racing Spectacular, headlined by the $3 million Group 1 TAB Australian Cup feature race.

Mr Brightside and Pride Of Jenni will battle again, in what looks likely to be another thrilling contest in their rivalry. But it’s more than just a two-horse race with Australian Cup defending champion Cascadian and Champions Stakes winner Atishu set to add some class in the time-honoured feature.

In the lead-up to the Hawthorn v Geelong AFL blockbuster on Easter Monday, Seven will bring fans the 142nd running of Australia’s richest footrace, the Stawell Gift, from 11.30am AEDT on Channel 7 and 7plus. Fans can also tune into the prior two days of the Stawell Gift on Saturday, 30 March and Sunday, 31 March on 7plus.

Managing Director Seven Melbourne and Head of Network Sport, Lewis Martin, said: “There is something for absolutely everyone on the Seven Network this Easter.

“With the footy blockbuster on Thursday night, three highly anticipated rounds of state league footy, Sydney and Melbourne Autumn racing, the world’s best surfers at Bells Beach and the iconic Stawell Gift, these five days are a dream for sports lovers.

“With wall-to-wall sport for the entire long weekend, there’s only one place to catch all the action live and free, right here on Seven, Your Home of Sport.”

TV broadcast times on Seven:

THURSDAY, 28 MARCH

AFL Round Three: Brisbane Lions v Collingwood, The Gabba

Sydney	7.00pm live on 7mate
Brisbane	6.30pm live on 7mate
Adelaide	6.30pm live on 7mate, 7.00pm live on Channel 7
Perth	4.00pm live on 7mate

FRIDAY, 29 MARCH

SANFL Round One: North Adelaide v Centrals

Adelaide	1.30pm live on Channel 7 and 7plus
Melbourne and Sydney	2.00pm live on 7plus
Brisbane	1.00pm live on 7plus
Perth	11.00am live on 7plus

AFL Round Three Good Friday Superclash: North Melbourne v Carlton, Marvel

Melbourne	4.00pm live on Channel 7
Brisbane	3.00pm live on 7mate

AFL Round Three: Fremantle v Adelaide Crows, Optus Stadium

Adelaide	7.00pm live on Channel 7
Perth	4.30pm live on 7mate

AFL Armchair Experts

National 7.00pm on 7plus

One Championship MMA Friday Fights SATURDAY, 30 MARCH

National 11.30pm on 7plus

SATURDAY, 30 MARCH

Stawell Gift Day One: Easter Saturday

Melbourne and Sydney	9.25am live on 7plus
Brisbane	8.25am live on 7plus
Adelaide	8.55am live on 7plus
Perth	6.25am live on 7plus

Women’s NSW Open Golf

Melbourne and Sydney	12.30pm live on 7plus
Brisbane	11.30am live on 7plus
Adelaide	12.00pm live on 7plus
Perth	9.30am live on 7plus

Seven’s Horse Racing: Tancred Stakes Day and Australian Cup Day

Melbourne and Sydney	12.00pm live on Channel 7 and 7plus
Brisbane	11.00am live on 7two and 7plus, 11.30am live on Channel 7 and 7plus
Adelaide	11.30am live on Channel 7 and 7plus
Perth	9.00am live on 7two and 7plus, 1.30pm live on Channel 7 and 7plus

WAFL Round One: Peel Thunder v East Fremantle

Perth	1.30pm live on Channel 7 and 7plus
Melbourne and Sydney	4.30pm live on 7plus
Brisbane	3.30pm live on 7plus
Adelaide	4.00pm live on 7plus

AFL Round Three: Port Adelaide v Melbourne, Adelaide Oval

Sydney	7.00pm live on 7mate
Melbourne	7.00pm live on Channel 7
Brisbane	6.00pm live on 7mate
Adelaide	6.30pm live on 7mate, 7.00pm live on Channel 7
Perth	4.00pm live on 7mate

SUNDAY, 31 MARCH

Stawell Gift Day Two: Easter Sunday

Melbourne and Sydney	9.25am live on 7plus
Brisbane	8.25am live on 7plus
Adelaide	8.55am live on 7plus
Perth	6.25am live on 7plus

Women’s NSW Open Golf

Melbourne and Sydney	12.30pm live on 7plus
Brisbane	11.30am live on 7plus
Adelaide	12.00pm live on 7plus
Perth	9.30am live on 7plus

AFL Round Three: Western Bulldogs v West Coast Eagles

Perth 1.00pm on Channel 7

AFL Round Three: Richmond v Sydney Swans, MCG

Sydney 4.00pm live on 7mate

VFL Round Two: Sandringham v Essendon

Melbourne 2.00pm live on Channel 7

MONDAY, 1 APRIL

Stawell Gift Day Three: Easter Saturday

Melbourne and Sydney 9.25am live on 7plus, 11.30am live on Channel 7 and 7plus
Brisbane 8.25am live on 7plus, 10.30am live on Channel 7 and 7plus
Adelaide 8.55am live on 7plus, 11.00am live on Channel 7 and 7plus
Perth 6.25am live on 7plus, 8.30am live on Channe 7 and 7plus

AFL Round Three: Hawthorn v Geelong Cats, MCG Pre Game show

Sydney	2.30pm live on 7mate and 7plus
Melbourne	2.30pm live on Channel 7 and 7plus

Brisbane	1.30pm live on 7mate and 7plus
Adelaide	2.00pm live on Channel 7 and 7plus
Perth	11.30am live on Channel 7 and 7plus

AFL Round Three: Hawthorn v Geelong Cats, MCG

Sydney	3.00pm live on 7mate
Melbourne	3.00pm live on Channel 7
Brisbane	2.00pm live on 7mate
Adelaide	2.30pm live on Channel 7
Perth	12.00pm live on Channel 7

[TV.Cynic]

[Sully]

Jason Richardson (1993 winner) again hosting the 2024 Stawell Gift.

Tamsyn Manou and Dave Culbert also have returned. I wonder if Nine gave them permission, assuming they’re part of Nine’s Olympics this year.

Bruce McAvaney did a v/o opener.

Big rain event forecast for later across Vic today and tomorrow.

[TV.Cynic]

[Sully]

Seven Sport’s wardrobe has gone back to the old logo, from 2012 graphics package (of which the logo and watermark style remain), although this one tweaked in 2015 I think it was.

The branding changed to stacked around 2019-2020 IIRC and used it on-air for one year before reverting, but off-air remained stacked (the social media “7Sport” had actually been stacked for years longer for some reason).

[cmo]

@Sully

Tamsyn Manou and Dave Culbert also have returned. I wonder if Nine gave them permission, assuming they’re part of Nine’s Olympics this year

They’re freelancers and have been for many many years.

[Sully]

Yes I realise, what I meant is, as Nine have the Olympics, they could have put in their contracts (or agreements for that event or whatever) “exclusively for Nine in 2024” so they couldn’t do (e.g.) Stawell Gift. But glad they didn’t, serves the Gift well.

Shame we won’t get to see Richo in Paris, interviewing athletes after track and field and roving reporting and features, as he is a Seven man, can’t see them letting him do Nine’s Olympics.

[TelevisionAU]

@Sully

Yes I realise, what I meant is, as Nine have the Olympics, they could have put in their contracts (or agreements for that event or whatever) “exclusively for Nine in 2024” so they couldn’t do (e.g.) Stawell Gift

Nine would have to put up more $$$ if they were to include an exclusivity clause. Probably not worth their while.

[cmo]

@Sully

Shame we won’t get to see Richo in Paris

Hardly a shame. He’s a talentless hack.

[Jeffmister]

A significant technical issue has impacted the Stawell Gift broadcast. It went off-air in the middle of a winner’s interview which resulted in a long ad-break and now an episode of Border Security (at least in Melbourne) is being shown instead.

https://fxtwitter.com/Culbert_Report/status/1774627479216644420

UPDATE: Broadcast resumed at 1:50pm.

[Sully]

^First stopped 1:39pm. NPC Media updated EPG live including description in capitals: “BORDER SECURITY - AUSTRALIA’S FRONT LINE” (1:39pm-2:30pm).

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UPDATE 2: Broadcast stopped again around 2pm

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Extraordinary scenes and some people’s comments, like they were in serious danger if this is anything to go by!

https://twitter.com/7Sport/status/1774628841555960186?t=5INqaIrawcET2Bs2ccU62g&s=19

https://twitter.com/M_1tch/status/1774628130457853958?t=5INqaIrawcET2Bs2ccU62g&s=19

https://twitter.com/Culbert_Report/status/1774632131769381110?t=5INqaIrawcET2Bs2ccU62g&s=19

Although agree NPC could’ve put a crawler up. And in Melbourne they’ve re-started Border about two times, after Richo said “we’ll go to the footy early” at 2pm which didn’t happen.

Complicated too as some markets go to 7mate for AFL, while they’re saying they’re still hoping to cross back to Stawell for sprint finals which wasn’t an area that was as flooded.

[TV.Cynic]

There was very heavy rain but a small break allowed one race to proceed. During the interview with the winner it started getting very heavy again and then the feed cut out.

When they came back the track was flooded so no races were missed. So they went to back up programming to wait for the water to flow away.

Earleir

[Jack_Laverty]

Has there been any update on this?

[TheChewyApple]

@Jack_Laverty

Has there been any update on this?

Reports on Twitter that there was a close lightning strike that has taken out power to Stawell, so it will likely be a while before events resume.

[Sully]

Men’s and Women’s Gift finals will be run at 4:25pm aedt, could coincide with half time of the AFL, in which case I’m sure 7AFL will go back to the Stawell Gift unit or heavily promote 7Plus on-air

https://twitter.com/7Sport/status/1774654836681933082?t=XXXaYc5bS9NDs_QrgpGmfw&s=19