For The Love Of Everything Sacred!!!!!!

[CureTheSane]

Just picked up this weeks TV Week and guess what?

Sydney vs Adelaide is listed

[robbieando]

I see it but I don't believe it - The Swans on free to air in Melbourne, must be a mistake.

Its about time too and to think Sydneysiders complain about the 1pm start

[penga]

Re: For The Love Of Everything Sacred!!!!!!

Originally posted by CureTheSane
Just picked up this weeks TV Week and guess what?

Sydney vs Adelaide is listed

OH, i get it!

i forgot u live in vic CTS,

that is pretty big!

[Cheer Cheer]

Fantastic!! Im sick of travelling to rough public bars to get the foxtel to watch the swans play, I can relax in my own home now,
and rant and rave without constantly looking over my shoulder at the constant trouble around the pool tables.

[treespirit]

The Ch9 website doesn't agree, however.

[CureTheSane]

Was watching ch 9 last night and saw a promo for the game.

Something along the lines of "who will shake the sting of defeat?"
lol

So it looks like it's on.

Maybe the AFL realised that Melb supporters were missing out big time.

Who knows....

[treespirit]

And pigs might fly, but if it's on who cares why.

[bricon]

Re: For The Love Of Everything Sacred!!!!!!

Originally posted by CureTheSane
Just picked up this weeks TV Week and guess what?

Sydney vs Adelaide is listed

It?s my guess that every Swans Sunday game will be shown on FTA TV by Channel 9 this year. Ch 9s Sunday afternoon programming usually consists of a live AFL game from 1:00pm followed by a delayed coverage of another game at 4 o?clock (AFL in Melbourne, NRL in Sydney).

Every Swans Sunday game this year starts at 1:10 (except for the away game against the Roos at Manuka which is at 12:30). There are no other early (1:10) games scheduled against the Swans on these Sundays, any other games start at 2:10 or later. The only live AFL games that Channel 9 can show on Sundays (at 1:00) when the Swans are playing are ours.

This year?s Sunday schedule for us is:

Rnd 3 ? Crows - SCG
Rnd 7 ? Brisbane - SCG
Rnd 8 ? Geelong - SCG
Rnd 9 ? Kangas ? Manuka (12:30 start)
Rnd 14 ? WCE - SCG
Rnd 17 ? Freo - SCG
Rnd 18 ? Crows ? AAMI
Rnd 20 ? Brisbane ? Gabba


The Swans only play once on a Friday night this year, that?s the Round 5 Anzac Day match against Melbourne at the SCG. I?d guess that this match would also be broadcast to Sydney and Melbourne by Ch 9, probably on delay at around 7:30 (in Melbourne) and a lot later in Sydney (coz they will have NRL commitments).

It?s a lot more difficult to predict the Saturday situation as far as FTA TV is concerned; there are far too many variables. If the Swans start to do well, then I reckon that Ch 10 may consider broadcasting them earlier than 9:30 into Sydney (apart from the 2 remaining Homebush games that have already been announced will be shown live). It?s too hard to say what Ch 10s position will be in Melbourne.

[Benevolent Ert]

I think it's fairly easy to say what Channel 10's position in Melbourne will be on Saturday nights:

If the Swans are playing one of the 'big 4' (Collingwood, Essendon, Richmond, Carlton - except maybe Carlton because they suck at the moment) the game will probably be shown on FTA in Melbourne

if we are playing one of the 'lesser Melbourne teams' - it's a 'maybe but probably not'

and if we are playing a non-vic team then forget it