Beginning round one, FOX FOOTY will show every game of every round of the 2019 NAB AFL Women’s third season LIVE, including finals and the grand final with no ad-breaks siren to siren.
FOX FOOTY’s star-studded commentary team made up of expert analysts, players and coaches will bring fans closer to the game, starting with the network showing the very first bounce of the blockbuster between new club Geelong and Collingwood this Saturday 2nd February..
In a first for any television network, two AFLW coaches will join the FOX FOOTY commentary team. Former Adelaide inaugural premiership coach Bec Goddard and former head coach of Fremantle Michelle Cowan will offer viewers a new perspective to the game.
“I’m looking forward to joining the FOX FOOTY team and seeing the game from another point of view. I can’t wait to see how the skills and tactics of the players and coaches have changed and I am excited to dissect this with viewers at home,” said Goddard.
AFLW’s new talent and former netball champion Sharni Layton, plus player manager and former Greater Western Sydney player Alex Saundry will also join the FOX FOOTY commentary team.
Game days will be hosted by Sarah Jones and Kelli Underwood, with FOX FOOTY’s Katherine Loughnan, Sarah Olle, Katelyn Barry, Natalie Yoannidis, Tania Armstrong and Layton leading all the action from the boundary.
FOX FOOTY’s Leigh Montagna, Ben Dixon, Alastair Lynch, Chyloe Kurdas and Kate Sheahan, Ben Waterworth, Adam Papalia, Sam Hargreaves also make up the team.
Geelong’s debut is just one of the several exciting developments for season three of AFLW, including expansion of North Melbourne joining the competition and a match to be played in every state and territory in 2019.
For the first year ever, the league will play semi-finals with the two winners of each pool facing off in the grand final.
In December last year, AFL and Foxtel announced a partnership that will see all NAB AFL Women’s matches broadcast live on television for the next four years. The partnership formalised Foxtel’s long-term commitment to AFLW, with all matches broadcast live around the country.
In 2019 and 2020, Foxtel will broadcast every AFLW game live, including all finals matches live nationally throughout the four-year partnership.
All games will also be available live on the digital platform Foxtel and via the official AFLW Live App.
ROUND 1 on FOX FOOTY
FOX FOOTY, Channel 504 on Foxtel and Kayo
GEELONG v COLLINGWOOD
Saturday 2 February, 6.30pm LIVE from GMHBA Stadium
ADELAIDE v WESTERN BULLDOGS
Saturday 2 February, 8.30pm LIVE from Norwood Oval
NORTH MELBOURNE v CARLTON
Sunday 3 February, 1.00pm LIVE from North Hobart Oval
MELBOURNE v FREMANTLE
Sunday 3 February, 3.00pm LIVE from Casey Fields
BRISBANE v GWS GIANTS
Sunday 3 February, 5.00pm LIVE from Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex
