Dreamtime blockbuster headlines huge AFL Round 12 on Seven

On-field action kicks off Friday night: Demons v Lions  

Fans are in for an electrifying round of live and free footy on the Seven Network this  weekend, when Saturday night’s marquee Dreamtime match between Essendon and  Richmond will take centre stage as Sir Doug Nicholls Round continues. 

Round 12 is set to open with a bang on Friday night when two of 2021’s genuine premiership  contenders, Melbourne and the Brisbane Lions, clash at Giants Stadium, with Seven’s  coverage starting at 7.00pm AEST on Channel 7 and 7mate. 

The live and free action on Seven only heats up from there as the Bombers and Tigers  square off on Saturday night in the annual Dreamtime match at Perth’s Optus Stadium, from  7.00pm AEST on Channel 7 and 7mate. The much-anticipated clash is already a sell-out. 

Then Carlton and the West Coast Eagles will be out to rebound from disappointing Round 11  losses when they do battle at the SCG on Sunday from 3.00pm AEST on Channel 7 and  7mate. 

The AFL’s #1 commentary team will again lead Seven’s Round 12 coverage, this weekend  featuring Brian Taylor, James Brayshaw, Hamish McLachlan, Luke Hodge, Wayne Carey,  Luke Darcy, Matthew Richardson, Jimmy Bartel, Jude Bolton, Basil Zempilas and Xavier  Ellis. 

One of the game’s Indigenous greats, triple Brisbane Lions premiership defender Chris  Johnson, will also be part of the Seven’s team for the Friday night and Saturday night blockbusters. 

Fans can get their Sunday of footy started with Abbey Gelmi, Abbey Holmes and Tim  Watson on Sunday Footy Fest at 2.30pm AEST in Melbourne and on 7plus nationally,  when they will enjoy a comprehensive wrap of all the day’s action and Round 12’s other  highlights and news. 

Following the Dreamtime game, Seven will screen for the first time a special presentation of  The Ripple Effect, a landmark documentary by award-wining filmmaker Peter Dickson, inspired by AFL great Nicky Winmar’s famous stand against racism at Victoria Park in 1993. 

The Ripple Effect explores racism in Australia through the eyes of some of the nation’s  most prominent and inspiring athletes of colour, including Winmar, Nathan Lovett-Murray,  Bachar Houli, Nova Peris, Josh Addo-Carr, Akec Makur Chuot and Otis Hope Carey.

It will air at 11.00pm AEST Saturday on Channel 7 in Melbourne and Adelaide, and 7mate in  Sydney, Brisbane and Perth. It will also be live streamed nationally on 7plus and then be  available on demand. 

Seven’s week of footy gets off to a light-hearted start with The Front Bar tomorrow night,  when former Essendon star Derek Kickett joins Mick Molloy, Sam Pang and Andy Maher at  the bar on Channel 7 and 7plus at 8.30pm in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth, and 11.10pm  in Sydney and Brisbane.  

After Friday night’s Demons-Lions clash, Adam Cooney and Cam Luke will settle in on the  Armchair Experts sofa to give their unique take on all the fallout from the big match on Channel 7, 7mate and 7plus. 

On Monday night, premiership teammates and footy mavericks Heath Shaw and Dale  Thomas will give fans an unfiltered view of the game’s biggest stories on the Heater and  Daisy Show on 7plus. 

Melbourne v Brisbane Lions, Giants Stadium Live from 7.00pm AEST Friday on Channel 7 and 7mate 

TV broadcast times on Seven:

Thursday 3 June 
WAFL Round 9: Perth v Subiaco (Mineral Resources Park) 
Perth 6.00pm LIVE on 7mate and 7plus 

The Front Bar 
Sydney 11.10pm on Channel 7 and 7plus 
Melbourne 8.30pm on Channel 7 and 7plus 
Brisbane 11.10pm on Channel 7 and 7plus 
Adelaide 8.30pm on Channel 7 and 7plus 
Perth 8.30pm on Channel 7 and 7plus 

Friday 4 June 
AFL Round 12: Melbourne v Brisbane Lions (Giants Stadium) 
Sydney 7.00pm LIVE on 7mate 
Melbourne 7.00pm LIVE on 7mate, 7.30pm LIVE on Channel 7  
Brisbane 7.00pm LIVE on 7mate  
Adelaide 6.30pm LIVE on 7mate, 7.00pm LIVE on Channel 7  
Perth 5.00pm LIVE on 7mate 

Armchair Experts  
Sydney 11.00pm LIVE on 7mate and 7plus 
Melbourne 11.00pm LIVE on Channel 7 and 7plus 
Brisbane 11.00pm LIVE on 7mate and 7plus 
Adelaide 10.30pm LIVE on Channel 7 and 7plus 
Perth 10.30pm on 7mate and 7plus 

Saturday 5 June 
AFL Round 12: St Kilda v Sydney Swans (SCG) 
Sydney 1.30pm LIVE on Channel 7 

SANFL Round 9: North Adelaide v Adelaide (Prospect Oval) Adelaide 1.30pm LIVE on Channel 7 and 7plus 

AFL Round 12: Adelaide Crows v Collingwood (Adelaide Oval) Adelaide TBC 

AFL Round 12: Essendon v Richmond (Optus Stadium) 
Sydney 7.00pm LIVE on 7mate 
Melbourne 7.00pm LIVE on Channel 7  
Brisbane 7.00pm LIVE on 7mate 
Adelaide 7.00pm LIVE on Channel 7 
Perth 5.00pm LIVE on 7mate 

The Ripple Effect 
Sydney 11.00pm on 7mate and 7plus 
Melbourne 11.00pm on Channel 7 and 7plus 
Brisbane 11.00pm on 7mate and 7plus 
Adelaide 10.30pm on Channel 7 and 7plus 
Perth 9.00pm on 7mate and 7plus 

Sunday 6 June  
Sunday Footy Fest 
Melbourne 2.30pm on Channel 7 

AFL Round 12: Carlton v West Coast Eagles (SCG) 
Melbourne 3.00pm LIVE on Channel 7  
Brisbane 3.00pm LIVE on 7mate  
Adelaide 2.30pm LIVE on Channel 7
Perth 1.00pm LIVE on Channel 7 

AFL Round 12: Fremantle v Western Bulldogs (Optus Stadium) Perth 4.30pm LIVE on 7mate 
Monday, 7 June 

WAFL Round 9: East Fremantle v South Fremantle (New Choice Homes Park)
Perth 2.00pm on Channel 7

Heater and Daisy Show 
Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth on 7plus