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The downfall of Fox Footy.
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MrAnonymous
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With 9 Sunday night matches in the first 16 rounds next year (finishing anywhere between 9pm-10pm eastern time) it’s going to be a long night at Fox Footy with Bounce and First Crack to follow.
I wonder if Bounce could move back to a weeknight timeslot, maybe Wednesdays after 360, and just leave First Crack on Sundays.
I wonder if Bounce could move back to a weeknight timeslot, maybe Wednesdays after 360, and just leave First Crack on Sundays.
calculon559
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So Fox have released their article about the fixture and I noticed this little tidbit which was not expanded upon...
A) The Fox Footy exclusive Saturdays in Vic deal was extended from up to Round 15 to until the end of the H&A season, OR
B) It's still 'only' Fox exclusive in Vic until Round 15 BUT any Saturday games after that are on delay on free-to-air until finals.
Thoughts?
Unless I'm reading it wrong, or they've worded it wrong, it seems to mean one of two things. EitherBen Cotton said:
A) The Fox Footy exclusive Saturdays in Vic deal was extended from up to Round 15 to until the end of the H&A season, OR
B) It's still 'only' Fox exclusive in Vic until Round 15 BUT any Saturday games after that are on delay on free-to-air until finals.
Thoughts?
Cleavy
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based on The Age article, it seems to be B?
Another legend joins Fox Footy as huge Friday night call team and new TV hosts revealed
Another legend joins Fox Footy as huge Friday night call team and new TV hosts revealed
www.foxsports.com.au
New Fox article about Whateley and Hudson calling Friday nights has some more detail about Saturdays. Exclusive to Fox in WA and SA until Round 8, NSW, ACT and Queensland until Round 10 and for the entire season in Victoria, Tasmania and NT. Guessing Seven were happier with getting Thursday nights (almost) every week and Fox wanted the Saturday exclusive extended for the entire season in Victoria.
Seven had an infographic recently of their weekly AFL programming that listed Saturday and Sunday night footy in 2024 but neither were shown as part of their 2025 programming so maybe Fox also has all of the Sunday night games next year? Seven had the rights for Essendon/Carlton on Sunday night this year and I'd have thought they would want to continue showing that game but maybe not. There was about 80/81 games on Seven the last two years with 23 rounds whereas it looks there'll only be 75 next year if they don't have any of the Sunday night games:
23 on Thursday nights plus Easter Monday and King's Birthday (which is why there's two rounds with no Thursday games)
25 on Fridays (23 at night and two in the afternoon for Anzac Day/Good Friday with Fox showing the two night games from WA instead)
25 Sunday afternoons
calculon559
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No, it's been confirmed 7 gets 5 Sunday games. So in total they get 81 matches (they get 24 Friday nights, not 23).
Sunday Night Football is probably not on their infographic because of how infrequent it is.
Sunday Night Football is probably not on their infographic because of how infrequent it is.
Jack Riewoldt takes over hosting On the Couch.
God help us.
God help us.
calculon559
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Yeah, that and Garry Lyon now co-hosting On The Couch were stinker announcements.
Leigh Matthews joining Fox I'm ambivalent about.
Gerard & Huddo comm'ing every Friday Night game is a god-tier call, imo
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Doesn't the nerd hate Huddo?
I hadn't seen that anywhere but it makes sense that they'll have the same number of games. Five of the nine Sunday night games have start times after 7pm so they seem like logical candidates to be on Seven (Port/Hawks Gather Round, Dogs/Saints Easter Sunday, Lions/Suns R8, Eagles/Cats R12 and Essendon/Carlton R13). I thought Seven might not show either of the Friday night public holiday games but Freo vs Crows on Anzac Day has an 8:10pm AEST start time so they'll probably have that game and not the Eagles/Essendon on Good Friday which starts at 6:10pm AEST.
Cleavy
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if he doesn't, he will soon when Huddo out-commentates him
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The pontification will go to new levels. Huddo will run rings around himif he doesn't, he will soon when Huddo out-commentates him
Fortunately for Robbo, I don't think the nerd ever gave him an embrace like this (26 seconds in if the embed doesn't start at the right spot).
hawkman
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Riewoldt isn't that bad. The fact that Brown is still on there is the problem
calculon559
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"As my old coach and new co-worker Leigh Matthews used to say..."
hawkman
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They could get Dusty to provide more insightful analysis than Brown
Huddo and Gerrard...it will have a Bruce and Dennis feel about it. Two pros who both do their homework and have a feel for the moment. BT's days are well and truly numbered at 7, they'll be losing viewers everywhere.
hawkman
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Are Fox allowed to call the Thursday and Friday games from the ground?
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Matthews gets away with it because of his standing as a player but he’s a boring analyst who’s had nothing interesting to say in years. Zero insight. He’s also well into his 70s. Pension him off.
calculon559
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Yeah, they just can't use the big TV booth, they'd have to use one of the radio booths.
