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Grand Final Day Events and Timeline 2012

admincms — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 13:20:26 -0400

The following is the time line for the the Grand Final day events including key times for match and TV related activities. All times are listed first in Australian AEST and then in US EDT. This is based on information from the AFL, AFANA, press reports and past history. This story will be periodically updated with late information. (Revised 9/28/12)

Start Time AEST	Start Time US EDT	End Time AEST	End Time US EDT	Event	US / Can Network Coverage
7:00 AM	5:00 PM	11:00 AM	9:00 PM	Season in Review / Grand Final Day from the MCG (Ch. Seven Australia) Not available in US or Canada.	None
11:00 AM	9:00 PM			Grand Final Preview (Relayed from Ch. Seven Australia). SEN radio pregame begins. Coverage on FSP begins.	Fox Soccer Plus (FSP)
12:00 NN	10:00 PM			K-Rock, Triple M, ABC, 3AW, and Crocmedia radio pregame begins	Same
12:05 PM	10:05 PM			Cadbury AFL 9s exhibition	Same
12:20 PM	10:20 PM			Presentation of the TAC Cup premiership team	Same
12:25 PM	10:25 PM			Gillette AFL Grand Final Sprint heats.	Same
12:30 PM	10:30 PM	12:35 PM	10:35 PM	AIS-AFL Academy Squad and Photograph	Same
12:37 PM	10:37 PM			Tim Rogers performs	Same
12:50 PM	10:50 PM			Lifebroker Goal and Mark of the Year announcement and the Toyota Unbreakable Moments	Same
12:55 PM	10:55 PM			Delivery of match footballs to Umpires	Same
1.00 PM	11:00 PM			On field pre-match set up; NIRS radio pregame begins	Same
1:08 PM	11:08 PM			Welcome to Country by Wurundjeri elder Aunty Joy Murphy	Same
1:12 PM	11:12 PM			Gillette AFL Grand Final Sprint (final) .	Same
1:20 PM	11:20 PM			NAB Auskick kids perform.	Same
1:30 PM	2:00 PM			Channel 7 Australia is the lead broadcaster and the commentary team is lead by Bruce McAvaney and Dennis Cometti with Brian Taylor, Leigh Matthews, Mick Malthouse, Luke Darcy, Matthew Richardson, Tom Harley, Cameron Ling, Tim Watson, Brett Kirk, Hamish McLachlan and Basil Zempilas.TSN2 joins the coverage.	FSP / TSN2
1:31 PM	11:31 PM			Team highlights on screen and on banners (TBC)	Same
1:40 PM	11:40 PM	1:55 PM	11:55 PM	Preliminary on field warm up opportunity for competing clubs	Same
1:50 PM	11:50 PM	1:58 PM	11:58 PM	Paul Kelly performs.
2.00 PM	12:00 MN	2:08 PM	12:08 AM	Retiring players presentation with around the ground motorcade along with Olympic and Paralympic gold medallists.. See list below this timeline.	Same
2:08 PM	12:08 AM			Virgin aircraft fly over.	Same
2:12 PM	12:12 AM			Cheer squads and banners set	Same
2.12 PM	12:12 AM			Umpires enter the arena on cue (Simon Meredith, Bret Rosebury, Matt Stevic, Matt Nicholls [emergency])	Same
2.14 PM	12:14 AM			Sydney Swans enter the arena on cue & team photo	Same
2.17 PM	12:17 AM			Hawthorn Hawks enters the arena on cue & team photo	Same
2:25 PM	12:25 AM			Delivery of the premiership cup by club legends.	Same
2.26 PM	12:26 AM			Australian National Anthem ("Advance Australia Fair") sung by Marina Prior	Same
2.28 PM	12:28 AM			Two sirens sound and Toss of Coin	Same
2.30 PM	12:30 AM			2012 Toyota AFL Grand Final commences	Same
3.40 PM	1:40 AM			(times approx.) Half time (25 mins) – Entertainment by The Temper Trap	Same
5:15 PM	3:15 AM			(times approx.) End of match; AFL Grand Final presentations	Same
				Tony Jewell will present the Jock McHale Medal to the winning Grand Final coach and Dean Kemp will present the Norm Smith Medal to this year's best on ground during the Grand Final.
				Runners up team captain to dais; Norm Smith Medallist to dais; Winning team captain to dais, Premiership medallions presented by NAB AFL Auskick competitors. Premiership Cup presented by either TBA if Hawthorn wins and and TBA if Sydney wins followed by team photo.
6:00 PM	4:00 AM			Post match events and television coverage concludes on TSN2. Coverage on FSP continues. Radio coverage on Triple M concludes.	FSP and radio coverage continues
6:00 PM	4:00 AM			After Match Concert begins at MCG	Same as above.
6:10 PM	4:10 AM			Media Conference - Runners Up Temper Trap performs on MCG ground	Same
6:30 PM	4:30 AM			Coverage on Fox Soccer Plus concludes. Radio coverage on NIRS concludes.	Radio only from this point
6:35 PM	4:35 AM			Media Conference - Premiers	Same
6:40 PM	4:40 AM			Paul Kelly performs on MCG ground	Same
7:00 PM	5:00 AM			All other radio coverage concludes.	None
7:15 PM	5:15 AM			Presentation of Winning Team at MCG	None

HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES, RETIRING GREATS, MEDALLISTS, and AWARDS

Hall of Fame
Bob Johnson (deceased)
Glen Archer
Graham Cornes
Shane Crawford
Chris Grant
Robert Harvey

Legend of the Game
Barry Cable

Retiring Greats
Chance Bateman
Cameron Bruce
Amon Buchanon
Josh Drummond
Josh Fraser
Lindsay Gilbee
Brad Green
Antoni Grover
Ryan Hargrove
James McDonald
Mark McVeigh
Brad Miller
Kelvin Moore
James Mulligan
Luke Power
Matthew Scarlett
Chris Tarrant
David Wojcinski
* in around the ground motorcade prior to match.

Coleman Medallist
Jack Riewoldt

Brownlow Medallist
Jobe Watson

Rising Star
Daniel Talia

International Rules Television and Radio Coverage

fondacaro — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:49:19 -0400

Television and Radio Coverage of 2011 International Rules Tests

Premium Sports and afl.com.au will be providing television and radio coverage (respectively) of the AFL/GAA 2011 International Rules Series, scheduled for October 28 in Melbourne and November 4 in Gold Coast.

Premium Sports (http://www.premiumsports.tv/index.html) coverage may be seen by subscribing to the feeds on UStream (http://www.ustream.tv/internationalrules2011) or Setanta-I (http://www.setantasportsplus.com/). There is no coverage on ESPN in the US or TSN in Canada. Coverage will begin at 4:30 AM US EDT for the first match and 4:30 AM US EST for the second. We will update this if it changes.

The cost for the tests is $19.99 each.

Radio coverage may be heard per usual through afl.com.au. Further information is available on our AFL Radio page.

Grand Final Day Events and Timeline 2011

admincms — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:14:57 -0400

Start Time AEST	Start Time US EDT	End Time AEST	End Time US EDT	Event	US / Can Network Coverage
10:00 AM	8:00 PM	12:30 PM	10:30 PM	Season in Review / Grand Final Day from the MCG (Relayed from Ch. Ten Australia) 3AW radio pregame begins	ESPN3.com (TV Internet only at this time)
11:00 AM	9:00 PM			SEN radio pregame begins	Same as above.
12:00 NN	10:00 PM			Gillette AFL Grand Final Sprint heats; K-Rock and Triple M radio pregame begins	Same
12:10 PM	12:20 PM	10:10 PM	10:20 PM	AIS Academy Squad and Photograph; TAC Cup presentation and photo	Same
12:30 PM	10:30 PM	1:30 PM	11:30 PM	Grand Final Preview (Relayed from Ch. Ten Australia)	Same
12:55 PM	10:55 PM			Delivery of match footballs to Umpires	Same
1.00 PM	11:00 PM			On field pre-match set up; ABC radio pregame begins	Same
1.10 PM	1.25 PM	11:10 PM	11:25 PM	Preliminary on field warm up opportunity for competing clubs	Same
1:25 PM	11:25 PM			Stage and sound set in centre square	Same
1:30 PM	2:00 PM	11:30 PM	12:00 MN	Pre match entertainment featuring Meat Loaf. Retiring players presentation follows in around the ground motorcade. See list below this timeline. TSN.ca joins the coverage.	ESPN3.com / TSN.ca (TV Internet only at this time)
1:31 PM	11:31 PM			Team highlights on screen and on banners	Same
1:35 PM	11:35 PM			Meat Loaf performs.	Same
1:46 PM	11:46 PM			Legends, retiring players, medallists, and greats introduced (time approximate)	Same
1:51 PM	11:51 PM			Performance of team songs	Same
2.00 PM	12:00 MN			Pre-match entertainment concludes	Same
2:00 PM	2:08 PM	12:00 MN	12:08 AM	Arena cleared and reset, ESPN2 joins the TV coverage. Channel 10 Australia is the lead broadcaster and the commentary team is lead by Stephen Quartermain, Matthew Lloyd, Anthony Hudson and Luke Darcy.	ESPN2 / ESPN3.com / TSN.ca
2:10 PM	12:10 AM			Aircraft fly over (not confirmed)	Same as above
2:12 PM	12:12 AM			Cheer squads and banners set	Same
2.15 PM	12:15 AM			Umpires enter the arena on cue (Bret Rosebury, Shaun Ryan, Chris Donlon, Matt Stevic emergency)	Same
2.16 PM	12:16 AM			Geelong Cats enter the arena on cue & team photo	Same
2.19 PM	12:19 AM			Collingwood enters the arena on cue & team photo	Same
2.27 PM	12:27 AM			Australian National Anthem ("Advance Australia Fair") sung by Vanessa Amorosi	Same
2.28 PM	12:28 AM			Two sirens sound and Toss of Coin	Same
2.30 PM	12:30 AM			2011 Toyota AFL Grand Final commences	Same
3:30 PM	1:30 AM			TSN joins the live coverage.	ESPN2 / ESPN3.com / TSN / TSN.ca
3.40 PM	1:40 AM			(times approx.) Half time (22 mins) – Gillette AFL Grand Final Sprint; NAB AFL Auskick kids perform; Gillette promotion	Same
5:15 PM	3:15 AM			(times approx.) End of match; AFL Grand Final presentations	Same
				Alex Jesaulenko will present the Jock McHale Medal to the winning Grand Final coach and Michael Long will present the Norm Smith Medal to this year's best on ground during the Grand Final.
				Runners up team captain to dais; Norm Smith Medallist to dais; Winning team captain to dais, Premiership medallions presented by NAB AFL Auskick competitors. Premiership Cup presented by either Murray Weideman if Collingwood wins and and Doug Wade if Geelong wins followed by team photo.
5:30 PM	3:30 AM			ESPN2 coverage ends, other networks continue	ESPN3.com / TSN / TSN.ca
6:00 PM	4:00 AM			Post match events and television coverage concludes including on ESPN3.com, TSN, and TSN.ca. Radio coverage on Triple M concludes, other radio continues.	Radio only from this point
6:00 PM	4:00 AM			After Match Concert begins at Federation Square, performance by Adam 12	Same as above.
6:10 PM	4:10 AM			Media Conference - Runners Up	Same
6:35 PM	4:35 AM			Media Conference - Premiers	Same
7:00 PM	5:00 AM			All radio coverage concludes.	None
7:30 PM	5:30 AM			Premiers depart MCG for presentation at Federation Square	None
8:00 PM	6:00 AM			Presentation of Winning Team at Federation Square	None

HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES, RETIRING GREATS, MEDALLISTS, and AWARDS

Hall of Fame
Horrie Gorringe (deceased)
Nathan Buckley
James Hird
Mark Ricciuto
Michael Voss
Tony Charlton (media)

Retiring Greats
Craig Bolton *
Daniel Bradshaw *
Mitch Hahn *
Ryan Houlihan *
Tadhg Kennelly *
Steven King *
Tarkyn Lockyer *
Simon Prestigiacomo *
Hayden Kennedy (umpire)
Michael Vozzo (umpire)
* in around the ground motorcade prior to match.

Coleman Medallist
Lance Franklin

Brownlow Medallist
Dane Swan

Rising Star
Dyson Heppell

New Radio Broadcast Deal for Australia Revealed

johnson — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 23:06:47 -0400

by Johnson Leung, reporting for AFANA from Melbourne

Internet Radio Service to Remain Free

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation is the big loser in the new capital city radio rights deal with the AFL, which sees the public broadcaster's coverage not only restricted further, but also facing increasing competition on Sundays over the next two years.

AFL Chief Operating Officer Gillon McLachlan said the current radio rights with the ABC, 3AW, Triple M, SEN, Perth's 6PR and Adelaide's FIVEaa would now extend through to the end of the 2011 season, bringing the radio rights in line with the TV rights deal with Channel Seven, Channel Ten and Foxtel.

Under the new deal, 3AW and Triple M agreed to pay even more for their tier-one licenses in return for the option (but not obligation) to broadcast the Sunday twilight games, which the two commercial broadcasters were forbidden to do under the current agreement. This means starting next season 3AW and Triple M will compete with the ABC on Sunday twilight games if it involves a Victorian team. The two stations will retain first pick of two Saturday afternoon games to broadcast, if they are played in Victoria at the same time.

Currently the Sunday 1:10 PM and 4:40 PM games must be broadcast by the holders of the cheaper tier-two rights, ABC Radio and SEN, although the ABC has the right to broadcast the 2:10 PM match if there are no Victorian teams involved in the early game. But for the next two years, ABC will be forced to broadcast the 1:10 PM game whether or not a Victorian team is involved, and will not be able to broadcast the 2:10 PM game at all. However if the 2:10 PM game involves a team based outside Victoria, then the ABC can broadcast the game into the state where the team is based. For example, a match between Essendon and Adelaide played at Sunday 2:10 PM can only be carried into South Australia. "We didn't have much choice in the end, unfortunately," ABC Radio's Head of Sport, Peter Longman, told The Age.

As with the current agreement, every AFL club will have every match of the home and away season broadcast into its primary market by one of the AFL's radio partners, along with all public holiday matches and finals matches. It also guarantees coverage of all games featuring the new Gold Coast team in 2011. All radio broadcasts will be available on the AFL website for free, and the ABC's Saturday afternoon broadcast will continue to be heard on Radio Australia, the ABC's overseas shortwave radio service. AFANA posts the list of matches for each network on this page every week: www.afana.com/drupal5/aflradio

McLachlan praised the radio broadcasters for signing on the new radio rights deal despite the difficult economic climate. He said extensive radio coverage was an important element in the AFL's media agreement. "It was vital for the AFL that supporters could access radio coverage of their team for every single match they play and this was the highest priority for the AFL in our negotiations with our partners," he said. "Teams based outside Victoria have always had coverage of every single match they play, since they entered the competition, but similar coverage for the Victorian-based sides was only achieved in 2007."

Ben Amarfio, Austereo Melbourne General Manager (which is responsible for the running of Fox FM and Triple M in Melbourne), welcomed the contract extension, which ensures Triple M's coverage (which began in 1997) will continue to have the pick of the best matches with more exclusive terms, and enables the station to broadcast the games on digital radio.

The AFL is close to finalising arrangements for regional markets, with an announcement expected in the near future.

(Note: The Age, 3AW and 6PR are all owned by Fairfax Media)

Sources: AFL and Triple M press releases, afl.com.au, The Age

Featured AFL Matches on Radio This Week

admincms — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 15:40:47 -0400

All AFL Matches listed are available on afl.com.au and are free, no subscription required. To get to the selection go to the AFL web site approximately 10 to 30 minutes prior to the match start and look for the links to listen live to the radio feeds. (Note: Stream addresses have changed recently!) This season you can listen to the prematch commentary if you wish (see this link). You may choose the station you want there. Listening requires Windows Media 9 or later. We will update this each week throughout the season. This information is provided as a service by AFANA. We have no control over the internet feeds whatsoever. If you have difficulty we encourage you to use the technical support links provided at the AFL site first before contacting us. You can also search our site for suggestions on how to make the audio work.

2013 AFL Season Round 13

Radio Schedule for afl.com.au

(Not all radio feeds may be available at the AFL website.)

Match	Radio Stations
HAW v WCE	Triple M/3AW/SEN/ABC/FIVEaa/6PR/NIRS/HEARTFM/
PORT v SYD	3AW/ABC/Triple M/SEN/FIVEaa/6PR/HEARTFM/CROCMEDIA
STK v MEL	ABC/SEN/6PR/Triple M/CROCMEDIA/HEARTFM/KROCK
WB v RICH	Triple M/3AW/ABC/SEN/FIVEaa/6PR/NIRS/HEARTFM/CROCMEDIA
FRE v MEL	Triple M/3AW/ABC/SEN/FIVEaa/6PR/CROCMEDIA/HEARTFM
BL v GEEL	SEN/ABC/NIRS/CROCMEDIA/KROCK

For those with Internet radios, smartphones, and any computer program which lets you enter the URL of the web streams directly AND which understands the Windows ASX stream format, you can use the following links to get to the radio feeds for the AFL:

ABC 774 – mms://wm9.streaming.telstra.com/ucs-wh_afl0live2
3AW Melbourne – mms://wm9.streaming.telstra.com/ucs-wh_afl0live5
Triple M Melbourne – mms://wm9.streaming.telstra.com/ucs-wh_afl0live12
SEN Melbourne — mms://wm9.streaming.telstra.com/ucs-wh_afl0live1
K-Rock FM Geelong - mms://wm9.streaming.telstra.com/ucs-wh_afl0live15
6PR Perth – mms://wm9.streaming.telstra.com/ucs-wh_afl0live4
FIVEaa Adelaide – mms://wm9.streaming.telstra.com/ucs-wh_afl0live3
Triple M Adelaide - mms://wm9.streaming.telstra.com/ucs-wh_afl0live14
Triple M Brisbane - mms://wm9.streaming.telstra.com/ucs-wh_afl0live13
Triple M Sydney - mms://wm9.streaming.telstra.com/ucs-wh_afl0live11
NIRS (Mational Indigenous Radio Service) - mms://wm9.streaming.telstra.com/ucs-wh_afl0live6
Gold Coast mms://wm9.streaming.telstra.com/ucs-wh_afl0live7
Crocmedia mms://wm9.streaming.telstra.com/ucs-wh_afl0live8

Information courtesy of the Australian Fooball League and AFANA.