Round 7 gets underway tonight with Richmond hosting Hawthorn at the MCG. 

If you want to know when you can see the footy on TV in your part of the world, check out the schedule below. As always schedules are subject to change at the discretion of the local broadcaster so please check local guides for updates.

 For those in the US looking to watch American Mason Cox in his third AFL match with Collingwood, you will need to watch via subscription service WATCHAFL.AFL.COM.AU as it will not be shown on any of the three TV networks.

 

GAME	DATE	TIMESLOT	MATCH	VENUE	STATE	LOCAL TIME	GMT	NETWORK
1	6-May	Night	Richmond vs. Hawthorn	MCG	VIC	19:50	09:50	SEVEN
2	7-May	Day	Collingwood vs. Carlton	MCG	VIC	13:45	03:45	SEVEN
3	7-May	Day	Geelong Cats vs. West Coast Eagles	Simonds	VIC	14:10	04:10	FOX
4	7-May	Twilight	Sydney Swans vs. Essendon	SCG	NSW	16:35	06:35	FOX
5	7-May	Twilight	Gold Coast SUNS vs. Melbourne	Metricon	QLD	17:10	07:10	FOX
6	7-May	Night	Western Bulldogs vs. Adelaide Crows	Etihad	VIC	19:40	09:40	SEVEN
7	7-May	Night	Fremantle vs. GWS GIANTS	Domain	WA	18:10	10:10	FOX
8	8-May	Day	St Kilda vs. North Melbourne	Etihad	VIC	15:20	05:20	SEVEN
9	8-May	Twilight	Port Adelaide vs. Brisbane Lions	Adelaide Oval	SA	16:10	06:40	FOX

In the wake of last weekend’s exciting debut by Collingwood’s American recruit Mason Cox, and the debut this weekend of Sudanese Swan Aliir Aliir, Sam Landsberger from the Herald Sun newspaper looks at the perspective of AFL recruiters in comparing international options.

 

No Surprise Irish Imports Adapt To AFL Easier Than Other Foreign Talents, Says Recruiting Guru

 

GARY Buckenara says it is not the luck of the Irish that Gaelic converts adapt to AFL far easier than talents poached from other codes around the globe.

 

 

The long-time Hawthorn recruiter says clubs tap into the foreign markets to unearth players hard to find in Australia — and that Ireland remains the No. 1 breeding ground because of the similarity between Gaelic and Australian football.

Round 6 kicks off on Friday night with North Melbourne hosting the Western Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium. 

If you want to know when you can see the footy on TV in your part of the world, check out the schedule below. As always schedules are subject to change at the discretion of the local broadcaster so please check local guides for updates.

 For those in the US looking to watch American Mason Cox in his second AFL match with Collingwood, you will need to be able to tune into Fox Soccer Plus channel or watch via subscription service WATCHAFL.AFL.COM.AU.

 

GAME	DATE	TIMESLOT	MATCH	VENUE	STATE	LOCAL	GMT	NETWORK
1	29-Apr	Night	North Melbourne vs. Western Bulldogs	Etihad Stadium	VIC	19:50	09:50	SEVEN
2	30-Apr	Day	Melbourne vs. St Kilda	Etihad Stadium	VIC	13:45	03:45	SEVEN
3	30-Apr	Day	Adelaide Crows vs. Fremantle	Adelaide Oval	SA	13:40	04:10	FOX
4	30-Apr	Twilight	GWS GIANTS vs. Hawthorn	Spotless Stadium	NSW	16:35	06:35	FOX
5	30-Apr	Night	Geelong Cats vs. Gold Coast SUNS	Simonds Stadium	VIC	19:25	09:25	SEVEN
6	30-Apr	Night	Richmond vs. Port Adelaide	MCG	VIC	19:25	09:25	FOX
7	1-May	Early	Brisbane Lions vs. Sydney Swans	The Gabba	QLD	13:10	03:10	FOX
8	1-May	Day	Carlton vs. Essendon	MCG	VIC	15:20	05:20	SEVEN
9	1-May	Twilight	West Coast Eagles vs. Collingwood	Domain Stadium	WA	14:40	06:40	FOX

ANZAC Round (Round 5) gets underway on Friday night with Adelaide travelling to Melbourne to take on the reigning Premiers Hawthorn at the MCG. All match start times have been pushed back 5 minutes this week to accommodate  pre-match Observance Ceremonies prior to each match.

If you want to know when you can see the footy on TV in your part of the world, check out the schedule below. As always schedules are subject to change at the discretion of the local broadcaster so please check local guides for updates.

 CCTV5 in China will take the live broadcast of Port Adelaide vs Geelong from Adelaide Oval on Saturday evening.  And for those in the US looking to watch American Mason Cox should he debut for Collingwood on ANZAC Day you can see that match on Fox Sports 2 Live at 1am EDT. 

 

GAME	DATE	TIMESLOT	MATCH	VENUE	LOCAL	GMT	HOST
1	22-Apr	Night	Hawthorn vs. Adelaide	MCG	19:50	09:50	SEVEN
2	23-Apr	Day	Sydney vs. West Coast	SCG	13:45	03:45	FOX
3	23-Apr	Twilight	Gold Coast vs. North Melbourne	Metricon Stadium	16:35	06:35	FOX
4	23-Apr	Night	Port Adelaide vs. Geelong	Adelaide Oval	19:15	09:45	SEVEN
5	23-Apr	Night	Western Bulldogs vs. Brisbane	Etihad Stadium	19:25	09:25	FOX
6	24-Apr	Early	St Kilda vs. GWS	Etihad Stadium	13:10	03:10	FOX
7	24-Apr	Twilight	Fremantle vs. Carlton	Domain Stadium	14:15	06:15	FOX
8	24-Apr	Night	Melbourne vs. Richmond	MCG	19:10	09:10	SEVEN
9	25-Apr	Day	Collingwood vs. Essendon	MCG	15:20	05:20	SEVEN

The 2016 AFL season rolls into Round 4 Friday night with Richmond travelling to Perth to take on the West Coast Eagles at Domain Stadium. 

If you want to know when you can see the footy on TV in your part of the world, check out the schedule below. As always schedules are subject to change at the discretion of the local broadcaster so please check local guides for updates.

 

GAME	DATE	TIMESLOT	MATCH	VENUE	STATE	LOCAL TIME	GMT	NETWORK
1	15/4	Night	West Coast Eagles vs. Richmond	Domain Stadium	WA	18:10	10:10	SEVEN
2	16/4	Day	Essendon vs. Geelong Cats	MCG	VIC	13:45	03:45	SEVEN
3	16/4	Day	Hawthorn vs. St Kilda	Aurora Stadium	TAS	14:10	04:10	FOX
4	16/4	Twilight	Brisbane Lions vs. Gold Coast SUNS	The Gabba	QLD	16:35	06:35	FOX
5	16/4	Night	Carlton vs. Western Bulldogs	Etihad Stadium	VIC	19:25	09:25	SEVEN
6	16/4	Night	Adelaide Crows vs. Sydney Swans	Adelaide Oval	SA	19:10	09:40	FOX
7	17/4	Early	GWS GIANTS vs. Port Adelaide	Manuka Oval	ACT	13:10	03:10	FOX
8	17/4	Day	Collingwood vs. Melbourne	MCG	VIC	15:20	05:20	SEVEN
9	17/4	Twilight	North Melbourne vs. Fremantle	Etihad Stadium	VIC	16:40	06:40	FOX

 

 

The National Diversity Championships in Townsville wrapped up today after five hotly contested days of at times scintillating football. Whilst there were many great teams, and some definite prospects for future AFL team lists, it was a domination in the end by the Western Australians.

With both their Kickstart indigenous team and their All Nations multicultural team going through the round robin stages undefeated, both went in as favourites.

Neither had to play in yesterday’s Semi Final stage after topping the ladder (first and second placed teams went straight to the Preliminary Final stage), so they were able to watch on and prepare physically and mentally for their “prelims”.

The Semi Final stage in Kickstart saw the Victoria/Tasmania team down Queensland, whilst South Australia defeated the New South Wales/ACT team in the other.

One of the great benefits of being at a footy carnival such as the National Diversity Championships in Townsville is just how close to the action and the people you can get. Routinely chatting to some of the biggest movers and shakers in the AFL – both past and present – adds an at times surreal feel to being in elite company.

From my own point of view, the chance to travel around with the Queensland squad of Kickstart and All Nations players was a lot of fun and also enlightening. From being on the bench with them at close quarters during matches to relaxing at dinner later in the evening, my experience has been memorable.

Match day, and Queensland All Nations coach, Anda Tyalana allows me to sit (quietly) at the back of the coaches box. It is a great experience to listen to the coaches talk on the run about what is unfolding in front of them.

“Be on the defensive side at ball ups and stoppages to stop their run.”

By and large, junior and youth football carnivals do not get the airplay or associated press that goes with the higher level national leagues. That is probably fair in the sense that there are only so many resources available for so many carnivals.

But the value of these carnivals is enormous, as anyone associated with them can tell you. With so many people across so many spheres of football involved it would be no surprise that these carnivals mean different things to different people.

The current National Diversity Championships in Townsville are a great example. From coaches to players, umpires, administrators, media representatives and a host of other employees and volunteers, meanings are as varied as the people who make the carnival happen.

The 2016 AFL season rolls into Round 3 Friday night in Melbourne with Port Adelaide hosting Essendon at Adelaide Oval. 

There a two significant events this week in the International Broadcasts.  The first is the start of coverage in the US on the Fox Sports 1 channel taking one AFL match live each week.  Fox Sports 1 is available to approximately 73% of US homes which dramatically increases the chances of Americans either deliberately or accidentally viewing our game compared to the Fox Sports 2 and Fox Soccer Plus channels.  The first match on Fox Sports 1 will be the Western Australian Derby clash between the West Coast Eagles and Fremantle.

The second is the broadcast by China Central Television of the Port Adelaide match against Essendon on Friday night. 中国中央电视台体育频道 or CCTV5 is the main sports broadcaster for the Peoples Republic of China and shows sport 24/7. While the exact size of the potential viewership is not known, there is the potential for this to be the most viewed Australian football match ever.  Time will tell. 

If you want to know when you can see the footy on TV in your part of the world, check out the schedule below. As always schedules are subject to change at the discretion of the local broadcaster so please check local guides for updates.

GAME	DATE	TIMESLOT	MATCH	VENUE	STATE	LOCAL TIME	GMT	NETWORK
1	8/04/2016	Night	Port Adelaide vs. Essendon	Adelaide Oval	SA	19:20	09:50	SEVEN
2	9/04/2016	Day	St Kilda vs. Collingwood	MCG	VIC	13:45	03:45	SEVEN
3	9/04/2016	Day	Richmond vs. Adelaide Crows	Etihad Stadium	VIC	14:10	04:10	FOX
4	9/04/2016	Twilight	Sydney Swans vs. GWS GIANTS	SCG	NSW	16:35	06:35	FOX
5	9/04/2016	Night	Gold Coast SUNS vs. Carlton	Metricon Stadium	QLD	19:25	09:25	SEVEN
6	9/04/2016	Night	West Coast Eagles vs. Fremantle	Domain Stadium	WA	17:40	09:40	FOX
7	10/04/2016	Early	North Melbourne vs. Melbourne	Blundstone Arena	TAS	13:10	03:10	FOX
8	10/04/2016	Day	Western Bulldogs vs. Hawthorn	Etihad Stadium	VIC	15:20	05:20	SEVEN
9	10/04/2016	Twilight	Geelong Cats vs. Brisbane Lions	Simonds Stadium	VIC	16:40	06:40	FOX