Friday night football


Nine shafts League fans … again

The management at Channel Nine might have changed, but the attitude to one of its most loyal, and most lucrative, viewing sectors – rugby league – most certainly has not, writes Jeff Wall.

Switching off Sunday afternoon footy

Both the AFL and the NRL will take comfort from the average free to air television audience figures for the 2007 premiership season, even though the figures show some worrying signs for afternoon premiership matches in both codes, writes Jeff Wall.