2017 Toyota AFL Championship

2017 AFL Live TV Guide

The AFL’s popularity continues to be strong, as it is the most attended spectator sport in greater Australia, and one of the top five best attended league’s world-wide with an average of well over thirty-thousand people in the seats for each game. This year’s Premiership promises to be one of the best yet, with many teams having a real chance to win it all and be crowned the champions of Australian Footy.

At Comparetv we’ll be analyzing the key games to give you the inside play, sharing the latest internet TV, live streaming or sports on-demand packages so you can save some hard earned cash, and reviewing the newest choices in entertainment so you can enjoy every minute of the premiership no matter what’s on your schedule.

2017 AFL Toyota Premiership

The 2017 AFL Premiership will be contested by eighteen teams over 23 rounds of grueling football played with the usual fast paced action, hard hits, athletic displays and fierce rivalries that make the sport exciting both on and off the field.

Among the sure to be most watched fixtures will be the the hugely popular Anzac Day event between Essendon and Collingwood to be held in Melbourne at the MCG on April 25th, the fiercely contested Showdown XLII being hosted at the Adelaide Oval on April 8th, and the 2017 AFL Grand Final to determine this year’s best on September 30.

• When: March 23 - September 30
• Rounds: 23

Live AFL Premiership TV

If you looking for the most live AFL TV coverage then Foxtel is the place for you, with every game of every round of the 2017 season shown live and ad-break free before the Grand Final, through a combination of Fox Footy and Fox Sports, to include a good number of great matches not available on Free to Air TV.

With Foxtel Now you have the option to watch Footy and other popular sports online*, as well as streaming the AFL Live to a compatible mobile device through the Foxtel Go App. So if you aren’t a subscriber take a moment to review Foxtel Now’s 14 Day Free* Trial, which offers the best in Live sport and other great entertainment.

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Must See AFL Fixtures

In addition to the twenty-three rounds of elite competition, the below contests carry extra significance due to their popularity, intensity and geographical impact, including the key AFL free to air matches.

Western Derby XL

The Western Derby XLV will see the Eagles take on the Dockers in what is always an intense contest between the two sides, and with this marking the fortieth contest between the clubs it should be even more interesting. Fremantle have won six of the past seven Western Derbies, while West Coast will look to make it two in a row despite playing a tough stretch in the previous several rounds.

• When: Sunday, April 29, 4:40 pm Sydney Time
• Where: Domain Stadium, Perth

Anzac Day Clash

This year the live Anzac Day matches fall on a Monday, but the main event will be the traditional clash between the Collingwood Magpies and Essendon Bombers. The meeting will carry extra significance due to it being the year following 100th anniversary and the emotion on display the last time out, so outside of the Melbourne Cup, Bathurst 1000 and Grand Finals this match is expected to be one of the biggest sporting events on the Australian calendar.

• When: Monday, April 25, 2:10 pm Sydney Time
• Where: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Showdown XL

South Australia will pause for two hours to conclude Showdown 42 between the Adelaide Crows and Port Adelaide Power. Both sides scored a victory each in the two showdowns played last year, and it’s always such a brilliant spectacle, more so now at the Adelaide Oval, which is one of the best sporting grounds in the world.

• When: Saturday, April 8, 4:40 pm Sydney Time
• Where: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

2017 AFL Premiership Finals Series

The best eight sides from the Home and Away season will battle it out for Premiership glory across four weeks, starting on September 1, which is a Friday night, with the first placed side taking on the fourth placed side. The Finals format is great for fans because the top four sides play each other, with the winners advancing to the Grand Final Qualifier with a chance to etch their name into greatness. The defending champs are the Western Bulldogs, and this year they will be looking to repeat their spectacular 2016 Grand Final win, with a chance to prove it wasn’t a one-in-60-years fluke.

• When: TBA
• Where: TBA