Essendon Bombers game today: TV Fixtures and 2024 live stream guide


Essendon Football Club

The Essendon Bombers are a professional Australian Rules Football team competing in the AFL that play their home games at Docklands Stadium.

Over the years, they have had a number of successful seasons and have won 16 premierships. However, the past couple seasons the Bombers have failed to play finals Footy and will be looking to change that in 2024.

To stay updated on the Essendon Bombers, this guide will have information on their next match on the 2024 AFL schedule, TV fixtures, broadcast rights, and streaming options.

Whether a long-time supporter or just discovering the team, this resource ensures fans never miss a key moment as the Bombers strive for success through-out the 2024 AFL season.

What time is the Essendon Bombers game today on TV?

Fortunately, there are several options for watching Essendon Bombers games in Australia, including Network Seven, Foxtel, Foxtel from Telstra and Kayo Sports.

In this section you will find the next round of Bombers’ 2024 AFL fixtures, with the dates, times, venues and providers that will be carrying these games live.

Use this guide to check out the TV schedule featuring Essendon Bombers’ matches during the 2024 AFL premiership, as well where to watch or stream their game today.

Essendon Bombers
St Kilda Saints
Saturday, 30 March 2024
4:20 PM AEDT
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Port Adelaide Power
Essendon Bombers
Friday, 5 April 2024
8:10 PM AEDT
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Western Bulldogs
Essendon Bombers
Friday, 12 April 2024
7:40 PM AEST
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Adelaide Crows
Essendon Bombers
Friday, 19 April 2024
7:40 PM AEST
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Essendon Bombers
Collingwood
Thursday, 25 April 2024
3:20 PM AEST
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Essendon Bombers 2024 Broadcast Guide and AFL Streaming Rights

The 2024 AFL regular season kicks off the 7th of March and goes for 25 weeks, where each team played a total of twenty-three matches until the regular season wraps-up on 25 August.

The league once again chose to have a floating fixture from Round 16 onwards, with the exact dates and times to be determined during the year.

The 2024 Finals will begin September 5th, with the Grand Final scheduled for Saturday, the 28th of September.

In a broadcasting deal that extends until the end of 2024, the Australian TV rights for the Essendon Bombers and 2024 AFL season have been secured by Foxtel and free-to-air Network Seven.

Channel Seven will continue to broadcast a minimum of three live matches each round of the regular season, as well as every Finals game, and the Grand Final for which they have exclusive TV rights.

In select regular season rounds, channel Seven will carry up to five live matches, because their current broadcast agreement includes every Thursday night, Friday night, Saturday night and Sunday afternoon game, as well any match that falls on Monday or public holiday.

AFL ProviderBroadcast GuideStreaming
Kayo SportsEvery match LIVE except the Grand Final which will be on replayYes – 7 day Free trial
Foxtel/TelstraEvery match LIVE except the Grand Final which will be on replayYes – Foxtel Go app
Foxtel NowEvery match LIVE except the Grand Final which will be on replayYes – 10 day Free trial
Channel 7A minimum of 3 live games per round, including the Grand FinalNo – The live games on Seven are only available on replay using 7Plus
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For comparison, Foxtel and its broadcast partners Kayo Sports and Telstra, will be televising every game in every AFL regular season round live.

That’s all 23 Essendon Bombers’ home-and-away games, as well as every other match that round available to watch Live.

This live coverage extends to every game of the 2024 Finals, except for the Grand Final which will be available on replay. Foxtel and Kayo also have exclusive regular season streaming rights. Meaning, you cannot watch live simulcasts on the 7 Plus streaming platform.

The matches on Foxtel and Kayo will be provided by the 24/7 dedicated Fox Footy channel, where the programming will be formatted for 4K Ultra HD. Every match will also be available to watch later, either as full replays or condensed mini-highlights.

Stream the Essendon Bombers live with Kayo Sports

Kayo Sports gives you access to the same AFL broadcasts as Fox Footy (every game of every round LIVE with no ad-breaks during play) so you can stream the Essendon Bombers live or on-demand.

Devices available to Kayo users include select PCs, Macs, iOS and Android phones and tablets and more.

New subscribers can watch Essendon Bombers games on Kayo with a 7-day free trial.

Kayo also does not have a lock-in contract or equipment fees, which means you can cancel anytime if you are no longer using it. All you need to decide is whether you want the Kayo One vs Kayo Basic plan.

For fans who want to catch up on the action, Kayo Minis provide a 10-20 minute recap after the final whistle has been blown.

Other Kayo features include Interactive Graphics, SplitView, No Spoilers, and Key Moments, which provide highlights throughout matches in real-time.

Kayo also offers access to popular Footy programing that will include Essendon Bombers’ highlights, such as AFL TV Tonight, AFL 360, On the Couch, Bounce, Face to Face, as well as pre-game and post-game shows.

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Watch the Essendon Bombers live online with Foxtel Now

Fox Footy can be accessed via Foxtel and Foxtel Now. To watch on Foxtel with a Standard or HD TV, you have several choices, including subscribing to the Foxtel Plus pack to access over 50 channels of sport, entertainment, drama, lifestyle, docos, reality and more.

You also have the choice to watch the Essendon Bombers online using Foxtel Now, which currently comes with a 10-day free trial. This option includes the ability to stream AFL games using the Foxtel Go app.

As well every Bombers’ regular season match available live, and the option to watch replays at a later time, Foxtel Now has a wide range of NRL programming such as AFL Tonight, AFL 360, Monday’s On The Couch and the show Bounce, the Sunday’s after Footy.

Fox Footy comes as part of the Foxtel Now Sports Pack ($29 per month) which can only be purchased on top of an Essentials Pack ($25 per month) after any free trial have expired.

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Essendon Bombers on Channel Seven vs Foxtel/Kayo TV Guide

While the Channel Seven television coverage is limited to an average of four contests per week, Fox Footy (Foxtel/Kayo) will televise every match in every Round Live, before the Grand Final, with five exclusive games each week and the option to stream the AFL live online.

Day / Time / Event Channel
Thursday/Friday Night Ch. 7 and Foxtel / Kayo
Saturday Afternoon (1:45pm)Foxtel/Kayo
Saturday Afternoon (2:10pm)Foxtel/Kayo
Saturday Evening (4:35pm)Foxtel/Kayo
Saturday Night (7:20pm) Ch. 7 and Foxtel / Kayo
Saturday Night Game 2 Foxtel/Kayo
Sunday Afternoon (1:10pm)Foxtel/Kayo
Sunday Afternoon (3:20pm)7Mate and Foxtel / Kayo
Sunday Afternoon (4:40pm) Foxtel/Kayo
Monday & Public Holidays Ch. 7 and Foxtel / Kayo

Watch the Essendon Bombers live with Telstra

Foxtel, Foxtel Now and Kayo Sports are available through Telstra by simply adding them to your account.

Foxtel from Telstra offers the exact same Essendon Bombers and AFL programming as a standard Foxtel service, and is available with the purchase of a twelve-month subscription.

Foxtel Now from Telstra is generally available at a reduced monthly rate, and sometimes can be acquired without a lock-in contract. To access live AFL games using Foxtel Now from Telstra you will need to pay for the Foxtel Now Essentials Pack and then add the Sports HD Pack.

Likewise, the Kayo Sports on Telstra package often includes a cancel anytime feature. To access Kayo Sports on Telstra simply choose between either Kayo Basic or the Kayo Premium plans.

Watch select Essendon Bombers games on Channel Seven and 7Mate

The Seven Network, better known as Channel 7, is the official AFL free to air broadcaster and will show a select number of Essendon Bombers matches live during the 2024 Premiership season.

That’s because under the current AFL broadcasting agreement, channel Seven could only secure up to five live games a week, and in many rounds the number of matches they will televise live is actually four or less.

The reason for this is because Seven is required to air all Thursday evening and Monday afternoon games, and when that occurs, it causes fewer matches to be televised on the weekend.

Additionally, the games airing live on Seven will not be available to stream as simulcasts on 7Plus. 7Plus will only be showing replays of the games that were televised on Seven.

As a consolation of sorts, channel Seven will carry of every game of the Finals live, and they have exclusive TV and streaming rights to the 2024 AFL Grand Final.

A Key exception to Seven’s normal broadcast schedule would be that all games featuring a non-Victorian team are to be televised live in the state where that team resides, during which 7 or 7Mate would simulcast Foxtel’s coverage. Keep in mind that this rule applies only to the television markets in New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia, and Queensland.

Essendon Bombers Full 2024 Fixtures and Start Times

Essendon Bombers
St Kilda Saints
Saturday, 30 March 2024
4:20 PM AEDT
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Port Adelaide Power
Essendon Bombers
Friday, 5 April 2024
8:10 PM AEDT
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Western Bulldogs
Essendon Bombers
Friday, 12 April 2024
7:40 PM AEST
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Adelaide Crows
Essendon Bombers
Friday, 19 April 2024
7:40 PM AEST
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Essendon Bombers
Collingwood
Thursday, 25 April 2024
3:20 PM AEST
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West Coast Eagles
Essendon Bombers
Saturday, 4 May 2024
8:10 PM AEST
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Essendon Bombers
GWS Giants
Saturday, 11 May 2024
4:35 PM AEST
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Essendon Bombers
North Melbourne
Sunday, 19 May 2024
1:10 PM AEST
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Richmond Tigers
Essendon Bombers
Saturday, 25 May 2024
7:40 PM AEST
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Gold Coast Suns
Essendon Bombers
Sunday, 2 June 2024
4:00 PM AEST
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Essendon Bombers
Carlton Blues
Sunday, 9 June 2024
7:20 PM AEST
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Essendon Bombers
West Coast Eagles
Sunday, 23 June 2024
1:00 PM AEST
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Geelong Cats
Essendon Bombers
Saturday, 29 June 2024
2:00 PM AEST
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Collingwood
Essendon Bombers
Saturday, 6 July 2024
2:00 PM AEST
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Melbourne Demons
Essendon Bombers
Saturday, 13 July 2024
2:00 PM AEST
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Essendon Bombers
Adelaide Crows
Saturday, 20 July 2024
2:00 PM AEST
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St Kilda Saints
Essendon Bombers
Saturday, 27 July 2024
2:00 PM AEST
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Essendon Bombers
Fremantle Dockers
Saturday, 3 August 2024
2:00 PM AEST
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Essendon Bombers
Gold Coast Suns
Saturday, 10 August 2024
2:00 PM AEST
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Essendon Bombers
Sydney Swans
Saturday, 17 August 2024
2:00 PM AEST
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Brisbane Lions
Essendon Bombers
Saturday, 24 August 2024
2:00 PM AEST
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