Beginning later this month, TSN2 heads down under for live coverage of the Australian Football League’s 2010 Premiership Season. The AFL features 16 teams from across Australia vying for the coveted premiership title. The 22-round regular season runs from March until August with the top eight teams qualifying for the four-week Finals Series in September culminating with the championship game, the AFL Grand Final. TSN2’s live coverage begins Friday, March 26 at 4:30 a.m. with a Round 1 match-up featuring the defending champion Geelong Cats taking on Essendon.
TSN2 will air one live game every week throughout the 2010 AFL season including playoffs and the AFL Grand Final (see attached broadcast schedule). TSN2 currently has 21 regular season games scheduled with more to be added in the final weeks of the regular season and playoffs.
2010 Australian Football League Premiership Season on TSN2
Friday, March 26 – Round 1
• Geelong Cats vs. Essendon at 4:30 a.m. ET
Saturday, April 3 – Round 2
• St. Kilda vs. North Melbourne at 4 a.m. ET
Saturday, April 10 – Round 3
• Western Bulldogs vs. Hawthorn at 12 midnight ET
Saturday, April 17 – Round 4
• Geelong Cats vs. Port Adelaide at 12 midnight ET
Sunday, April 25 – Round 5
• Collingwood vs. Essendon at 12:30 a.m. ET
Saturday, May 1 – Round 6
• Carlton vs. Collingwood at 12 midnight ET
Friday, May 7 – Round 7
• Melbourne vs. Western Bulldogs at 5:30 a.m. ET
Sunday, May 16 – Round 8
• Port Adelaide vs. Carlton at 1:30 a.m. ET
Saturday, May 22 – Round 9
• Carlton vs. Hawthorn at 12 midnight ET
Saturday, May 29 – Round 10
• Carlton vs. West Coast Eagles at 12 midnight ET
Saturday, June 5 – Round 11
• Hawthorn vs. Port Adelaide at 12 midnight ET
Saturday, June 12 – Round 12
• Western Bulldogs vs. Brisbane Lions at 12 midnight ET
Saturday, June 19 – Round 13
• Carlton vs. Fremantle at 5 a.m. ET
Sunday, June 27 – Round 13
• Adelaide Crows vs. Melbourne at 1:30 a.m. ET
Saturday, July 3 – Round 14
• Richmond vs. Sydney Swans at 12 midnight ET
Saturday, July 10 – Round 15
• Brisbane Lions vs. St. Kilda at 5 a.m. ET
Saturday, July 17 – Round 16
• Richmond vs. North Melbourne at 12 midnight ET
Saturday, July 24 – Round 17
• Melbourne vs. Sydney Swans at 12 midnight ET
Saturday, July 31 – Round 18
• Western Bulldogs vs. North Melbourne at 12 midnight ET
Saturday, Aug. 7 – Round 19
• Melbourne vs. Richmond at 12 midnight ET
Saturday, Aug. 14 – Round 20
• Hawthorn vs. Melbourne at 12 midnight ET
