It is time for the annual bump for the upcoming season!
TSN's coverage seems to be similar to years past: Two games per week, usually one live and one recorded. The first one is this Sunday morning at 0245 (Fremantle v. Port Adelaide). Some are already showing up on my PVR where I have an auto-recording set for "Australian Football" and it works like a charm. if you use Zap2It for your TV listings, for some reason the programme is named differently and is called "AFL Premiership Football".
There is no sign, at least initially, that TSN's extra channels will result in more footy being on. While more is always better, I'll admit to having my hands full with the two matches per week and it doesn't take long to get a backlog on my PVR.
Here is how Ladbrokes sees the league this year (odds to win Grand Final):
Hawthorn 4.00
Sydney 4.20
Port Adelaide 5.50
Fremantle 8.00
Geelong 13.00
North Melbourne 13.00
Adelaide 21.00
Richmond 26.00
Essendon 26.00
Gold Coast 26.00
West Coast 26.00
Collingwood 34.00
Carlton 51.00
Brisbane 67.00
Western Bulldogs 251.00
Greater Western Sydney 251.00
Melbourne 401.00
St Kilda 501.00
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