Wide World of Sports line-up includes NRL finals – The NRL Finals are ready to light up a huge weekend of action on Nine’s Wide World of Sports.
NRL FINALS WEEK 1
Friday 13th September
Qualifying Final # 1 – Panthers v Roosters @ BlueBet Stadium, Penrith
7.00pm AEST on Channel 9 in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Stream for free on 9Now.
The 2024 NRL Finals begin with three-time reigning premiers, the Panthers out to send a warning shot to their rivals when Nathan Cleary returns from injury in what is the last ever game at Penrith Park, where he aims to repeat his finals heroics of 2023. The Roosters however have other ideas, lead by James Tedesco coupled with an aggressive forward pack featuring former Panthers wrecking ball, Spencer Leniu, Angus Crichton and Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, don’t expect the Roosters to take a backwards step in what shapes as a bruising encounter.
Saturday 14th September
Qualifying Final # 2 – Storm v Sharks @ AAMI Park, Melbourne.
3.15pm AEST on Channel 9 in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Stream for free on 9Now.
The Minor Premiership winning Melbourne Storm stroll into their home final against the Sharks with the tag of premiership favouritism sitting comfortably on their shoulders. The opponenets, the Sharks, have been written off and criticised for their lack of performance in the finals and would love nothing more than to claim a big scalp, with former Storm premiership player Nicho Hynes in the drivers seat. There’s never a shortage of animosity between these two clubs, and with a spot on the Preliminary finals on the line expect things to get a little spicy.
Elimination Final # 1 – Cowboys v Knights @ Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville
7.00pm AEST on Channel 9 in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Stream for free on 9Now.
It’s win or go home when Dally M Medallist Kalyn Ponga and his Knights ride into Townsville to take on the Cowboys for the first elimination final. The Knights have been playing for their season for the last few weeks and will be battled hardened, while the Cowboys have a team full of State of Origin and International representatives playing in front of 25,000 die heard North Queenslanders. With Ponga, Scott Drinkwater, Tom Dearden and Valentine Holmes expect points aplenty in this thrilling match up.
Sunday 15th September
Elimination Final # 2 – Bulldogs v Sea Eagles @ Accor Stadium, Sydney.
3.30pm AEST on Channel 9 in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, Stream Free on 9Now
Back in the NRL finals for the first time since 2016, the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs have rediscovered their bite in 2024 and will need every bit of the defencsive resolve that earned then their spot when they meet a Manly Sea Eagles team featuring Tom Trbojevic and Daly Cherry-Evans. Accor Stadium will be packed with 50,000 Doggies, in what promises to be an electric atmosphere when these two famous Sydney clubs collide to keep their seasons alive.
NRLW ROUND 8
Every 2024 NRLW game is live and free on the 9Network and 9Now
12.00pm – Saturday 14th September
Broncos v Sharks – CBUS Super Stadium, Gold Coast
1.45pm – Saturday 14th September
Titans v Knights – Industree Group Stadium, Gosford
12.00pm – Sunday 15th September
Roosters v Cowboys – Industree Group Stadium, Gosford
1.45pm – Sunday 15th September
Raiders v Eels @ GIO Stadium, Canberra
NRL SUNDAY FOOTY SHOW
Danika Mason, Brad Fittler and Billy Slater are back with Paul Gallen joining the show to breakdown the latest NRL news and recap week one of Finals Footy. And don’t miss a special surprise guest on ‘Turn It Up!’ as the best minds in the game talk footy and spin yarns of the old days.
Sunday 11.00am AEST on Channel 9 in Syd/Bris.
100% FOOTY
Gus Gould, Paul Gallen, James Bracey and Michael Chammas are back for another fiery edition of 100% Footy. The gang is coming to you live from 7.30pm on 9Now. Don’t miss the latest breaking NRL news from an action packed week one of Finals footy and the latest rugby league scuttlebutt as the best minds in the game break it all down every Monday night.
Monday 7.30pm AEST Live on 9Now
Monday 8.45pm AEST on Channel 9HD
MARLEE AND ME
From his unique method of dealing with social media trolls, growing up homeless and the love for his mother make for a captivating new episode of Marlee and Me, with Cronulla Sharks try scoring sensation Ronaldo Mulitalo.
This six-part podcast reveals what truly matters most when Marlee Silva sits down with to rugby league’s great athletes Nathan Cleary, Kalyn Ponga, Connor Watson, Johnathan Thurston and Jordan Riki. Watch it on 9Now.
FREDDY AND THE EIGHTH
With the beginning of the NRL Finals kicking off this week Andrew Johns, Brad Fittler and Mat Thompson break down the ins and outs of week 1 of the Finals race. The Sydney Morning Herald’s Michael Chammas shares the latest news surrounding the Josh Addo-Carr scandal. We dive into the archives to relive some of the best schoolboy’s footy moments. Plus, the boys decipher which era of footy was the most entertaining.
SIX TACKLES WITH GUS
Gus explains the Josh Addo-Carr situation and why the Bulldogs are not letting it distract them. Gus is baffled as to why Parramatta are letting Reagan Campbell-Gillard go, and which clubs are looking at him. He shares his thoughts on the Australian fullback position. Plus, a massive in-depth preview for every NRL finals match this weekend.
QLDER
Wally Lewis and Darren Lockyer talk all things Queensland when the Maroons legends have a look at what went wrong for the Broncos season. Wally and Locky were very impressed with the Cowboys victory over the Bulldogs. Lastly, the Dolphins narrowly miss the finals after a loss to the Newcastle Knights. But where does that leave them for 2025? All that and more on another edition of QLDER.
BILLY SLATER PODCAST
Billy makes some big calls on who will win in the first week of the finals. Plus a season review of the bottom eight of the ladder.
SUNDAY FOOTY SHOW
Footy and Fun is back from 10am as dissect the semi finals. We catch up with stars from winning teams and have your first look at the do or die Preliminary Finals. No footy media identity is safe in another no holds barred edition of “Media-ocre” .
Sunday Footy Show LIVE at 10am AEST on Channel 9 in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth
FOOTY FURNACE
Footy Furnace ignites debate as Leigh Matthews, Jimmy Bartel and Tom Morris identify where the semi finals were won and lost and look ahead to Preliminary Final week.
Footy Furnace LIVE 8pm on 9Now and 9:40pm on Channel 9 in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth
FOOTY CLASSIFIED – MONDAY
Craig Hutchison, Caroline Wilson, Matthew Lloyd and Kane Cornes set the agenda. Kane dissects the good, bad and ugly in Close Checking and no one’s safe in Good Call, Bad Call.
Footy Classified LIVE 7:30pm AEST on 9Now and 8:45pm on Channel 9 in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth
FOOTY CLASSIFIED – WEDNESDAY
Eddie McGuire, Matthew Lloyd, Jimmy Bartel and Damian Barrett have the last word ahead of the the Prelim Finals. Lloydy and Jimmy preview match-ups that matter in ‘Medallion Club’ and truth is split from fiction in ‘News or Noise’.
Footy Classified LIVE 7:30pm AEST on 9Now and 9:30pm on Channel 9 in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth
Another packed edition of Wide World Of Sports coming up this weekend. We cross live to Paralympic Gold Medallist James Turner to recap our team’s success at the Paris Paralympic games and Wallabies forward James Slipper joins us live to preview Australia’s upcoming Bledisloe clash with the All Blacks in Sydney.
Our panel looks back on an incredible month of competition from the Olympic and Paralympic games, while Mark Taylor also picks apart Australia’s T20 performances against England this week.
Geelong AFL premiership winner Jimmy Bartel reviews this weekend’s semi-final clashes in the AFL and Cowboys premiership winner Johnathan Thurston joins us from Townsville to look at all the action from the first week of the NRL Finals. Roz Kelly is joined by Chloe Dalton, Morgan Turinui and Mark Taylor.
10.00am AEST on Channel 9 (Sydney and Brisbane)
12.00pm AEST on Channel 9 (Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth)
Stream Live or On Demand on 9Now
UEFA MD1 – AC Milan v Liverpool
WEDNESDAY 18TH SEPTEMBER
LIVE & EXCLUSIVE ON STAN SPORT FROM 4:35AM AEST – HD
In the first match week of the new era of Champions League Football, Italian giants AC Milan host Liverpool in a thrilling replay of the best comeback of all time, the 2005 UCL final. Welcoming Stan Sport’s new host Adam Peacock to the team, join our experts in studio as we cover all the action from Europe’s best football competition
UEFA MD1 – Manchester City v Inter Milan
THURSDAY 19TH SEPTEMBER
LIVE & EXCLUSIVE ON STAN SPORT FROM 4:35AM AEST – HD
Manchester City host Inter Milan in a 2023 UCL Final replay, a match which was decided by the finest of margins. Both teams won their domestic competitions last season, a fixture this big only possible under the new exciting Champions League format. Join our hosts in studio, and Mark Pougatch in Paris for PSG v Girona, as we cover all the action from Europe.
UEFA MD1 – Atalanta v Arsenal
FRIDAY 20TH SEPTEMBER
LIVE & EXCLUSIVE ON STAN SPORT FROM 4:35AM AEST – HD
The winners of last season’s Europa League come up against a tough opponent in Arsenal in match week 1, and Atletico Madrid take on RB Leipzig. Join Adam Peacock and our Stan Sport experts Craig Foster, Mark Bosnich and Semra Hunter as we cover all the goals from the new Champions League era.
DAVIS CUP
Group Stage in Valencia
The Australian Davis Cup team has its sights set on securing a spot in the Finals this November for the third year in a row. Led by captain Lleyton Hewitt, team Australia has already scored a nail biting victory over France in the first tie of the Group Stage on Wednesday. Tonight they take on the Czech Republic. And then on Sunday, it’s a blockbuster showdown with Spain.
Davis Cup Group Stage Tie 2 – Australia v Czechia – Friday 13th September – 12:00am AEST on 9Gem.
Davis Cup Group Stage Tie 3 – Australia v Spain – Sunday 7:00pm AEST on 9Gem.
Streaming LIVE on 9Now.
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