7AFL heads to Darwin for historic Sir Doug Nicholls Round – Mega fortnight of footy live and free on Seven and 7plus.
Footy fans will be treated to a massive two weekends of the AFL’s Sir Doug Nicholls Round live and free on Seven and 7plus Sport, headlined by the marquee Dreamtime blockbuster between traditional rivals Richmond and Essendon next Friday night.
A mainstay of the AFL calendar, the 2025 Sir Doug Nicholls Round will celebrate the theme “Past Legacies, Future Legends”, which highlights three important anniversaries and recognises the enduring impact and future of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in our game.
The anniversaries celebrated this Sir Doug Nicholls Round include:
- The 10th year the AFL will celebrate the occasion in honour of Pastor Sir Doug Nicholls;
- The 20th anniversary of the Indigenous Team of the Century, and;
- The 30th milestone of the establishment of the Peek Rule (formally known as Rule 30) that marked a significant step in combating racism in Australian sport.
Kicking off in the Top End with tonight’s Gold Coast SUNS v Hawthorn clash at TIO Stadium in Darwin, Seven’s team will broadcast live from the ground at 7.00pm AEST, with the full pre-match cultural ceremony and match coverage broadcast live and free on Seven, 7mate and 7plus Sport.
On Friday Night Footy, football’s #1 commentary team heads to the SCG as the Sydney Swans take on Carlton in the annual Marn Grook game, live and free from 7.00pm AEST on Seven, 7mate and 7plus Sport.
Wrapping up Seven’s match coverage of the opening week of Sir Doug Nicholls Round, Brisbane faces Melbourne on Sunday afternoon, live from the MCG at 2.30pm AEST.
Before the on-field action kicks off for the second week of matches, The Agenda Setters will be back on Monday and Tuesday night, to dissect all the biggest talking points impacting the game and its players.
On Wednesday night, everyone’s favourite footy show The Front Bar will return at 8.30pm on Seven and 7plus, where resident hosts Andy Maher, Mick Molloy and Sam Pang will be joined by a group of the game’s most iconic Indigenous stars of yesteryear and today including Bobby Hill, Kysaiah Pickett, Winston Abraham and 2025 Sir Doug Nicholls Round honouree, Stephen Michael.
Following The Front Bar, Seven’s Hamish McLachlan sits down with North Melbourne livewire Harry Sheezel for a candid one-on-one interview for Unfiltered from 9.30pm on Seven and 7plus Sport.
Then the Sir Doug Nicholls Round continues next weekend, headlined by the historic Dreamtime at the ‘G match on Friday, 23 May, live from 7.00pm AEST on Seven, 7mate and 7plus Sport.
Seven’s Dreamtime team will include 7AFL Expert Commentator and proud Kaurna Ngarrindjeri man, Chad Wingard alongside Abbey Holmes, James Brayshaw, Alister Nicholson, Dale Thomas and Matthew Richardson.
Head of AFL and Sport Innovation, Gary O’Keeffe said:
“There are few moments on the AFL calendar as powerful and important as Sir Doug Nicholls Round.
“The next two weeks go well beyond the game itself. It’s a celebration and reflection of the incredible contribution Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have made to footy and to our nation,” he said.
“With three massive clashes across Round 10, followed by an unmissable second week featuring Dreamtime at the ’G, it’s set to be a truly special fortnight – and you can catch every moment right here live and free on Seven and 7plus Sport.”
Six AFL clubs have swapped their club’s name for traditional in-language names across Sir Doug Nicholls Round, including:
- Melbourne: Narrm (pronounced na-arm)
- Fremantle: Walyalup (pronounced wul-yul-up)
- Port Adelaide: Yartapuulti (pronounced Yarta–pole-tee)
- St Kilda: Euro-Yroke (pronounced yoo-roe yoo-roe-ck)
- Adelaide: Kuwarna (pronounced goo-wun-na)
- West Coast Eagles: Waalitj Marawar (pronounced wah-litch mara-wah)
Sir Doug Nicholls Round – Gold Coast SUNS v Hawthorn. Live from 7.00pm AEST, tonight on Seven, 7mate and 7plus Sport
Broadcast times on Seven:
THURSDAY, 15 MAY
AFL Round 10: Gold Coast SUNS v Hawthorn
Sydney and Brisbane 7.00pm live on 7mate and 7plus Sport
Melbourne 7.00pm live on Seven and 7plus Sport
Adelaide 6.30pm live on 7mate and 7plus Sport, 7.00pm live on Seven and 7plus Sport
Perth 5.00pm live on 7mate and 7plus Sport
FRIDAY, 16 MAY
AFL Round 10: Sydney Swans v Carlton Pre-game
Sydney and Brisbane 7.00pm live on 7mate and 7plus Sport
Melbourne 7.00pm live on Seven and 7plus Sport
Adelaide 6.30pm live on 7mate and 7plus Sport
Perth 5.00pm live on 7mate and 7plus Sport
AFL Round 10: Sydney Swans v Carlton
Sydney and Melbourne 7.30pm live on Seven and 7plus Sport
Brisbane 7.30pm live on 7mate and 7plus Sport
Adelaide 7.00pm live on Seven and 7plus Sport
Perth 5.30pm live on 7mate and 7plus Sport
SATURDAY, 17 MAY
AFL Round 10: Collingwood v Kuwarna
Adelaide 12.30pm live on Seven and 7plus Sport
AFL Round 10: GWS GIANTS v Walyalup
Sydney 6.00pm on Seven and 7plus Sport
Perth 2.00pm live on Seven and 7plus Sport
VFL: Port Melbourne v Geelong Cats
Melbourne 7.00pm live on 7mate and 7plus Sport
Sydney and Brisbane 7.00pm live on 7plus Sport
Adelaide 6.30pm live on 7plus Sport
Perth 5.00pm live on 7plus Sport
AFL Saturday Rewind
Melbourne 10.00pm on 7mate and 7plus Sport
Sydney and Brisbane 11.00pm on 7plus Sport
Adelaide 10.30pm on 7plus Sport
Perth 9.00pm on 7plus Sport
SUNDAY, 18 MAY
Sunday Footy Feast
National 12.00pm on Seven and 7plus Sport
AFL Round 10: Brisbane Lions v Narrm Pre-Game
Sydney and Brisbane 2.30pm live on 7mate and 7plus Sport
Melbourne 2.30pm live on Seven and 7plus Sport
AFL Round 10: Brisbane Lions v Narrm
Melbourne 3.00pm live on Seven and 7plus Sport
Sydney and Brisbane 3.00pm live on 7mate and 7plus Sport
The Wash Up
Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane 6.00pm live on 7mate and 7plus Sport
Adelaide 5.30pm live on 7mate and 7plus Sport
Perth 4.00pm live on 7mate and 7plus Sport
AFL Round 10: Waalitj Marawar v St Kilda
Perth 2.30pm live on Seven and 7plus
MONDAY, 19 MAY
The Agenda Setters
Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth 7.00pm on 7mate and 7plus Sport, 10.00pm on Seven and 7plus Sport
Sydney and Brisbane 11.00pm on Seven and 7plus Sport
TUESDAY, 20 MAY
Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth 7.00pm on 7mate and 7plus Sport, 10.00pm on Seven and 7plus Sport
Sydney and Brisbane 11.00pm on Seven and 7plus Sport
WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY
The Front Bar
National 8.30pm on Seven and 7plus Sport
Unfiltered
National 9.30pm on Seven and 7plus Sport
THURSDAY, 22 MAY
AFL Round 11: Geelong Cats v Western Bulldogs
Sydney and Brisbane 7.00pm live on 7mate and 7plus Sport
Melbourne 7.00pm live on Seven and 7plus Sport
Adelaide 6.30pm live on 7mate and 7plus Sport, 7.00pm live on Seven and 7plus Sport
Perth 5.00pm live on 7mate and 7plus Sport
FRIDAY, 23 MAY
AFL Round 11: Dreamtime at The ‘G Pre-game
Sydney and Brisbane 7.00pm live on 7mate and 7plus Sport
Melbourne 7.00pm live on Seven and 7plus Sport
Adelaide 6.30pm live on 7mate and 7plus Sport
Perth 5.00pm live on 7mate and 7plus Sport
AFL Round 11: Dreamtime at The ‘G: Essendon v Richmond
Sydney and Melbourne 7.30pm live on Seven and 7plus Sport
Brisbane 7.30pm live on 7mate and 7plus Sport
Adelaide 7.00pm live on Seven and 7plus Sport
Perth 5.30pm live on 7mate and 7plus Sport
SATURDAY, 24 MAY
SANFL Round Seven: Glenelg v West Adelaide
Adelaide 2.00pm live on Seven and 7plus Sport
Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane 2.30pm live on 7plus Sport
Perth 12.30pm live on 7plus Sport
AFL Round 11: Carlton v GWS GIANTS
Sydney 12.30pm live on Seven and 7plus Sport
AFL Round 11: Hawthorn v Brisbane Lions
Brisbane 4.00pm live on 7mate and 7plus Sport
AFL Round 11: Walyalup v Yartapuulti
Adelaide 7.30pm live on Seven and 7plus Sport
Perth 6.00pm live on 7mate and 7plus Sport
VFL: Richmond v Essendon
Melbourne 7.00pm live on 7mate and 7plus Sport
Sydney and Brisbane 7.00pm live on 7plus Sport
Adelaide 6.30pm live on 7plus Sport
Perth 5.00pm live on 7plus Sport
AFL Saturday Rewind
Melbourne 10.00pm on 7mate and 7plus Sport
Sydney and Brisbane 11.00pm on 7plus Sport
Adelaide 10.30pm on 7plus Sport
Perth 9.00pm on 7plus Sport
SUNDAY, 25 MAY
Sunday Footy Feast
National 12.00pm on Seven and 7plus Sport
AFL Round 11: Kuwarna v Waalitj Marawar
Adelaide 12.30pm live on Seven and 7plus Sport
Perth 11.00am live on Seven and 7plus Sport
AFL Round 11: Narrm v Sydney Swans
Sydney 2.30pm live on 7mate and 7plus Sport
Melbourne 2.30pm live on Seven and 7plus Sport
The Wash Up
Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane 6.00pm live on 7mate and 7plus Sport
Adelaide 5.30pm live on 7mate and 7plus Sport
Perth 4.00pmpm live on 7mate and 7plus Sport
AFL Round 11: St Kilda v Gold Coast SUNS
Brisbane 4.30pm live on 7mate and 7plus
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7AFL heads to Darwin for historic Sir Doug Nicholls Round
