Live Australian Football League Action on TSN2 in 2010
– TSN2 will broadcast one live game per week –
– Coverage begins with Round 1 of the 2010 AFL Premiership Season on
March 26 at 4:30 a.m. ET with Geelong Cats vs. Essendon on TSN2 –
Toronto, ON (March 22, 2010) – 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.
TSN2, a division of CTVglobemedia, brings Canadian sport fans a jam-packed line-up of major league sports action, with exclusive live events and encore telecasts of key sporting events. TSN2’s roster features an exciting lineup of sports and events, including the NHL, Blue Jays baseball, NBA, Curling, International Hockey, Golf, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series, IndyCar Series, Grand Slam Tennis, Boxing, Mixed Martial Arts, and NCAA Football and Basketball. Also available in High Definition, sports fans can access TSN2 through television service providers across the country. For more information on TSN2 and a complete list of participating television providers, visit TSN.ca.
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