Finally after being in London for over 5 years it is now possible to watch Australian rules football or
AFL live in the UK on TV.
Setanta Sports the Irish sports broadcaster has agreeded to show some live games. If you are with Sky or Virgin Media it will set you back £15 per month. Details are scant as to how many they will show a week, this weekend it is two games.
I watched the opening round Sydney v West Coast which started at 10am British Summer Time. It was worth the £15 per month fee in a heart stopper however my team, the Swans, went down by one point - the same margin they lost to West Coast in the 2006 Grand Final.
On a side note for international viewers there is an excellent page from
AFANA which outlines international coverage of footy. They were
instigators in getting Setanta to carry AFL live into the UK.
