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Nine Perth offers to broadcast WAFL finals amid ‘logo-gate’

Footy jumper logos are still a contentious issue out West.

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The WA Football Commission remains optimistic that WAFL clubs playing in the Finals will be broadcast on Seven Perth, following an offer from Nine to broadcast WAFL Finals if Seven refuses to feature West Perth Football Club, sponsored by Nine.

Nine Perth’s sponsorship with West Perth Football Club has seen Seven refusing to broadcast matches featuring the Falcons.

Nine Perth’s Managing Director, David Mott said, “We’d be happy to broadcast the finals in the interest of supporting grass roots football, the WAFC, all clubs, supporters and the West Perth Football Club that Nine Perth sponsors.

“The ongoing controversy surrounding the broadcast of the )WAFL finals due to a West Perth sponsorship featuring a Nine News logo on the jumpers, and Channel Seven’s decision not to broadcast any West Perth games is a major disappointment to all followers of this great game,” he said.

“Nine made the decision to sponsor West Perth because we wanted to support local football. At the time, ABC was broadcasting the WAFL, and both Nine and Seven were sponsoring teams with logos on jumpers. There was no problem then.

“Sponsorship dollars are critical for the survival of sporting bodies such as the WAFL. Nine Perth will maintain its sponsorship of West Perth, as well as providing live coverage of all finals games if required. By Nine committing to the broadcast, everyone wins.

“Nine Perth will also ensure any games featuring East Perth, which is sponsored by Seven and The West Australian, will be broadcast, even though the Seven logo appears on the team’s jumpers.”

But WA Football Commission chief executive Gary Walton told Community News, “Seven’s position to not broadcast games featuring a team that displays the logo of a rival television network on their playing jumpers is the same position Channel 9 expressed when we were discussing commercial broadcast rights with them in 2013 (Ed: under WIN management)

“The Seven Network is the official and exclusive broadcaster of the WAFL for the period 2015-2017 inclusive.”

West Perth currently sits second on the WAFL ladder.

4 Responses

  1. Anyone know what the respective WAFL games rate,I saw the Ratings on the WAFL when they were shown on ABC & I dont know what the fuss is about, not that many watch it from what I remember

  2. Nine’s just causing trouble. There’s no way Seven will let them broadcast the match.

    Seven will just have to suck it up and show the games if they make the finals. Otherwise WA will boycott Seven.

      1. Nine sponsored the team before Seven started broadcasting it. At the time, ABC was broadcasting the WAFL, and both Nine and Seven were sponsoring teams with logos on jumpers.
        How is Nine causing “lots of trouble”?

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