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FAST5 Netball on GEM

Six international teams, 24 minute games and one celebrity match as Nine begins new netball coverage.

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GEM screens FAST5 Netball World Series later this month Live from Melbourne’s Hisense Arena.

Six international netball teams (Australia, Jamaica, England, New Zealand, South Africa, Malawi) play off in a 24-minute games, with players including Australian Diamonds Caitlin Thwaites and Paige Hadley, Silver Ferns super shooter Maria Tutaia, England legends Geva Mentor and Jo Harten, and the Malawi Queens’ Mwayi Kumwenda.

A celebrity match will also take place.

Nine’s Director of Sport, Tom Malone, said: “As the new home of netball we are super excited about our first broadcast, and what a cracking way to start with FAST5 Netball – the best players in the world competing in a high-octane format, live and free and in prime time.”

Hosted by Today news presenter Sylvia Jeffreys, the FAST5 Wide World of Sports commentary panel will include Australian netball legends Liz Ellis and Sharelle McMahon, and two current Diamonds champions, captain Laura Geitz and fireball and fan favourite Sharni Layton. Joining them will be expert commentators and former elite players Anne Sargeant, Jenny Woods and Sue Gaudion.

Nine’s Head of Netball, Keeley Devery, said: “We’re thrilled to have Australia’s best netballers and coaches join us to commentate on this groundbreaking concept. The weekend is going to be an awesome way to showcase the new era of broadcasting this elite spot.”

A Celebrity FAST5 Match will also be held over the weekend – featuring some of TV and radio’s biggest stars, including Today’s Karl Stefanovic and Tim Gilbert, The NRL Footy Show’s Erin Molan, The AFL Footy Show’s Billy Brownless, Nine News weather presenter Livinia Nixon, Wide World of Sports’ John Steffensen, as well as Triple M Sydney’s Gus Worland and surprise guests. They will be joined by some of Australia’s best netballers in what will undoubtedly be a highly competitive, highly amusing hybrid of the FAST5 game.

9Now will exclusively live stream all the FAST5 games on 9Now.com.au and the 9Now app. Nine’s wwos.com.au will provide up-to-the-minute scores, latest netball news and commentary.

Rules of FAST5
· Each game is played over 4 x 6-minute quarters
· Teams consist of 5 players on court – GS, GA, C, GD, GK
· There are three shooting areas with goals worth 1 point, 2 points or 3 points
· Teams can select one quarter as their “power-play” quarter with all goals worth double points
· Unlimited rolling substitutions may be made during play

Saturday, October 29 – from 1.30pm AEDT
1.45pm
Australia
Malawi

2.30pm
South Africa
Jamaica

3.15pm
New Zealand
England

4.00pm
Australia
Jamaica

4.45pm
England
Malawi

5.30pm
New Zealand
South Africa

6.15pm
Jamaica
Malawi

7.00pm
England
South Africa

7.45pm
Australia
New Zealand

Sunday, October 30 – from 12.00pm AEDT
12.15pm
Malawi
South Africa

1.00pm
Australia
England

1.45pm
New Zealand
Jamaica

2.30pm
Australia
South Africa

3.15pm
New Zealand
Malawi

4.00pm
Jamaica
England

4.45pm to 5.30pm
FAST5 Celebrity Match

5.45pm
Play-off for 5th/6th

6.35pm
Play-off for 3rd/4th

7.25pm
Grand Final
*Broadcast times are subject to change.

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  2. It’ll be interesting to see how 9 code this. Would imagine a game by game coding, whilst infurating to us when reading the ratings, would give 9 a better result as people would likely drop in and out during the event.

  3. 9 and 7 need to make a decision what secondary channel they put their sport on. 9 does go and gem and 7 does 7two and 7mate. Make a decision. Ten has the right idea with only one being their secondary sport channel.

    1. I’m finding the Socceroos on 9Go decision rather odd myself. Other than that, do they have any sport on?
      As for 7, I’ve never understood why they seem to split sport between 7mate and 7two. Id have it all on 7mate.

          1. There has been sport on GO in the past but I can’t recall at the moment what it was. They’ve also had earlier episodes of footy classified on both gem and go in some states this year which is also confusing.

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