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NRL fans in Melbourne aren't happy they have to copy racy ads just because Nine shows the game in a late-night timeslot.

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nrl-melbourne-stormMelbourne Storm fans are again venting their anger over Channel Nine’s late night screening of NRL games, complaining that the game is filled with adult advertisements.

Melbourne foundation member Simon Hilditch taped a late night game to replay the next day.

“We put the tape on the following morning and there were five kids in the loungeroom because we had a sleep-over the night before,” Hilditch said.

“The very first ad break, virtually every commercial was for something about sex.

“There were women in bikinis, women naked, gyrating all over the place. For the children’s sake, we had to switch it off.”

All networks are entitled to broadcast the risque commercials after 10.30pm.

Nine’s Melbourne program manager Len Downs said it was up to parents to be conscious of late-night material.

“The point is we need to get our games shown on TV here earlier,” Melbourne CEO Brian Waldron said. “We’re disappointed that Nine hasn’t done so yet, particularly for the Grand Final replay.”

According to Downs, however, Friday night Storm games are likely to remain among adult-only material whenever they are faced with an AFL match on rival network Seven.

Tonight’s game against Manly Sea Eagles airs at 12midnight in Melbourne.

News: news.com.au

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  1. The Nine Network stance of not showing RL games even Melb Storm games into Melbourne until after midnight Friday night stinka.
    If I did not know better and was fan of conspiracy theory, I would say Nine has done deal with AFL to ensure Nine gets some next AFL Tv rights by making sure RL gets stuff all tv exposure here.
    Even showing games starting at 10-30 Pm is possible – we are sick of the same movies and it smacks of stupidit y when Seven does not go live anyway and starts their Telecast at 8.30-8.45
    Nine could show games live at 7.30 Pmand get the jump but that would upset the AFL.

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