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The Melbourne Storm are looking to move closer to claiming back-to-back premierships when they host the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the first game of the 2018 NRL finals series. This is The Roar’s guide to live streaming the match online and watching it on TV.
Kick-off is scheduled for 7:50pm (AEST) on Friday, September 7 at AAMI Park as two of the competition’s heavweights look to progress straight to the preliminary finals.
Melbourne won’t be without disruption in their journey towards the big dance, with Nelson Asofa-Solomona (ankle) and Will Chambers (suspension) already ruled out of Friday night’s game.
They are set to be boosted by the return of five-eighth Cameron Munster and winger Suliasi Vunivalu though as they look to bounce back following a last-start loss to Penrith.
Champion fullback Billy Slater is also expected to be named after missing last week’s game due to personal reasons.
The Rabbitohs will be confident in their chances on Friday night having defeated Melbourne 30-20 earlier in the season. However, they won’t have such fond memories heading back to AAMI Park, where they were thrashed 64-6 last year.
Both free-to-air and Foxtel viewers can catch Friday night’s game on TV.
Foxtel subscribers can tune into the match on Fox League, which can be found at channels 256 and 502 for both high and standard definition respectively.
Their coverage is scheduled to start at around 7pm (AEST) and will finish at 10:20pm.
To watch the coverage on Fox Sports, you will need a valid Foxtel TV subscription.
Meanwhile, free-to-air viewers can also view Friday night’s match through the Nine Network. They will be broadcasting the clash in both high and standard definition on channels 90 and 91 respectively.
For those using the Nine Network through a Foxtel service, the channel numbers are 209 and 100.
Coverage will begin at 7pm with a pre-game show and wrap up at approximately 10:45pm.
There are several different ways you can stream Friday night’s clash online.
The first is through Channel Nine’s streaming application 9Now, which is free to use.
While Channel Nine have rights to the NRL grand final, the first three weeks of the NRL finals will still be available to be streamed through the NRL Digital Pass.
Foxtel viewers can also watch the game online using Foxtel’s streaming applications.
Both Foxtel Now and the Foxtel App can be used to stream the first three weeks of the finals series.
If you are an existing Foxtel customer, then the Foxtel App is the obvious choice. Otherwise, you can still sign up for the paid service Foxtel Now.
If you want to tune into the finals series from outside Australia, you can do so through Watch NRL.
If you can’t catch the game online or on TV, here at The Roar we will have you sorted with live scores and a blog of the match.
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