Four games of Footy for free on the 9Network for the rest of the 2025 NRL Telstra Premiership Season.

Nine will up the ante on the run to the NRL Finals with more footy for free when Saturday Night Footy is available on Channel 9 and 9Now in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane from Saturday, August 9 at 7.00pm AEST.

In a win for footy fans accessing the NRL for free, the 9Network will add Saturday Night Footy to the schedule to sit alongside NRL on Thursday and Friday nights, Sunday afternoons, including the Melbourne Storm every week for free on Channel 9 Melbourne and every NRLW fixture for the remainder of the 2025 season. 

Nine Director of Sport, Brent Williams, said: “The NRL Premiership season has been one of the most compelling on record and Nine is proud to be expanding our extensive NRL coverage with a LIVE and FREE match every Saturday night for the remainder of the season

“Offering NRL fanatics and general sports fans all around the country, FREE Footy on a Saturday night and the opportunity to come on the journey with us as we head into what promises to be an incredibly exciting NRL Finals series. 

“Nine is the only place to see every Finals match and every NRLW match live and free.”

Indigenous Round begins tonight for NRL round 23 and NRLW Round 6. Thursday Night Footy features the Dragons v Sharks in a local derby, the ladder leading Canberra Raiders face the Manly Sea Eagles on Friday Night Footy Bulldogs v Warriors to kick start Saturday Night Footy and Eels v Cowboys on Sunday Arvo Footy.

NRL ON NINE: BROADCAST SCHEDULE
From Thursday, August 7

THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL – STORM v BRONCOS
Every Storm game is free and on Channel 9 Melbourne for the rest of the season
Syd/Bris/Melb       7.30pm LIVE and FREE on Channel 9HD, stream free on 9Now
Adel/Perth            LIVE and FREE on 9GemHD, stream free on 9Now

FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTY – RAIDERS v SEA EAGLES
Syd/Bris               7.30pm LIVE and FREE on Channel 9HD, stream free on 9Now
Melbourne            7.30pm LIVE and FREE on 9GemHD, stream free on 9Now
Adel/Perth            LIVE and FREE on 9GemHD, stream free on 9Now

SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTY – BULLDOGS v WARRIORS
Available on Channel 9 in Melbourne
Syd/Bris/Melb, 7.00pm AEST LIVE and FREE on Channel 9HD, stream free on 9Now
Adel/Perth LIVE and FREE on 9GemHD, stream free on 9Now
SUNDAY ARVO FOOTY – EELS v COWBOYS 
Syd/Bris 3.30pm AEST LIVE and FREE on Channel 9HD, stream free on 9Now
Melbourne 3.30pm AEST LIVE and FREE on 9GemHD, stream free on 9Now
Adel/Perth LIVE and FREE on 9GemHD, stream free on 9Now

NRLW ROUND 6
Stream every NRLW game for free on 9NowSaturday, August 9
Dragons v Sharks 12.45pm AEST LIVE and FREE on Channel 9HD
Knights v Wests Tigers 3.15pm AEST LIVE and FREE on Channel 9HD
Bulldogs Warriors 5.15pm AEST LIVE and FREE on 9GemHD
Followed by NRL Saturday Night Footy Bulldogs v Warriors

Sunday, August 10
Titans v Roosters 11.50pm AEST LIVE and FREE on Channel 9HD
Raiders v Broncos 1.45pm AEST LIVE and FREE on Channel 9HD
Eels v Cowboys 6.15pm AEST LIVE and FREE on 9GemHD

NRL SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTY ON NINE

FOUR GAMES OF NRL FOR FREE EVERY WEEK
WATCH ON CHANNEL 9HD, STREAM ON 9NOW FROM AUGUST 9

For further information, please contact: 
Ryley McKay
Nine Senior Publicist and Digital Manager – Sport
ryley.mckay@nine.com.au

Thursday, 7 August, 2025