Here we go again! It’s Manly and Parra, a bitter club rivalry on Friday night and the Bulldogs back home at Belmore – making for a magnificent NRL Multicultural Round on Channel 9 and 9Now from Thursday at 7.30pm.

PLUS MANLY SEA EAGLES V PARRAMATTA EELS TONIGHT
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The biggest rivalry in the game fires up Friday Night Footy when the Roosters and Rabbitohs write another chapter in their never-ending book of feuds. 

If their last outing is anything to go by, seven sin bins in a brutal and spiteful 2022 finals encounter, the fireworks will light up Allianz Stadium when these two teams collide. 

Latrell Mitchell and his Rabbitohs will be wary of a Roosters bounce-back led by James Tedesco and returning firebrands Victor Radley and Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, after winning only one of their past six games against their most hated crosstown rivals.

Thursday Night Footy begins NRL Round 3 with a rivalry born out of the 1970s, when the winless Eels travel to 4 Pines Park to take on the Sea Eagles. 

Coming off a bye, the Sea Eagles will be turbocharged by Tom Trbojevic and Daly Cherry-Evans after a dominant win at home in Round 1. But they have to contend with an Eels side under heavy pressure to get two competition points. 

Eels Origin forward Junior Paulo will be taking no prisoners up front, while halfback Mitchell Moses, who has never tasted victory at 4 Pines Park, needs a star performance to ignite Parramatta’s season.

Multicultural Round continues on Sunday Arvo Footy when the  Bulldogs face the Tigers at Belmore Sports Ground in the heart of Sydney’s west. 

Big-name Bulldogs signings Viliame Kikau and Reed Mahoney, plus the biggest boot in the game, Matt Burton, and the fast feet of the fox, Josh Addo-Carr, have put the bark back in the Dogs who will be out to please their loyal fans at their old home ground.

The disappointing Tigers have lacked cohesion and need playmakers Adam Douehi and Api Koroisau to bring their new style of attack to life. Interestingly, the Wests Tigers will be playing at Belmore for the first time, while the Bulldogs have only won one of their past nine games there.

Nine’s unrivalled NRL commentary team features rugby league Immortal Andrew Johns, premiership-winning captains Cameron Smith, Johnathan Thurston, Brad Fittler, Paul Gallen, Darren Lockyer, and multiple premiership winners Billy Slater, Sonny Bill Williams and Phil Gould AM, providing the best insight and analysis in the game.

Host James Bracey will have all the angles covered this week with Danika Mason and Emma Lawrence, while Mat Thompson and Peter Psaltis will call the action. 

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LIVE AND FREE ON CHANNEL 9HD OR TO STREAM ON 9NOW

Thursday, March 16

KIA THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTY – SEA EAGLES V EELS, LIVE from 4 Pines Park Stadium.
Host and commentators: Host James Bracey. Commentators: Andrew Johns, Phil Gould, Cameron Smith, Paul Gallen and Mat Thompson.
Sideline: Brad Fittler and Danika Mason.

Sydney                       7.30pm LIVE on Channel 9HD and 9Now
Brisbane                     6.30pm LIVE on 9GemHD, 7.00pm on Channel 9HD and 9Now
Melbourne                  7.30pm LIVE on 9GemHD and 9Now
Adelaide                     7.00pm LIVE on 9GemHD and 9Now
Perth                           4.30pm LIVE on 9GemHD and 9Now

Friday, March 17

FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTY – ROOSTERS v RABBITOHS, LIVE from Allianz Stadium.
Host and commentators: Host James Bracey. Commentators: Andrew Johns, Billy Slater, Cameron Smith, Johnathan Thuston and Mat Thompson. 
Sideline: Brad Fittler and Danika Mason. 

Sydney                       7.30pm LIVE on Channel 9HD and 9Now
Brisbane                     6.30pm LIVE on 9GemHD, 7.00pm on Channel 9HD and 9Now
Melbourne                  7.30pm LIVE on 9GemHD and 9Now
Adelaide                     7.00pm LIVE on 9GemHD and 9Now
Perth                          4.30pm LIVE on 9GemHD and 9Now

Sunday, March 19

CHEMIST WAREHOUSE SUNDAY ARVO FOOTY – BULLDOGS v TIGERS, 
LIVE from Belmore Sports Ground.  
Host and commentators: Host Danika Mason. Commentators: Andrew Johns, Sonny Bill Williams, Billy Slater, Brad Fittler and Peter Psaltis. 
Sideline: Emma Lawrence. 

Sydney                        3.00pm LIVE on Channel 9HD and 9Now
Brisbane                      2.00pm LIVE on Channel 9HD and 9Now
Melbourne                   3.00pm LIVE on 9GemHD and 9Now
Adelaide                      2.30pm LIVE on 9GemHD and 9Now
Perth                           12.30pm LIVE on 9GemHD and 9Now

THIS WEEK: NRL ON NINE
THE BILLY SLATER PODCAST
Get the hot take on the latest round from the greatest fullback ever to play the game: current Queensland Origin coach Billy Slater, with host Mark Levy. Listen here.

SIX TACKLES WITH GUS
Phil “Gus” Gould sits down with Mat Thompson every week to give a sermon like no other on the greatest game of all. Available on all podcast platforms or to watch online. 

FREDDY AND THE EIGHTH on 9NOW
Prepare for a wild dive into the weird and wonderful world of rugby league with the eighth Immortal Andrew Johns and NRL legend Brad Fittler. Available on 9Now, to watch online or as a podcast.

IMMORTAL BEHAVIOR on 9NOW
Andrew Johns is joined weekly by Danika Mason to look at what’s shaping the NRL landscape through his unique lens. Now available as a podcast.

THE SUNDAY FOOTY SHOW – Sunday, March 19, from 11.00am AEDT
Host Danika Mason has Andrew Johns, Billy Slater and Brad Fittler in tow to dissect all the news and big issues of the round so far. Feature story and news updates from Ruan Sims and Emma Lawrence. 

100% FOOTY – Monday, March 20, from 10.30pm AEDT
The strongest opinions from the people who count. Phil Gould and Paul Gallen will square off on the hot topics while Danny Weidler delivers breaking news and host James Bracey keeps it all under control. 

NRL ON NINE: MULTICULTURAL ROUND
LIVE AND FREE ON CHANNEL 9HD AND 9NOW
FROM THURSDAY, MARCH 16, at 7.30PM AEDT

Thursday, March 16, 2023