Bulldogs to be featured in five televised matches in 2015

THE television schedule has been confirmed for the 2015 McDonald’s WAFL Premiership season with South Fremantle to have five games telecast on either Channel 7 or 7mate starting in Round 2 against Perth at Lathlain Park.

Channel 7 has come on board as the official broadcast partner of the WAFL for the 2015 season with 18 home and away matches to be broadcast either on Channel 7’s main network or on its offshoot, 7mate.

The Bulldogs will have five matches in total broadcast during the season – two on 7mate and three on Channel 7.

The first time South Fremantle appears on TV in 2015 will be in Round 2 against Perth at Lathlain Park with bounce down set for 2.40pm and the game to be shown on 7mate.

The next time will be in Round 6 for the Anzac Day weekend clash with East Fremantle also at Fremantle Oval on Monday April 27, again with bounce down at 2.40pm.

The opponent is again East Fremantle for the next televised fixture, again on Channel 7, for the Foundation Derby on WA Day at East Fremantle’s ATOM Stadium. Again bounce down is 2.40pm.

It is back on to 7mate in Round 14 and it’s again at Fremantle Oval as the Bulldogs host Swan Districts with the match to begin at 1.40pm.

The final televised home and away season fixture will then be in Round 16 at the Claremont Showground when the Bulldogs take on the Tigers from 2.10pm.

South Fremantle’s season will feature three matches each against East Fremantle, Peel Thunder, Subiaco and West Perth, and two each against Claremont, East Perth, Perth and Swan Districts.

Byes for the Bulldogs will come in Rounds 8, 15 and 21 with a break also for the State game against South Australia at Lathlain Park to take place on Saturday May 23.

That means that South Fremantle will have a 16-day break from playing Peel on May 16 until the Foundation Derby on WA Day against East Fremantle on June 1.

South Fremantle’s home matches will take place in Round 1 (West Perth), Round 3 (Claremont), Round 5 (Subiaco), Round 6 (East Fremantle, Anzac Day), Round 9 (Peel), Round 11 (Perth), Round 14 (Swan Districts), Round 18 (East Perth), Round 20 (Peel) and Round 22 (West Perth).