The Bombers Ansett Cup opener against Port Adelaide at Football Park this Saturday night will be one of only two first round matches that will be broadcast live into Melbourne. The Collingwood v St Kilda match from Colonial Stadium will be broadcast on Friday night with the Essendon v Port Adelaide game to be shown Saturday night.

The match will be shown live in Melbourne, Adelaide, Darwin, Prime (Vic), Gold Coast and other regionals. It will be replayed in Sydney, Brisbane and Prime (NSW) and turnaround in Perth. C7 will also replay the game.

The broadcast of the Essendon match commences at 7.30pm (AEST).