GAA on TV: AFLW knock out games plus a few gems
April 01, 2021
Ready for the action
We are into the knockout stages of the AFLW while there are also some stunning games of a recent vintage to take in.
Saturday 3 April
5.30pm: AFL Aussie Rules na mBan
Full deferred coverage from the Melbourne v Freemantle Dockers quarter-final game in the Australian Football League Women s (AFLW) season.
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The two teams had come through the Qualifiers for an historic first All-Ireland final.
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Kerry hurting from three years of disappointment came up against a fresh faced Mayo outfit.
1.50pm: AFL Aussie Rules na mBan
RTÉ Sport Reporter
It s not peak-time for GAA content, what with Congress in the rear-view mirror and no on-field action for a while yet.
This time around, we re going back 20 years, to the inaugural back-door championship in 2001.
In a nice turn, the first All-Ireland championship under the new format ended up being won, via the backdoor, by the only county to vote against its adoption at Congress.
What else? The Rossies lit up the championship and then allegedly lit up their rivals jerseys. The Dubs headed off on tour, Hill 16 pitching up on the Killinan side of Thurles in one of the more famous games of the decade.