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Rleague said:This Sundays NRL semi final between Melbourne Storm and the Bulldogs will now be broadcast live into Melbourne on Channel Nine at 3.00pm.
The Storms second final to be played at Aussie Stadium in Sydney was originally scheduled for broadcast on delay into Melbourne at 1.05am on Monday morning.
The change in scheduling means Melbourne will now have live coverage of the Storm/Bulldogs clash one hour before Sydneys broadcast starts at 4.00pm.
It also means Storm fans will be able to watch the match live after having to wait until 11.55pm last Friday night for delayed coverage of the Storms first final against the Raiders in Canberra.
We applaud Channel Nine for broadcasting Sundays final live into Melbourne, Storm executive director John Ribot said.
It provides the perfect opportunity for those people in Melbourne to watch the Storm live instead of waiting for a delayed coverage.
Ribot also urged the Melbourne public to get behind the Storm as Victorias other team in the finals alongside Collingwood in the AFL.
Wed like to think that the Melbourne public would tune in and watch their other Victorian team compete in the finals this weekend, Ribot added.
There are many Victorians out there keen to follow football at this time of the year but cant face the prospect of supporting Collingwood with that being the case we are urging those football fans to get behind the Storm.
This weekend we are taking on the best of New South Wales and we know there will be many proud Victorians supporting Melbourne Storm in the build up to Sundays match.
Meanwhile, the NRL has announced that all Storm members wishing to purchase tickets to Sundays final will receive a 20 per cent discount on pre-purchased tickets with one membership holder eligible to purchase up to four finals tickets.
http://www.rleague.com/article.php?id=13747
Cheap tickets and live telecast! WOOHOO!