A live online stream of Lion's opening NAB Challenge game at Burpengary on Saturday will now be available on lions.com.au from 3.10pm EST.
The AFL announced the decision on Friday afternoon following feedback from supporters and clubs.
For the match, AFL Media vision will be used in conjunction with Crocmedia radio commentary on live full-match streams.
AFL General Manager of Broadcasting, Scheduling and Major Projects, Simon Lethlean said the AFL was please to be able to overcome significant hurdles and provide every fan with the opportunity to watch their team compete in every NAB Challenge match.
"We’ve listened to the concerns of those supporters who don’t want to miss a minute of their club competing in this year’s NAB Challenge, which is why we’re pleased to have overcome a number of significant hurdles to ensure every fan has the opportunity to watch their team compete in every NAB Challenge match.
“This year we have worked with our broadcast partner Fox Footy to expand NAB Challenge live coverage from 18 to 21 games, and we have also increased the number of NAB Challenge matches played in regional and suburban communities around Australia.
“As a result we have encountered some significant logistical, technical and signal delivery issues at some venues but through a great deal of work with AFL Media we’ve been able to repurpose resources originally slated to produce match highlights to provide live streaming from those venues.
"While there may still be some technical issues in the delivery of these matches we are satisfied that being able to provide a live stream of these six matches to competing club websites and club apps will please those supporters’ wanting to follow their clubs’ progress across all 27 matches of the NAB Challenge.”
Stay tuned to lions.com.au and @brisbanelions on Twitter for all the details on how to watch the Live Stream on Saturday.
