Diamonds dissatisfied Commonwealth Games netball clashes are solely dwell on Channel Seven’s streamer

The Diamonds are one of the vital profitable and beloved groups in Australian sport, however some followers again dwelling making an attempt to tune in to their Commonwealth Games marketing campaign have been left dissatisfied.

The reigning netball gold medallists kicked off with dominant wins by a mixed 80 targets on Saturday and Sunday, however neither match was carried dwell on any of Seven Network’s linear tv channels.

The 99-38 victory over Tonga and 66-47 win over England have been solely proven dwell on streaming service 7Plus, whereas Seven carried the swimming heats.

For Sunday’s prime-time match in opposition to rivals and 2018 champions the Roses, Seven aired 2021 Ryan Reynolds movie Free Guy on Mate, and crime drama Vera on TWO.

Seven’s important channel broadcast made clear the Diamonds have been dwell on Plus.

After the swimming completed and the Diamonds had gained, the Australia-England recreation was aired on delay on Seven’s important channel.

ABC Sport broke the information to some of the Diamonds stars after their recreation.

“That’s obviously disappointing, obviously we want to be on TV and have every fan able to watch. I wasn’t aware of that,” goalkeeper Courtney Bruce stated.

“I don’t know, hopefully we’ll be able to be on the live games [at some point]. It is disappointing, we obviously want netball to be highlighted and want the rest of the sports here at the Commonwealth Games and for Australia to be highlighted too.”

Games debutant Jamie-Lee Price stated she hopes followers preserve making their voices heard.

“I think maybe if we put lots of pressure on maybe we can get there,” she stated.

“I didn’t realise that. We want to be on TV, we want eyes on our sport and if we can get that that’s amazing. So, yes please.”

The silver lining of the scenario is the reminder of the help this staff has in Australia and in Glasgow, the place the Australians within the Hydro have been difficult the English followers for sheer quantity and keenness.

“We definitely feel the support from home, obviously we’re nothing without the supporters back in Australia,” Bruce stated.

“We definitely feel it today and there’s quite a few out there. That was really nice to have them out there today.”

A Channel Seven spokesperson responded to requests from the ABC, saying:

“The Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games features multiple events taking place simultaneously, which is why Seven is delivering wall-to-wall coverage across Seven and 7plus Sport — including 15 live channels on 7plus Sport — ensuring Australians can watch every event live and free.”

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