Sports on TV for Friday, Sept. 18

Friday, Sept. 18’s sports TV lineup spans Australian rules football, NASCAR, CFL and a full slate of college contests. The AFL postseason leads early with Fremantle at Sydney at 5:30 a.m. on FS2 and Brisbane at Hawthorn at 3:30 a.m. (Saturday) on FS1 for another preliminary final. Women’s AFL airs at 3:30 a.m. (North Melbourne at Hawthorn) and 10:30 p.m. (Geelong at Collingwood) on FS2. NASCAR Cup Series practice starts 4:30 p.m. on TRUTV, with qualifying at 5:40 p.m.; the Food City 300 chase event is 7:30 p.m. on CW. Soccer includes Chelsea at Brentford at 3 p.m. on USA.