How to Watch the AFL Overseas with a VPN

As I mentioned above, watching the AFL on a computer is incredibly simple, which is why it’s absolutely my preferred method.

Kayo’s and 7plus’ mobile apps are only available in Australian app stores, and they geo-block via IP- and GPS-based location data, meaning that you’ll have to spoof both your IP and your GPS coordinates.

But I discovered you can bypass these restrictions by using your phone’s web browser instead.

This isn’t quite as simple as you might think, and I ran into a few issues myself, so follow the steps below closely.

If you still want to use Kayo’s mobile apps, then follow the instructions below to unblock the Android app from overseas. Unfortunately, it’s impossible to spoof your GPS on iOS.

Just like on mobile, you’ll need to change your account region to Australia in order to access the Kayo and 7plus apps for Fire TV and Android TV.

If you go ahead with it, remember that this will delete your existing apps and interrupt your subscriptions.

To work around this restriction, I recommend using a web browser to access the streaming services’ websites instead, just as I suggested for mobile devices.

Once again, the Kayo Sports and 7plus apps are only available on Apple TV if you have an Apple ID registered in Australia.

The good news is that you can get around this restriction using AirPlay.

Crucially, I noticed that your Apple TV, and the device you’re mirroring from, both need to be connected to an Australian VPN server, ideally the same one.

• Test Conducted: I worked through each VPN’s Australian server list, connecting to endpoint after endpoint to see how reliably each one let me into Kayo Sports and 7plus.
• Why It’s Important: If a VPN can’t get you into both Kayo and 7plus, it’s no use for watching the AFL from outside Australia.
• Optimal Result: Fast, stable access to both services on all (or most) Australian servers, across every popular device.

• Test Conducted: Throughout the year, my testing team measures how much each VPN slows your connection on its Australian servers, using the VPN’s default protocol on a line fixed at 100Mbps for like-for-like results.
• Why It’s Important: Fast, steady speeds are what keep your stream in top resolution and free of buffering, whether you’re connecting from the next country over or the far side of the world.
• Optimal Result: A download-speed drop under 10% from nearby countries, and under 20% from further afield.

• Test Conducted: I audited each VPN’s Australian network, counting the locations on offer and testing individual endpoints across every app.
• Why It’s Important: The more Australian servers and IP addresses a VPN runs, the lower the chance you’ll hit a blocked IP or an overloaded server that drags your speeds down.
• Optimal Result: Hundreds of servers spread across eastern and western Australia, drawing on a regularly refreshed pool of IP addresses.

• Test Conducted: I installed and used each VPN on every device in my test kit to judge how compatible and user-friendly the apps really are, and checked whether a Smart DNS proxy or router app was on hand for extra coverage.
• Why It’s Important: People stream sport on all sorts of hardware, so a good AFL VPN has to deliver a solid experience on most of it.
• Optimal Result: Intuitive apps for PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android phones and tablets, Android TV, Fire TV, and Apple TV. Better still if there’s a router app, a built-in GPS spoofer on Android, and a Smart DNS proxy serving Australian IP addresses.