The biggest day on the Australian sporting calendar is quickly approaching as we count down the days until the 2025 AFL Grand Final.
For the first time in 138 years, it’ll be the Cats and Lions facing off for the flag, as Geelong battles Brisbane.
Here’s everything you need to know about the AFL Grand Final.
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WHAT TIME DOES THE AFL GRAND FINAL START?
The 2025 AFL Grand Final starts at 2:30pm AEST on Saturday September 27 at the MCG.
The pre-game entertainment featuring Snoop Dogg is likely to start between 1pm and 1:30pm AEST, with details TBC.
Victoria has a Grand Final public holiday on Friday September 26 when the Grand Final Parade will be held in Melbourne.
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HOW TO WATCH THE AFL GRAND FINAL
The 2025 AFL Grand Final will be broadcast live on Seven and 7Plus, and you can stream a replay on Kayo Sports.
The Grand Final can be streamed using the 7Plus app (if your device has the live TV feature enabled) but is only available up to 1080p quality (depending on the speed of your internet connection) and won’t be shown in 4K.
These devices are compatible: Computer web browser, Foxtel IQ (Gen 3-5 boxes), Hubbl, iOS devices (iPhone and iPad), Android devices (both phones and tablets), VIDAA OS TVs (Hisense & Toshiba), Roku TCL TVs, Amazon Fire TV, Telstra TV, Fetch TV, Apple TV (4th Generation and newer), Android TV (compatible with Google-certified Android TV OS), Samsung TV (compatible with Samsung Tizen OS), PlayStation 4 and 5, Chromecast and LG TV (models released in 2017 and newer).
Otherwise to watch it live on TV you will need free-to-air channels, or even a simple antenna plugged into the coaxial input on your TV.
If you’re outside of Australia, you can watch the Grand Final as well as Fox Footy coverage and TV shows on WatchAFL.
WHO IS PLAYING IN THE AFL GRAND FINAL?
The Geelong Cats face the Brisbane Lions in the 2025 AFL Grand Final.
The Cats will be trying to win their 11th V/AFL premiership, and their third under coach Chris Scott, after triumphs in 2011 and 2022.
The Lions will be trying to win their 13th V/AFL premiership (8 as Fitzroy, 4 as Brisbane), and second under coach Chris Fagan, after triumphing in 2024.
Brisbane can become the first team to go back-to-back as AFL premiers since Richmond (2019 and 2020).
This is the first time the Grand Final has seen a rematch of a qualifying final since 2018, when West Coast beat Collingwood twice in one finals series.
The Lions and Cats are the two winningest teams of the 2020s, and the winner will become the first team to win two premierships in the twenties, staking a clear claim as the best club of the decade thus far.
Geelong beat Hawthorn in their preliminary final, before Brisbane beat Collingwood in theirs.
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WHEN WILL THE AFL GRAND FINAL FINISH AND WHAT IF THERE’S A DRAW?
The 2025 AFL Grand Final will finish just after 5pm AEST, depending on quarter lengths and whether extra time is required.
If there’s a draw in the Grand Final, with scores level at full-time, extra time will be played.
Both teams would have a six-minute break before the game resumes with two three-minute halves (plus time on). Teams swap ends after each half without a break.
An extra 10 interchanges are permitted in each half and do not roll over.
If scores are still level after the first extra time, another two halves of extra time would be played.
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WHO IS PRESENTING THE PREMIERSHIP CUP AND MAJOR AWARDS?
A club great from each competing team will be nominated to hand over the cup to the winning coach and captain after the Grand Final.
Champion goalkicker Jonathan Brown will present the cup if Brisbane wins. The Geelong presenter will be announced this week.
Four-time premiership Hawk Luke Hodge will present the Norm Smith Medal to the player voted as best-on-ground.
West Coast premiership coach Adam Simpson will present the Jock McHale Medal to the premiership coach.
Hall of Fame member Ken Fraser will present the first Ron Barassi Medal to the premiership captain.
Triple premiership Tiger Jack Riewoldt, as the premiership cup ambassador, will deliver the trophy to the MCG on Grand Final day.
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CAN I GET TICKETS TO THE AFL GRAND FINAL?
There are no general public tickets available to the Grand Final unless you purchase an expensive package, with all tickets allocated to clubs, members and corporates.
This is the breakdown of who receives AFL Grand Final tickets, via a 2023 report in The Age:
– 17,000 each for members of the competing clubs
– 15,500 for AFL members
– 14,000 for MCC (pre-purchased)
– 8,500 for MCC (walk-up and standing)
– 7,500 for corporate sales functions
– 7,000 for AFL contractual obligations
– 5,000 for AFL clubs
– 3,500 for Medallion Club
– 3,000 for competing clubs
– 1,000 for AFL players
– 1,000 for corporate partners
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WHO IS THE 2025 AFL GRAND FINAL ENTERTAINMENT?
US rap star Snoop Dogg will headline the pre-game entertainment at the MCG.
He will be joined by Tash Sultana, who will be part of Snoop Dogg’s band on guitar, plus Baker Boy, a choir featuring Emma Donovan and Kee’ahn, and Mike Brady.
Singer-songwriter Vera Blue will perform the national anthem.
Further details will be announced in the lead-up to the game.
WHO IS RUNNING IN THE GRAND FINAL SPRINT?
Details of the traditional 100-metre dash on Grand Final day, with one entrant from each AFL club, are to be confirmed.
Recent winners include Beau McCreery (Collingwood, 2024), Max Holmes (Geelong, 2023), Hugo Ralphsmith (Richmond, 2022) and Josh Rotham (West Coast, 2021).
AFL GRAND FINAL WINNER AND NORM SMITH MEDAL ODDS
Odds as of 9pm September 23
Grand Final winner
$1.53 Geelong
$2.50 Brisbane Lions
Norm Smith Medal
$7 Bailey Smith and Max Holmes (both Geelong)
$8 Patrick Dangerfield (Geelong)
$11 Jeremy Cameron (Geelong)
$13 Hugh McCluggage, Lachie Neale and Will Ashcroft (all Brisbane Lions)
$17 Josh Dunkley (Brisbane Lions)
$21 Cam Rayner (Brisbane Lions)
$23 Zac Bailey and Dayne Zorko (both Brisbane Lions)
$26 Gryan Miers and Shaun Mannagh (both Geelong)
More available from $34 and longer
AFL GRAND FINAL WEATHER
The weather forecast for Melbourne on Grand Final Day of Saturday, September 28 is partly cloudy and 18 degrees, with a 30 per cent chance of rain, per the Bureau of Meteorology.
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