2024 AFL Grand Final
| 2024 AFL Grand Final | ||||
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| Date | 28 September 2024, 2:30 pm (14:30) | |||
| Stadium | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia | |||
| Ceremonies | ||||
| Pre-match entertainment | Katy Perry | |||
| National anthem | Cody Simpson | |||
| Broadcast in Australia | ||||
| Network | Seven Network | |||
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The 2024 AFL Grand Final is an upcoming Australian rules football match to be contested between the Sydney Swans and the Brisbane Lions, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday, 28 September 2024.[1][2] It will be the 129th annual grand final of the Australian Football League (AFL), staged to determine the premiers of the 2024 AFL season. It will only be the fourth AFL/VFL Grand Final not to feature a Victorian club.
Background
The AFL Grand Final is an Australian rules football match to determine the premiers for the Australian Football League (AFL) season. It is traditionally staged on the afternoon of the last Saturday in September, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. As the premier match of the AFL season, it attracts one of the largest audiences in Australian sport, regularly attracting a crowd of more than 100,000 and a television audience of millions.
The Friday before the grand final (27 September) will be a public holiday in Victoria, known as "Friday before AFL Grand Final".[3]
Scoreboard
| Grand Final | |||||
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| Saturday, 28 September (2:30 pm) | Sydney | v | Brisbane Lions | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
Norm Smith Medal: Television broadcast: Seven Network National anthem: Cody Simpson | ||||
References
- ^ "When is the AFL Finals 2024? Dates, schedule, matches for post-season | Sporting News Australia". www.sportingnews.com. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "AFL Grandfinal 2024". www.carltoncentral.com.au. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Public holidays, Travel information, Victoria, Australia". Visit Victoria home. Retrieved 4 July 2024.