For the first time in four years, the AFL grand final won’t feature Hawthorn, as the Sydney Swans go up against a club that has shocked everyone to make it all the way, the Western Bulldogs.
Here’s everything you need to know so that you can live stream online or watch the game on TV.
Date: Saturday, October 1
Time: 2:30pm (AEST)
Unlike the rest of the finals series, Fox Sports will lose the rights to the biggest club match of the year, with the Seven Network holding exclusive rights, meaning there is no pay-TV option to watch it live.
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Seven will have a comprehensive build up to the AFL grand final on their main channel, 7Mate and 7HD, which begins at 11am and runs all the way through to the end of the match. Their post-game coverage will finish up at 6pm, leading into the news.
You can then stick around to watch the premiership party from 6-8pm, which will be shown on 7Mate.
Fox Footy will run their own build-up to the match, which also commences at 11am, however the pay-TV provider will be blacked out from showing the match live.
They will then return to live broadcasting at 5:30pm to wrap up the match, before showing a full match replay at 7pm (AEST) and more replays in the following days.
As always, check your local guides for the most accurate information in your location.
For those wanting to stream the match online, there will be only one option with Foxtel not having access to the match.
This will be the AFL live pass app app, which costs $4.99 per week, or $89.99 annually.
If you have never used the AFL live Pass before, then there is a two-week free trial option available.
The replay of the match, being broadcast by Fox Footy afterwards can be streamed with Foxtel Play or Foxtel Go, allowing you to watch the match on any device that you may own.