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The AFL grand final will once again be played at its traditional home of the MCG, with the Collingwood Magpies and Brisbane Lions duking it out for the 2023 premiership cup.
The 2023 AFL grand final will start at 2:30pm (AEST) on Saturday, September 30. That means the match will start at 2pm (ACST) local time for if you’re in South Australia or the Northern Territory, and 12:30pm (AWST) if you’re in Western Australia.
This year’s match will feature standard 20-minute quarter lengths plus time on, with 20 minutes added for the half-time break and six minutes apiece for quarter time and three-quarter time breaks.
This means the half-time siren will sound at approximately 3:35pm (AEST) – that’s 3:05pm (ACST) and 1:35pm (AWST).
That leaves the final siren at 5pm (AEST), or 3pm (AWST) and 4:30pm (ACST).
Date: Saturday, September 30
First bounce: 2:30pm (AEST)
Venue: MCG
TV: Live, Channel 7
Online: 7plus
Betting: Magpies $1.75, Lions $2.10 (odds via PlayUp)
Overall record: Played 38, Magpies 15, Lions 23
Umpires: 9 Matt Stevic, 14 Hayden Gavine, 21 Simon Meredith
Collingwood
B: 28 Nathan Murphy, 30 Darcy Moore (c), 38 Jeremy Howe
HB: 4 Brayden Maynard, 17 Billy Frampton, 3 Isaac Quaynor
C: 22 Steele Sidebottom, 10 Scott Pendlebury, 37 Oleg Markov
HF: 23 Bobby Hill, 41 Brody Mihocek, 5 Jamie Elliott
F: 31 Beau McCreery, 2 Jordan De Goey, 7 Josh Daicos
R: 46 Mason Cox, 35 Nick Daicos, 25 Jack Crisp
I/C: 6 Tom Mitchell, 14 Darcy Cameron, 32 Will Hoskin-Elliott, 33 Jack Ginnivan
Sub (not yet confirmed): 1 Patrick Lipinski
EMG: 9 John Noble, 18 Finlay Macrae, 36 Harvey Harrison
IN: Jack Ginnivan (PF sub), Billy Frampton.
OUT: Patrick Lipinski, Daniel McStay (knee).
Brisbane Lions
B: 37 Brandon Starcevich, 31 Harris Andrews (c), 27 Darcy Gardiner
HB: 26 Conor McKenna, 35 Ryan Lester, 18 Keidean Coleman
C: 6 Hugh McCluggage, 5 Josh Dunkley, 15 Dayne Zorko
HF: 23 Charlie Cameron, 30 Eric Hipwood, 4 Callum Ah Chee
F: 16 Cam Rayner, 3 Joe Daniher, 33 Zac Bailey
R: 46 Oscar McInerney, 9 Lachie Neale (c), 7 Jarrod Berry
I/C: 2 Deven Robertson, 11 Lincoln McCarthy, 28 Jaspa Fletcher, 44 Darcy Wilmot
Sub (not yet confirmed): 17 Jarryd Lyons
EMG: 29 James Tunstill, 32 Darcy Fort, 40 Jack Payne
NO CHANGE
Unlike the rest of the AFL season, there is only one way to watch the grand final on TV, as Channel 7 hold exclusive live television rights for the game. They will, however, be streaming the game on 7plus on nearly all devices plus the web app, if you can’t make it to a big screen.
Check out The Roar’s full guide for watching or streaming the grand final
If you’re unable to watch the big match live, The Roar has your back. With rolling coverage throughout the day including all the build-up, talking points, big moments and fallout, you won’t miss anything that happens.
Who’s in your ultimate team? Pick the best team and compete with other fans for daily prizes on Draftstars. For the best odds on the game try out Aussie bookmaker PlayUp. Think. Is this a bet you really want to place? Set a deposit limit.