Can I stream the Grand Final?
You can watch the AFL Grand Final live in HD on the 7plus app on the following devices:
- Telstra TV
- Samsung Tizen (2016 and later)
- Fetch TV
- Apple TV
- PlayStation 4 and 5
- Android TV / Google TV / Amazon Firestick
- LG TV
The 7plus app will not have a replay available.
On mobile:
The AFL Live Official App will have a mobile stream available to users in Australia from 1.30pm AEST.
No, you cannot Chromecast the Grand Final.
Who is playing?
The full teams are here:
What time is the Grand Final?
It’ll all go down a bit like this:
(AEST times, take off 30 mins for Central, 2 hours for Western)
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1:25 – Welcome to Country followed by the Grand Final Motorcade
1:30 – Mike Brady!
1:40 – Pre-match with Robbie Williams and Delta Goodrem
2:10 – Umpires and ball delivery
2:15 – The teams enter the ground!
2:25 – Bachar Houli delivers the Cup, then it’s the National Anthem.
2:30 – Coin toss and the opening bounce!
Half time entertainment will be G Flip, The Temper Trap featuring Budjerah and Ngaiire, Goanna with Shane Howard, Christine Anu, Emma Donovan, Tasman Keith and William Barton and The Australian Girls Choir.
After the final siren, we’ve got the coaches medals presented by John Sutcliffe, then the Norm Smith medal presented by Nathan Buckley, The Jock McHale medal presented by John Nicholls, the Premiership medallions presented by Auskick participants, and finally the Premiership Cup presentation.
Cameron Ling will present the cup if Geelong wins, Paul Kelly if Sydney wins.
Post-Match show at 6pm EST
Channel 7 will have post-match show with interviews from 6PM
Who is umpiring?
Field Umpires: Matt Stevic umpires his 10th Grand Final, Brendan Hosking and Simon Meredith umpires his 8th Grand Final. Hayden Gavine named as the emergency.
Boundary umpire Michael Marantelli (five AFL Grand Finals) will be joined by Christopher Gordon (five AFL Grand Finals) and Matthew Konetschka (four AFL Grand Finals). Emergency boundary umpire Ben McDonald will officiate in his first ever Toyota AFL Grand Final.
The goal umpires will be Matthew Dervan (one AFL Grand Final) and Sam Walsh. Dylan Benwell has been named as the emergency goal umpire.
Who judges the Norm Smith this year?
the judges for the 2022 Norm Smith Medal will be Andrew McLeod (1997 and 1998 Norm Smith Medallist, Chairperson), Jonathan Brown (Fox Footy) Abbey Holmes (Seven Network), Michael Gleeson (The Age/Sydney Morning Herald) and David Mundy (recently retired Fremantle FC).
What if the AFL Grand Final is a draw?
The following procedure shall apply in the event of a draw at the end of ordinary time:
- Six-minute break.
- Additional Time period of two x three-minute halves (plus time on) will be played as required, until a result is determined.
PROCESS:
1. Goal umpires confirm scores are identical;
2. There is a six-minute break;
3. Teams change ends;
4. Three minutes of Additional Time shall be played, plus time-on;
5. At the end of the first Additional Time period, the siren will sound and teams will immediately change ends without a break;
6. The ball will be bounced (or thrown up) in the centre and a further three minutes of play (plus time-on) will commence;
7. At the conclusion of this period, the siren will sound and the team with the highest score is declared the winner;
8. If scores are still tied, steps three to eight are repeated until a result is determined.
The following shall also apply for Additional Time periods:
Interchange cap
Clubs shall receive 10 interchanges for each two x three-minute period (excluding Medical Substitute). Any leftover interchanges from each period of Additional Time will not carry over into a subsequent period.
Runners
Runners may access the playing arena after a goal or a significant stoppage in play (eg. a stretcher is called).
Runners are also permitted to access the playing arena at the conclusion of each three-minute (plus time-on) period of Additional Time as players are changing ends.
Any AFLW on today?
Yep Richmond play Brisbane – Watch it live onine, and talk AFLW round 5 on BigFooty.
