Geelong Advertiser

THE MCG PROGRAM TIMES

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10.30am: NAB AFL All-Stars Match, featuring the best under-17 players in the country, will now be held at Punt Road Oval. The match was scheduled to be played at the MCG but has been moved to Punt Road Oval due to inclement weather forecast prior to the Grand Final. 12.15pm: Grand Final Sprint heats on the northern side wing 1.10pm: Team warm up opportunit­y 1.29pm: Welcome to Country by Uncle Bill Nicholson 1.30pm: Retiring greats and award winners’ motorcade, featuring Jed Adcock, Troy Chaplin, Adam Cooney, Michael Firrito, David Hale, Brian Lake, Matthew Pavlich, Farren Ray, Ted Richards, Nathan van Berlo, Andrew Walker, John Coleman Medal winner Josh Kennedy and Brownlow Medal winner Patrick Dangerfiel­d 1.33pm: Mike Brady performs One Day in October 1.37pm: Vance Joy performs 1.45pm: The Living End, pictured below, performs 1.53pm: Sting performs 2.04pm: Virgin Airlines flyover 2.12pm: Umpires enter arena. Delivery of match footballs to umpires 2.14pm: Western Bulldogs enter the MCG on cue, team photo 2.17pm: Sydney enters the MCG on cue, team photo 2.25pm: Premiershi­p cup delivered. Escorted by premiershi­p cup presenters Peter Bedford and John Schultz. Teams line up 2.26pm: National anthem performed by Vika and Linda Bull 2.28pm: Coin toss 2.30pm: AFL Grand Final: Sydney v Western Bulldogs 3.40pm: Halftime (25 minutes): Auskick and Grand Final Sprint 5.20pm: Post-match presentati­on, team photo 6-7pm: Post-match media in rooms 7.30pm: Post-match premiershi­p party. Premiers presented on stage to fans at the MCG

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