Geelong Advertiser

MCG PROGRAM, MINUTE PATRON BY MINUTE INFORMATIO­N

- ESTIMATED ATTENDANCE: 99,000-100,000

CURTAIN RAISER 10-11.50am: NAB AFL All Stars ‘Futures’ clash: Team Riewoldt v Team Bartel (U17s). Geelong Falcons player Cooper Stephens has been named in the Team Bartel squad.

GATE OPENING TIMES

MCC Reserve, 8am; AFL Reserve, 9.30am; Public, 9.30am

PARKING

Gates 3, 6, 7 closed. Gate 5 (for passholder­s only) opens at 4am. Due to the AFL Footy Festival, as well as for safety and security reasons, there will be no public carparking available in Yarra Park. Limited spaces available for disability permit holders.

ROAD CLOSURES

Brunton Avenue will be closed to traffic from 6am-11pm. Jolimont St and Jolimont Terrace will be closed to traffic from 6am-11pm, except for vehicles dropping off mobility-impaired patrons. Wellington Parade will be closed to eastbound traffic for up to four hours after the match. CHEER MCG PROGRAM: SQUAD ENDS: West Coast M3; Collingwoo­d M33 xx xxx TIMELINE 11.50am Presentati­on for curtain raiser match 12.15pm AFL GRAND Grand FINAL Final SPRINT Sprint heats Adelaide 1.09 pm Competing C rows: L ac hie teams Murphy; warm-Brisbane up Lions: Eric Hip wood; Carlton :1.32 pm Motorcade Cameron P olson; and pre-Collingwoo­d: match entertainm­ent T BC; Essen don: Kyle Lang ford; Teams Fremantle: enter 2.13 pm the Matt ground Taberner; Geelong: Jordan Murdoch; National Gold Coast: anthem, Touk performed Miller; GWSbyGi ants: Australian Stephen singer -2.26 pm songwriter Coniglio; Hawthorn: Ma ha li a Barnes. Jar man Impey; Melbourne: Bay ley Fritsch; North 2.30 pm Melbourne: Match starts Luke McDonald; Port Adelaide: Dan Houston; Richmond: Jack Higgins; St Kilda: Bailey Rice; Sydney: Ryley PRE AND Stoddart; POST West MATCH Coast ENTERTAINM­ENT Eagles: Jarrod Brander; Western Bulldogs: Mike Brady Patrick will perform Lipinski in the lead up to the bounce. Brady will be joined by Peter Sullivan, who he recorded Up There Cazaly with 39 years ago. Jimmy Barnes and the Black

Eyed Peas will perform in the pre-game show. Barnes will be the sole performer at the “Premiershi­p Party” after the match. Fans without a ticket to the Grand Final can gain free entry to the MCG to enjoy the Premiershi­p Party starting from 7pm.

AFL GRAND FINAL SPRINT PARTICIPAN­TS

Adelaide: Lachie Murphy; Brisbane: Eric Hipwood; Carlton: Cameron Polson; Collingwoo­d: TBC; Essendon: Kyle Langford; Fremantle: Matt Taberner; Geelong: Jordan Murdoch; Gold Coast: Touk Miller; GWS Giants: Stephen Coniglio; Hawthorn: Jarman Impey; Melbourne: Bayley Fritsch; North Melbourne: Luke McDonald; Port Adelaide: Dan Houston; Richmond: Jack Higgins; St Kilda: Bailey Rice; Sydney: Ryley Stoddart; West Coast Eagles: Jarrod Brander; Western Bulldogs: Patrick Lipinski

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