THE AFL has today announced the 2024 Toyota AFL Grand Final on Saturday, September 28 at the MCG will begin in its traditional time slot of 2:30pm AEST.

AFL Chief Executive Officer Andrew Dillon said the AFL Commission signed off on the recommendation in his CEO report presented at the Commission meeting in Melbourne today.

While there was an acknowledgement of the great presentation of a Saturday twilight event, especially across some marquee games in that timeslot during this year’s home and away season, there was a collective view that the Toyota AFL Grand Final should remain in its traditional slot for 2024.

The Commission will continue to review the start time for future Grand Finals.

"The Toyota AFL Grand Final is the best sporting event in the country. It is our competition’s biggest moment," Mr Dillon said.

"The AFL's role is to deliver the best possible game experience, both for fans at the ground and for the millions watching the broadcast, and together with our broadcast partner the Seven Network, we remain committed to creating the most amazing event in the country, both in the build-up during the week and on that magical last Saturday in September.

"We have had such an incredible season so far, more than 6.5 million fans attending games, 1.2 million members, the biggest crowds in the history of the game and come September 28, 100,000 fans marching into the MCG on the Saturday afternoon for the biggest game of the year."

Local start times by each State / Territory:

AEST 2:30pm – ACT, NSW, QLD, TAS, VIC
AWST 12:30pm – WA
ACST 2:00pm – NT, SA

Ticketing information and t on-sale dates will be communicated shortly with members to get first access to finals tickets.

In regard to the 2024 Toyota AFL Grand Final, competing club members receive the biggest allocation of tickets to the season’s biggest match, with the AFL recently announcing an additional 1,000 tickets to club members.