THE AFL has confirmed the Collingwood and Carlton VFL curtain-raiser will go ahead despite concerns about the state of the MCG turf from a number of star players.

The Melbourne Cricket Club has decided to scrap the post-game kick-to-kick at the Melbourne-North Melbourne clash at the venue on Sunday, but a pre-game corporate match, organised by the Melbourne Football Club, has been given the green light.

The Magpies and Blues have been assured by the League the reserves match, which is scheduled to kick off at 10.16am on Saturday, will not need to be moved from the home of football.

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"The ground's had a lot of traffic but it meets our standards and they've done an exceptional job in presenting it through the hardest part of the season," AFL spokesman Patrick Keane told AFL.com.au.

"The ground's certainly playable and they've done a great job, but we know by September it'll be at its absolute best like it is every year."

In addition to the Demons' corporate match, Collingwood also played a corporate match at the MCG last weekend.

MCC spokesman Shane Brown said the decision to abandon the post-game kick-to-kick was driven largely by the weather and the fact the ground was hosting the two curtain-raiser games, in addition to the two AFL games at the weekend.

The MCC is set to make a call on the two remaining kick-to-kick sessions, which are scheduled for the 16^th and 23^rd August, closer to the dates.

"We're taking that literally one week at a time. We're hoping to run those the next two Sundays, but we'll make that call during the weeks of those games," Brown said.

"It also depends on the weather that's coming up."

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Hawk Jordan Lewis and Bomber Brendon Goddard were among those to voice their displeasure about the MCG turf, in particular regarding players slipping over more often than usual.

Traffic on the MCG has been at an all-time high, with three international soccer matches played on the ground last month. 

Games involving AS Roma, Manchester City and Real Madrid, plus three AFL matches, meant six sporting fixtures were played in just nine days from July 18-26. 

"We take great pride in the quality of the MCG playing surface, and criticism of it from players is very rare," Brown said.

"Managing turf growth in the middle of what has been a very cold, wet winter is challenging.  We will continue to invest in the arena using the most modern of turf management strategies to aid the improvement and recovery."