MELBOURNE will be packed with Western Bulldogs and Sydney Swans fans as the city enjoys a public holiday on the eve of the AFL Grand Final.
 
The Grand Final parade, featuring players from the Dogs and Swans, will start at the Old Treasury Building at noon and end at the Yarra Park parklands outside the MCG at 12.45pm AEST.

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Captains and coaches of the competing teams will speak ahead of the parade and AFL.com.au will stream their media conference LIVE from the Old Treasury Building at 11.15am AEST.
 
This is the second year a public holiday has been held on Grand Final eve, with the Labor government introducing it last year.