AFL grand final sprint has been confirmed for 2024. All 18 clubs will be represented this year, with no former winners included in this year's participation list. Some star inclusions include Carlton's Orazio Fantasia and Richmond's Dion Prestia.

The last time the Swans did an AFL grand final parade they were so far away from the people who came to see them that they may as well have been floating down Sydney Harbour, not the Yarra.Indeed, the return to land-based vehicles has been warmly welcomed by all concerned.

“It’s a reminder of the giant footprint that AFL is putting into NSW,” AFL 360 co-host Mark Robinson said in regards to the huge crowd for the Swans and Port Adelaide final. “Before we’re dead, AFL will take over the rugby league. I’m telling you.” The Australian Rugby League Commission boss Peter V’landys called that comment “delusional”.

Saturday's Sydney vs Brisbane live stream is a matchup well worthy of the 2024 AFL Grand Final, pitting the minor premiers against last season's beaten finalists — and you can watch it from anywhere with a VPN, potentially for free.

One year on from get pipped at the post by Collingwood and Brisbane is again in the AFL grand final, this time taking on the Sydney Swans at the MCG and hoping to become the first team to triumph from outside the top four since 2016.

The Sydney Swans and Brisbane Lions go head-to-heat at the MCG this Saturday in the AFL Grand Final.

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