Grand Final Timeline and Events

Submitted by admincms on Thu, 09/27/2007 - 8:12 PM EDT

The following is the (updated -times and added details) time line for the the Grand Final day events including key times for match and TV related activities. All times are listed first in Australian AEST and then in US EDT:

Time AEST/US EDT Event
10:05 AM / 8:05 PM TAC Cup Grand Final
10:30 AM / 8:30 PM 2007 Toyota AFL Premiership Cup leaves Federation Square; walked to MCG by James Hird
11:10 AM / 9:10 PM approx TAC Cup half time; Grand Final Sprint Heats; Auskick; NAB Experience; CUB Race
12.40 PM/ 10:40 PM approx TAC Cup concludes; TAC Cup presentation
12.45 PM / 10:45 PM On-Field pre-match set up; Delivery of match balls to Umpires
1.10 PM – 1.25 PM / 11:10 PM - 11:25 PM On-field warm-up opportunity for competing clubs
Stage and sound set in centre square

1:24 PM / 11:24 PM International TV feed begins including coverage on Setanta
1:24 PM / 11:24 PM Legends and retiring greats (see list below) appear on ground
1.25 PM / 11:25 PM Pre-match entertainment commences
1:34 PM / 11:34 PM Legends and greats introduced
1:41 PM / 11:41 PM Season review
1:47 PM / 11:47 PM Jet performs "Roll over DJ", "Rip it up", and "Are you going to be my girl"
1:57 PM / 11:57 PM History of the Premiership Cup; announcement of Cups and Players
2.11 PM / 12:11 AM Pre-match entertainment concludes
2:13 PM / 12:13 AM Cheer Squads and Banners Set
2.15 PM / 12:15 AM Umpires enter the arena on cue
2.16 PM / 12:16 AM Port Adelaide enters the arena / team photo
2.19 PM / 12:19 AM Geelong enters the arena / team photo
2.27 PM / 12:27 AM Australian National Anthem sung by Natalie Bassingthwaighte
2.28 PM / 12:28 AM Two sirens sound and Toss of Coin
2.30 PM / 12:30 AM 2007 Toyota AFL Grand Final commences
3.40 PM / 1:40 AM approx Half-time – Grand Final Sprint; Auskick
5:15 PM / 3:15 AM approx End of match; AFL Grand Final presentations
David Rhys-Jones presents Norm Smith Medal; Tom Hafey presents Jock McHale medal to winning coach
Runners-up team captain to dais; Norm Smith Medallist to dais; Winning team captain to dais
"We are the Champions" played
6:00 PM / 4:00 AM Post match events and television coverage concludes including on Setanta
6:00 PM / 4:00 AM Coca-Cola After Match Concert begins at Federation Square
8:00 PM / 6:00 AM Presentation of Winning Team at Federation Square

HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES, RETIRING GREATS & COLEMAN MEDALLIST

Hall of Fame
Robert DiPierdomenico
Frank Johnson
Paul Kelly
Michael Long
Murray Weideman

Retiring Greats
Brett Allen
Glenn Archer
Drew Banfield
Matthew Clarke
James Clement
Troy Cook
Luke Darcy
Ben Dixon
James Hird
Darren Gaspar
Chris Johnson
Anthony Koutoufides
Matthew Lappin
Brett Montgomery
Shane Parker
Byron Pickett
Mark Ricciuto
Chris Scott
Joel Smith
Andrew Thompson
Michael Voss