2024 AFL Grand Final
Brisbane Lions vie for premiership glory against Sydney Swans in a classic state versus state face-off in the 2024 AFL Grand Final.
An expected 100,000 fans will converge on the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Saturday (28 September) for the 2024 AFL Grand Final, watching the two best teams battle it out on neutral ground.
Sydney Swans have been at the top of the ladder all season and are tipped to win, though without skipper Callum Mills. But the Brisbane Lions should not be underestimated despite the loss of big-hitter Oscar McInerney.
Brisbane Lions will surely be playing for keeps having been bested by Collingwood in last year’s grand final match.
Both teams are in prime position to take out the 2024 AFL Grand Final, and given the form of the Swans and Lions throughout this season it’s sure to be a thrilling performance for AFL fans everywhere.
Less thrilling, however, will be the half-time entertainment provided by fading US pop star Katy Perry.
It’s a questionable choice to say the least. The AFL already has a spotty history with half-time entertainment and the Australian public still hasn’t forgotten Meatloaf’s disastrous performance in 2011.
Redemption came last year when fans were witness to a spectacular half-time show from rock gods KISS. To follow that up with Katy Perry just seems – wrong.
Katy Perry appears at the 2024 AFL Grand Final as part of a wider Australian tour in an attempt to regain some relevance as an artist with her new album ‘143’.
The response to the album and Perry’s comeback has been underwhelming, signalling she is on the downhill run of her pop music career.
Moreover, there are far more valid and valuable acts within Australia that deserve the space and airtime on AFL’s biggest stage.
The Australian live music industry is struggling and now more than ever do our homegrown artists deserve these opportunities that are being offered to international acts that cost millions of dollars to import.