AFL reveals start time for 2023 grand final

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The AFL has confirmed that this year's grand final volition stay successful its accepted day clip slot aft a committee meeting.

This year's decider volition instrumentality spot connected Saturday, September 30 and volition erstwhile again instrumentality to a accepted 2.30pm AEST clip slot for a 2nd consecutive year.

Last twelvemonth saw the decider instrumentality to the accepted clip of a 2.30pm bounce aft COVID-19 had forced a nighttime expansive last successful 2020 and a twilight expansive last successful 2021. The 2022 expansive last saw an unthinkable 100,024 spectators successful attendance arsenic Geelong thumped Sydney.

"The Toyota AFL Grand Final is the biggest and champion sporting lawsuit successful the country. It is our game's biggest moment, and this twelvemonth the bounce of the shot volition again beryllium astatine 2:30pm AEST," AFL CEO McLachlan said successful a connection connected Wednesday.

There were implicit 100,000 spectactors successful attendance to spot Joel Selwood assistance the premiership cupful for Geelong (Getty)

Despite the determination to stay with contented for a 2nd consecutive year, McLachlan added that the committee volition "continue to reappraisal the commencement clip for aboriginal expansive finals".

There is besides a instrumentality to contented with the clip of the Brownlow Medal ceremonial this year, with that lawsuit to instrumentality to its accepted Monday evening clip slot connected expansive last week.

Last year's ceremonial was shifted owed to the ceremonial of Queen Elizabeth II.

CONFIRMED 2023 AFL GRAND FINAL START TIMES

2.30pm AEST - ACT, NSW, VIC, QLD, TAS, VIC

2pm ACST - NT, SA

12.30pm AWST - WA

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