'Unusual': Why iconic band pulled out of AFL grand final

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AFL media property Eddie McGuire has revealed rumours the NRL poached the AFL's expansive last amusement aft a "dispute" betwixt the organisation and set Crowded House.

Radio presenter Ross Stevenson broke the quality connected 3AW Breakfast that Crowded House had withdrawn from the AFL expansive final, stating they pulled retired past week.

McGuire's content is determination was a "dispute" betwixt some parties implicit staging for the event.

"I'm knowing from our meal squad determination was a quality that came successful betwixt the AFL and Crowded House arsenic to the signifier presumption connected the MCG connected expansive last day," helium said connected Nine's Eddie and Jimmy podcast.

Geelong observe their 2022 AFL expansive last win. (via Getty Images)

"Which makes consciousness to maine due to the fact that if you instrumentality them up successful that backmost country similar Meatloaf it's not great.

"Out successful the mediate of the ground, that could work, (but) there's a batch of outgo progressive successful that.

"I don't cognize what the concern is, I've been talking to radical this morning, trying to get connected to a batch of radical hiding astatine the moment.

"If that's the case, that could beryllium a deal-breaker."

After continuing with his propulsion for the AFL to play the expansive last astatine night, McGuire shed much airy connected the situation, discussing a rumour astir poaching from the NRL.

Robbie Williams performs successful the pre-game amusement earlier the 2022 AFL Grand Final. (via Getty Images)

"It's highly antithetic successful my caput for an act similar Crowded House to propulsion the pin for thing similar that. You tin enactment astir it, it doesn't rather acceptable for me," helium said.

"I was speaking, wholly separate, to 1 of Australia's astir influential and successful the cognize radical erstwhile it comes to amusement concern ... who had nary thought astir the AFL and Crowded House. And I mentioned to this peculiar idiosyncratic 'I've heard this greeting that Crowded House person pulled out' and his archetypal absorption was 'yeah they're doing the NRL expansive final'.

"I've subsequently rung Channel Nine successful Sydney and they've said ... 'not to my knowledge, the past update didn't person them connected the bill'.

"My knowing is that the NRL expansive last is going to person a immense Tina Turner constituent ... you play that and everyone goes nuts with the lights, the euphony ... they're already 40-love connected service arsenic portion of having the champion entertainment."

After checking with the ARL committee president Peter V'landys implicit the rumours, McGuire received a substance connection from the league brag midway done the podcast.

'Hi mate, not to my knowledge. Also checked with my CEO (Andrew Abdo) and helium has nary cognition of it either," the substance read.

McGuire went connected to accidental the quality was "both a disappointment and an opportunity" for the AFL, calling connected it to beforehand local, up and coming, Australian artists.

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