AFL grand last LIVE: Snoop Dogg takes to the stage for epic pre-match efficiency with some hailing it one of the best EVER – whereas others had been left unimpressed by the rapper

Who Am I used to be final up on the playlist, with some backing on electrical guitar, and the gang on the MCG has gone nuts on the finish of Snoop’s set.

The response has been overwhelmingly the identical on-line, too, with some followers calling it one of the best pre-game leisure they’ve seen, and a number of other applauding the AFL for having it everywhere in the NRL with regards to musical leisure.

Snoop received via a few of his greatest hits, however there have been no controversial lyrics, which was a fear when information that he’d been chosen to carry out first broke. There was the odd drug reference, reminiscent of in Gin and Juice, nevertheless it was total a kid-friendly set.

Jack Bowes capitalises after the Lions give away their fifth free kick of the match, this time for holding the person. Brisbane are their very own worst enemy for the time being, between the unhealthy self-discipline and wayward kicking.

We’ll go together with Max Holmes, who has 11 disposals, 323 metres gained, three inside 50s. Kai Lohmann has been an enormous menace for the Lions however Will Ashcroft is making plenty of noise too.

The Lions are behind in a bunch of stats classes – kicks, handballs, disposal effectivity – however they’re main the clearances and hit-outs.

Bailey Smith has been fairly, Cam Rayner has given away two frees, and the Lions have made 24 tackles to Geelong’s 13.

They’ve kicked six behinds, with one other shot on purpose going out on the complete. Geelong followers will bear in mind an analogous state of affairs hitting their workforce in 2008, after they had been upset within the grandy by Hawthorn. The Lions are stepping into the ahead 50 simply wonderful, however Cats stress and their very own errors have stopped them getting the utmost profit.

Oisin Mullin caps of a lightning break down the sphere after Brisbane may solely get a behind out of a interval of dominance.

Mullin was all by himself there because the Cats broke them vast open with some slick ball motion.

Kai Lohmann nailed that from 50 out, straight in entrance, after marking to cap off some nice lead-up work down Brisbane’s proper wing.

Sam De Koning ought to’ve been capable of kick the primary however missed a comparatively simple shot after marking strongly.

Irrespective of – Oliver Dempsey nails it from about two metres out because the Cats’ defensive stress pays off.

They’re profitable the clearances 6-2 for the time being, turning two of these into pictures on purpose.

The Geelong skipper has simply emerged from the tunnel and is on the boundary. Do not fret, Cats followers – apparently he simply had to make use of the bathroom.

And as I write that, Darcy Wilmot misses and the Lions are up by two.

Neither workforce has settled into something vaguely resembling a rhythm. It is frantic on the market – wild kicks, particularly from the Lions, determined defence… it is verging on headless chook areas.

Zac Bailey misses a shot on purpose and the Lions are up by a degree.

Kai Lohmann has been break up on the top after copping a nasty knee from a teammate. Would not look concussed in any respect, however he is off to be patched up now.

Ryan Lester places in an terrible kick because the Lions attempt to work it out of their finish, the place Geelong have arrange camp early.

Possession switches over on the wing earlier than Patrick Dangerfield executes an important result in mark – and his kick is punched via for a behind.

Brisbane received the toss and are kicking to the town finish.

Bailey Smith will get concerned virtually immediately however there is no clear win on the bounce for both workforce as Ashcroft will get the primary freed from the grandy.

He launches it to the purpose sq. however Jack Henry marks and Geelong slam it up the sphere, however Jeremy Cameron cannot pay money for it.

Uncle Colin Hunter Jr wasn’t precisely cheered when he took centre stage, you can undoubtedly hear boos and jeers simply earlier than he received began.

Geelong ran out first, and the Lions have simply emerged, with an enormous BELIEVE on the again facet of their banner.

Received just a few bars of Nonetheless Dre there with Baker Boy on the didgeridoo earlier than Snoop cuts to Gin and Juice. That must be one of many shortest cameos ever for the Aussie rapper, it lasted about 5 seconds.

Snoop has simply received via Sweat, now he is into Indicators. No controversial lyrics but, and the response from followers has been very optimistic up to now…

Stunning follows as Jess Mauboy joins the hip-hop icon on stage…

Snoop is revving up the gang on the massive display screen earlier than getting into the bottom, telling the Cats and Lions supporters to ‘give me extra’ as an American-style marching band performs.

‘I do know what makes greatness,’ he tells them in a prerecorded video.

Then he seems in a predominantly white outfit together with his identify on it and performs with the band marching out to the stage within the centre of the sphere with him.

He is into Nuthin’ However A G Thang on a blue and white stage – hiya, Geelong followers – earlier than stepping into Drop It Like It is Scorching

Lachie Neale is confirmed as Brisbane’s sub, with Jhye Clark filling that function for the Cats.

The annual procession that includes retiring stars and different massive names is making its approach across the boundary…

The Aussie rapper has kicked off the pre-game musical leisure together with his music Thick Pores and skin, clad all in white together with his backup performers in black, in order that they form of appear like a Collingwood cheer squad.

Bruce McAvaney solely does one recreation of footy a 12 months these days, and he is sorely missed by footy followers.

Many TV viewers have hailed him on-line, with some petitioning Channel Seven to get him again on the job full-time.

With the rapper preparing for the sport in a campervan simply outdoors the MCG (pictured under), as a substitute of a inexperienced room inside the bottom, followers have been attempting to get pics and movies of the hip-hop legend – and his safety guards aren’t comfortable.

Supporters have reportedly had their telephones taken off them by Snoop’s minders, who’ve deleted footage and pictures from them.

The Gin & Juice rapper’s campervan is parked subsequent to a makeshift fence on Brunton Avenue, which runs proper alongside the G, and he has been coming out for the occasional look with VIPs.

Screens shall be arrange so he can stroll into the bottom unseen by the general public for his pre-game efficiency, which begins at 1.43pm.

The Lions boss has given followers a sneak peek at what he’ll be saying to the gamers simply earlier than they run out.

He’ll be talking about Jarrod Berry (pictured under with Fagan), who made the wonderful name to face apart for the grand last after dislocating his shoulder.

Fagan mentioned ‘brotherhood is certainly one of our sturdy values on the membership’ and Berry’s selfless determination goes proper to the guts of that.

The Cats skipper (pictured under with Rhys Stanley), recent from his gorgeous efficiency within the prelim in opposition to Hawthorn, has arrived, together with his teammates additionally off the bus and the Lions on the best way.

Each groups are staying very near the MCG however the overwhelming majority of them get the bus as a substitute of strolling, for safety causes.

There is a sea of hoops on the best way into the MCG…

The rapper is holed up in an enormous RV simply outdoors the MCG as a substitute of being housed in a inexperienced room on the floor, like earlier stars who’ve given the pre-game efficiency on the grandy.

An image has surfaced displaying Snoop’s car parked subsequent to the bottom, simply behind a makeshift fence.

Snoop carried out a set at St Kilda’s well-known Lodge Esplanade on Thursday evening (pictured under), and put in one other set on the Ms Collins nightclub final evening.

Channel Seven has simply broadcast footage of Smith arriving on the MCG, with out his velocity vendor sunnies, three and a half hours forward of the primary bounce. Their imaginative and prescient did not present any teammates with him and it is unclear if he rocked up with any fellow Cats.

‘Has he received the time fallacious?’ Geelong nice Cameron Ling mentioned on Seven’s protection, with different panel members additionally scratching their heads over his arrival.

It has been extensively reported that Neale, who’s below an harm cloud with a bung thigh muscle, would be the Lions’ beginning substitute – however Brisbane footy boss Danny Daly has simply been on Melbourne radio saying that the membership ‘have not decided but’.

The health influencer’s romance with the Cats star seems to be over and she or he did not accompany him to the Brownlow Medal – however she put up this picture of a cat’s face drawn within the sand on her Instagram only a few minutes in the past.

From the seems to be of her different posts this morning, she’s having fun with the seaside along with her youngsters in Queensland as a substitute of constructing a last-minute sprint to see him attempt to win his first grand last on the MCG.

Cats fanatic Lochie Keats received the under ink when his facet smashed Sydney within the 2022 decider after having a bet with a mate over just a few beers – and he has promised to get an replace on Monday if Patrick Dangerfield leads the facet to a win this afternoon.

Marles is a hardcore Cats fan and he did not maintain again on the grand last breakfast, the place he is filling in for Albo whereas the PM is abroad.

‘With the arrogance of realizing that the precise prime minister proper now could be on the opposite facet of the planet – and I very a lot hope that he’s asleep and never watching – I hereby declare that the federal authorities is giving its full and official assist to the Geelong Football Membership at the moment,’ he informed the gang.

‘There are those that have mentioned to me that basically, in issues reminiscent of this it is extra acceptable that the federal authorities stays neutral. However bugger that, this can be a second for partisan tribalism as a result of Geelong represents every thing that’s proper and good on this world, and Brisbane… effectively, Brisbane is simply Brisbane.’

9:35am: Below-18s AFL Future Stars curtain-raiser match 
1:30pm: Opening act: Baker Boy, Emma Donovan and Kee’ahn
1:33pm: Toyota HiLux Lap of Legends
1:37pm: Mike Brady performs Up There Cazaly
1:43pm: Pre-Recreation present that includes Snoop Dogg with Tash Sultana and Baker Boy
2:09pm: Ball supply
2:11pm: Umpire entry
2:13pm: Geelong Cats entry
2:16pm: Brisbane Lions entry
2:24pm: Supply of the 2025 AFL Premiership Cup by Jack Riewoldt
2:25pm: Welcome to Nation carried out by Uncle Colin Hunter Jnr 
2:26pm: Nationwide anthem by Vera Blue
2:28pm: Coin toss 
2:30pm: Grand last begins

Assume you are eager for the primary bounce? How about these ticketholders, who had been jam-packed right into a snaking queue outdoors the G lengthy earlier than the remainder of the nation awoke this morning.

Twin premiership participant Corey McKernan is not proud of the AFL reportedly permitting purpose songs within the decider, reminiscent of Lions gun Charlie Cameron’s well-known Take Me Dwelling, Nation Roads, replying with a easy ‘Why’ when the information broke.

The transfer has divided followers on-line, with some saying the sport is turning into too American, or the songs are being performed to fabricate environment on a day when 1000’s of followers, particularly within the company packing containers, will not be supporting both workforce.

Others don’t have any challenge with it, like one who wrote, ‘As a result of individuals like enjoyable, Corey.’

There is a superstition that whichever captain lets go of the premiership cup final throughout the grand last parade will lead his workforce to victory – and yesterday, that man was Brisbane’s Lachie Neale.

Final 12 months, Sydney’s Dane Rampe let go first. In 2023, Collingwood skipper Darcy Moore held on a bit longer than Lions co-captain Harris Andrews.

‘It is haunted me all low season, to be sincere,’ Andrews mentioned because the 2024 season began.

‘Collingwood made an enormous deal about holding the cup, being the final one to let go on the grand last parade. It was somewhat awkward up on the stage as a result of we’re kind of each standing there and I am probably not positive what’s occurring.’

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