The two teams in the AFL grand final will float along the Yarra River in large pontoons in a new spin on the traditional parade and here's how you can see ...
Just outside the gate, players will step on stage at 11.45am. Another good vantage point will be along Jolimont Street. In a first, the teams will be in a flotilla on the Yarra River for part of the parade, then transfer onto vehicles to a stage outside the MCG.
Fans who gathered on the Princes Street Bridge on Friday for an up-close view of Geelong and Sydney players on the river have been left frustrated that the ...
“We are sort of just winging it at the moment,” he said. “It’s amazing. But the boats turned around at least 800 metres away from people waiting on the bridge, she estimated. “I feel like I would have been booted out of the family if I didn’t [support the Cats],” Mills said. There were kids crying because they didn’t get to see anything. It’s electric,” he said of the atmosphere at the parade. “We haven’t been down to the granny before so this is a new experience,” Ken Mackenzie said. “We got here at 9am this morning, flown down from Sydney, we’ve got tickets for the game,” he said. “The idea was really great and if it had just been done properly it would have been something,” Garlick said. There were no cheers from anyone. I think we’ve got the goods on the Cats,” he said. “Whoever was organising it [the parade] needs a good kick up the bum,” she said.