Melbourne ended their 57-year premiership drought with a smashing of the Western Bulldogs in Perth.
Here’s what’s coming up in your home of footy so you don’t miss a single kick.
Demolition job: Party time as Dees end 57-year flag drought
Max Gawn and Simon Goodwin have done it, Melbourne’s 57-year wait for a premiership is over. This is how they did it in emphatic fashion.
Lifesize Max Gawn Premiership captain super poster - send us your picture
Build your own Gawny wall chart. Download your mega wall poster here. Have you got your lifesize poster? Send us a picture with yours to news@heraldsun.com.au to be in an upcoming special feature.
Saturday, September 25 — grand final
>24-page AFL grand final preview edition, including teams, tips, ultimate sweep poster, Mark Knight cartoon plus Mr September Heath Shaw’s column and expert David King’s five factors that will decide the grand final.
Sunday, September 26 — 24-page souvenir Premiership edition
Relive everything that was the 2021 Premiership with our bumper edition of the Sunday Herald Sun.
>All the tears and cheers
>Mick Malthouse from the coach’s angle
>David King talks tactics
>Ultimate match report
>Every player rated
>Premiers poster
>Have your say on the big game at heraldsun.com.au
>Download the 2021 Premiers poster here
Catch up on our souvenir wraps with back editions in the digital print edition.
Monday, September 27 - Picture special and Norm Smith medallist poster
If that’s still not enough, pick up the paper on Monday for our 16-page grand final souvenir edition, complete with pictures from the big day and throughout the season plus a giant Christian Petracca Norm Smith medallist poster. Find it in paper or in our digital print edition.
Wednesday, September 29 - Mega Demons poster
Get your whopper Melbourne Premiers poster – folding out to 4x the size of the paper.
Herald Sun and Sunday Herald Sun street posters
Download souvenir street posters here capturing the moment Demons made history.
Friday, October 1 - Demons Premiers bumper sticker
Macca is back with his annual Premiership bumper sticker. Search your suburb to find out where you can get your free sticker with purchase of the paper.
Demons phone wallpaper
Download the exclusive phone wallpaper here with Macca illustration.
Dees and Dogs hero posters
Show your team colours and download Melbourne Demons and Western Bulldogs hero posters. Download the exclusive series here.
Grand finalist team posters
Download the Western Bulldogs and Melbourne Demons team posters here.
2021 Macca mascot posters
Print it out, stick it up and keep it wherever you’ll be watching the big dance. Download the Melbourne Demons mascot poster here and get your Western Bulldogs glossy poster in Friday’s Herald Sun.
Saturday, October 2 - Demons Premiers 2021 magazine
The must-have keepsake is your record of Melbourne’s epic season including all the cheers and tears from the blockbuster season, the magnificent moments and complete stats. The 52-page glossy magazine is just $4.95 with the Herald Sun and Sunday Herald Sun at participating newsagents. Find out more here.
Plus don’t miss …
Knight Premiership Posters
Raising more than $6m for the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal, the Herald Sun Premiership Poster tradition continues for it’s 68th year, featuring artwork by our award-winning cartoonist Mark Knight. Find out how to get your piece of history here.
Grow it like Gawny
Cheer on the Dees with one of the most iconic beards in the game - download your Max Gawn mask here.
Preliminary finalist mascot posters
If your team was close to tasting glory, download Macca’s 2021 prelim finals mascot poster. Download Dees, Dogs, Port and Cats here.
Finalist team posters
Commemorate the year the footy went interstate and download your 2021 Victorian Finalist team posters. Download now.
Victorian team posters
Did your team miss out on this year’s grand final? You can still download your souvenir record of the 2021 team. Download the poster here.
Souvenir records
We’ve hunted through our archives, dusted off the classics and digitised historic editions of the Sunday Herald Sun’s annual grand final souvenir edition. Search the Sunday Herald Sun’s grand final edition front pages, download and print as a lasting special memento of the year your team made it to glory. Download the front pages here.
Team mascot colouring in sheet
The season may be over but the mini footy diehards in your house can still get behind your favourite team and experience the colour of the season. Download Macca’s Victorian team mascot colouring in page. Download here.
Free footy newsletter
Don’t miss a single kick — sign up to our free footy newsletter for breaking updates delivered right to your inbox. Sign up instantly here.
Mark Knight merchandise
Keep the Demons party going at your house - here’s how to get your Mark Knight 2021 Premiership design merchandise.
Download your 2021 grand final sweep chart
Print it out, stick it by the TV or take it with you wherever you’ll be watching the grand final. Download the footy sweep here.
Mega Brownlow form guide poster
Relive the 2021 Brownlow and see how the favourites season really panned out. Download now.
Podcasts
Herald Sun Super Footy Podcast
The HS team talks through all the big news and what’s coming up for the weekend ahead.
Browny’s Podcast
Jonathan Brown, Campbell Brown and Deano are your hosts, and you’ll be hearing some great yarns, having some solid laughs and get across the latest opinion from the biggest names in the code.
Grand final Pure Footy podcast
AFL Legend’s David King and Daniel Hoyne preview the ultimate decider.
Grand final KFC TV
Join Mick Warner, Jay Clark and Jack Watts as they have their say on the grand final action
How to follow your Herald Sun footy finals team and activate alerts
Your new Herald Sun app and website allow you to create a customised newsfeed making it easier than ever to stay across all the action as it happens. Here’s how to follow your ultimate team for footy finals.
‘Big tick’: Why cult hero Shark deserves second AFL chance
Southport ruckman Brayden Crossley is out to follow in the footsteps of teammate Ben Jepson and earn an AFL list spot. What it means to the club and why he’s ready.
Building brands: How AFL stars are capitalising on fame
Whether it’s a podcast, cooking up a storm or slinging drinks, these AFL stars are making a splash off the field. It’s the new generation – and it’s only the beginning.