How to watch the 2021 AFL Grand Final 2021: Melbourne vs Western Bulldogs

History will be made in Saturday night’s AFL grand final in Perth. Here are all the details you need to watch the game and the pre-match buzz.

Max Gawn will have the eyes of Australia on him. Photo by Will Russell/AFL Photos.

The 2021 AFL Grand Final is making history with a brand new host city for the showdown between Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs tonight.

The biggest occasion in Australian football will kick-off at 7.15pm (AEST) and can be watched on Channel 7 and 7HD from 2pm.

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With the match being played at Perth’s Optus Stadium for the first time, the first bounce will happen during the twilights hours of 5.15pm local time.

The home of football - for this week only. Photo by Dylan Burns/AFL Photos via Getty Images.

Fox Footy is also running a blockbuster day of football beginning from 2pm through to 11.15pm. You can also watch a replay of the grand final on Fox Footy from 11.15.

The official pre-match festivities begin from 6.15pm, including the pre-match entertainment and the performance of the Welcome to Country and national anthem.

The AFL last week announced the line-up for the match day entertainment, including a half time performance from Perth-based alternative rock group Birds of Tokyo alongside the West Australian Symphony Orchestra.

Max Gawn and Ben Brown are riding the fairytale. Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Photos via Getty Images.

This year’s pre-match entertainment is loaded with West Australian talent, including John Butler, Eskimo Joe, Abbe May, indie phenom Stella Donnelly, Men at Work’s Colin Hay and Young Australian of the Year Baker Boy.

The Waifs’ Donna Simpson and Vikki Thorn and Indigenous duo Gina Williams and Guy Ghouse will also feature.

The Demons are hoping to snap a record 57-year premiership drought while the Bulldogs are hoping to replicate their fairytale 2016 run to the premiership from outside the top four.

Originally published as How to watch the 2021 AFL Grand Final 2021: Melbourne vs Western Bulldogs