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INTERNATIONAL superstars Tom Jones and Ed Sheeran will perform on Grand Final day, with Australia's Olivia Newton-John booked to sing the national anthem.

Olivia Newton-John the one they want for national anthem

Both Jones and Sheeran will perform exclusively on Grand Final day and at the post-premiership party to be held on the MCG at the end of the Grand Final.

Mike Brady will also sing a new version of his football anthem Up There Cazaly before the national anthem.

AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan said the AFL was pleased that this year's Grand Final entertainment will have performers to please everyone.

"To have two iconic international stars perform at the Grand Final is befitting the biggest event on the national sporting calendar. Sir Tom Jones’ record as one of the greatest and most enduring singers ever speaks for itself while Ed Sheeran is arguably the hottest property in music today," McLachlan said.

"The AFL finals series is for the fans, the Grand Final is the pinnacle of the AFL competition and as such we want it to touch as many people as possible. In addition to putting a freeze on this year’s finals ticket prices, we have ensured the entertainment on Grand Final day will resonate with a wide spectrum of our fans."

The AFL also announced that Hawthorn premiership coach Alan Joyce will present the Jock McHale Medal to the winning Grand Final coach.

Dual North Melbourne premiership player and Norm Smith medallist Glenn Archer will present the Norm Smith Medal on Grand Final day while former Footscray full-forward and Coleman medallist Simon Beasley will present the Coleman Medal to Lance Franklin.

All three presenters said the race for this year's flag was open with premiership coach Alan Joyce saying the Swans' forward structure would make them tough to beat.

Beasley suggested Fremantle was the dark horse for the flag with Archer saying North Melbourne's improved consistency gave it a good chance of progressing through the finals.

Joyce, who took over in 1988 from an ill Allan Jeans, coached the Hawks to a flag in 1988 and 1991. He says the feeling of holding the premiership cup aloft is the ultimate football experience.

"There is one word I always use and it is relief. After 12 months it is really hard work to get into a Grand Final and to win it. It is not easy," Joyce said. "To get there and [play] that final two hours on that final Saturday in September is the ultimate."
http://www.AFL.com.au/news/2014-09-01/t ... n-gf-stage

so thats the AFL list confirmed
has the NRL got anything confirmed as yet
well they should as their tickets for the GF are already for sale
who is currently on the channel 9 pay role?
that is out here judging one of their talent shows one of those people usually get a gig singing a song on GF day
both NRL & AFL have had several hit and misses in their selections in the past

Funny, I remember some fold bagging the AFL for not having international acts last year ... Sad sad sad

leagueiscrap wrote:

INTERNATIONAL superstars Tom Jones and Ed Sheeran will perform on Grand Final day, with Australia's Olivia Newton-John booked to sing the national anthem.

Olivia Newton-John the one they want for national anthem

Both Jones and Sheeran will perform exclusively on Grand Final day and at the post-premiership party to be held on the MCG at the end of the Grand Final.

Mike Brady will also sing a new version of his football anthem Up There Cazaly before the national anthem.

AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan said the AFL was pleased that this year's Grand Final entertainment will have performers to please everyone.

"To have two iconic international stars perform at the Grand Final is befitting the biggest event on the national sporting calendar. Sir Tom Jones’ record as one of the greatest and most enduring singers ever speaks for itself while Ed Sheeran is arguably the hottest property in music today," McLachlan said.

"The AFL finals series is for the fans, the Grand Final is the pinnacle of the AFL competition and as such we want it to touch as many people as possible. In addition to putting a freeze on this year’s finals ticket prices, we have ensured the entertainment on Grand Final day will resonate with a wide spectrum of our fans."

The AFL also announced that Hawthorn premiership coach Alan Joyce will present the Jock McHale Medal to the winning Grand Final coach.

Dual North Melbourne premiership player and Norm Smith medallist Glenn Archer will present the Norm Smith Medal on Grand Final day while former Footscray full-forward and Coleman medallist Simon Beasley will present the Coleman Medal to Lance Franklin.

All three presenters said the race for this year's flag was open with premiership coach Alan Joyce saying the Swans' forward structure would make them tough to beat.

Beasley suggested Fremantle was the dark horse for the flag with Archer saying North Melbourne's improved consistency gave it a good chance of progressing through the finals.

Joyce, who took over in 1988 from an ill Allan Jeans, coached the Hawks to a flag in 1988 and 1991. He says the feeling of holding the premiership cup aloft is the ultimate football experience.

"There is one word I always use and it is relief. After 12 months it is really hard work to get into a Grand Final and to win it. It is not easy," Joyce said. "To get there and [play] that final two hours on that final Saturday in September is the ultimate."
http://www.AFL.com.au/news/2014-09-01/t ... n-gf-stage

so thats the AFL list confirmed
has the NRL got anything confirmed as yet
well they should as their tickets for the GF are already for sale
who is currently on the channel 9 pay role?
that is out here judging one of their talent shows one of those people usually get a gig singing a song on GF day
both NRL & AFL have had several hit and misses in their selections in the past

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I wonder which The Voice star Channel Nine will instruct the nRL to hire.

Whomever it is will be more relevant to the people alive today than a few dead people heated up and wheeled out for the AFL grand final as usual.

tom jones was over the hill 10 years ago! Aflcrap is right, the meatloaf experience comes to mind

King-Eliagh wrote:

tom jones was over the hill 10 years ago! Aflcrap is right, the meatloaf experience comes to mind

who do the AFL have then?
a singer on the channel 9 payroll as a judge of a talent show, as well as one of the contestants from one of the shows
hang on the NRL had that last year

Ahh adumb? I don't think you got any grounds to be spouting off how god the AFL are at entertainment .. > I got two words for ya champ. Meat. Loaf.

The nrl will have someone with talent. Like they do every year.

King-Eliagh wrote:

Ahh adumb? I don't think you got any grounds to be spouting off how god the AFL are at entertainment .. > I got two words for ya champ. Meat. Loaf.

The nrl will have someone with talent. Like they do every year.

so who has the NRL got this year?

leagueiscrap wrote:

King-Eliagh wrote:

Ahh adumb? I don't think you got any grounds to be spouting off how god the AFL are at entertainment .. > I got two words for ya champ. Meat. Loaf.

The nrl will have someone with talent. Like they do every year.

so who has the NRL got this year?

Well they decided to save over 500K & Cancel meatloaf.

Hehe, that's a funny thing, RL fans don't give a stuff about the pre game stuff, we are interested in the game. And i guess that proves it when the AFL pre game and post game ratings rate higher than the bloody game itself

ParraEelsNRL wrote:

Hehe, that's a funny thing, RL fans don't give a stuff about the pre game stuff, we are interested in the game. And i guess that proves it when the AFL pre game and post game ratings rate higher than the bloody game itself

True ,every fumbling mess looks the same as evidenced by the 50K braindead fumble fans a few yrs ago
I wonder if they will get an extra 50K viewers this yr ,.
Nothing like a replay of a previous GF to get the fumblers excited,pity they are too fucking stupid to not realise the difference.

Funny no other sport has that problem :_<> :_<> :_<> :_<> :_<> :_<> :_<> :_<> :_<> :_<> :_<> :_<>

ParraEelsNRL wrote:

Hehe, that's a funny thing, RL fans don't give a stuff about the pre game stuff, we are interested in the game. And i guess that proves it when the AFL pre game and post game ratings rate higher than the bloody game itself

it more so proves that you NRL folk are more concerned who the AFL get, than who the NRL get

No thickhead, we watch the footy while you guys fawn over shit entertainment before and after, the game seems to mean little to you.

Derp!