Excitement is brewing across Australia up for the AFL Grand Final in Melbourne today, with friends and families gathering in pubs and homes to watch the highly-anticipated clash between the Brisbane Lions and Collingwood Magpies.
A fan from Adelaide has the day mapped out with the “ciders on ice flowing nicely” as of 11am.
One punter posted photos on sunny Noosa beach in Queensland with a pint.
At the MCG, a Collingwood “party bus” arrived with fans waving flags from the top and a pig on a spit roasting in the back.
About 100,000 people are expected to attend the epic clash, which mirrors the 2002 and 2003 Grand Final battles between the two teams.
Melbourne has put on a hot and sunny day for the footy spectacular, with the game due to start at 2.30pm.
Temperatures tipped over the 29 degrees mark half an hour before the first bounce, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.
The city was absolutely buzzing on Saturday afternoon, with fans who missed out on tickets flooding to watch the match in pubs, homes and public live sites.
On Friday, thousands of fans had gathered for a Lions-Magpies parade before Saturday’s battle.
Punters were filing into the MCG early on the day of the final and Public Transport Victoria has registered no significant disruptions to commutes.
Collingwood go into the match as slight favourites, with experts predicting a classic grand final.
Fans will also be treated to a performance from rock legends KISS before the start of the match.
The music icons promised to “blow the roof off everything” in what will be their last ever gig in Melbourne.