2023 AFL Grand Final

2023 AFL Grand Final
Celebrations at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, following the post-match presentation

Collingwood

Brisbane Lions
12.18 (90) 13.8 (86)
1 2 3 4
COL 4.4 (28) 9.9 (63) 10.15 (75) 12.18 (90)
BL 3.0 (18) 9.3 (57) 11.5 (71) 13.8 (86)
Date30 September 2023, 2:30 pm
StadiumMelbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance100,024
FavouriteCollingwood
UmpiresMatt Stevic, Hayden Gavine, Simon Meredith, Robert Findlay
Coin toss won byBrisbane Lions
Kicked towardPunt Road
Ceremonies
Pre-match entertainmentKiss
William Barton & Jess Hitchcock
Mike Brady
National anthemKate Miller-Heidke
Halftime showMark Seymour & The Undertow with Kate Miller-Heidke
Accolades
Norm Smith MedallistBobby Hill
Jock McHale MedallistCraig McRae
Broadcast in Australia
NetworkSeven Network
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The 2023 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football match contested between the Collingwood Football Club and the Brisbane Lions at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday, 30 September 2023. It was the 128th annual grand final of the Australian Football League (AFL), staged to determine the premiers for the 2023 AFL season. The match, attended by a capacity crowd of 100,024 spectators, was won by Collingwood by a margin of four points, marking the club's sixteenth VFL/AFL premiership and tying the record held jointly by Carlton and Essendon. Collingwood's Bobby Hill won the Norm Smith Medal as the player judged best on ground.