Just Like the Brisbane Lions in the Grand Final, South Bank's AFL Live Viewing Site Is Back for a Second Year

For the third time in a year, across both the men's and the women's AFL competitions, the Brisbane Lions have made it to the grand final. Accordingly, also for the third time in a year, South Bank is dedicating its big screens to showing the Aussie Rules action. Just as it did twice in 2023, the waterside precinct is hosting a live viewing site, this time for the men's decider on Saturday, September 28, 2024.

Go maroon, blue and gold: they're the colours that you should be wearing at either the South Bank Cultural Forecourt or while enjoying a splash at Streets Beach when the Brisbane Lions take on the Sydney Swans for the 2024 AFL men's premiership. On the day itself, the free grand final hub will start screening at both locations from 1pm, with kickoff at 2.30pm.

South Bank isn't just celebrating the Lions on grand final day, however. The hub action begins on Wednesday, September 25, with AFL-themed activities taking over the Cultural Forecourt for three days before the match. On the agenda: AFL clinics and other all-ages-friendly activities. Fancy seeing if you can hit an inflatable target with a handball? You can try that, too — and there's also face painting for kids, merchandise stalls slinging Lions gear (of course), and signups for both children and adults who are keen to play Aussie Rules footy themselves.

When the big dance rolls around on the Saturday, attendees just need to remember that both live viewing sites are alcohol-free — and also that you'll need to check your bags.

If you're an AFL fan, there's no better way to spend the last Saturday in September. This is the first time ever that Brisbane and Sydney have faced off in the grand final as Brisbane and Sydney. The last time that the two teams competed against each other for the premiership was back in 1899 as Fitzroy and South Melbourne.

In the 2024 AFL season, Brisbane and Sydney played one match, in Brisbane at the Gabba in July, with the Lions winning by two points.

The Brisbane Lions 2024 AFL Grand Final hub at South Bank runs from Wednesday, September 25–Saturday, September 26 — head to the Lions website for more information