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MCG involvement with the AFL By Jonah Stephenson

The AFL has an extensive history of cooperation with the MCG. They hold games at the arena during the season, and these are usually the largest and most popular games. This is because the MCG has a huge seating capacity, being able to hold over 100,000 people. This is another reason that the AFL Grand Final is held ere. Because it is such a popular event, this is really the only venue big enough to hold the amount of spectators that pay to watch this spectacle.

The Grand Final is without a doubt the biggest event on the AFL calendar, and possibly all of Australian sport. It is held at the MCG, and this place is almost symbolic to the Grand Final. People know the Grand Final to be played at the MCG, on the last Saturday in September in the afternoon. The AFL say that they are humbled to be able to have the Granny at the 'G.

Many teams have this stadium as their home ground. Some of these teams include Collingwood, Richmond, Melbourne and Carlton. These teams do not train at the ground though, because throughout the year there are tours of the stadium. The ground contains a premium club on the second floor, the MCC. This does not require a club membership to enter, but rather an MCC membership. This has an 18 year waiting list for anyone wishing to join.

In the end, the AFL and the MCG always seem to be able to collaborate together in a good way. They sort out their differences in a respectful way, and they always manage to sort something out that works for both organizations and the fans. The MCG holds many AFL games and events throughout the course of each season, and it is always a fabulous collaboration.