The Swans last played in a grand final in 2022, but lost to the Geelong Cats. The Lions won the two previous grand finals in 2002 and 2001. They made it to the grand final last year, but lost to Collingwood.

Remarkably it will be a 125-year rematch (of sorts), as the last time the Swans and Lions faced off for the flag was the 1899 VFL Grand Final, back when both clubs were based in Victoria as South Melbourne and Fitzroy respectively.

The Swans and Lions have battled long and hard for their places in the AFL grand final on Saturday, finding a ticket to the big game can be almost as exhausting. Here is how fans get access to tickets.

A seat at the AFL grand final is one of the most sought-after tickets in Australian sport. With a capacity of just over 100,000, the Melbourne Cricket Ground has room for plenty of spectators, but the high demand and league's ticket allocation means only a lucky percentage of fans get to see their team fight for a flag.

Seven of our sports team — Tim Michell, Josh Barnes, Callum Dick, Lachlan McKirdy, Shannon Gill, Ed Bourke and Tarquin Oakley — combined forces to rank the 25 Grand Finals which have been played since 2000.

Virgin Australia are the official airline of the AFL and are giving one lucky winner and their plus one the chance to get to Melbourne to watch the 2024 Toyota AFL Grand Final!

For the first time since 2006 two non-Victorian teams will contest the AFL Grand Final at the MCG, and flights and accommodation are as much of a battle as tickets.

The Brisbane Lions will fly to Melbourne a day earlier than they did last year as they prepare to face Sydney in the first non-Victorian grand final in 18 years.