The AFL season is coming to a close with one final clash to determine who truly is the best of the best. Will the Dockers come away with their first Premiership or can the Lions make this year their third Grand Final in a row after four straight appearances at the AFL Grand Final?
To see the Fremantle and Brisbane fight it out for the 2026 grand final title, we've detailed the who, what, when, where and how below:
When is the 2026 AFL Grand Final?
The 2026 Toyota AFL Grand Final between the Fremantle Dockers and the Brisbane Lions kicks off at 2:30pm AEST on Saturday, September 26, 2026, but pre-game coverage starts at 2pm AEST.
How to watch the 2026 AFL Grand Final live AND free
The 2026 Toyota AFL Grand Final between the Fremantle Dockers and the Brisbane Lions is streamed live on free-to-air Channel 7 and also on 7Plus.
How to watch the 2026 AFL Grand Final on-demand
Because Channel 7 has the rights to the AFL, you can either catch the Grand Final match on-demand via 7Plus for free.
Otherwise, streaming giants like Kayo Sports only get on-demand coverage of the AFL Grand Final game post-match and with Fox commentary. Here's an idea of how much Kayo costs:
Like many other streaming services, Kayo has been dishing out its fair share of price hikes over the last few years. At the time of writing, its Standard plan sits at $30 per month. But if you opt for its Premium tier at $40 per month, you'll be upgraded to two screens, and they don't have to be in the same household. So if you share an account with a mate, you'll both pay just $20 per month for a shared subscription, saving each of you $10 per month. Plus, you'll get 4K access.
Otherwise, you can hang out for one of Kayo's subscription deals.
What is Kayo Sports?
Kayo Sports is a standalone version of the Sports add-on for Foxtel Now. With a Kayo Sport subscription, you'll get access to the greatest number of sports in Australia, including AFL, NRL, cricket, tennis, and American sports like NFL, basketball, and baseball. The big disclaimer is that DAZN is now the owner of Foxtel, so it's anticipated that Kayo content will eventually shift to DAZN.
How does Kayo Sports compare?
Kayo is still the best sports streaming service in Australia if you're after a quantity of popular sports. While the price keeps creeping up, Kayo is the only place to watch the vast majority of AFL, NRL, and cricket matches in Australia.
It's improved since launch, offering a mix of live channels – including dedicated options for popular sports – individually highlighted live matches and replays. For popular sports, the replays are typically available as full matches or shorter 'Minis' (highlights packages). If you miss a live match that you're keen to experience fresh, Kayo has a no-spoilers toggle that's well worth enabling. Alternatively, skip to key match moments on longer replays.
Most Kayo content streams at Full HD resolution, but more 4K content is appearing for Kayo Premium subscribers, most notably for AFL and NRL matches. Like Netflix and other entertainment streaming services, Kayo also offers user profiles, which helps personalise the sports you're being fed on the homepage. And if you've got a compatible device, Kayo also offers SplitView so you can stream multiple sports at the same time on the one screen.
Compare Kayo Sports to other popular sport streaming services.
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Stan
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Binge
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To get the most out of Kayo Sports, we advise considering an NBN 100 plan to stream at home. If you're a Kayo Premium subscriber, 4K streams use 25Mbps, which becomes 50Mbps of required download speed if you're streaming at 4K resolution on two devices. Note that whenever you add a SplitView stream, additional download speed is required.
That's why we advise NBN 100 instead of one of the slower, cheaper speed tiers, as it means you can happily stream Kayo content and still have download bandwidth leftover for other online tasks. Here's a look at popular NBN 100 plans from our database that can comfortably tackle a Kayo Premium subscription.
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Superloop
FTTN, FTTB, FTTC
Family nbn100/20
$74/mth
Min. cost $74
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iiNet
FTTN, FTTB, FTTC
nbn Home Fast Liimitless
$69.99/mth
+ $10 Upfront
Min. cost $79.99
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TPG
FTTN, FTTB, FTTC
nbn Home Fast Unlimited Plan
$74.99/mth
Min. cost $74.99
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Aussie Broadband
FTTN, FTTB, FTTC
Fast nbn - Unlimited
$79/mth
Min. cost $79
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Optus
FTTN, FTTB, FTTC
Optus Fast nbn®
$84/mth
Min. cost $84
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Christie Graham
Digital Content Editor
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