The 2018 AFL Grand Final between Collingwood and West Coast will start at 2.30pm (AEST) on Saturday 29 September at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

The Magpies booked their place in the flag decider after stunning Richmond by 39 points in the First Preliminary Final. It will be their first Grand Final appearance since 2011 when they lost to Geelong.

The Eagles blew Melbourne away by 66 points in the Second Preliminary Final to reach the decider for the first time since 2015 when they lost to Hawthorn.

As the highest-ranked team, West Coast will wear its home guernsey and home shorts, while Collingwood will also wear its home guernsey with white shorts.

Key Timings
10am - Curtain Raiser: Under-17 All-Stars curtain raiser

12.15pm - Grand Final Sprint heats

1.32pm - Retiring players motorcade

1.40pm - Pre-game entertainment: Jimmy Barnes and Black Eyed Peas

2.08pm - Pre-game entertainment: Mike Brady

2.13pm - Team one enters the MCG

2.16pm - Team two enters the MCG

2.25pm - National Anthem

2.30pm - First Bounce

5.25pm - Post-match presentation

Starting times for those watching around the world
United Kingdom: 5.30am, Saturday
Europe: 6.30am, Saturday (western); 7.30am, Saturday (eastern)
USA: 9.30pm, Friday (west coast); 12.30am, Saturday (east coast)
Dubai: 8.30am, Saturday
New Zealand: 4.30pm, Saturday
Thailand: 11.30am, Saturday
Japan: 1.30pm, Saturday
Bali: 12.30pm, Saturday

Who is performing at the Grand Final?
Six-time Grammy award winners The Black Eyed Peas will be the key musical act of the pre-game show, which begins at 1.30pm AEST, while Australian icon Jimmy Barnes will also take to the stage and will be joined by special guest Diesel.

Barnes' daughter Mahalia will perform the national anthem and Mike Brady will again feature at the Grand Final to perform Up There Cazaly.

Barnes will also perform at the Premiership Party, a free concert after the game, with access available after 6pm AEST.

The Black Eyed Peas, consisting of will.i.am, apl.de.ap and Taboo, have sold 50 million albums worldwide and won 11 ARIA awards. They have had 15 top 10 ARIA singles, including Don't Phunk With My Heart and I Gotta Feeling.

Fergie will not be coming down under after the singer parted ways with the group last year.

From 10am (AEST), an Under-17 All Star game will be played as a curtain raiser.