TORONTO (October 1, 2015) – A thrilling season of elite Aussie Rules football culminates with the Hawthorn Hawks attempting to secure a historic three-peat in the AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE (AFL) GRAND FINAL when they take on West Coast Eagles.

TSN’s live coverage of the AFL GRAND FINAL – Australia’s Super Bowl – gets underway tomorrow (Friday, Oct. 2) at 11 p.m. ET on TSN2 live from the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground.

The Hawthorn Hawks attempt to capture their third consecutive championship – the first three-peat in club history and their 13^th Premiership Cup – while the West Coast Eagles look for their first AFL championship since 2006 and fourth Premiership Cup in club history.

TSN’s live coverage of the AFL GRAND FINAL includes a star-studded halftime show featuring Canadian icon Bryan Adams, English electro-pop star Ellie Goulding, and Grammy® Award nominee Chris Isaak.

Did you know?

• If the AFL GRAND FINAL is tied after time expires, the match will be replayed next weekend. If the second match also ends in a tie, the teams play two halves of extra time to determine a winner.

• The last time the AFL GRAND FINAL ended in a draw was in 2010. The only other draws in AFL history occurred in 1948 and 1977.

• Last year’s AFL GRAND FINAL between Sydney and Hawthorn attracted 3.7 million viewers in Australia, making it the country’s #1 program of the year.

• The AFL GRAND FINAL set an attendance record in 1986 with 101,861 spectators.

• Michael Pyke was the first Canadian to play in the AFL and win a Premiership Cup in 2010. He just completed his seventh season with the Sydney Swans.

• According to the most recent census, there are 36,000 Canadians who claim full or partial Australian ancestry.