Snoop Dogg Entertains at Halftime as Brisbane Successfully Defends Its Aussie Rules Football Title
Brisbane names Lachie Neale as substitute due to calf injury concerns while American rapper Snoop Dogg delivers a 15-minute pre-game show at the AFL Grand Final.
- The 2025 AFL Grand Final features Geelong Cats versus Brisbane Lions with pre-match entertainment by Snoop Dogg starting at 1:43pm AEST before the first bounce at 2:30pm.
- Brisbane's late team change on game day, including Lachie Neale as sub despite a calf injury three weeks ago, reflects attempts to strengthen the side facing a strong Geelong team.
- Jhye Clark, overcoming concussions and inconsistency this season, impressed coaches recently and now earns his debut opportunity in this high-stakes grand final.
- Snoop Dogg is reportedly paid between AU$2 million and AU$5 million for about 20 minutes of performance, while the crowd nears 100,000 with fans chanting loudly and reacting to game action.
- The result of the match could be historic, with Brisbane aiming to secure back-to-back championships since 2020, while Geelong looks to claim their third title guided by coach Chris Scott.
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Snoop Dogg entertains at halftime as Brisbane successfully defends its Aussie rules football title
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Brisbane Lions have secured consecutive Australian rules football titles with a dominant second-half performance en route to a 47-point win over Geelong in Saturday’s Australian Football League grand final championship match. Charlie Cameron, with four goals, and Will Ashcroft (32 disposals) starred in the Lions’ 18.14 (122) to 11.9 (75) victory in front of 100,022 fans at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Snoop Dogg …
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