The 2024 NRL Grand Final is finally here, with Melbourne Storm and Penrith Panthers battling it out for the premiership in the main event of the day.
It is set to be a great day of football all around, with the State Championship Grand Final and NRLW decider set to take place as well at Accor Stadium.
Crowds will be gathering from the moment the gates open to indulge in a festival of rugby league action, with two fantastic curtain raisers to get the pulse racing for the NRL decider later in the evening.
The Sporting News has all the key timings for Grand Final day in one place!
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What time does the 2024 NRL Grand Final between Melbourne and Penrith begin?
The main game on Grand Final day to decide the premiership winners in 2024 will begin at 7:30pm AEDT at Accor Stadium in Sydney.
This corresponds to 6:30pm in Brisbane, 7:00pm in Adelaide, 4:30pm in Perth and 9:30 pm in New Zealand.
Schedule, key timings for 2024 NRL Grand Final day
Channel Nine's coverage of Grand Final day will begin nice and early at 7:00 a.m. AEDT.
It is a massive day of action, and it can be hard to keep track of when everything begins; below are some of the important start times for events at the Grand Final, with all times in AEDT.
- 1:00 pm: Accor Stadium gates open
- 1:20 pm: State Championship Grand Final Kick off (Newtown Jets vs Norths Bears)
- 3:20pm: NRLW Grand Final Pre-Game Show
- 3:55pm: NRLW Grand Final (Sydney Roosters vs Cronulla Sharks)
- 6:30pm: NRL Grand Final Pre-Game show ft. The Kid LAROI
- 7:30pm: NRL Grand Final (Melbourne Storm vs Penrith Panthers
How to watch the NRL Grand Final?
The only place to watch the 2024 NRL Grand Final between Melbourne and Penrith is live on the Nine Network.
The game will be shown on Channel Nine, as well as on their streaming platform 9NOW.
The game will not be shown live on Kayo Sports, though they will have a version of the game available to watch on their platform after it finishes.
The other two matches will be available on Kayo Sports, however.
