2025 VAFA Grand Final Match-Day Guide

Find out everything you need to know about Friday’s 2025 VAFA William Buck Premier Men’s Grand Final at Elsternwick Park.

A big crowd is expected to descend on VAFA HQ on the AFL Grand Final Eve Public Holiday. We’ve got you covered for all the event details and how to get to Elsternwick Park – including maps, activations, the schedule, parking and transport details and broadcast details.

Elsternwick Park Map

Tickets & Entry

Avoid the queues and pre-purchased your Grand Final tickets through INTIX (pre-sales close Thursday midnight). Tickets are also available at the gate – payment by card only.
Adults – $22
Concession – $17
Children (under 12) – Free

TWO gates will be in operation at Elsternwick Park on Friday:

Gate 1 – Glen Huntly Road
Gate 2 – Saint Kilda Street

Getting to Elsternwick Park

CAR

Limited parking is available inside Elsternwick Park for $5 – enter through Gate 1. Parking is also available at the adjacent Bowls Club for $5 – enter via Glen Huntly Road. Free parking is available in the car park located off Saint Kilda Street (Gate 2), and nearby streets (parking restrictions may apply). Additional parking is available in New Street and Bent Ave (follow path to Gate 2 via the Nature Reserve). Limited Accessible Parking is available inside Elsternwick Park.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT

TRAIN
The nearest train station is Elsternwick Station (Sandringham Line), located a 9 minute walk along Glen Huntly Rd, across the Nepean Hwy.

TRAM
Tram 67 (Melbourne University – Carnegie) stops at Brighton Rd/Glenhuntly Rd #43 and Hotham St/Brighton Rd #42 – both located a 5 minute walk from the ground.

BUS
Bus 246 (Elsternwick – Clifton Hill via St Kilda) stops at the corner of St Kilda St/Glen Huntly Rd – next to the main entrance to Elsternwick Park.

At the Ground

There will be additional food and beverage options, spectator facilities and activations at Elsternwick Park for the Friday’s Grand Final, including:

• Official Match Day Function inside the Elsternwick Park Function Room 12-2pm
• Bar open to the public from 2pm in Elsternwick Park Function Room
• Canteen located in Pavilion
• Coffee Vans located near canteen, scoreboard and gate 1
• BBQ’s located either side of Pavilion
• Food Trucks located around the ground
• Footy Challenge Inflatable near UA Grandstand
• GYG activation near UA Grandstand
• Red Bull activation near Scoreboard
• Toilets located in Pavilion and around the ground
• First Aid located in Pavilion

Listen to the match LIVE and in Real-Time at the ground via SEN STADIUM on the SEN App. Live coverage from 2:00pm.

Schedule

9:30am – Gates Open
11:30am – Premier Men’s Reserves Grand Final: Old Xaverians v St Kevin’s
12:00pm – Official Match Day Function
2:00pm – Function Room/Bar open to the Public
2:30pm – William Buck Premier Men’s Grand Final: Old Brighton v Old Scotch
5:00pm – Post Match Presentations

Live Broadcast

Not at the game? You can live stream the game on the VAFA Website & KommunityTV, and listen to the game live on radio via the SEN App and SEN Website. Coverage from 11:20am for the Reserves, and pre-game coverage of the Seniors commences at 2:00pm.

Social Media

Keep updated throughout the day by following VAFAHQ on Instagram.

Team Lists & Footy Record

Printed team lists will be available at the ground on Friday, inside the Footy Record and on the VAFA App. View the Grand Final edition of The Amateur Footballer Footy Record online here.