Overview

• The AFL has not cancelled Snoop Dogg’s contracted pre‑match slot for the 27 September Grand Final despite escalating backlash.
• Greens senator Sarah Hanson‑Young urged the league to dump the rapper and platform Australian artists, calling him a “slur merchant.”
• Violence‑prevention organisations issued a joint statement calling the booking dangerous, citing lyrics they say promote violence and past homophobic slurs.
• Criticism intensified after widely reported podcast remarks in which Snoop Dogg described discomfort explaining same‑sex parenting depicted in the film Lightyear to his grandson.
• CEO Andrew Dillon defended the decision, saying the show will be family‑friendly and that the league engaged him as he is today, while former players Brendan Fevola and David Schwarz predicted he will be axed.