Overview
- The Brisbane Lions beat the Fremantle Dockers to win the 2026 AFL Grand Final, completing a premiership three‑peat after kicking the last four goals to secure a seven‑point win on Saturday.
- Broadcaster and AFL figures put the match at a record 4.52 million average TV viewers with a national reach of 6.5 million across Seven and 7plus.
- Streaming on 7plus hit a new high of 1.42 million viewers, a 44 percent rise on 2025 that reflects growing BVOD use for major live sport.
- Seven reported dominant commercial and BVOD market shares on Grand Final day, and said pre‑game and post‑match programming also drew millions of viewers.
- A crowd of 100,023 attended at the MCG, the largest Grand Final between two non‑Victorian clubs, underscoring strong national fan engagement and boosting the event’s commercial value.