New Zealand first team into Grand Final

A massive crowd of over 5,000 people has turned out at Reid oval in Warrnambool to see the first of the two night games to determine who will be playing in the Grand Final at the MCG on Friday night. Locals have said the crowd is bigger than the Hampden League Grand Final crowd of 2007.

New Zealand won by 42 points against Ireland in the first semi final in a very high standard game of Australian Football and are the first team through to the Grand Final which starts at 5:10pm on Friday night as a curtain raiser to the Hawthorn vs Western Bulldogs final. New Zealand will play the winner of PNG v South Africa.

Final scores: New Zealand 8.9-57 v Ireland 2.3-15

Friday's Fixture at Royal Park in Parkville is as follows:

Finland v Peace Team at Western oval starting at 10:00am

Great Britain v Samoa at McAlister oval starting at 10:00am

Nauru v Canada at Ransford oval starting at 10:15am

Sweden v Denmark at Western oval starting at 11:45am

USA v Japan at McAlister oval starting at 11:45am

3^rd v 4^th at Ransford oval starting at 12:00pm

India v China at Ransford oval starting at 1:45pm

Team Africa v Tonga at McAlister oval starting at 1:30pm

GRAND FINAL

1^st v 2^nd at MCG starting at 5:10pm