Accor Stadium Game Day Schedule
1.00pm Gates Open
1.20pm NRL State Championship Grand Final Kick-Off
3.55pm NRLW Telstra Premiership Grand Final Kick-Off
6.30pm NRL Grand Final Pre-Game Show
7.30pm NRL Telstra Premiership Grand Final Kick-Off
9.30pm Post-match presentation
Getting To The Game
Travel on trains is included in your match ticket, simply show your ticket to staff when boarding services.
From Penrith, express trains will run from Penrith every 15 minutes from 1pm until 9.30pm – stopping at Seven Hills, Westmead, Parramatta, Granville, Lidcombe then Olympic Park.
Trains also run regularly to Lidcombe where you can head to Platform Zero for a direct train to Olympic Park, running every 10 minutes until late.
Getting home, limited-stop services will leave Olympic Park every 10 minutes until 11.30pm, then every 20 minutes until midnight – stopping at Lidcombe, Granville, Parramatta, Seven Hills, Blacktown and then all stations to Penrith and Emu Plains.
There is limited parking remaining at Accor Stadium on Sunday night, and parking must be pre-booked via the Sydney Olympic Park website.
Taxi ranks are located on Herb Elliott Avenue.
Grand Final Day Car Parade
The famous Penrith Panthers Grand Final Day parade is back this Sunday from 10.00am at Jamison Park.
Fans are encouraged to decorate their cars in Panthers colours and theming, and take part in the parade.
Once it leaves Jamison Park, the car parade will make its way through Penrith.
If you aren’t taking part in the parade, fans are encouraged to gather at Jamison Park for an unofficial Grand Final pre-party and see the parade take off.
Get there from 8.00am.
The Entertainment
Grammy nominated, multi-platinum chart-topping global superstar The Kid LAROI will headline the 2024 NRL and NRLW Telstra Premiership Grand Final Entertainment.
A proud Kamilaroi man and die-hard South Sydney Rabbitohs fan who grew up in Sydney’s southern suburbs, The Kid LAROI most recently released the deluxe version of his hit album, ‘The First time’, which included his latest single, ‘Girls’.
The Kid LAROI just completed the North American leg of The First Time Tour, packing venues in 31 cities. This November, he will return to Australia with special guests Quavo and ONEFOUR for a massive arena run of live shows.
The Coverage
Nine’s Wide World of Sports will celebrate Grand Final Day with 16 hours of wall-to-wall live coverage of rugby league’s biggest day, culminating in the exclusive broadcast of the NRL Grand Final.
Grand Final Day starts live from 7.00am at Accor Stadium in Sydney with ‘Weekend Today’, which will be followed by ‘Wide World of Sports’ at 10.00am and ‘The Sunday Footy Show’ at 11.00am.
Nine will then broadcast all three grades, the pre-match entertainment and the post-match presentation.
Fox League will not have live coverage of the NRL Grand Final itself, but will still be on air throughout Grand Final Day. A replay with their own commentary airs at 9.30pm.
For those listening on radio, there’s a plethora of options with ABC 702, Triple M, 2GB, SEN and Koori Radio all calling the game.
The Sunday Telegraph and The Sun-Herald will both release special editions on Grand Final Day with wall-to-wall coverage.
The post-game press conferences will be streamed on NRL.COM.
The Weekender will release a special edition of Extra Time on October 11.
Watch The Game In Penrith
There are so many places around Penrith you can watch the game on Sunday night, including most of your favourite pubs and clubs.
Here’s some of the highlights:
Panthers Leagues Club: There is a ticketed event in The Backyard, which has sold out. The game will be shown on other screens throughout the club. The club is expected to be extremely busy post-game and entry may be restricted.
The Mondo: Penrith City Council is hosting a free family-friendly live site at The Mondo, between Westfield Penrith and The Joan in the Penrith CBD. The event is alcohol-free with pre-event entertainment getting away at 6pm before the game at 7.30pm.
Saints Leagues: The game will be live and loud at St Marys Leagues Club in the Saints Spors Bar.
Pioneer Tavern: Watch the game at Panthers legend Mark Geyer’s favourite pub! The game will be on live and loud from 7.30pm.
Penrith RSL: The game will be live at Penrith RSL and you can take part in the NRL Finals Promotion, which gives you the chance to win a VB Bar Fridge. Simply purchase a VB on Grand Final Day for your chance to win. Prize also includes a VB shirt and stubby cooler.
The Betting
The TAB is struggling to split the Panthers and Storm heading into Sunday night’s decider.
As of Wednesday morning, the Storm were at $1.85 while the Panthers were outsiders at $2.00.
It was tighter at Sportsbet, where the Storm were $1.90 favourites with the Panthers at $1.94.
SportsBet has Jarome Hughes and Nathan Cleary equal in betting for the Clive Churchill Medal at $4.50, with Cameron Munster on the next line of betting at $8.00 and Dylan Edwards and Harry Grant at $10.00.
Brian To’o is shortest in the anytime tryscorer market at $1.73.
If you’re having a bet this weekend, make sure you do so responsibly. Support is available.
Going To The Stadium? Know The Rules
Smoking is not permitted anywhere in the stadium, except in designated smoking areas. This includes electronic cigarettes personal vaporisers, electronic nicotine delivery systems, or other battery powered vaporisers.
Accor Stadium is a cashless venue with all transactions at food outlets, bars and merchandise areas via cards only. There are no ATMs at the venue.
Bag sizes are limited to 30cm x 40cm and all bags are subject to security checks on entry.
For safety reasons, strollers and prams are not permitted into the stadium’s seating bowl. Strollers and prams may be cloaked with Accor Stadium staff.
There are First Aid facilities located through out the stadium. Please speak to one of the event staff on the day for assistance locating them.
Fans can get free access to high speed Wi-Fi when at Accor Stadium.
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