Sport

Wharfie Time and Lions songs get green light for grand final

The Age

24 Sept 2026 10:27 AEST Summary

From the report

In a departure from grand final tradition, both clubs will be allowed to whip up their fans with music and activations at the MCG.

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Niral Score 4.6 mundaneloaded

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Sourcing 34 unattributednamed sources Mood 50 sorrowjoyful

6 read zero: sentiment, political diction, generational, gender, jingoistic, religious

Sentiment 0 hostilefavourable Political diction 0 left-codedright-coded Generational 0 harder on the oldharder on the young Gender 0 no gendered framingframing throughout Jingoistic 0 reports to a readerwrites from a camp Religious 0 not invokedovert

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The Age Wharfie Time and Lions songs get green light for grand final plain
The West Australian AFL grand final: Fremantle great David Mundy reveals plan to get Wharfie Time into the MCG plain
The West Australian AFL grand final: Fremantle Dockers given green light to unleash Wharfie time at the MCG plain
WAtoday 'Wharfie time' given green light for grand final plain
The Sydney Morning Herald WA news LIVE: Dockers get green light for ‘Wharfie Time’ in grand final plain

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Also covered by The West Australian, WAtoday, Brisbane Times, The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald. We hold only their summary of it, not the report, so there is nothing of theirs to measure here.

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The Ageas they published this story	4.6

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The same event elsewhere

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The West Australian AFL grand final: Fremantle great David Mundy reveals plan to get Wharfie Time into the MCG Niral 7 political 0 The West Australian AFL grand final: Fremantle Dockers given green light to unleash Wharfie time at the MCG Niral 4.6 political 0 WAtoday 'Wharfie time' given green light for grand final Niral 4.1 political 0 Brisbane Times 'Wharfie time' given green light for grand final Niral 4.1 political 0 The Age 'Wharfie time' given green light for grand final Niral 4.1 political 0 The Sydney Morning Herald 'Wharfie time' given green light for grand final Niral 4.1 political 0 The Sydney Morning Herald WA news LIVE: Dockers get green light for ‘Wharfie Time’ in grand final Niral 4.1 political 0 WAtoday WA news LIVE: Dockers get green light for ‘Wharfie Time’ in grand final Niral 4.1 political 0