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Hear from from your team at the grand final parade Earn your team bragging rights by contributing your brain power. Just beware the wooden spoon. No one wants to be known as the team with the least clued-up fans.&nbsp;

 Easton Wood of the Bulldogs and Jarrad McVeigh of the Swans pose with the Premiership Cup on stage during the 2016 AFL Grand Final Parade on September 30, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

ELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 30: Fans cheer as the parade heads through Yarra Park during the 2016 AFL Grand Final Parade on September 30, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 30: Jordan Roughead of the Bulldogs waves to fans during the 2016 AFL Grand Final Parade on September 30, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 30: A big crowd turns out to watch the 2016 AFL Grand Final Parade on September 30, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 30: Tom Liberatore of the Bulldogs waves at fans during the 2016 AFL Grand Final Parade on September 30, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 30: Lance Franklin of the Swans waves to fans during the 2016 AFL Grand Final Parade on September 30, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 30: Kurt Tippett of the Swans looks on during the 2016 AFL Grand Final Parade on September 30, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 30: Easton Wood of the Bulldogs speaks to the media before the 2016 AFL Grand Final Parade on September 30, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 30: A fan climbs a pole to get a view of the players during the 2016 AFL Grand Final Parade on September 30, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 30: Jarrad McVeigh of the Swans and Easton Wood of the Bulldogs hold the premiership cup after the 2016 AFL Grand Final Parade on September 30, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. 

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 30: The Western Bulldogs players are presented on stage after the 2016 AFL Grand Final Parade on September 30, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Fairfax Media)

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 30: Fans are seen during the 2016 AFL Grand Final Parade on September 30, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 30: Bulldogs head coach Luke Beveridge and Swans head coach John Longmire speak to the media before the 2016 AFL Grand Final Parade on September 30, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 30: The teams are presented on stage during the 2016 AFL Grand Final Parade on September 30, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 30: Isacc Heeney of the Swans waves to fans during the 2016 AFL Grand Final Parade on September 30, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 30: A general view during the 2016 AFL Grand Final Parade on September 30, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 30: The Swans are presented on stage during the 2016 AFL Grand Final Parade on September 30, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 30: Shane Biggs of the Bulldogs is seen during the 2016 AFL Grand Final Parade on September 30, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 30: Sam Nalsmith of the Swans waves to fans during the 2016 AFL Grand Final Parade on September 30, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)

Hear from from your team at the grand final parade

Luke Beveridge and Easton Wood discuss the lead up to the AFL grand final. Footage courtesy ABC News 24.

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John Longmire and Jarrad McVeigh discuss the lead up to the AFL grand final. Footage courtesy ABC News 24. 

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