<Table> AFL Grand Final <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Part of the pre-match entertainment at the 2006 AFL Grand Final . Giant banners were unfurled featuring the colours and emblems of (then) all 16 AFL clubs . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Locale </Th> <Td> Melbourne, Victoria </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First meeting </Th> <Td> 24 September 1898 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Latest meeting </Th> <Td> 30 September 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Next meeting </Th> <Td> 29 September 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Broadcasters </Th> <Td> Seven Network (1977--1986; 1988--2001; 2008; 2010; 2012--present) Network Ten (2002--2007; 2009; 2011) SportsPlay (1987) ABC (1987) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Stadiums </Th> <Td> Melbourne Cricket Ground (1902--1941; 1946--1990; 1992--present) Waverley Park (1991) Princes Park (1942--1943; 1945) Junction Oval (1898--1899; 1944) Lake Oval (1901) East Melbourne (1900) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Statistics </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Meetings total </Th> <Td> 121 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Most wins </Th> <Td> <P> Carlton (16) Essendon (16) </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Largest victory </Th> <Td> Geelong 24.19. 163 def Port Adelaide 6.8. 44, 2007 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Part of the pre-match entertainment at the 2006 AFL Grand Final . Giant banners were unfurled featuring the colours and emblems of (then) all 16 AFL clubs . </Td> </Tr>

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