5:45pm - Gates open
7pm - 2016 AFL & VFL premiership celebration
7:14pm - Team entry
7:23pm - ANZAC observance ceremony begins
7:30pm - AFL match start

*All times listed in AEST. Time changes will be communicated via the Club's social media. 

Arrive early 

Gates open at 5:45pm, ahead of the game starting at 7:30pm. Arrive early and please allow yourself enough time to enter the venue so you don’t miss a moment of the action.

Members get access – scan in 

General Admission members can scan in using their physical or digital membership card (via the app) and sit on Level 3. General Admission members looking to reserve a seat should also upgrade prior to the match. 

Fan Zone 

The Fan Zone will be located outside Gate 7 and will feature a variety of fun for fans of all ages, including several exciting activities:

• Western Bulldogs giveaways
• 2016 commemorative giveaways
• Footy and inflatable activities
• Photo opportunities with Club mascots
• Free Mission chips!

Trains and Trams

The Metro Tunnel has changed the way you can get to Marvel Stadium.

If you’re travelling to today’s game from West Footscray, Middle Footscray or any other stations on the Sunbury-Cranbourne line your train will not stop at Southern Cross Station.

Change at Footscray for a Werribee line service.

Via the Cranbourne, Pakenham and Sunbury Lines

If you have accessibility needs and need to get to Marvel Stadium, Town Hall Station is the best option.

You can change at Town Hall to Flinders Street using the DeGrave’s Street subway, which connects directly to 
platforms 1 to 10 at Flinders Street Station.

Town Hall has step-free access and tactiles to help you move around the station.

Bus  

The bus terminus is at Southern Cross Train Station and services airport transfers as well as routes across country Victoria. Marvel Stadium is a short walk across the Bourke Street pedestrian footbridge from the bus terminus.   

Walking  

An elevated, 20-metre-wide pedestrian footbridge connects Marvel Stadium to Southern Cross station and intersection of Spencer and Bourke streets.

If you require special assistance to make your match day more enjoyable, please visit the Marvel Stadium Accessibility website here.  

Members who require wheelchair and accessible seating can contact Ticketmaster Accessible Seating Hotline on 1300 665 915 or complete the Ticketmaster online form here.

Sensory Room 

Marvel Stadium is proud to be an official accredited sensory inclusive venue, with Melbourne's first sensory room on site. To read more about our sensory room or sensory bags available for hire for an event duration, click here. 

There are two Sensory Rooms available on site:  

• Level 1, Aisle 36
• Level 3, Aisle 31 

Sensory Bags are available from the Sensory Rooms and Guest Services Gate 5 (Level 1, Aisle 3). 

Baby Change Room/Parent Rooms 

Parent Room facilities include baby change table, child-friendly play panel, a microwave and television as well as both private and public feeding areas. Parent Rooms are located at: Level 1, Aisles 3 & 28 
 
Baby changing facilities are also available in all accessible toilets and are regularly cleaned and sanitised - see 'Toilets' for accessible toilet locations. 

Prams 

Prams and strollers are permitted into the venue provided that they are stowed under your seat. 

Patrons with prams or strollers on Level 3 may park their empty pram or stroller behind the disabled seating at Aisles 6, 19, 30 & 43, if space permits.  

Cloaking of prams is available at Guest Services (Level 1, Aisles 3 & 36).

Please find below transport disruptions that may impact your travel to Marvel Stadium this Thursday.

Train Disruptions:

• Buses replace trains on the Werribee Line between Newport and Werribee from first train Wednesday 15 April to 5am Saturday 25 April.
• Coaches replace trains on the Albury Line between Southern Cross and Albury from Monday 13 April to Tuesday 5 May.
• Coaches trains on the Geelong Line replace between Wyndham Vale and Waurn Ponds from Saturday 11 April to Friday 24 April.
• Coaches trains on the Warrnambool Line replace between:
  • Wyndham Vale and Warrnambool on 23 and 24 April.
  • Waurn Ponds and Warrnambool from 25 April to 27 April. 

• Coaches replace trains on the Seymour Line at night between Southern Cross and Seymour from Tuesday 21 April to Sunday 26 April.

Road disruptions:

The Springvale Road citybound entry ramp on the Eastern Freeway will be closed from 10pm, Wednesday 8 April to 11:59pm Friday 24 April.

For detailed information, and to plan your journey, visit the PTV disruptions page.

Smithy's VFL Round 5

Footscray Bulldogs v Sydney Swans
Friday 24 April 2026, 11:05am AEST
Mission Whitten Oval, Melbourne • Wurundjeri/Boon Wurrung
Broadcast: Official AFL App

Entry to Footscray's VFL clash with Sydney this Friday is FREE for all spectators. The Bulldogs Shop and ALFA Cafe will be operating as normal throughout the match until 2pm.