Snoop Dogg lived up to his pre-game promise to wow fans, captivating the MCG with an Americanised but stand-out AFL grand final pre-game show.

Marching bands, cheerleaders and backing dancers joined the hip-hop icon on stage for a 15-minute melody of his greatest hits to get the ball rolling on the last Saturday of September.

At times, it may have felt more like the Super Bowl than an AFL grand final, but the panache, style and cameos all added together to create one of the more memorable pre-game shows in recent times.

Before he appeared on stage, the Californian brought a flair of American pre-game showmanship to the MCG, with marching bands decked out in Brisbane and Geelong colours hyping up his arrival in scenes reminiscent of college football in the United States.

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