via press release:
Global Events on ESPN2 and ESPN3: Aussie Rules Football Grand Final and French Top 14 Rugby
ESPN2 and ESPN3 will provide action from two global events starting Friday, Sept. 30, at 8 p.m. with Aussie Rules Football Grand Final Day, followed by the pre-match ceremony exclusively on ESPN3. Full coverage of the AFL Grand Final between Collingwood and Geelong Cats will continue on both ESPN2 and ESPN3 live from Melbourne Cricket Ground Saturday, Oct. 1, at midnight (late night Friday, Sept. 30) and conclude with post-match celebrations. Additionally, ESPN International will carry the match on ESPN networks in the United Kingdom, Canada, Africa, Israel and Caribbean territories.
ESPN3 will also have exclusive live coverage of Toulouse vs. ASM Clermont Auvergne in the French Top 14 on Saturday, Oct. 1, at 10 a.m. The schedule:
| Date | Time (ET) | Event | Network(s) |
| Fri, Sept 30 | 8 p.m. | AFL Grand Final Day from the MCG | ESPN3 |
| 11:30 p.m. | AFL Pre-Match Ceremony | ESPN3 | |
| Sat, Oct 1 | 12 a.m. | 2011 Toyota AFL Grand Final: Collingwood vs. Geelong Cats | ESPN2ESPN3 |
| 10 a.m. | French Top 14: Toulouse vs. ASM Clermont Auvergne | ESPN3 |
