This Saturday, the Purple Haze will witness their team in its first AFL grand final up against the minor premiers.

upstart will be broadcasting live from the television studios at La Trobe University from 1.30pm, with a dedicated team bringing you special analysis of the teams pre-game. Our panel will also share their views at the break, and wrap up all the action post-game.

We’ll also get to hear from ABC broadcaster Gerard Whateley.

We’ll also be tweeting throughout the day, so be sure to follow us on Twitter at @upstartmagazine.

Meanwhile, meet our dedicated team who’ll be bringing you our Grand Final broadcast live:

Host – Sean Munaweera

Panellists – John Pyrros, Lachlan McKenna and Matt Walsh

Producer – Ingrid Vaughan

Director – Ash Shenker

Floor Manager – Ivana Krsteska

Audio Engineer – Chris Mullarvey

Graphics Producer – Jake Stevens

Camera Operators – Callum Warren-Smith, Ben Schmitt and Christina Brasacchio

Tape Operator – Olivia Whyte

Autocue Operator – Adria De Fazio

Social Media Coordinator – Paddy Naughtin

And a special thanks to La Trobe University technical staff Ian Armet, Jessica Baker, Marcus de Rijk, Matt Horne and Margaret Purdam, as well as journalism and media academics Angie Black, Steinar Ellingsen, Erdem Koç and David Lowden.

Switch to upstart’s coverage on the upstart home page from 1.30pm AEST this Saturday.