THE AFL has given Fremantle the green light to activate 'Wharfie Time' in Saturday's Grand Final.

If the game is close in the final quarter, the Dockers will have the ability to play the 'Wharfie Time' video and music – AC/DC's Hells Bells – at the MCG as part of their post-goal celebrations.

The Dockers will only be able to play it once, though, and like any Fremantle home game, there is no guarantee it will make an appearance.

Brisbane will also be able to press play on the familiar post-goal songs for its players, with Charlie Cameron's Country Roads, Cam Rayner's Sweet Caroline and Kai Lohmann's Daddy Cool set to ring out on Saturday.

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"What we want for the Grand Final is something that engages our fans, and the fans of the Brisbane Lions and Fremantle," Dillon said on 3AW radio on Thursday, after flagging 'Wharfie Time' as a possibility on AFL Daily on Tuesday.

"The Brisbane Lions fans love their songs after the goals and for Fremantle, they run a different program that has a number of songs on rotation, but at potentially an appropriate time 'Wharfie Time' gets played.

"If we do get to that stage of the game, it will mean we’ve got a cracking game because it will be very close in the last quarter."

Wharfie Time hit the headlines after Fremantle's round eight win over Hawthorn, when it was activated in the final quarter as the Dockers surged to a stunning comeback win over the Hawks at Optus Stadium.

It was also played during the Dockers' semi-final win over Geelong a fortnight ago, late in the final term, as they held off a last-minute charge from the Cats.

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"What we did was work through with the clubs during the week how the operations of the day work, because it is a neutral game as opposed to the rest of the finals where we prioritise the team playing at their home ground," Dillon said.

"The Lions are really keen for their songs to be played after their goals. And so the flip of that, Fremantle do what they normally do at their Optus Stadium games.

"I’ve been fortunate enough to be at a couple of games at Optus Stadium this year and what Fremantle do is amazing, it really engages their fans."