The breakfast marks the traditional beginning to Grand Final day and is one of the biggest social highlights on the Australian sporting calendar.
Watching the event is a ritual for many footy fans, and the function plays a huge role in the pre-match build-up for the Grand Final.
The first Grand Final Breakfast was held in 1967 at the Southern Cross hotel, as a valuable fundraising event.
The breakfast includes a Grand Auction, with all proceeds being donated to the Starlight Children's Foundation.
Paul Keating referred to the function as “a tradition in itself” Prime Minister John Howard described it as “a tremendous institution ….