Robbie Williams reveals the one thing that would’ve made him perform at the AFL Grand Final for the second time

Carlton fan and English pop star Robbie Williams said he would have performed at the 2023 AFL Grand Final – if only the Blues were playing.

The 49-year-old created a sensation last year when he belted out hits like Let Me Entertain You at the historic Grand Final showdown between the Sydney Swans and Geelong Cats.

AFL boss Gillon McLachlan relayed Robbie’s message to fans at a Melbourne luncheon reported the Herald Sun on Thursday.

Sadly for Williams and thousands of other Blues supporters, Carlton’s dream of a AFL flag died last week when the Brisbane Lions beat them in the qualifying final.

Channel Seven commentator Hamish McLachlan asked his brother Gillon whether he thought Robbie, who is based in England, would have come back had Carlton triumphed.

‘That’s true,’ Gillon McLachlan said. ‘If Carlton won he would have had come, yes. He would have had to pay for his ticket somehow.’

Gillon, who is retiring from his job as AFL CEO this year, added that Robbie was paid an eye-watering fee of ‘just under a couple of million bucks’ for his crowd-pleasing performance.

Williams got the AFL Grand Final off to an exciting start last year with an electrifying pre-match performance.

The 49-year-old created a sensation last year when he belted out hits like Let Me Entertain You at the historic Grand Final showdown between the Sydney Swans and Geelong Cats 

Included in the set before the sold out crowd was a show-stopping rendition of Rock DJ.

But the most incredible moment came was when Robbie banged out the power ballad Angels, which he dedicated to late cricket legend Shane Warne .

He described his friend Warne as ‘one of Australia’s greatest rock stars’ as the cameras cut to the Spin King’s grieving son Jackson in the crowd at the world-famous sporting ground.

American rockers KISS will be performing at this year’s Grand Final, which will be held on Saturday at the MCG between Collingwood and the Brisbane Lions

‘Love you, Warnie,’ Williams added.

Meanwhile, American rockers KISS will be performing at this year’s Grand Final, which will be held on Saturday at the MCG between Collingwood and the Brisbane Lions.

Formed in 1973, KISS is an iconic band celebrated for their distinctive makeup and extravagant stage performances.

Their chart-topping hits, including Rock and Roll All Nite and Detroit Rock City, propelled them to become one of the best-selling acts in music history.