THE AFL has this morning announced that Melbourne's Round 2 match against North Melbourne has been moved the MCG.

A huge weekend of AFLW will now kick off with this curtain-raiser match at the home of football, relocated from ETU Stadium, with the first bounce scheduled for 5pm (AEST) on Friday September 2.

This line up will see the two AFLW teams play on the big stage ahead of the Melbourne v Sydney Second Qualifying Final, which will begin at 7.50pmAEST.

This will be the first time the North Melbourne Tasmanian Kangaroos women’s team has played on the MCG.

AFL EGM Clubs, Finance and Broadcasting Travis Auld said the move was a great chance to showcase the incredible talent of our AFLW teams on a dream stage.

“We’re focused on ensuring our AFLW teams can play large stadiums wherever logistically possible. We’ll continue to champion our women’s teams and highlight the amazing talent we have throughout the league by facilitating these kinds of opportunities,” Mr Auld said.

AFL General Manager Women’s Football Nicole Livingstone emphasised how positive the move to the MCG was for the league.

“This is such a well-deserved and momentous occasion for these two AFLW teams –to be able to run out on the MCG and play amazing football in front of a huge crowd ahead of a Final is an amazing opportunity and one we’re so glad we’ve made a reality," Livingstone said.

“The demand we’ve seen for AFLW tickets has been huge –first we moved the Hawthorn andEssendon game to Marvel and now Melbourne and North opening for a Final at the MCG speaks volumes to how much the community is getting behind women’s football."

The curtain-raiser will give Melbourne fans double the opportunity to enjoy Demon footy at their spiritual home of the MCG, with ticket holders for the AFL's Second Qualifying Final able to access the AFLW match.

Melbourne and North Melbourne AFLW members will be able to purchase tickets in the member pre-sale from 10am Tuesday 23 August at ticketek.com.au at AFL Finals prices.

General public tickets will be available from 3pm.