Gripped by Women's World Cup fever, Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin will have one eye on the Matildas as he gears up for his side's biggest AFL match of the season so far.
The Demons' huge clash with Carlton on Saturday night has been pushed back to allow broadcaster Channel Seven to show Australia's quarter-final against France on its main channel.
Optus Sport's coverage will be streamed on screens at the MCG, SCG and outside Optus Stadium, coinciding with AFL fixtures.
Sydney Olympic Park will also set up three live sites, such is the demand.
Negotiations are ongoing between AFL officials and FIFA around how much of the World Cup match will be shown on the MCG's two big screens before the Melbourne-Carlton fixture.
Demons coach Goodwin will tune in regardless.
"I'll be flicking between that and watching a bit of the Brisbane Lions and (Adelaide) Crows," Goodwin said.
"The Matildas have been fantastic. The viewership and what they're doing for our nation is incredible.
"To have five million people watching them, they're taking our whole community along for the ride. I'll definitely be tuning in where I can."
The Matildas-France match will be shown on small screens around the MCG concourse and in the venue's bars.
A Carlton spokesperson told AAP on Friday the club is still working through logistics around showing the quarter-final on the venue's two big screens.
The Blues control the big screens, as the designated home team, with the AFL and MCG to also have a say in the decision.
There is a chance extra time or a penalty shootout (if required) would cross over into the first quarter of the AFL fixture, which has already been moved back from 7.25pm to 7.30pm.
"It's just a great story," Carlton coach Michael Voss said of the Matildas' progression to the World Cup quarter-finals.
"There's obviously real heightened interest in it and where we can make that (soccer on the big screens) happen, we certainly will."
The free-to-air telecast of the Matildas' round-of-16 win over Denmark was Channel Seven's No.1 program of 2023, reaching 6.54 million people, with an average audience during the game of 3.56 million.
Football Queensland has postponed all local club soccer fixtures on the weekend to enable fans to watch the Australia-France quarter-final, which will be played at a sold-out Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane.
