'Loving this sport': Snoop Dogg promises to deliver the goods at the AFL grand final

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Having displayed his ability to cut it on the MCG turf on Tuesday by slotting a couple of goals from the boundary line, Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr - indisputably better known as Snoop Dogg - turned it on upstairs on Thursday morning for the benefit of a room full of hacks.

"This sport, man, I'm just kind of loving this sport," he said of the game that had drawn him here (well, that and the massive pay cheque - almost certainly around the $2 million mark that was reportedly shelled out for Robbie Williams and Katy Perry in recent years).

"I always would watch it and never really understood - it reminded me of American football, rugby and a couple other things - but now I understand it I really want to know more about it, to see the grand finale."

Despite his laid back demeanour, West Coast drawl and infamous fondness for a joint, Snoop is no slouch when it comes to sports. He was a commentator at the Paris Olympics last year (even winning an Emmy for his efforts), follows NFL, NBL and ice hockey, is a certified American football coach, and in July became a part-owner of Welsh soccer team Swansea City. Announcing that deal he claimed the opportunity appealed to him because "this is a proud, working-class city and club. An underdog that bites back, just like me."