MELBOURNE — Kylie Minogue says she is preparing to give everything she has to Saturday's AFL grand final pre-game performance at the MCG, even as the pop star admits to grappling with nerves and self-doubt ahead of what she has described as a full-circle moment in her home city.

Speaking at a media call at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday morning, Minogue offered a preview of what the 100,024 fans expected at the sold-out stadium, along with millions more watching from home, pubs and backyard barbecues around the country, could expect from her set. "They're getting a show," Minogue said. "We really are throwing everything at it. They're getting a Melbourne girl performing in her hometown, which is wild to me."

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Minogue said the full weight of the moment only truly hit her during a rehearsal on the MCG's turf, performed without amplification alongside just her backing singers. "It just struck me ... I'm singing centre stage at the MCG. I just had that little moment for myself, which was amazing and a beautiful emotion," she said, adding candidly that she expects the emotion of the actual performance may prove difficult to contain. "I'm hoping I don't get too overcome with emotion – I might," she said, adding that she has been telling herself to "hold it together, hold it together."

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