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The '''2017 AFL Grand Final''' |
The '''2017 AFL Grand Final''' was an [[Australian rules football]] match being contested between the [[Adelaide Football Club]] and the [[Richmond Football Club]], at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]] on 30 September 2017. It was the 121st annual [[AFL Grand Final|grand final]] of the [[Australian Football League]] (formerly the Victorian Football League), staged to determine the [[List of AFL premiers|premiers]] of the [[2017 AFL season]]. |
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| Date | 30 September 2017, 2.30 pm | |||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 100,021 | |||||||||||||||
| Umpires | Matt Stevic, Simon Meredith, Shaun Ryan | |||||||||||||||
| Coin toss won by | Adelaide | |||||||||||||||
| Ceremonies | ||||||||||||||||
| Pre-match entertainment | The Killers, Mike Brady | |||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Dami Im | |||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | The Killers | |||||||||||||||
| Accolades | ||||||||||||||||
| Norm Smith Medallist | Dustin Martin | |||||||||||||||
| Jock McHale Medallist | Damien Hardwick | |||||||||||||||
| Broadcast in Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Network | Seven Network | |||||||||||||||
| Commentators | Bruce McAvaney Brian Taylor | |||||||||||||||
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The 2017 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football match being contested between the Adelaide Football Club and the Richmond Football Club, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 30 September 2017. It was the 121st annual grand final of the Australian Football League (formerly the Victorian Football League), staged to determine the premiers of the 2017 AFL season.
Background
Adelaide claimed the minor premiership for the second time in their history, finishing on top of the 2017 AFL ladder with 15 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw.[1] The Crows recorded two dominant wins in the finals series, defeating Greater Western Sydney by 36 points in the qualifying final and then overwhelming Geelong to win the preliminary final by 61 points.[2][3] Richmond had to overcome a tough first qualifying final against the higher ranked Geelong by 51 points, which earned them a weeks break and a home preliminary final against Greater Western Sydney, which they won by 36 points. Both were played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground before crowds in excess of 90,000, despite the first final being a home game for Geelong.[4][5] The Tigers finished the home-and-away season in third place on the AFL ladder, with 15 wins and 7 losses, 3 of which were by less than six points.
This is Richmond's first grand final appearance since 1982 (the club having last won a premiership in 1980) and Adelaide's third appearance in the grand final (the club having won their last two grand finals in 1997 and 1998). This marked the first grand final since the inaugural VFL grand final 119-years earlier where neither team had any players to have previously played in a grand final.[6] Shortly after both teams qualified for the match, the AFL announced that Richmond would wear their rarely worn clash guernsey of predominantly yellow with a black sash, a decision which received severe criticism from ex-Richmond player Kevin Bartlett.[7] Richmond captain Trent Cotchin was scrutinised for an incident involving Greater Western Sydney midfielder Dylan Shiel in the preliminary final, though was cleared of any charge by the AFL Match Review Panel on the Monday of grand final week.[8]
The two teams met only once in the home-and-away season in 2017, in Round 6, with Adelaide streaking to a 76-point win at the Adelaide Oval.[9] Bookmakers installed Adelaide as the favourites, with the Crows regarded by Sportsbet as $1.72 favourites compared to Richmond valued at $2.15 for the win.[10]
Media coverage
The match will be televised by the Seven Network. The match commentary line-up has not been announced.
All major radio partners, 1116 SEN (Victoria), 3AW (Victoria), ABC Grandstand (national), Triple M (national) and 5AA (South Australia) are expected to broadcast the match.
International coverage
Entertainment
As has become custom in recent grand finals, the 2017 AFL Grand Final will feature both pre-match and post-match entertainment on the ground. Several weeks before the match, the AFL announced that American rock band The Killers would headline the entertainment line-up, and would be joined by prominent Australian football singer Mike Brady. Former Australian representative at Eurovision Dami Im will sing the national anthem.[12][13]
Teams
The teams were announced on 28 September 2017. Both sides went into the match unchanged from their preliminary final teams.[14][15] Injured Adelaide forward, Mitch McGovern failed to recover in time for selection, with Crows coach Don Pyke ruling him out of contention on the Wednesday of grand final week.[16]
- Umpires
The umpiring panel, comprising three field umpires, four boundary umpires, two goal umpires and an emergency in each position is given below. All three field umpires, Matt Stevic, Simon Meredith and Shaun Ryan have umpired in previous AFL grand finals.[17]
| Position | Emergency | |||||
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| Field: | 9 Matt Stevic (5) | 21 Simon Meredith (5) | 25 Shaun Ryan (6) | Brett Rosebury | ||
| Boundary: | Mitchell Lefevre (1) | Matthew Konetschka (1) | Rob Haala (4) | Damien Cusack (1) | Brett Dalgleish | |
| Goal: | Luke Walker (7) | Adam Wojcik (4) | Matthew Dervan |
Numbers in brackets represent the number of grand finals umpired, including 2017.
Scoreboard
| Grand Final | |||||
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| Saturday, 30 September (2:30 pm) | Adelaide | def. by | Richmond | MCG (crowd: 100,021) | Report |
| 4.2 (26) 4.7 (31) 5.10 (40) 8.12 (60) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
2.3 (15) 6.4 (40) 11.8 (74) 16.12 (108) |
Umpires: Matt Stevic, Simon Meredith, Shaun Ryan Norm Smith Medal: Dustin Martin Television broadcast: Seven Network National anthem: Dami Im | ||
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| Best | |||||
| Injuries | |||||
| Reports | |||||
References
- ^ "AFL Round 23: Adelaide win minor premiership, Sydney thrash Carlton, Port Adelaide prevail". Daily Star. 27 August 2017.
- ^ "Adelaide Crows storm into the preliminary final with a 36-point win over GWS at Adelaide Oval". ABC News. 7 September 2017.
- ^ "Brilliant Adelaide Crows fly into AFL Grand Final after crushing Geelong". The Age. 22 September 2017.
- ^ "Richmond demolishes Geelong by 51 points at the MCG to reach preliminary final". ABC News. 8 September 2017.
- ^ "Richmond Tigers vs GWS Giants: Tiger Army in sight of dream premiership". The Age. 23 September 2017.
- ^ "Adelaide, Richmond to make AFL grand final history, with no players having previous experience". ABC News. 29 September 2017.
- ^ "AFL rules Richmond will wear clash jumper in AFL grand final, and Kevin Bartlett is irate". News.com.au. 24 September 2017.
- ^ "Richmond captain Trent Cotchin free to pay in the grand final". The Age. 25 September 2017.
- ^ "Richmond thrashed by brilliant, creative Crows". The Age. 1 May 2017.
- ^ "2017 AFL Grand Final Tipps and Odds". Sports News First. 25 September 2017. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017.
- ^ "2017 AFL Grand Final – International Broadcast Schedule". World Footy News. 28 September 2017.
- ^ "AFL Finals 2017: The Killers to headline Grand Final entertainment". The New Daily. 6 September 2017.
- ^ "The Killers 'locked in' for Grand Final". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 June 2017.
- ^ "2017 AFL Grand Final teams". AFL.com.au. 28 September 2017. Archived from the original on 28 September 2017.
- ^ "TEAMS: Crows, Tigers name Grand Final sides". AFL.com.au. 28 September 2017.
- ^ "AFL grand final: Adelaide's Mitch McGovern to miss Saturday's clash with Richmond". ABC News. 27 September 2017.
- ^ "AFL Grand Final 2017: Field, boundary and goal umpires announced". Fox Sports Australia. 26 September 2017.