2017 AFL Grand Final

2017 AFL Grand Final
Panorama of the Melbourne Cricket Ground during the national anthem prior to the start of the match

Adelaide

Richmond
8.12 (60) 16.12 (108)
1 2 3 4
ADE 4.2 (26) 4.7 (31) 5.10 (40) 8.12 (60)
RIC 2.3 (15) 6.4 (40) 11.8 (74) 16.12 (108)
Date30 September 2017, 2.30 pm
StadiumMelbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance100,021
FavouriteAdelaide
UmpiresMatt Stevic, Simon Meredith, Shaun Ryan
Coin toss won byAdelaide
Kicked towardCity End
Ceremonies
Pre-match entertainmentThe Killers, Mike Brady
National anthemDami Im
Post-match entertainmentThe Killers
Accolades
Norm Smith MedallistDustin Martin
Jock McHale MedallistDamien Hardwick
Broadcast in Australia
NetworkSeven Network
CommentatorsBruce McAvaney (host and commentator)
Hamish McLachlan (host)
Brian Taylor (commentator)
Wayne Carey (expert commentator)
Cameron Ling (expert commentator)
Tim Watson (boundary rider)
Matthew Richardson (boundary rider)
Leigh Matthews (analyst)
Nick Riewoldt (analyst)
Daisy Pearce (analyst)
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The 2017 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Adelaide Football Club and the Richmond Football Club at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 30 September 2017. It was the 122nd annual grand final of the Australian Football League (formerly the Victorian Football League) staged to determine the premiers for the 2017 AFL season.[1] The match, attended by 100,021 spectators, was won by Richmond by a margin of 48 points, marking the club's eleventh VFL/AFL premiership and first since 1980. Richmond's Dustin Martin was awarded the Norm Smith Medal as the best player on the ground.

  1. ^ In 1897 and 1924 there were no grand finals and instead the premier was decided by a finals play-off. In 1948, 1977 and 2010, there were grand final replays after initial draws.