2017 AFL Women's Grand Final | ||||||||||||||||
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Date | 25 March 2017 | |||||||||||||||
Stadium | Metricon Stadium | |||||||||||||||
Attendance | 15,610 | |||||||||||||||
Umpires | Tom Bryce Ben Cheever Martin Rodger | |||||||||||||||
Ceremonies | ||||||||||||||||
National anthem | Megan Washington | |||||||||||||||
Broadcast in Australia | ||||||||||||||||
Network | Seven Network | |||||||||||||||
Commentators | Jason Bennett, Mark Soderstrom, Daisy Pearce, Katie Brennan, Sam Lane | |||||||||||||||
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The 2017 AFL Women's Grand Final was an Australian rules football match held on 25 March 2017 to determine the premiers of the 2017 AFL Women's season, the league's inaugural season. Adelaide were victorious over minor premiers Brisbane, claiming the first AFL Women's premiership by a score of 35 points to 29. Brisbane had entered the grand final as undefeated, conceding only one draw during the season, while Adelaide conceded two losses, including a three-point loss to Brisbane in the fifth round.
In the weeks prior to the match, concern centered around the venue of the match. While Brisbane opted to host the game at their traditional home ground, the Gabba, the issue of damage to its pitch as a result of the Adele Live 2017 concert held three weeks prior, and its management by ground curator Kevin Mitchell, became the subject of public controversy and tension between the club, the AFL and Gabba management. Due to the venue's condition, the match was moved to Metricon Stadium, to act as a curtain-raiser to the round one "QClash" of the 2017 AFL season.