Richmond end 37-year wait with AFL grand final win over Adelaide. [5] After defeating the Western Bulldogs in round six and securing their sixth straight win, Brisbane mathematically qualified for a place in the 2017 AFL Women's Grand Final. SATURDAY'S AFL Grand Final will pit two teams with drastically different methods in 2017 premier Richmond and Greater Western Sydney against one another. Photograph: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images. Richmond: 2017 AFL premiers. Roy, Calvin and Warnie reveal their early trades for round 23. 2017 Match Replays. UPDATE: We have a look at how each player is ranked heading into the decider. [18], With an average audience of 2.197 million across the five major capital cities, this was the lowest rating AFL Grand Final on free-to-air television since OzTAM began recording television ratings in 2001. Other key performance indicators for the Giants are higher disposal efficiency (11 wins from 12 contests) and out-pressuring the opposition (10 from 11). AFL Grand Final 2017: Richmond secures first flag since 1980 with big win over Adelaide Crows . The top two teams on the premiership ladder at the end of a seven-round home-and-away season would compete for the premiership in the grand final. [21][22], The 2000 winner, James Hird, was the presenter, which was notable as it was the Essendon champion's first public AFL appearance since being hospitalised after a drug overdose in January in the wake of the Bombers' performance-enhancing drug scandal during his tenure as senior coach. GF: Crows v Tigers Q2 Watch the full replay of the second quarter. Emails will only be used for identification purposes and for the resetting of forgotten passwords. By unanimous selection 15 out of 15 possible votes Dustin Martin was awarded his second Norm Smith Medal after having won it in 2017, making him the fourth player to win multiple Norm Smith Medals after Gary Ayres, Andrew McLeod and Luke Hodge. Hopper ranks first at GWS for disposals (25.7), contested possessions (15.7) and clearances (5.7) during the finals. Round-by-round ladder positions of the two teams during the season. RIP RICHMONDY: TIGERS UN-TIGERS LIKE FLAG, KEY MOMENTS: SELFISH CROWS EXPOSED, TIGER CUB STARS, WERE F***ING PREMIERS: TIGER TIME IN OVERDRIVE, This is the best thing in the world mate. Moments later, Riewoldt finally got on the board but he needed some sloppy defending from Adelaide, letting his kick bounce through with no one on the line and Jake Kelly's late lunge ruled ineffective by a score review. Marlion Pickett scored his only goal of the afternoon at the 11th minute, and Kane Lambert scored two minutes after. Most tackles in a match: Nine v Greater Western Sydney, Round 18, 2017, MCG. Brownlow medallistDustin Martinmight have been a bit hampered on Friday night, but he's been crucial in the Tigers' two finals wins. *Odds are current as of 2nd March 2023, 11:45am AEST. Few talls have the mobility to match the former Essendon rookie in the running department. AFL Stats Team Rankings Premiership Winners . Track your favourite Fantasy Players! That intensity and momentum continued into the third term, adding another 5.4 while restricting the Crows to a miserly 1.3. The Magpies haven't kicked five goals in the first quarter of a grand final since 1939, when they managed 6.5 (and also lost, to Melbourne). Since being appointed as captain in 2015, 'Tex' has shown himself to be a brilliant leader. [7] For Melbourne to qualify for the grand final, they would have had to win their round seven match against Fremantle and due to Adelaide's advantage on points for/against, Adelaide would have had to lose their match against Collingwood. However, strong form in September saw the Giants win three finals to qualify for the grand final: a dominant win against Western Bulldogs by 58 points in the elimination final,[12] then two thrilling victories a three-point win over Brisbane in the semi-final,[13] and a four-point win against Collingwood in the preliminary final. [22] It was found that the Adele Live 2017 concert had damaged the turf at the Gabba, and that the ground's curator, Kevin Mitchell, had made the decision to replace the turfa process which would not be finished in time for the grand final. Most score involvements in a match: 12 v Gold Coast, Round 16, 2019, Metricon Stadium. Charlie Cameron scored a late consolation goal for Adelaide. Butler's housemate and partner-in-crime up forward, Castagna's pressure was outstanding against the Giants after a poor qualifying final. After a higher-than-anticipated turnout to games in the first round of the season, capacity became an issue to AFL Women's organisers, who considered holding the grand final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in the event that a Melbourne team became minor premiers. [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. Honours at Richmond: Triple premiership player 2017, 2019, 2020, AFL Rising Star nomination 2017. Marlion Pickett, who had never previously played a senior AFL game, took his spot; having previously been picked up from South Fremantle in the WAFL during the midseason draft following the retirement of 2017 Premiership player Shaun Grigg, Pickett had won the Norm Goss Medal in the Richmond reserves' VFL Grand Final victory over Williamstown the previous week. Can take a big grab, is clean at ground level and when he puts on the afterburners, few can catch him. Richmond has sent Punt Road, Swan Street and the AFL community into meltdown, securing its first VFL/AFL premiership in 37 years with an unforgettable 48-point victory over the Adelaide Crows. The team that wins the minor premiership also wins the rights to host the match. The Giants finally broke a run of 11 consecutive Richmond goals with a Jacob Hopper major at the 25-minute mark of the quarter, but Ivan Soldo goaled right on the three-quarter-time siren. With the Crows 13 points up and charging into attack, he effected a desperate diving spoil to deny Adelaide captain Taylor Walker on the lead at centre half-forward. AFL Home Fixtures Scores Ladder Podcast Tipping Champions Brownlow Can you name the players named to play in the 2017 AFL grand final? Doesn't get a ton of the ball, but brings teammates into the game with creative disposal. View the latest AFL, AFL, 2021 news, team and player information at FOX SPORTS Has strung three straight games together after having just one in the preceding 12 months. The match, attended by 100,014 spectators, was won by Richmond by a margin of 89 points, marking the club's twelfth VFL/AFL premiership and their second in three seasons. Almost certain to be given the job on Jack Riewoldt. At the eight-minute mark, Shane Edwards managed to find an unguarded Shaun Grigg who converted a mark from 40 metres out. In the spirit of reconciliation the AFL acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. [4][6] After Adelaide, the second placed team, lost their sixth round match against Melbourne, Brisbane pulled away with two wins ahead of Adelaide at the beginning of the final round, securing the minor premiership and the right to host the grand final. Most inside-50s in a match: Seven v Brisbane, Round 4, 2017, Gabba and v Melbourne, Round 20, 2019, MCG. Last edited on 20 September 2022, at 04:15, most watched television program in Australia, "Adelaide Crows storm into the preliminary final with a 36-point win over GWS at Adelaide Oval", "Brilliant Adelaide Crows fly into AFL Grand Final after crushing Geelong", "Richmond demolishes Geelong by 51 points at the MCG to reach preliminary final", "Richmond Tigers vs GWS Giants: Tiger Army in sight of dream premiership", "AFL rules Richmond will wear clash jumper in AFL grand final, and Kevin Bartlett is irate", "Richmond thrashed by brilliant, creative Crows", "2017 AFL Grand Final International Broadcast Schedule", "AFL Finals 2017: The Killers to headline Grand Final entertainment", "The Killers 'locked in' for Grand Final", "Fans hail The Killers AFL grand final performance the best ever", "The Killers' Grand Final gig is already being deemed one of the best ever", "ICYMI, check out The Killers' huge AFL Grand Final Performance", WATCH: Richmond's Connor Menadue wins AFL Grand Final sprint, "Match report: Terrific Tigers end premiership wait", "AFL grand final 2017: The moments that mattered in Richmond's win over Adelaide", "AFL grand final: Richmond earns a famous victory, beating Adelaide by 48 points to end a 37-year drought", "AFL grand final: Richmond's Dustin Martin wins Norm Smith Medal to complete record-breaking season", "Social media reacts to Norm Smith Medal voting: Was Bachar Houli robbed? Undoubtedly the best backman in the game. [9] Adelaide secured their place in the grand final after a come-from-behind victory against Collingwood, noted for Sarah Perkins' four-goal performance. Beating the Giants at their own game was the key here. The teams line up for the National Anthem at the 2019 AFL Grand Final. 2019 Grand Final stats v Greater Western Sydney, MCG: 20 disposals, seven contested possessions, six marks, five inside-50s, three clearances, five behinds, 10 score involvements, 586 metres gained. The Crows clearly controlled the game in the first quarter, with Rory Sloane and Eddie Betts kicking the first two goals within the opening five minutes. 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Taken by the Tigers at pick 29 overall in the 2014 AFL rookie draft. 2017 Grand Final stats v Adelaide, MCG: 10 disposals, three contested possessions, one goal, three score . The Player Ratings are compiled by the stats gurus at Champion Data, taking into account a variety of numbers to evaluate everyone in the competition. Please enter the email you registered your account with. Or Has She? ", "TEAMS: Crows, Tigers name Grand Final sides", "AFL grand final: Adelaide's Mitch McGovern to miss Saturday's clash with Richmond", "Richmond captain Trent Cotchin free to pay in the grand final", "Adelaide, Richmond to make AFL grand final history, with no players having previous experience", "AFL Grand Final 2017: Field, boundary and goal umpires announced", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2017_AFL_Grand_Final&oldid=1111272202, This page was last edited on 20 September 2022, at 04:15. [7] Bookmakers installed Adelaide as the favourites to win the grand final, with the Crows regarded by Sportsbet as $1.72 favourites compared to Richmond valued at $2.15 for the win.[8]. This marked Richmond's most lopsided victory in a Grand Final, surpassing their 81-point win against Collingwood in 1980. 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. [19], Tones and I performed "The Kids Are Coming" and "Dance Monkey", and was followed by Dean Lewis, who performed "Be Alright" and "Waves". Nobody has played/coached so many matches without celebrating a flag. It's been a tough time off-field for the ruckman, following the death of his elder brother Aaron last month, but he has put together an impressive finals campaign. Riewoldt put the exclamation mark on a supremely emphatic victory, goaling only moments before the siren to increase the final margin to 89 points, the third-highest margin in a Grand Final. The elder Crouch brother has enhanced his reputation during the finals. Sobering for the Giants' record when they have a fast start is the fact the Tigers have won 15 of 16 games when they win the second quarter and all 14 times they've won the third term. A minute later, Martin pushed deep forward and orchestrated a mismatch against Luke Brown, marked and kicked the Tigers' fourth straight to put Richmond nine points up at half time. Richmond's Connor Menadue won the sprint event at half-time, with Jarrod Pickett of Carlton taking second and Josh Williams of North Melbourne taking third. For mine the Crows have played too straight, Brown told Fox Footy. Calvin and Warnie match up in their Fantasy Draft and Classic finals and the banter has started. The Lions overcame the heartbreaking loss of their captain Emma Zielke to a third-quarter hamstring injury to win their maiden premiership 6.2 (38) to 3.2 (20) in front of 22,934 spectators on a glorious autumn afternoon. The only other Tiger to cop a tag in 2019 wasShane Edwards, who comfortably handled Blue Ed Curnow. Has added in a surprising new element to his game this season second ruck. Follow the action in our live blog below! I honestly cannot believe it. As pointed out at the top, these teams succeed in very different ways. Most metres gained in a match: 586 v Greater Western Sydney, 2019 Grand Final, MCG. Riewoldt opened the quarter with his second goal from a well-contested mark inside the forward 50 and then found Lambert in open space with a handball to make a long run and then pass to Dion Prestia to finish. The Giants scored their third and final goal of the game early in the final quarter, with Harry Himmelberg saluting before the second minute, but the Tigers did not allow them to save face and ran away with their most lopsided premiership victory in club history. A quiet achiever who has been on Richmond's list for 11 years. Most uncontested possessions in a match: 16 v Essendon, Round 17, 2016 and v Brisbane, Round 23, 2019. Richmond began to pull away from the Giants in the second quarter. Adelaide Oval was pinned by AFL general manager of football operations Simon Lethlean as a venue for the match if Adelaide hosted it,[15] though the team's losses in rounds five and six prevented it from happening. The Tigers incredible resurrection, which has seen them jump from 13th in 2017 to premiers in 2017, is the biggest jump in VFL/AFL history, overtaking the climb their Saturday opponents (Adelaide) achieved in 1997. Provides the grunt to Cotchin and Martin's class. The inaugural season of the AFL Women's competition, which featured eight teams, made use of a best-two qualification system straight through to the grand final, instead of a finals series system similar to the Australian Football League (AFL). Tom Lynch scored two minutes later before Riewoldt finished the half with another two majors. But history's well and truly against them. The only match up between Adelaide and Brisbane before the grand final was Adelaide's 3-point loss to Brisbane in round five, which knocked Adelaide off the top of the ladder.[12]. 2017 Season Scores and Results Rounds [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [Ladder] [Finals] [Season Attendances] [Season Records] Player statistics [Summary][By Team] [Combined] Round 1 Rnd Att: 400,401 (44,489) Tot Att: 400,401 (44,489) [Top] Round 2 You are advised to change this password after using it to sign in again. The margin was 62 points in favour of the Tigers at the final break, and the premiership was now beyond doubt. It's time for you to Level Up alongside Nick Vlastuin in 2023, join us today! ", "Richmond vs GWS Giants AFL Grand Final odds & betting tips", "Giant loss nets Seven worst grand final rating in 18 years", "Footy fans slam 'worst' AFL Grand Final pre-game entertainment", "Norm Smith Medal voting 2019 | Dustin Martin wins Norm Smith Medal, AFL Grand Final 2019, who won the Norm Smith, Richmond vs GWS Giants", "GF TEAMS: Tigers' stunner, heartbreak for two Giants", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2019_AFL_Grand_Final&oldid=1141854409. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today. And v Brisbane, Round 18, 2017, 2019, Metricon Stadium the grunt to Cotchin and Martin class. 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