2017 AFL grand final - Wikipedia 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 ) ADEL 4.2 ( 26 ) 4.7 ( 31 ) 5.10 ( 40 ) 8.12 ( 60 ) RICH 2.3 ( 15 ) 6.4 ( 40 ) 11.8 ( 74 ) 16.12 ( 108 ) 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 Kicked toward City End Ceremonies Pre-match entertainment The Killers, Mike Brady National anthem Dami Im Post-match entertainment The Killers Accolades Norm Smith Medallist Dustin Martin Jock McHale Medallist Damien Hardwick Broadcast in Australia Network Seven Network Commentators Bruce McAvaney ( host ) Hamish McLachlan ( host ) Basil Zempilas ( 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 ) Samantha Lane ( reporter ) ← 2016 AFL Grand Final 2018 → The 2017 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Adelaide Crows and the Richmond Tigers, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 30 September 2017. It was the 121st annual grand final of the Australian Football League staged to determine the premiers for the 2017 AFL season. Richmond defeated Adelaide by 48 points, marking the club 's eleventh premiership and first since 1980. Richmond 's Dustin Martin won the Norm Smith Medal as the best player on the ground. The match was attended by 100,021 people, the largest crowd since the 1986 Grand Final. Contents 1 Background 2 Media coverage 2.1 Radio coverage 2.2 International coverage 3 Entertainment 4 Match summary 4.1 Weather conditions 4.2 First quarter 4.3 Second quarter 4.4 Third quarter 4.5 Final quarter 4.6 Overall report 4.7 Norm Smith Medal 5 Teams 6 Scoreboard 7 References 8 External links Background See also : 2017 AFL finals series 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, edging out Geelong via a better percentage. 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. The Richmond Tigers improved immensely from their 13th - place finish last year, ending the home - and - away season with 15 wins and 7 losses ( 3 of which were by less than six points ), placing them a very close third on the AFL ladder, their percentage giving them the edge over fourth - place Greater Western Sydney. Like Adelaide, Richmond faced tough opposition in the finals series but emerged with convincing victories. After a close first half, they ran away in the last quarter to defeat the higher ranked Geelong by 51 points in the qualifying final, which earnt them a week 's 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. This was Richmond 's first grand final appearance in 35 years 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. 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. 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. The two teams met only once in the home - and - away season in 2017, in Round 6, with Adelaide recording a 76 - point win at the Adelaide Oval. 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. Media coverage The match was televised by the Seven Network. The match commentary line - up included Bruce McAvaney and Brian Taylor as play - by - play commentators, Wayne Carey and Cameron Ling were the analysts, while Tim Watson and Matthew Richardson were on the sideline as boundary riders. Hamish McLachlan and Basil Zempilas rotated hosting duties and Leigh Matthews, Nick Riewoldt and Daisy Pearce provided punditry as part of the pre-game panel. This was the first grand final commentated by Brian Taylor on television, replacing veteran broadcaster Dennis Cometti who retired from television duties at the end of the 2016 season. McAvaney called his seventeenth grand final. It was also the first grand final in which Daisy Pearce was a member of the broadcast team. The grand final was the most watched television program in Australia for the 2017 calendar year, for the fourth year running, with 2.72 million viewers in the five largest Australian metropolitan cities. Radio coverage Station Region Play - by - play commentators ABC Grandstand National Gerard Whateley, Clint Wheeldon Triple M National James Brayshaw, Luke Darcy 1116 SEN Victoria Anthony Hudson, Matt Granland 3AW Victoria Tim Lane, Tony Leonard 5AA South Australia David Wildy, Stephen Rowe 6PR Western Australia Adam Papalia, Mark Readings KROCK Geelong, Victoria Tom King, Darren Berry AFL Nation National ( regional only ) Stephen Quartermain, Peter Donegan NIRS National ( regional only ) Bary Denner, Peter Cardamone International coverage Region Rights holder ( s ) Asia Pacific Australia Plus Canada TSN2 China GZTV India Australia Plus Ireland BT Sport, ESPN Middle East Orbit Showtime Network New Zealand Sky Sports, TVNZ Russia VIASAT United Kingdom BT Sport, ESPN United States Fox Soccer Plus Worldwide WatchAFL.com.au Entertainment As has become custom in recent grand finals, the 2017 AFL Grand Final featured 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 sang the national anthem. The Killers pre-match and post-match performance was praised highly by several news and entertainment outlets, some of whom described their sets as `` the best ever '' performed at the Grand Final. Among others, the band played signatures songs Mr. Brightside, Somebody Told Me and When You Were Young, as well as newer song The Man and a cover of Midnight Oil 's Forgotten Years. Match summary The view from the Great Southern Stand at the Melbourne Cricket Ground prior to the match. Weather conditions The Grand Final was played in cool, mostly cloudy conditions with light winds coming in from the southwest. Rain briefly fell at points during the second quarter but not enough to seriously influence the game. First quarter Adelaide started the game strongly, with Matt Crouch finding Rory Sloane who kicked the Crows ' opener. Shortly afterwards, Nick Vlastuin slipped over near the Adelaide goal mouth and Eddie Betts kicked the Crows ' second. Richmond full forward Jack Riewoldt missed a string of chances for goal, and it took until the 16 - minute mark for the Tigers to score their first goal when Josh Caddy marked in the left forward pocket, ran round and converted. This was followed shortly after with a goal to Bachar Houli, which briefly gave Richmond the lead, before Sloane and Hugh Greenwood answered with crumbing majors for Adelaide to give the Crows a lead of 11 points at quarter - time. Second quarter The Crows had the first two scoring shots of the second term -- behinds to Betts and Tom Lynch -- but Richmond dominated the rest of the quarter. Tigers ' defender Alex Rance provided a pivotal moment three minutes into the term. 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. 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. Jacob Townsend, who had not played a game in the senior team before round 22, was then awarded a free kick in a marking contest just inside the 50 metre arc, and he converted the set shot to put Richmond within two points. Then 19 - year - old Jack Graham, the youngest player on the field, kicked Richmond 's fifth deep in time on to put Richmond in front, and they never trailed from there. 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. Third quarter Richmond started the second half in the same manner as they left off in the second. Three minutes into the term, a free for a high tackle from Sloane saw Jack Graham kick his side 's seventh. At the eight - minute mark, Shane Edwards managed to find an unguarded Shaun Grigg who converted a mark from 40 metres out. Ninety seconds later Grigg in turn passes to an open Kane Lambert full forward who snaps the Tigers ' ninth and the lead was out to 28 points. At the 14 - minute mark, Richmond 's string of unbroken goals was finally halted at seven as Walker marked inside 50 and converted, the Crows ' first major for a quarter and a half. But Graham soon answered with his third goal of the game. In time on, Martin took possession 25 metres out and fed the ball out to Jason Castagna, who snapped over his shoulder to effectively put the game beyond the reach of Adelaide, who trailed by 34 points at three quarter time. Final quarter Adelaide needed a record - breaking comeback to win, but Richmond opened the quarter with even more pressure. Riewoldt opened the quarter with his second goal from a well - contested mark inside the forward 50, then Lambert took advantage of an opening in the field to run it full forward and then pass to Dion Prestia to finish. The Crows tried to make a game of it, kicking two goals in 90 seconds through Walker and Brad Crouch. But any last hope for Adelaide was snuffed out as Townsend intercepted a kick - in and converted the mark for his second goal, and then Dan Butler added another for the Tigers before Martin kicked his second during time on. Charlie Cameron scored a late consolation goal for Adelaide. Overall report Richmond players celebrate on stage following the 2017 AFL Grand Final Richmond dominated the game after quarter time with a streak that included 11 of 12 goals. The Tigers smashed the Crows in contested possessions ( 170 - 140 ) and also won the clearances ( 45 - 39 ). Richmond kept Adelaide to their lowest score of the year and completely nullified a team that looked to have as potent an attack as seen in recent years, with the Crows kicking only four goals in the last three quarters and eight in the game. Norm Smith Medal Dustin Martin was awarded the Norm Smith Medal, becoming the first player in VFL / AFL history to win a premiership, the Brownlow Medal and the Norm Smith Medal in the same season. Martin received a total of 13 Norm Smith votes out of a maximum of 15. Teammate Bachar Houli was the runner - up with 10 votes while no other player earned more than two votes. Three quarters of Martin 's 29 disposals were contested, and he collected 6 clearances and two goals. Teams The teams were announced on 28 September 2017. Both sides went into the match unchanged from their preliminary final teams. 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. Adelaide Crows B : 29 Rory Laird 15 Kyle Hartigan 6 Jake Lever HB : 11 Paul Seedsman 12 Daniel Talia 16 Luke Brown C : 14 David Mackay 9 Rory Sloane 21 Rory Atkins HF : 23 Charlie Cameron 4 Josh Jenkins 18 Eddie Betts F : 27 Tom Lynch 13 Taylor Walker 26 Richard Douglas Foll : 24 Sam Jacobs 2 Brad Crouch 44 Matt Crouch Int : 3 Riley Knight 8 Jake Kelly 20 Hugh Greenwood 22 Andy Otten Coach : Don Pyke Richmond Tigers B : 5 Brandon Ellis 18 Alex Rance 2 Dylan Grimes HB : 14 Bachar Houli 12 David Astbury 1 Nick Vlastuin C : 33 Kamdyn McIntosh 9 Trent Cotchin 21 Jacob Townsend HF : 23 Kane Lambert 4 Dustin Martin 22 Josh Caddy F : 40 Dan Butler 8 Jack Riewoldt 17 Daniel Rioli Foll : 25 Toby Nankervis 3 Dion Prestia 6 Shaun Grigg Int : 10 Shane Edwards 34 Jack Graham 35 Nathan Broad 46 Jason Castagna Coach : Damien Hardwick 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. 2017 AFL Grand Final umpires Position Emergency 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 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 2 : Sloane, Walker 1 : Betts, Cameron, B. Crouch, Greenwood Goals 3 : Graham 2 : Riewoldt, Martin, Townsend 1 : Houli, Prestia, Caddy, Butler, Castagna, Grigg, Lambert M. Crouch, Jacobs, B. Crouch, Sloane, Laird Best Martin, Rance, Houli, Astbury, Prestia, Edwards, Graham, Grimes Nil Injuries Rioli ( ankle ) Nil Reports Nil Richmond won their first premiership since 1980, breaking the club 's longest premiership drought. Dustin Martin became the first player in VFL / AFL player in history to win a premiership, the Brownlow Medal and the Norm Smith Medal in the same season. For the first time since the inaugural Grand Final in 1898, no player from either team had played in a previous grand final. References Jump up ^ 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. Jump up ^ `` AFL Round 23 : Adelaide win minor premiership, Sydney thrash Carlton, Port Adelaide prevail ''. 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Jump up ^ `` AFL grand final : Adelaide 's Mitch McGovern to miss Saturday 's clash with Richmond ''. ABC News. 27 September 2017. Jump up ^ `` AFL Grand Final 2017 : Field, boundary and goal umpires announced ''. Fox Sports Australia. 26 September 2017. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2017 AFL Grand Final. 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Vlaustin 2. Grimes 3. Prestia 4. Martin 5. Ellis 6. Grigg 8. Riewoldt 9. Cotchin ( c ) 10. Edwards 12. Astbury 14. Houli 17. Rioli 18. Rance 21. Townsend 22. Caddy 23. Lambert 25. Nankervis 33. McIntosh 34. Graham 35. Broad 40. Butler 46. 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Question: who won the afl grand final last year
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