Document: AFL Grand Final

Question: how many drawn grand finals have there been in vfl/afl history
Short answer: four played
Answer: The concept of a `` grand '' final gradually evolved from experimentation by the Victorian Football League ( VFL ) in the initial years of competition following its inception in 1897. During the 19th century, Australian football competition adopted the approach that the team on top of the ladder at the end of the home - and - away series was declared the premiers. However, the fledgling VFL decided that a finals series played between the top four teams at the end of the season would generate more interest and gate money. For 1897, the VFL scheduled a round robin tournament whereby the top four played each other once and the team that won the most matches was declared the winner.

Question: when was the first afl grand final played
Answer: AFL Grand Final Part of the pre-match entertainment at the 2006 AFL Grand Final. Giant banners were unfurled featuring the colours and emblems of ( then ) all 16 AFL clubs. Locale Melbourne, Victoria First meeting 24 September 1898 Latest meeting 30 September 2017 Next meeting 29 September 2018 Broadcasters Seven Network ( 1977 -- 1986; 1988 -- 2001; 2008; 2010; 2012 -- present ) Network Ten ( 2002 -- 2007; 2009; 2011 ) SportsPlay ( 1987 ) ABC ( 1987 ) Stadiums Melbourne Cricket Ground ( 1902 -- 1941; 1946 -- 1990; 1992 -- present ) Waverley Park ( 1991 ) Princes Park ( 1942 -- 1943; 1945 ) Junction Oval ( 1898 -- 1899; 1944 ) Lake Oval ( 1901 ) East Melbourne ( 1900 ) Statistics Meetings total 121 Most wins Carlton ( 16 ) Essendon ( 16 ) Largest victory Geelong 24.19. 163 def Port Adelaide 6.8. 44, 2007

Question: when is the afl grand final being played
Short answer: 29 September 2018
Answer: AFL Grand Final Part of the pre-match entertainment at the 2006 AFL Grand Final. Giant banners were unfurled featuring the colours and emblems of ( then ) all 16 AFL clubs. Locale Melbourne, Victoria First meeting 24 September 1898 Latest meeting 30 September 2017 Next meeting 29 September 2018 Broadcasters Seven Network ( 1977 -- 1986; 1988 -- 2001; 2008; 2010; 2012 -- present ) Network Ten ( 2002 -- 2007; 2009; 2011 ) SportsPlay ( 1987 ) ABC ( 1987 ) Stadiums Melbourne Cricket Ground ( 1902 -- 1941; 1946 -- 1990; 1992 -- present ) Waverley Park ( 1991 ) Princes Park ( 1942 -- 1943; 1945 ) Junction Oval ( 1898 -- 1899; 1944 ) Lake Oval ( 1901 ) East Melbourne ( 1900 ) Statistics Meetings total 121 Most wins Carlton ( 16 ) Essendon ( 16 ) Largest victory Geelong 24.19. 163 def Port Adelaide 6.8. 44, 2007

Question: what is the prize money for winning the afl grand final
Short answer: A $ 1 million.
Answer: The current cash prize for the winning club is A $ 1 million. Before 2006, a cash prize to the winning club of A $ 200,000 was awarded ( In contrast, the winner of the NAB Cup, the far less important pre-season competition which was held from 1998 to 2013, was awarded a similar amount, A $ 210,000 ). Following the Sydney Swans premiership in 2005, many clubs publicly questioned the prize money, which had not increased significantly for many years and barely covered the cost of participation in the finals series.

Question: who has kicked the most goals in afl grand final
Short answer: Gordon Coventry (
Answer: Individual Records Most matches ( player ) 11: Michael Tuck ( Hawthorn ) 10: Gordon Coventry ( Collingwood ), Albert Collier ( Collingwood ), Dick Reynolds ( Essendon ), Bill Hutchison ( Essendon ) Most matches ( captain ) 9: Dick Reynolds ( Essendon ) 5: John Nicholls ( Carlton ), Michael Tuck ( Hawthorn ) Most matches ( coach ) 17: Jock McHale ( Collingwood ) 12: Dick Reynolds ( Essendon ) 11: Frank ' Checker ' Hughes ( Richmond / Melbourne ) 10: Tom Hafey ( Richmond / Collingwood ) Most matches ( umpire ) 10: Jack Elder ( 1908 -- 22 ) 9: Ian Robinson ( 1973 -- 87 ) 7: Bob Scott ( 1929 -- 35 ), Henry ' Ivo ' Crapp ( 1898 -- 1905 ) Brett Rosebury 2009, 2010 + replay, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 Most matches ( player / coach ) 20: Jock McHale ( Collingwood ) 17: Ron Barassi ( Melbourne / Carlton / N Melbourne ) 14: F ' Checker ' Hughes ( Richmond / Melbourne ), Norm Smith ( Melbourne ) 14 Most wins ( player ) 7: Michael Tuck ( Hawthorn ) 6: Albert Collier ( Collingwood ), Harry Collier ( Collingwood ), Frank ' Bluey ' Adams ( Melbourne ), Ron Barassi ( Melbourne ) Most wins ( captain ) 4: Dick Reynolds ( Essendon ), Syd Coventry ( Collingwood ), Michael Tuck ( Hawthorn ) Most wins ( coach ) 8: Jock McHale ( Collingwood ) 6: Norm Smith ( Melbourne ) 5: Jack Worrall ( Carlton / Essendon ), F ' Checker ' Hughes ( Richmond / Melbourne ) Most losses ( player ) 6: Jack Titus ( Richmond ) 5: Dick Reynolds ( Essendon ), Bill Hutchison ( Essendon ), Rene Kink ( Collingwood / Essendon ), Thomas O'Halloran ( Richmond ), Jack Dyer ( Richmond ), Jack Bissett ( Richmond / South Melbourne ) Most losses ( captain ) 4: Dick Reynolds ( Essendon ) 3: Jack Bissett ( South Melbourne ), Jack Dyer ( Richmond ) Most losses ( coach ) 9: Jock McHale ( Collingwood ) 7: Dick Reynolds ( Essendon ) 5: Allan Jeans ( St Kilda / Hawthorn ), Tom Hafey ( Richmond / Collingwood ) First game in GF Harry Prout ( Essendon ) 1908, Bill James ( Richmond ) 1920, George Rawle ( Essendon ) 1923, F ' Pop ' Vine ( Melbourne ) 1926, Ken Batchelor ( Collingwood ) 1952 Most games before first GF 313: Paul Roos ( Fitzroy / Sydney ) 1996 304: Shane Crawford ( Hawthorn ) 2008 293: Paul Williams ( Collingwood / Sydney ) 2005 290: Matthew Pavlich ( Fremantle ) 2013 281: Matthew Boyd ( Western Bulldogs ) 2016 Most Norm Smith Medals 2: Gary Ayres ( Hawthorn ), Andrew McLeod ( Adelaide ), Luke Hodge ( Hawthorn ) Most possessions in a match 39: Simon Black ( Brisbane ) 2003 37: Kane Cornes ( Port Adelaide ) 2007, Jordan Lewis ( Hawthorn ) 2014 36: Geoff Raines ( Richmond ) 1980, Robert Harvey ( St Kilda ) 1997, Peter Burgoyne ( Port Adelaide ) 2007 35: Daryn Cresswell ( Sydney ) 1996, Luke Hodge ( Hawthorn ) 2014 Most goals 35: Gordon Coventry ( Collingwood ) 25: Dermott Brereton ( Hawthorn ) 23: Jason Dunstall ( Hawthorn ), Jack Mueller ( Melbourne ) Most goals in a match 9: Gordon Coventry ( Collingwood ) 1928, Gary Ablett, Sr. ( Geelong ) 1989 8: Dermott Brereton ( Hawthorn ) 1985 Most goals in a quarter 5: Darren Jarman ( Adelaide ) 1997 - 4Q Most behinds in a match 10: Ron Todd ( Collingwood ) 1936 8: Bob Pratt ( South Melbourne ) 1933, John Hendrie ( Hawthorn ) 1976