[14] They played Brisbane Lions in the second qualifying final and were defeated by 15 points, in what was Brisbane's first win over Richmond in the past 15 attempts. See the full AFL Fixture and NRL Fixture now on Austadiums. Neither team managed another goal in the third quarter, and Richmond went into three-quarter-time with a two-point lead. In the latest example of life in 2020, a Richmond player revealed a grandstand meeting that had to be a historic first. Receive the latest stadium, sports and attendance news direct to your inbox by subscribing to our Newsletter. VFL Geelong v Carlton (Kardinia Park, Geelong, Victoria) Still, we look and compare attendance figures for the AFL and NRL. There might be 30,000 folks on the AFL grand final on the Gabba, the Queensland government has confirmed. What time will the grand final start? The 2020 AFL Grand Final will be held in Brisbane on Saturday night between Richmond & Geelong and here’s everything you need to know about the big game.. It’s the first time the big Grand Final will be played outside of Victoria, with Queensland holding out bids from South Australia and Western Australia, in what is a big coup for the sunshine state. afl ‘Wouldn’t have happened in history’: Wild moment in grand final crowd In the latest example of life in 2020, a Richmond player revealed a grandstand meeting that had to be a historic first. The other big change to the AFL’s biggest clash is in the stands, where the size of the crowd will be affected by social distancing restrictions. 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. With half of the quarter gone, it was arguably a match-winning lead. It was the first AFL grand final to be staged outside the state of Victoria, and the first to be held at night. The match was originally scheduled for the last Saturday of September but was delayed several weeks due to the suspension of the season stemming from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The match was played under the 2020 AFL season's adjusted timing rules, with quarters lasting 16 minutes of playing time instead of 20 minutes. The venue's normal capacity of 42,000 was reduced to 30,000 to comply with health department restrictions still in force at the time, and many tickets were available for general public sale for the first time in more than 20 years—this was in contrast to all grand final tickets having been sold through different corporate and membership allocations in recent years. [7] The Gabba (officially referred to as the Brisbane Cricket Ground), home stadium of the Brisbane Lions and based in the central Brisbane suburb of Woolloongabba, Queensland, was ultimately announced to host the match; Adelaide Oval was kept available as a backup venue in the event of a virus outbreak in Brisbane. It was Martin's third Norm Smith Medal after having won it in 2017 and 2019, making him the first player ever to win three Norm Smith Medals, and the second to win two consecutively after Adelaide's Andrew McLeod (1997–1998). [2] This adjusted fixture had the effect of delaying the end of the regular season until mid-September, and pushing the Grand Final back to a provisional date of 17 October. T he 2020 AFL Grand Final between Richmond and Geelong will be played in front of 30,000 fans at the Gabba in Brisbane. This was the lowest Grand Final crowd since 1948, which is due to Waverley Parks limited capacity. Tigers defender Jayden Short finished second, gaining 771 meters of ground; Shane Edwards was third, with 27 disposals and nine clearances; and Geelong midfielder Mitch Duncan, who was the most influential player when Geelong built its lead in the first half, polled three votes to finish fourth. The AFL executive team has reportedly decided which venue will host the 2020 Grand Final after one of the league’s tumultuous seasons. It was not until Sam Menegola kicked his first goal at the 16-minute mark, followed quickly by one from Tom Hawkins at the 18-minute mark, that Geelong got some reward for its dominance on the scoreboard. AFL superstar Garry Ablett Jr. has revealed he could return to the game halfway through this season after retiring following his team's 2020 Grand Final defeat.. From its inception until 1989, it was known as the VFL Grand Final, and the league as the Victorian Football League.Played at the end of the finals series, the game has been held almost annually since 1898. 30. The umpiring panel—comprising three field umpires, four boundary umpires, two goal umpires, and an emergency in each position—is given below.[32]. Of these, Perth’s Optus Stadium had the highest aggregate attendance figure of 352,261 from its 17 AFL matches. The contingency planning also includes a plan to play the match in front of a reduced Gabba crowd, if required. Optus Stadium can seat roughly 60,000 people while ANZ Stadium has not been used in its AFL configuration - which can host more than 60,000 fans - … The Gabba is the frontrunner to host the 2020 AFL Grand Final, but all fans in attendance could be mandated to wear masks. [21], The match was televised live throughout Australia on the Seven Network. Albert Perez/Getty Images Adelaide Oval is on standby to host the grand final, should a COVID-19 outbreak in … The latest grand final date has been 24 October (in the 2020 season which was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic). ... for the AFL, given a 30,000 attendance would be a … In the originally released fixture for the 2020 season, the Grand Final was scheduled according to convention on the last Saturday in September (26 September, 2:30pm) at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. WA, Queensland, South Australia and even NSW will all mount their case to host the 2020 grand final. A reduced crowd of 30,000 will be in attendance for the Grand Final – (reduced capacity due to Covid-19). The AFL played the majority of its games in Queensland, including the Grand Final, and managed to exceed one million spectators for the season, with a total of 1,030,191 fans attending matches. Grand Final set for 30K crowd, Gill hails AFL's 'incredible' momentum By Michael Whiting on Brisbane great Simon Black, Queensland Tourism Minister Kate Jones, AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan and four-time premiership winner Luke Hodge. Albert Perez/Getty Images. But back in 1981, playing a VFL home and away game in Brisbane at a cricket ground that was shaped to fit a greyhound track around it seemed a hare-brained novelty. The AFL executive team has reportedly decided which venue will host the 2020 Grand Final after one of the league’s tumultuous seasons. A superb defensive performance underpinned Brisbane's first grand final win on their third attempt, the visitors blunting Adelaide's vaunted attack in a 6.2 (38) to 3.2 (20) win on Saturday. The 2020 AFL Grand Final will be held at the Gabba. [30], The two teams both went into the Grand Final unchanged from their preliminary final line-ups.[31]. [16] Then, in a low-scoring, rain-affected preliminary final against minor premiers Port Adelaide, Richmond won by six points to advance to their third grand final in four years. 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In terms of stadiums, the NRL utilised 18 venues in all, six more than the AFL, which played games at 12 different venues throughout the season. Adelaide Oval is on standby to host the grand final, should a COVID-19 outbreak in Queensland impact the planned Gabba game. Byron Pickett, who won the honor in 2004 with Port Adelaide, presented the medal. But back in 1981, playing a VFL home and away game in Brisbane at a cricket ground that was shaped to fit a greyhound track around it seemed a hare-brained novelty. The match was attended by 29,707 spectators, just short of the reduced capacity allowed at the venue under pandemic guidelines. The match was originally scheduled for the last Saturday of September but was delayed several weeks due to the suspension of the season stemming from the imp… NRL 2020: Bay 13 of Gabba holds key to crowds at AFL … It was a grand final that broke records for women's sport, but for one player in particular Sunday's game was a bittersweet case of a lifelong dream realised, writes Kate O'Halloran. However, the season, and the scheduling of the Grand Final, were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which began to spread in Australia in March 2020. Watch later. Note: Since the 1970s in Australia, many grounds have been reconfigured without standing room, which reduces maximum capacity. AFL Women's (AFLW) is Australia's national semi-professional Australian rules football league for female players.The first season of the league in February and March 2017 had 8 teams; the league expanded to ten teams in the 2019 season and 14 teams in the 2020 season. Geelong dominated general play throughout most of the second quarter of the Grand Final. afl ‘Wouldn’t have happened in history’: Wild moment in grand final crowd. Grand final tickets and attendance. In a somewhat controversial moment, Leigh Matthews—who was chairman of the voting panel—gave two votes to Richmond's Nathan Broad. As part of negotiations, the deal to play the Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground was extended by one year to 2058, and two extra home-and-away matches were granted to the ground in 2022 and 2023. The government capped the Gabba crowd capacity at 75 per cent for the grand final, just 5000 more people than the 25,000 who attended the Lions v Richmond qualifying final two weeks ago. In the case of the 1976 SANFL Grand Final, the official crowd of 66,987 was the number of tickets sold, but when the SANFL ran out they opened Football Park's gates for free and the crowd grew by an estimated 15,000.. Largest Crowd outside an Australian capital city – 49,109 (). Meanwhile, 14 of Richmond's 22 players had played in both their 2017 and 2019 premiership teams. Richmond was a slight favourite to win the game; bookmakers offered $1.84 odds for a Richmond victory against $2.05 for a Geelong win. The AFL season, which kicks-off a week later, was played in empty stadiums from the get-go. Queensland has saved the 2020 AFL season, and the Gabba will enjoy the spoils of only the second Grand Final away from the MCG in 75 years, and the first outside of Melbourne. Find out more about sports attendances on Austadiums here. Suddenly the combined total crowd more than eclipses an MCG crowd! 2020 Richmond v Geelong Highlights | 2020 Toyota AFL Grand Final | AFL. [15] This meant that they had to play in a semi-final against St Kilda, which they won by 31 points. [18] In the semi-final against Collingwood, Geelong conceded only one goal in the first half before winning by a dominant 68 points;[19] and then they overcame the Brisbane Lions in the preliminary final to win by 40 points.[20]. AFL and NRL grand finals TV coverage marred by vaudevillian commentary and one-sided analysis By Offsiders columnist Richard Hinds Posted Yesterday at 6:57pm Mon Monday 26 Oct October 2020 … The highest AFL crowd for the season was at Optus Stadium, with 32,865 fans attending the elimination final between West Coast Eagles and Collingwood. Grand Final set for 30K crowd, Gill hails AFL's 'incredible' momentum By Michael Whiting on Brisbane great Simon Black, Queensland Tourism Minister Kate Jones, AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan and four-time premiership winner Luke Hodge. The Cats, however, took a one-point lead at the first change, after Cameron Guthrie scored Geelong’s first goal at the 25-minute mark and Mitch Duncan goaled at the 33-minute mark. AFL Grand Final 2020: Crowd to stay at 30,000 despite calls for increase Richmond and Geelong players have been banned from entering bars, pubs and restaurants since March, but this weekend will ­escape more than seven months of hardline AFL hub protocols as soon as the final siren sounds Grand Final. The table gives official crowd figures only. The home-and-away season was shortened to 17 matches per club, instead of the originally intended 22,[1] and the season was suspended entirely for almost three months between 22 March and 11 June as Australia dealt with its first wave of the virus. 2020 was no normal season with Coronavirus shutting stadium doors, then allowing crowds back in limited numbers in different states. Geelong included five members who had been part of at least one of their premiership teams from 2007, 2009 and 2011: Gary Ablett Jr., Joel Selwood, Harry Taylor, Mitch Duncan and Coleman Medalist Tom Hawkins, with Ablett, one of the last two remaining members from the team that beat Port Adelaide in 2007, also playing his final game. Note that event with a restricted capacity is flagged as such on the site. The four states in the running for the showpiece event will make pitches to the AFL this week. Richmond carried on its strong play, and, with three goals inside the first thirteen minutes of the quarter, had extended the margin to 22 points: Prestia goaled within the first minute of the final quarter; next, Tom Lynch scored his only goal of the night at the nine-minute mark after a contested mark and close-range set shot; and then Martin kicked his third major at the 13-minute mark. The crowd at the Gabba on Saturday will be capped at 30,000. All Victorian clubs left the state for the majority of the season, basing themselves primarily in Queensland,[5][6] and on 24 August it was announced that the MCG could not host the Grand Final. The Grand Final was played outside of Melbourne for the first time and 29,707 fans witnessed Richmond go back-to-back under lights at the Gabba (which had a 30k limit). In the lead-up to the announcement, it was widely reported that the league was strongly considering moving the match to a twilight or evening timeslot to avoid a clash with major Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival races (the Caulfield Cup on 17 October or the Cox Plate on 24 October). The largest crowd across both competitions went to the NRL, with 37,303 fans attending the Grand Final at Stadium Australia (which had a 40k limit), where the Melbourne Storm defeated the Penrith Panthers, while 37,112 were at Suncorp Stadium for the preliminary final between the Storm and Raiders. It marked the third Grand Final between the two sides, having previously contested the 1931 and 1967 VFL Grand Finals for one win apiece. The Olympic Stadium hasn't played host to an AFL game since the 2016 qualifying final, but it boasts the biggest attendance capacity apart from the MCG. Austadiums lists crowd attendances figures for every major sporting event in Australia and while many figures weren’t published in the media given the many small figures, figures for every AFL and NRL game have now been collected by Austadiums and published on the site. Two early goals from Jack Riewoldt and Jason Castagna reduced the margin to just three points. It was the 124th annual Grand Final of the Australian Football League (formerly the Victorian Football League), staged to determine the premiers for the 2020 AFL season. The AFL Grand Final is an annual Australian rules football match, staged to determine the premiers for that year's Australian Football League (AFL) season. [3] The game was ultimately scheduled for 24 October, surpassing the 1923 VFL Grand Final (which was played on 20 October 1923) as the latest in the year to play the Grand Final. A Saturday night game at the MCG between Essendon and Carlton would normally guarantee a massive crowd of perhaps 80,000-plus. Queensland has saved the 2020 AFL season, and the Gabba will enjoy the spoils of only the second Grand Final away from the MCG in 75 years, and the first outside of Melbourne. The game was played on a damp field; heavy rain had fallen for much of the day prior to the match—with some forecasts even warning of thunderstorms around the ground—but all rain cleared prior to the game and stayed away throughout. A bold push is on to lift the COVID cap on crowds at the Gabba for the AFL grand final as Queensland continues to smash the virus. The 2020 Grand Final, which saw Richmond defeat Geelong in front of a capacity crowd of 29,707, also featured the novelty of a 7:30pm kick-off, local time. Round-by-round ladder positions of the two teams during the season. The 2020 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football match contested between Richmond and Geelong at the Gabba in Brisbane, Queensland, on Saturday 24 October 2020. It's been confirmed 54 per cent of the tickets allocated will go the members of the competing teams, split evenly. 2020 AFL Grand Final Crowd Limit Set. All tickets that were put on general sale for the AFL Grand Final Aussie rules showpiece were snapped up within 20 minutes this (Tuesday) morning. Ablett was able to recover and played out the match, albeit in some discomfort; it was later reported that Ablett played with a broken shoulder. For the first time since March, a section of footy supporters have been permitted to sit directly next to each other as part of a revolutionary trial. The last AFL game played in Melbourne was on July 5, before all matches were relocated interstate. When interviewed later on why he voted for Broad, who played an unremarkable game, a puzzled Matthews recalled giving his two votes to Short, theorising that he must have written the wrong name by accident. The average attendance for matches where fans were permitted to attend was 7,746 for the AFL and 5,376 for the NRL. BEST OF ENEMIES: This unusual season turned oddball when rival … The highest AFL crowd for the season was at Optus Stadium, with 32,865 fans attending the elimination final between West Coast Eagles and … There were no crowds at the MCG in the COVID-hijacked 2020 season, while the Gabba in Brisbane hit 75 per cent capacity when it hosted a historic AFL grand final on October 24. AFL and NRL grand finals TV coverage marred by vaudevillian commentary and one-sided analysis By Offsiders columnist Richard Hinds Posted Yesterday at 6:57pm Mon Monday 26 Oct October 2020 … The NRL got their season away with crowds attending round one as normal, before Covid-19 forced games to be played behind closed doors. The league is run by the Australian Football League (AFL) and is contested by a subset of clubs from that competition. In Melbourne, the game usually attracts an attendance of between 90k to 100k fans in the stands, but it’s believed the Gabba will hold at least 30,000 punters for the 2020 grand final. AFL boss Gillon McLachlan is standing firm on a 30,000-capacity crowd at the Gabba for this weekend’s Grand Final despite calls for it to be increased. 2020: 368: Port Adelaide v Greater Western Sydney: Carrara: 2020: 418: Adelaide v Fremantle: Carrara: 2020: 450: Port Adelaide v West Coast: Carrara: 2020: 487: Greater Western Sydney v Collingwood: Sydney Showground: 2020: 522: North Melbourne v Adelaide: Carrara: 2020: 532: Western Bulldogs v West Coast: Carrara: 2020: 592: North Melbourne v Port Adelaide: Carrara: 2020: 605: Sydney v Western Bulldogs: S.C.G. The AFL Commission will meet on Tuesday to decide the location of the grand final, with Brisbane favoured to be given the green light to stage it. [24] This was fortunate, as the ground had become inundated the day after. This was the first time the Grand Final … At this point, the Cats were leading by 22 points, having completely dominated the territory battle with 14 of the previous 15 inside-50s as well as scoring the last 5.3 (33) of the match either side of quarter time. The AFL grand final is headed to Brisbane in 2020, but there are still plenty of things to be sorted out — not least the start time, the crowd numbers and where the other finals will be played. Queensland has saved the 2020 AFL season, and the Gabba will enjoy the spoils of only the second Grand Final away from the MCG in 75 years, and the first outside of Melbourne. For footy fans struggling under lockdown in Melbourne, the 2020 AFL season has been both a welcome distraction and a reminder of what has been lost. Kamdyn McIntosh scored two minutes later to give Richmond an early two-goal lead. Gryan Miers goaled at the eight-minute mark for Geelong to extend the margin back to nine points; however, the Tigers continued to attack strongly and kicked the next two goals, including one by Kane Lambert (about 12 minutes into the quarter) and one from Martin (at the 16-minute mark), which gave Richmond its first lead since the first quarter. Nic Savage nic_savage1 news.com.au September 2, 2020 … Around 30,000 fans are expected to be allowed into the venue on the day, with the AFL to confirm an exact number shortly. The Grand Final was played outside of Melbourne for the first time and 29,707 fans witnessed Richmond go back-to-back under lights at the Gabba (which had a 30k limit). 382. [29], The AFL Grand Final Sprint was held at quarter-time rather than the conventional half-time slot, and it was won by Geelong's Jordan Clark. Victorian footy fans must do the unthinkable and support shifting the 2020 AFL Grand Final interstate. The 2020 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football match contested between Richmond and Geelong at the Gabba in Brisbane, Queensland, on Saturday 24 October 2020. Richmond v Geelong Highlights | 2020 Toyota AFL Grand Final | AFL - YouTube. This will however be the highest-percentage capacity for any Australian sporting event since the pandemic started. A 2020 only, best-of-three grand final series played in Brisbane and Adelaide, with a third game in Perth. Stay tuned to Austadiums for more analysis on attendance numbers across all sports played in Australia across 2020 and our 'year that was' feature. The club performed solidly throughout the season to finish 4th with a 12–5 record, but with the league's highest percentage. 2020 TOYOTA AFL GRAND FINAL SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2020 125TH GRAND FINAL. However, several forward entries by Geelong over the following minutes were repelled by Richmond's defence; and, in response, the Tigers finished with two late goals by Riewoldt and Martin to win by a convincing 31 points. Richmond's Dustin Martin won the Norm Smith Medal as the player judged best on ground, becoming the first player in VFL/AFL history to win three Norm Smith Medals. The 2020 AFL Grand Final will be held at the Gabba. In Melbourne, the game usually attracts an attendance of between 90k to 100k fans in the stands, but it’s believed the Gabba will hold at least 30,000 punters for the 2020 grand final. Earlier this month, the AFL announced it would be move its grand final to Queensland to play in front of a crowd of about 30,000 fans. In the final few minutes of the quarter, Richmond began to gain the advantage in general play, repeatedly entering its own forward 50 arc in the last few minutes; a late goal from Dustin Martin put them just fifteen points behind at half-time. AFL Draft 2020: Every club's ... shattering news that Chelsea Randall will miss the AFLW Grand Final, and wonder if the AFL could avoid a similar situation ... to quiet the home crowd. The Gabba has never hosted an AFL game with a crowd of 40,000; last September’s quarter-final against Richmond set a record attendance of 37,478. The AFL has confirmed the 2020 grand final will be a night game, another first for the competition, with a 6:30pm local time start, making it 7:30pm AEDT. Richmond's share of the contested ball increased, and at one stage the Tigers had a run of ten consecutive inside-50s either side of half-time. The 2020 grand final at the Gagga will be held at night for the first time. It was the first grand final to feature two Victorian teams since 2011, and only the third grand final not to feature either team that finished first or second on the ladder at the conclusion of the home-and-away season since it became possible in 1972 (the others being 1980 and 2019). In Melbourne, the game usually attracts an attendance of between 90k to 100k fans in the stands, but it’s believed the Gabba will hold at least 30,000 punters for the 2020 grand final. Dangerfield scored his first goal three minutes into the quarter, and Geelong continued to attack over the subsequent ten minutes, managing only three behinds from several attempts. 135,408 attended 15 NRL games at Stadium Australia, while Bankwest Stadium hosted the 28 fixtures. The teams had met in a preliminary final the previous year, Richmond winning that game after trailing by 21-points at half time. The 36 … Geelong played their qualifying final against Port Adelaide, losing by 16 points. Sam Landsberger and Chris Honnery 2 min read Although the season restarted on 11 June, the fixture was under a constant cloud of uncertainty, and it was not until 2 September that arrangements for the Grand Final were finally announced. With four goals, often at key moments and largely from individual efforts, as well as sixteen kicks, five handballs, five clearances and three tackles, Martin's influence on the game was extremely important for Richmond's recovery and victory. A contingent of 200 fans at the Collingwood-Port Adelaide match on Monday night could hold the key to boosting the crowd capacity to 75 per cent for the AFL and NRL grand finals. As the third quarter began, the run of general play continued with Richmond, as it had been just before half time. [25] Fortunately, the misvote did not affect the overall ranking positions, as Dustin Martin had tallied an unassailable lead over Short. 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