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2014 AFL Grand Final

2014 AFL Grand Final
Date27 September 2014, 2.30pmStadiumMelbourne Cricket GroundAttendance99,454FavouriteSydneyUmpires, Mathew Nicholls, Matt StevicCoin toss won byHawthornKicked towardCity EndCeremoniesPre-match entertainmentTom Jones, Ed Sheeran, Mike BradyNational anthemOlivia Newton-JohnPost-match entertainmentTom Jones, Ed SheeranAccoladesNorm Smith MedallistLuke Hodge
(Hawthorn)Jock McHale MedallistAlastair Clarkson
(Hawthorn)Broadcast in AustraliaNetworkSeven NetworkCommentatorsBruce McAvaney (host)
Dennis Cometti (commentator)
Wayne Carey (expert commentator)
Tom Harley (expert commentator)
Leigh Matthews (expert commentator)
Matthew Richardson (boundary rider)
Tim Watson (boundary rider)
Cameron Ling (analyst)

The 2014 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Sydney Swans and the Hawthorn Football Club at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 27 September 2014. It was the 119th annual grand final of the Australian Football League (formerly the Victorian Football League), staged to determine the premiers for the 2014 AFL season. The match, attended by 99,460 spectators, was won by Hawthorn by a margin of 63 points, marking the club's second consecutive premiership and twelfth VFL/AFL premiership victory overall. Hawthorn's Luke Hodge was awarded the Norm Smith Medal as the best player on the ground.