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2017 AFL Grand Final

2017 AFL Grand Final
Date30 September 2017, 2.30 pmStadiumMelbourne Cricket GroundAttendance100,021FavouriteAdelaideUmpiresMatt Stevic, , Shaun RyanCoin toss won byAdelaideKicked towardCity EndCeremoniesPre-match entertainmentThe Killers, Mike BradyNational anthemDami ImPost-match entertainmentThe KillersAccoladesNorm Smith MedallistDustin MartinJock McHale MedallistDamien HardwickBroadcast in AustraliaNetworkSeven NetworkCommentatorsBruce McAvaney (host and commentator)
Hamish McLachlan (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)

The 2017 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Adelaide Football Club and the Richmond Football Club at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 30 September 2017. It was the 122nd annual grand final of the Australian Football League (formerly the Victorian Football League) staged to determine the premiers for the 2017 AFL season. 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. Richmond's Dustin Martin was awarded the Norm Smith Medal as the best player on the ground.