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)
1 2 3 4 ADE 4.2 (26) 4.7 (31) 5.10 (40) 8.12 (60) RIC 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
Favourite	Adelaide
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 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)
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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.^[1] 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.