"I think we've got an amazing opportunity in community footy. Last year's decider between Richmond and the Giants? The performances will be split between pre-match and half-time this year, with Brisbane band Sheppard providing the half-time entertainment. Mike Brady has firmly established himself as the performer with the most AFL grand final appearances and for good reason, his iconic song Up there Cazaly has become a modern Australian folk song, Ms Rogers said. Brady will perform the song from the MCG, as a nod to Victoria and the traditional home of the Toyota AFL Grand Final. [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. Generally, the AFL Premiership is presented by a former legend or someone associated with the winningclub. Mike Brady will definitely perform his legendary song Up there Cazaly as part of the 2020 AFL grand final pre-game entertainment. But the best was saved for last as the best man on the ground, Martin, snapped a ludicrously brilliant goal from the pocket in the dying exchanges. AFL Results & Crowds | Austadiums Have the Tigers over-achieved? The grand final will start in the evening under the Gabba lights, a shift away from the traditional afternoon bounce. The AFL grand final will have 30,000 spectators, the Queensland government has confirmed. The 2020 AFL grand final is here, with Richmond and Geelong set to face off for the ultimate prize at the end of the most turbulent season in recent memory. Follow @AU_sport FIXTURE EVENTS TICKETS Watch the 2020 Toyota AFL Finals Series on Kayo with every game before the . It also caused a lengthy delay with seven minutes remaining, after which Menegola drilled a rousing goal that lifted Geelong hopes. The match was televised live throughout Australia on the Seven Network. By unanimous selection for the second straight year15 out of 15 possible votesDustin Martin was awarded the Norm Smith Medal as best on ground. Includes current and historical data and statistics by team. Numbers in brackets represent the number of grand finals umpired, including 2020. Ahead ofSaturday's decider, the turf has been laid in several places around the boundary at the venue. With half of the quarter gone, it was arguably a match-winning lead. For the first time in more than 20 years, grand final tickets will go on sale to the public. With shorter quarters this year, Auld expected the Grand Final to be wrapped up and the 2020 premier to be crowned just before 10pm AEDT. Both teams included players from their past premiership-winning teams in the 21st century. On the world stage, the MCG's most notable attendance record (still standing) is 1.153 million patrons for the 15 days of the 1956 Olympics. Warren Barnsley / AFL / Updated 04.02.2021 Share Up Next 0:59 Geelong were the better team in the first half but Richmond did as good teams do: fought their way back by sheer force of will and liberal doses of magic from Dustin Martin, who kicked four goals to continue his love affair with grand finals. The announcement also rules out the prospect of Adelaide Oval hosting, which was another contingency plan if the pandemic was out of control in Queensland. Groundhog Day: Why should we care about the Suns? Head to ESPN's Home of AFL You can watch the gameonChannel 7, live and free-to-air. 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. Stevic has 400 AFL games under his belt and will be umpiring his eighth grand final, while it will be Meredith's sixth time in charge of the biggest game of the season. [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. AFL general manager of clubs and broadcasting Travis Auld said the start time accommodated broadcasters and pre-match entertainment, while also factoring in daylight savings times for fans around the country. 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