The document provides information about the Australian Football League (AFL) Grand Final and some of the major awards in AFL. It discusses how teams qualify for the Grand Final through the McIntyre finals system. It provides a brief history of Grand Final winners and some fun facts. It also describes popular ticket and package options for attending the Grand Final. Finally, it summarizes the Coleman Medal (awarded to the leading goal scorer), Brownlow Medal (best and fairest player) and Norm Smith Medal (best player in the Grand Final).

1. AUSTRALIAN
FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Grand final Goal/Mark of the year History of AFL
Coleman
Medal
Awards

2. Grand Final-Gary
How to get to the Grand Final
 To reach the Grand Final you must compete in the ‘McIntyre’ System- The final 8 teams. This system was first used
in 1932 (Brown,2011)
 This system was introduced to make the winner more unpredictable.
 The final eight systems works as follows:
Team 1 v Team 4 - Winners obtain the bye
Team 2 v Team 3 - Winners obtain the bye
Team 5 v Team 8 - Losers are eliminated
Team 6 v Team 7 - Losers are eliminated
Loser Game A v Winner Game C
Loser Game B v Winner Game D
Winner Game A v Winner Game F
Winner Game B v Winner Game E
Winner Game H v Winner Game I (Lowe & Clarke, Undated)
 This finals system last 4 weeks

3. Grand Final-Gary
History of AFL Grand Final Winners
 The first Grand Final was played in 1902 between Collingwood v Essendon whereby
Collingwood won by 33 points (MCG, 2013). This was the only game not played at the
MCG, this game was played at Waverley Park (MCG,2013)
 The last Grand Final played was between Hawthorn and Sydney whereby Hawthorn
won by 60 points and retained their title (MCG, 2013).
 There has been some excellent Grand Finals over the years. Carlton v Richmond in 1972
where it finished Collingwood (177) v Richmond (150) in front of a crowd of112,393. This is
the highest scoring AFL Grand Final ever recorded(MCG,2013).
 The 2005 was regarded as one of the best modern day AFL Grand Finals whereby
Sydney Swans just scrapped across the line with a mark by Leo Barry in the last few
seconds to win them the game (Mercury,2014)

4. Grand Final-Gary
AFL Tickets and Packages
 AFL games, particularly the Grand Final, offers entertainment for the whole
family and there are some great packages on offer to ensure the day and
game can be enjoyed.
 For example you can purchase an AFL breakfast package ticket whereby
you receive reserved seating (catagory 3 or 4 seating) and a seat at the
official breakfast held at the Crown Palladium. Prices starting at $1730
pp(AFLeventoffice, 2014)
 You can also purchases packages to an Grand Final eve function where
you receive reserved seating and on the eve you receive a 3 course meal
while listening to legends and commenters build up the amp of the Grand
Final (AFLeventoffice,2014)

5. Grand Final-Gary
AFL Grand Final Fun Facts
Grand Finals in the AFL started, as mentioned, in 1902 and have
produced some interesting facts.
 No player registered in an AFL Grand Final has had a surname starting with an U or
X (Gigazc,2013)
 Richmond lost in the 1972 Grand Final even though they scored 150. This score
would have been enough to win any other AFL Grand Final (Gigazc, 2013)
 68 is the most common score in any AFL Grand Final with a total of 7 teams
(Gigazc,2013).

6. History of AFL-Rob
 Australian Football was founded in 1857 by Tom Wills, originally as an activity
to keep cricketers fit through winter
 The first game was played in 1858. Scotch College and Melbourne
Grammar play one match over three days
 The Melbourne Football Club was founded in this same year
 The Geelong Football Club followed in 1859
 The Victorian Football League (VFL) was established in 1896 and a
competition begins with the foundation clubs of Carlton, Collingwood,
Essendon, Fitzroy, Geelong, Melbourne, St Kilda and Sth Melbourne (later
Sydney)
 By 1925 the league had expanded to twelve clubs with the further inclusion
of Richmond, Footscray, Hawthorn and Nth Melbourne
 West Coast, Fremantle, Brisbane, Gold Coast Adelaide, Port Adelaide and
Greater Western Sydney have joined in recent years making it a national
Australian Football League.

7. History of AFL-Rob
General
Image courtesy of AFLVIC.com
Auskick brings children and school
communities together to encourage health,
fitness and development of football skills
The ball is unique to AFL. Constructed by T.W Sherrin
who played footy in the 1870’s. Production and
supply to national leagues since 1880

8. History of AFL-Rob
Superstar Profiles
Tony Lockett
St Kilda and Sydney Full Forward
1360 Goals – League Record
281 Games
St Kilda Hall of Fame Legend (fc,
2015)
Michael Tuck
Hawthorn Captain
7 Premierships – League Record
426 Games – League Record
AFL Hall of Fame
Hawthorn Hall of Fame (Hawthornfc, 2015)

9. Goal/Mark of the Year-Patrick
 The annual Australian Football League Mark of the Year
competition (currently known as the Lifebroker AFL Mark of the
Year) is a sporting award that celebrates each season’s best
mark. A mark is the action of a player cleanly catching a kicked
ball that has travelled more than 15 metres without the ball
hitting the ground (Wikipedia,2015).
 The competition is run in conjunction with the Goal of the Year
contest, which recognizes the best particular goal kicked during
an AFL season (Wikipedia,2015).
Image courtesy of Genius.com
Image courtesy of goaloftheyear.afl.com.au

10. Goal/Mark of the Year- Patrick (History)
 Mark of the Year - Alex Jesaulenko, unofficially won the first
award for a spectacular mark during the 1970 VFL Grand Final —
a mark that has been frequently called The Mark of the
Century(Wikipedia,2015).
 During the 1970s and early 1980s, the award was decided by a
panel of football experts on Network Sevens “World of Sport”
program and during the 1980s and 1990s, the winning mark was
determined by football journalists and experts (Wikipedia,2015).
 Goal of the Year – The concept is thought to have been initiated
as an unofficial award in 1970 by media interests after Alex
Jesaulenko’s famous mark. The official award was first given in
2001(Wikipedia,2015)
Image courtesy of
Wikipedia.org
Alex Jesaulenko’s
mark during the 1970
VFL Grand Final.

11. Goal/Mark of the Year-Patrick (Selection Process)
Mark of the Year
 After each round of the AFL season, three "Mark of the Week" nominations
are chosen by a panel of experts. The general public can then vote for a
weekly winner on the AFL website(aussiesportsinfo.com,2015).
 After the regular season's end, the title is given to a single mark, which is
chosen by the AFL All Australian selection committee (Wikipedia,2015).
 The overall winner is selected from the 25 weekly winners by the AFL All
Australian selection committee(aussiesportsinfo.com,2015).
Image courtesy of Lifebroker.com.au
Image courtesy of
www.afl.com.au

12. Goal/Mark of the Year-Patrick (Selection
Process)
Goal of the Year
 Each week, three of the best goals of the round are selected as
nominees. A panel of AFL selectors choose the winning goal of the
round(Wikipedia,2015).
 The overall winner is selected from the 25 weekly winners by the AFL All
Australian selection committee(Wikipedia,2015).
Image courtesy of .Coateshire.com.au
Image courtesy of Ozepunting.com

13. Weet-Bix Mark of the Year - Coates Hire
Goal of the Year - 2015 AFL Round One

14. Coleman Medal-Brigette

18. Awards-Samantha
Brownlow Medal
 The Brownlow medal has been awarded since 1924 to the best and fairest player in
AFL competition (AFL, 2014)
 Best and fairest are awarded to players announced to have had the most
outstanding performance in game or over a season.
 The most votes from the umpires during a game is awarded to a player for being the
most best and fairest.
 Three votes is awarded to a player the umpires judge to be the best in that game,
two votes for the second player and one vote to the third player.
 Votes are announced at a function a week before the grand final.
 Leigh Matthews Trophy is another “best and fairest” honour; players who have been
suspended during the season are still able to win this award unlike the Brownlow.
 The first winner was Edward greeves (Geelong player).
 In the history of AFL, only four players have won three Brownlow medals, Haydn
Bunton (Fitzroy), Dick Reynolds (Essendon), Bob Skilton (South Melbourne) and Ian
Stewart (St Kilda & Richmond) (AFL, 2014).
 The 2014 winner for the Brownlow medal was Matt Priddis (West coast)

19. Awards-Samantha
 Norm smith medal is awarded to the player to be best on ground
during the grand final, by a panel of judges.

20. Awards-Samantha
 The Coleman medal is awarded to the player who kicks the most
goals in an home and away season.

21. References
 Coleman Medal, photograph & history, AFL, 2014
 http://www.afl.com.au/stats/awards/coleman-medal
 Norm smith medal, AFL, 2014
 http://www.afl.com.au/stats/awards/norm-smith-medal
 Norm Smith medal, photograph, 2013
 http://www.snipview.com/q/Norm_Smith_Medal
 Jobe Watson, photograph, 24 September 2012.
 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-09-24/watson-wins-the-brownlow-medal/4278562
 Brownlow & Coleman Medal, photograph, 2013
 http://www.theprofits.com.au/2013/03/2013-afl-brownlow-and-coleman-medal-preview/
 AFL, photograph, viewed 17 May 2015.
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Football_League
 Brownlow Medal History, 2014.
 http://www.afl.com.au/brownlow/history
 Best and Fairest, viewed 17 Macrh 2015.
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_and_Fairest

22. References
 Lifebroker Mark of the Year, 2014, photograph, viewed 15 May 2015,
< https://www.lifebroker.com.au/mark-of-the-year#.VVengJP9PIU>
 Goal of the Year Medal , 2014, photograph, viewed 15 May 2015,
< http://www.ozepunting.com/blog/sports/afl/>
 Official AFL Partner, 2015, photograph, viewed 15 May 2015,
< http://www.coateshire.com.au/About-Coates/News/coates-hire-
afl-partner/>
 Weetbix Mark of the Year, Coates hire Goal of the Year AFL Round
6, 2015, video, viewed, 15 May 2015,
< https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wo96UjsmZ3M>


23. References
 Wikipedia, 2015, Mark of the Year, viewed 15 May 2015,
<http://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_of_the_Year>
 Wikipedia, 2015, Goal of the Year, viewed 15 May 2015
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goal_of_the_Year_%28AFL%29
 Aussiesportsinfo, 2015, viewed 15 May 2015,
<http://www.aussiesportsinfo.com/aussie_rules/afl-mark-of-the-year.php>
 Mark of the Year, n.d. photograph, viewed 15 May 2015, <http://genius.com/Afl-
2014-lifebroker-mark-of-the-year-annotated>
 Goal of the Year, n.d. photograph, viewed 15 May 2015,
https://goaloftheyear.afl.com.au/vote/round/6
 Alex Jesaulenko’s Mark VFL Grand Final, 1970, photograph, viewed 15 May 2015, <
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_of_the_Year#/media/File:Jezza.jpg>
 Toyota Mark of the Year, 2015, photograph, viewed 15 May 2015, <
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_of_the_Year#/media/File:Logo_moty.png>