Primarily in Australian sports, a grand final is a game that decides a sports league's premiership winning team, i.e. the conclusive game of a finals series. Synonymous with a championship game in North American sports, grand finals have become a significant part of Australian culture. The earliest leagues to feature a grand final were in Australian rules football, followed soon after by rugby league. Currently the largest grand finals are in the Australian Football League (AFL) and National Rugby League (NRL). Their popularity influenced other competitions such as soccer's A-League, the National Basketball League, Suncorp Super Netball and European rugby league's Super League to adopt grand finals as well. Most grand finals involve a prestigious award for the player voted best on field.
The NAB League Boys is an under-19 Australian rules football representative competition held in Australia. It is based on geographic regions throughout country Victoria and metropolitan Melbourne with each team representing twelve Victorian regions, while a thirteenth team from Tasmania was reintroduced in 2019. The competition is sponsored by National Australia Bank (NAB), having previously been sponsored by the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) since its inception.
The Bendigo Football Netball League is an Australian rules football and netball competition based in the Bendigo region of Victoria.
AFL Victoria Country is an Australian rules football governing body with jurisdiction over the state of Victoria outside metropolitan Melbourne on behalf of AFL Victoria. As well as administering and promoting the code in the regions, it often arbitrates disputes in areas such as player clearances and club movements between country leagues, and may also be called upon as a higher authority of appeal. The organisation was formed as a result of a merger between Victorian Country Football League (VCFL) and AFL Victoria in November 2012.
The Rochester Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Tigers, is an Australian rules football and netball club, formed at a meeting held on 8 June 1874 at Tidy's Restdown Hotel. The club was formed with the purpose of soon "playing and beating Echuca". An intense rivalry that has endured ever since regardless of which competition each was playing in.
Joel Anthony Selwood is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is a triple premiership player, a six-time All-Australian, and three-time captain of the All-Australian team. Selwood has captained Geelong since 2012, is Geelong's games record holder, and has won the Carji Greeves Medal three times as Geelong's best and fairest player.
Anthony Mellington is an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and North Melbourne in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Thomas Watson Wraith was an Australian rules footballer and umpire who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
The 1972 VFL season was the 76th season in the Victorian Football League to be contested by the Carlton Football Club.
George Colin Ogilvie - Junior was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL), and for Footscray, Port Melbourne and Yarraville in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).
The Heathcote Football Club is an Australian Rules Football club which competes in the HDFL.
The Elmore Football Club is an Australian Rules Football club which competes in the Heathcote District Football League (HDFL).
The Lockington Bamawm United Football Club is an Australian Rules Football club which competes in the HDFL.
The Mount Pleasant Football Club is an Australian Rules Football club which competes in the HDFL.
The North Bendigo Football Club is an Australian rules football club that competes in the Heathcote District Football League (HDFL).
The White Hills Football Club is an Australian Rules Football club which competes in the Heathcote District Football League.
The AFL Women's Grand Final is an annual women's Australian rules football match to determine the AFL Women's (AFLW) premiers for that year. Each year, the winning club receives a premiership trophy and premiership flag; all players in the winning team receive a premiership medallion.
The 2021 Victorian Football League season was the 139th season of the Victorian Football Association/Victorian Football League Australian rules football competition. The season commenced on 16 April was curtailed without a premiership awarded on 1 September 2021, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2021 Australian Football League season was the 125th season of the elite Australian rules football competition and the 32nd under the name "Australian Football League", having changed from "Victorian Football League" after the 1989 season. There were 18 teams competing in the league, the same as the previous nine seasons. The first game was played on Thursday, 18 March, and the season concluded with the 2021 AFL Grand Final on Saturday, 25 September. Melbourne defeated Western Bulldogs by 74 points in the grand final, marking their 13th premiership overall and their first since 1964.
Josh Treacy is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
