Australian rules football Grand Final this Friday night

[GA Russell]

Well, I forgot to post the final score.

The second half was all Melbourne, and they won 21.14 (140) to 10.6 (66).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_AFL_Grand_Final.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-grand-final-2021-melbourne-demons-vs-western-bulldogs-live-updates-score-start-time-video-stream-blog/news-story/bc1bb66f7efccb9d3eac5aa333669230

This was Melbourne's first premiership since 1964, when the Beatles' current US album was Something New.

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This year's Grand Final is tomorrow night (US time), starting around midnight eastern time.

The Geelong Cats will face the Sydney Swans.  I'm rooting for the Cats because I always root for the pre-1990 VFL clubs.

I expect the link from Sept. 25 last year will be good again.

[GA Russell]

At halftime, the score is

Geelong 9.8 (62)

Sydney 4.2 (26)

[GA Russell]

I'm listening to the game here.
https://nirs.org.au/get-live-streaming/

After three quarters, the score is 

Geelong 15.11 (101)

Sydney 4.3 (27)

In the third quarter, Geelong outscored Sydney 39-1.

[GA Russell]

And the final score is

Geelong 20.13 (133)

Sydney 8.4 (52)

Congratulations Geelong Cats!

[GA Russell]

This year's Grand Final will be this Saturday afternoon, starting at 2:30 pm local time.  

That is 12:30 am US eastern time, and 9:30 pm Friday US pacific time.

The Collingwood Magpies will face the Brisbane Lions.

I don't root for the new clubs, so I will be pulling for the Pies.

You can watch the game here:
https://7plus.com.au/where-to-watch-the-afl-grand-final

I'm assuming that the radio links will be the same as last year.

[GA Russell]

The game starts in about 9 1/2 hours.

[GA Russell]

Time to catch up!

Collingwood won last year 90-86.  The announcer said over and over, "This is one of the greatest Grand Finals ever!"

Collingwood had a half-goal lead.  They would score a goal, and then Brisbane would promptly score its own to maintain the small deficit.  Really something.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_AFL_Grand_Final

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This year's game is TONIGHT!!!!!

The Brisbane Lions will return to face the Sydney Swans.

The game will start at 2:30 pm Saturday Melbourne time, which is to say 9:30 pm Friday pacific time, and 12:30 am eastern time.

I expect that the audio link from 2022 above will be good.  If not, I will post a good link if I can find one.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_AFL_Grand_Final

[GA Russell]

Here is the radio broadcast.

https://nirs.org.au/program-guide/

National Indigenous Radio Service

[GA Russell]

While you are listening to the radio, @AFL is posting videos of the goals on Twitter/X.

[GA Russell]

Sydney finished the regular season in first place, and Brisbane in fifth place.

Sydney led by two goals for a few minutes in the first quarter, but since then it has been all Brisbane.

Brisbane led 27-19 after the first quarter, and an incredible 73-27 at halftime.

[GA Russell]

After three...

Brisbane - 16.11.107
Sydney - 5.4.34

You may recall that two years ago, Geelong beat Sydney 133-52.  I don't know what Sydney's problem is, but they don't show up for the Grand Final.

[GA Russell]

Final...

Brisbane - 18.12.120
Sydney - 9.6.60

To sum it up, Brisbane scored seven goals in the second quarter, and that was that.

Brisbane won three in a row 2001 - 2003, but hadn't won since.

Congratulations Brisbane!

[GA Russell]

When I woke up this morning, even before getting out of bed, I thought, Today is the last Saturday of September.  And then I immediately thought, Darn!  I missed the Grand Final.  Oh well.

Brisbane Lions 122

Geelong Cats     75

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-27/afl-grand-final-2025-geelong-vs-brisbane-live-blog/105822258

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/afl-grand-final-celebrations-live-updates-brisbane-lions-the-toast-of-the-town-geelong-cats-commiserate-after-2025-afl-decider-20250927-p5mydk.html

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/a-rare-contest-50m-goal-and-an-unholy-trinity-of-errors-the-moments-that-turned-the-grand-final-20250927-p5myca.html