The annual AFL Grand Final sprint took place at half-time of the match between Sydney and Brisbane at the MCG. The winner was Collingwood’s Beau McCreery in a photo finish ahead of St Kilda’s Darcy Wilson. Check the video, Wilson clearly jumped the gun at the start, and not even that, he started with his front foot ahead of the other competitors. A fair result.
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2005 AFL Grand Final Sprint
September 27th, 2024 · No Comments · AFL
The AFL Sprint is an annual running race held at the end of the Australian football season between the top sprinters from each club. The 2005 AFL sprint was won by Brett Deledio of Richmond, in his first season at Richmond. He won a cheque from Gillette for $5000. 2nd was Daniel Bell (Melbourne), and 3rd Shannon Byrnes (Geelong)
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2002 AFL Grand Final Sprint
September 27th, 2024 · No Comments · AFL
The AFL Sprint is a running race held at the end of the Australian Football season between the top sprinters from each club. The 2002 AFL sprint was won by Jared Crouch of the Sydney Swans. The event was called the NINTENDO GAMECUBE AFL SPRINT. The winner collected three $5000 cheques – one for themselves, one for their club and one to be given to charity. In the final, Jordan McMahon got off to a blistering start, however, he was overtaken by Jared Crouch at the line.
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2023 AFL Grand Final Sprint
October 7th, 2023 · No Comments · AFL
There is an annual sprint race held during the AFL Grand Final. In 2023, the race was held before the main event. There were eight finalists (players from all 18 clubs participated in the qualifying heats). Geelong’s Max Holmes blitzed the field, crossing the line well ahead of Brisbane’s Jaxon Prior and Melbourne’s Jed Adams.
The Grand Final Sprint has been held since 1979. See more about the history of the Grand Final Sprint.
Tags: 100m·2022·AFL·AFL Grand Final·Grand Final sprint·sprinting
2022 AFL Grand Final Sprint
October 3rd, 2022 · No Comments · AFL
The AFL Grand Final returned to the MCG in 2022. The annual sprint was held at quarter time, with eight finalists (players from all 18 clubs participated in the qualifying heats).
The race was held around the 50m arc at one end of the ground, replicating the smile of the sponsor Colgate. The event was won by Richmond’s Hugo Ralphsmith.
The Grand Final Sprint has been held since 1979. See more about the history of the Grand Final Sprint.
Tags: 100m·2022·AFL·AFL Grand Final·Grand Final sprint·sprinting
2021 AFL Grand Final Sprint
September 26th, 2021 · Comments Off on 2021 AFL Grand Final Sprint · AFL
The AFL Grand Final, played in Perth this year, again hosted the player sprint race. It was held at quarter time, with only West Coast and Fremantle players participating, as WA’s strict border rules made it impossible for all clubs to get involved.
The race course was also different this year, as it was held around the 50m arc at one end of the ground, replicating the smile of the sponsor Colgate. The first three to finish were from the West Coast Eagles, with Josh Rotham just pipping Jack Petruccelle, with Liam Ryan third.
This event has been held since 1979. See more about the history of the Grand Final Sprint.
AFL Fitness Testing – TAC Cup Fitness Testing Day Action from 2012
March 19th, 2021 · No Comments · AFL
Under 18 Australian Football players who compete in the TAC Cup (now known as the NAB League) take part in a fitness testing day each year, in March before the start of the season. This video of the 2012 testing day shows the 20m sprint, vertical jump, AFL agility test and beep test. The current players (boys and girls) do the yo-yo test instead of the beep test. See more about the NAB League Testing Days with all recent results.
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AFL Grand Final Sprint 2020
November 1st, 2020 · Comments Off on AFL Grand Final Sprint 2020 · AFL
Here is the final for the AFL player 100m sprint race from the 2020 AFL Grand Final day. The sprint this year was held during the quarter-time break for the first time, as the usual half-time was taken up by the entertainment show.
The winner was the Geelong’s Jordan Clark. Unfortunately for Geelong, they were not able to replicate the victory in the main match. See more about the Grand Final Sprint.
2019 AFL Grand Final Sprint
September 30th, 2019 · No Comments · AFL
The AFL player sprint race was again held at half time of the 2019 AFL Grand Final. The winner was Ben King from the Gold Coast Suns, the first time a Suns player has won the event. Thankfully there were no ring-ins this year, with all the 18 participants coming from AFL clubs. Last year’s race included a couple of amateur U18 players, with one of them, Godfrey Okereneyang from the Coolamon Hoppers Club, winning the final. See more about the history of the Grand Final Sprint.
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2018 AFL Grand Final Sprint
October 11th, 2018 · No Comments · AFL
Here is the final for the AFL player sprint race held at half time of the 2018 AFL Grand Final. The winner was Godfrey Okereneyang from the Coolamon Hoppers Club, representing young footballers from around the country. The 16-year-old Okereneyang is a player from the GWS Academy. The highest placed AFL player was Jordan Murdoch from Geelong, who finished third. A little embarrassing for the professional footballers (the same thing happened in 2016). See more about the history of the Grand Final Sprint.
