Clubs entitled to home finals but unable to play in their home states were given the opportunity to nominate a preferred venue for their finals games. Goals and Marks of the round will also be uploaded. This marked the fifth final between the two teams, having previously clashed in consecutive preliminary finals in 2009 and 2010 in addition to semi finals in 1992 and 1961. READ MORE. 2020 SANFL STATEWIDE SUPER LEAGUE GRAND FINAL ... Fixtures and Results, Footy Tips, Ladders and Photo Galleries . People join this group because they want scores, not bullshit. The system used for the 2020 AFL finals series is a final eight system. [1], The Grand Final was scheduled in advance to be played at the Gabba, irrespective of the teams involved. The first preliminary final saw Port Adelaide face Richmond. This will mark the third Grand Final between the two teams, having previously met in the 1931 and 1967 premiership deciders. The previous two occasions occurred in 1980 and the previous year, 2019. Watch every game LIVE of the 2020 Toyota AFL Premiership Season, Toyota AFL Finals Series, and Marsh Community Series. The second elimination final saw sixth placed St Kilda host the seventh placed Western Bulldogs. AFL Live Official App. In the lead-up to the finals series, all of the league's Victorian and New South Wales clubs had been based temporarily in Queensland for more than three months, owing to border controls and quarantine restrictions during the pandemic which made travel into and out of those states impractical. This is only the third time in AFL/VFL history where neither of the two top qualifying teams made the grand final. The first qualifying final saw minor premier Port Adelaide host fourth placed Geelong. These restrictions continued into the finals series, meaning Victorian and New South Wales venues were unavailable, although the latter was moot as neither of the New South Wales clubs qualified. The overall head to head record in finals is 9-2 in Richmond's favour, with one Grand Final victory apiece. WOMEN'S FOOTBALL. In addition they had contested a qualifying final the previous season and in 1981, semi finals in 1901, 1927, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1967, and preliminary finals in 1930, 1938, 1955, 1964, 1980, 2007, 2009 and 2010. The series is scheduled to be played over 4 weekends in October, culminating in the 2020 AFL Grand Final on 24 October 2020. This was just the fourth final between the two teams and the first in 47 years, having previously clashed in semi-finals in 1939 and 1973, in addition to a preliminary final in 1971. Weekly match footage Highlights from designated matches from each round will be available ASAP following the scheduled date of each match. In the third week, the winners of the semi-finals play the winners of the qualifying finals. In the second week, the losers of the qualifying finals play the elimination finals winners in a semi-final, while the winners of the qualifying finals receive byes. Richmond were also involved in both of those Grand Finals. The second qualifying final saw second placed Brisbane Lions play third placed Richmond. Together, we’ve kept our game alive. The first elimination final saw fifth placed West Coast host eighth placed Collingwood. Home-state advantage ordinarily goes to the team with the higher ladder position in the first two weeks, to the qualifying final winners in the third week, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some states are unable to host matches. From matches with no fans to no matches at all; not even the most proficient of footy experts could have predicted the unbelievable story of 2020. This marked the ninth final between the two sides, having previously contested a qualifying final and replay in 1990, a qualifying final in 1994, a semi final in 2007, a qualifying final in 2011, a semi final in 2012 and both a qualifying final and grand final in 2018. The 2020 Toyota AFL Premiership Season… a season that well and truly went off-script. It will be the first time ever that the Grand Final is played outside Victoria.[2]. This was the second final played between the two sides, having also met in a preliminary final in 2004 which Brisbane won by 9 points. The winners of those matches move on to the Grand Final. This marked the fourth final between the two sides - having previously met in a semi final in 2013, qualifying final in 2004 and most notably, the 2007 Grand Final - which was won by Geelong by a record 119-points. Subscribe through the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store for $4.99 per week, $16.99 per month or $99.99 for an annual pass. The Statewide Super SANFL Women's League is up and running in 2020. In addition they had also played in a preliminary final in 2001 - which Brisbane won by 68 points en route to their first of three consecutive premierships. The top four teams in the eight receive the "double chance" when they play in week-one qualifying finals, such that if a top-four team loses in the first week it still remains in the finals, playing a semi-final the next week against the winner of an elimination final. The 2020 Australian Football League finals series will be the 124th annual edition of the VFL/AFL finals series, the Australian rules football tournament staged to determine the winner of the 2020 AFL premiership season. The top eight teams from the 2020 AFL Premiership season qualified for the finals series. This marked the second finals meeting between the two sides, after the 2014 Elimination final, which Port Adelaide won by 57 points. The first semi final saw Geelong play Collingwood. The 2020 Australian Football League season is the ongoing 124th season of the elite Australian rules football competition and the 31st under the name "Australian Football League", having changed from "Victorian Football League" after the 1989 season.There will be 18 teams competing in the league, the same as the previous eight seasons. Adelaide Footy TV is the official TV channel for the 2020 Adelaide Footy League season. As such, finals venues were limited to Adelaide Oval (South Australia), the Gabba and Metricon Stadium (Queensland) and, in the first week only, Optus Stadium (Western Australia). This marked the twenty-fifth final between the two sides - having met in six grand finals in 1925, 1930, 1937, 1952, 1953 and 2011. The bottom four of the eight play knock-out games – only the winners survive and move on to the next week. It seemed so far away and now here it is: Finals Footy. AFL finals series have been played under the current format since 2000. Additionally, Western Australian border crossings still required a period of quarantine; due to the bye week between Round 18 and the first week of the finals, it was possible to stage a finals match in the first week of the finals after observing the quarantine, but not possible to play in any later weeks;[1] this was again moot, as West Coast finished fifth and could not qualify for a home final after the first week. The second preliminary final was contested between Brisbane and Geelong. The second semi-final saw Richmond host St Kilda. 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This marked the second straight season the two teams met in the second qualifying final, with Richmond defeating the Lions by 47 points in 2019 en route to their second premiership in three years. Adelaide Footy League Finals Series 2020 - POST SCORE UPDATES HERE has 763 members. The 2020 Australian Football League finals series will be the 124th annual edition of the VFL/AFL finals series, the Australian rules football tournament staged to determine the winner of the 2020 AFL premiership season.The series is scheduled to be played over 4 weekends in October, culminating in the 2020 AFL Grand Final on 24 October 2020. Including those two Grand Finals, this will mark the twelfth final between the two sides, having also previously met in semi-finals in 1921, 1931, 1934, 1969 and 1980, preliminary finals in 1933, 1995 and 2019, as well as a qualifying final in 2017. [3]. Updated to match(es) played on 21 September 2020. Everyone is encouraged to post updates from any game they happen to be at. This group is for posting scores from all Adelaide Footy League finals.