Access All Areas 2020 Grand Final edition | AFL

Damian Barrett and Matthew Lloyd review the 2020 Toyota AFL Grand Final, Richmond's dynasty, look back on the season and look forward to the trade period.
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[@StupidRobotFightingLeague]

So this has been my first year of enjoying and following the AFL. I must say you Aussies have got a very special sport there. It makes rugby look like it's in slow-mo. You've got a convert in this Kiwi.

[@adambartlett6421]

Go tigers 🐯

[@wce4eva843]

Kiwi likes our game? Don't believe you mate.

[@oldmate6005]

@@wce4eva843 well dusty is half maori

[@damobdaking]

@@wce4eva843 Freo supporter here living in Whangarei!

[@StupidRobotFightingLeague]

@@wce4eva843 Sorry that you don't believe me but it is what it is.

[@petertsiakos7712]

Took Short a near best on performance in a gf to get the recognition he deserves. He has been great all year

[@dec3322]

Won the Richmond b&f as well

[@lukemate2783]

@@dec3322 wasn’t mentioned once the whole year. Call it the dusty effect

[@brendonwatt6098]

Don’t barrack for them but maybe now everyone will start respecting Richmond the way the deserved to be. In the talks of all time great teams/dynasty’s and still all class and showed that with gaz’s guard of honour. Congratulations tiges you deserve everything you’ve achieved and probably more if I must concede. Well done on topping off the decade and all the best with the beginning of a new one 💯👌🏻🏆

[@jamesdavidson7335]

much respect mate, from a lifelong Tiger of over 50 years

[@chrispetritsch4959]

Magnificent performance by an extraordinary club and a similar performance after the match in how they saw off Gary Ablett. Damien Hardwick is up among the greats now too and i wonder how Simon Goodwin is in the Hall Of Fame yet Hardwick isn't.

[@Hello-qd3uy]

as a player you've gotta be retired for 5 years before you can be inducted but I'm not sure if its the same for coaches.

[@KennyTC63]

Nearly 300 games, former club captain, dual premiership player, 2 or 3 b & f awards and about 4 or 5 All-Australian jackets - that's Goodwin. Alternately, Dimma's playing record doesn't warrant hall of fame recognition, but he will go in as a coach, no doubt.

[@Hello-qd3uy]

Day grand final all the way. Having a BBQ for lunch celebrating the spring weather and getting the beers into you and then celebrating/drowning your sorrows for dinners. Maybe the game can start later in the day but not a night grand final. Don't forget the kids miss out in a night grand final, especially once 20 min quarters resume it will finish way too late for them. We are forgetting the grass-roots

[@Shade878]

Completely agree. Imagine your team winning the premiership and not getting to celebrate until 11:30pm.

[@Hello-qd3uy]

@@Shade878 Or being 6 years old and seeing your doggies win their second premiership in historic fashion. Creating those memories of jubilation with your dad, grandpa and family. In this scenario you've not only created a dogs but a football fan for life. With a night grand final you're asleep after half-time

[@bowenvincent2401]

I agree but the night grand final lights show and all that was exceptional I think put a roof on the mcg that they can take off and use when they want like the Gabba I think has that and use it for the half time and pre show so you can turn off the lights and get that amazing light show we seen, idk I think day game but find a way to keep the light show going too maybe start the game later idk

[@Hello-qd3uy]

@@bowenvincent2401 No one's debating whether the pregame and halftime show was better in 2020 than any other year, the problem is they will be prioritising them over the game itself. If we ever get a granny at Etihad I'd love to see them close the roof for a great show

[@bowenvincent2401]

@@Hello-qd3uy yeah 100% the game should be priority but the half time show would be epic after dark

[@thedudescar674]

Whether you like us or not the Tigers have found a way to win with a list that was said to be ordinary by many pundits. That our club has rebuilt itself from the bottom up is remarkable and must be respected. Every coach out there is poring over how we do it trying to adapt and adopt so the competition gets better, so you can thank us for that 😀🐯👍

[@brettr5547]

Port are coming for you.....

[@mabiorcholappreciationpage]

@@brettr5547 yeah nah. Port already had the chance to rise above Richmond this year, and they blew it (in typical Port fashion)

[@qyzah8362]

@@brettr5547 nah port couldn’t beat us at Adelaide They won’t beat us at the g next year

[@peterrichards1058]

@@brettr5547 And Port will choke again Tigers 2021.

[@georgiosmarcou4446]

@@brettr5547 you will be coming no doubt, the Port vs Richmond was the toughest game in the finals, however you had own beds to sleep on, your own home ground to play on and you let it slipped through your hands. Next year won't be easier for Port, nor Brisbane or West Coast, it'll be back to normal for all.

[@georgiosmarcou4446]

An amazing Grand Final, great turn around for the Tigers. Well done to the Cats for their effort & all the best to Gary Ablett & his future after footy. To all the haters & naysayers, especially the interstaters who have complained for years about Victorian bias and MCG home ground advantage, what on earth do you have to say for yourselves now, what excuses are you going to come up with now considering that West Coast, Brisbane & Port Adelaide all bombed out of the finals on their respective home grounds, & by Victorian teams???? You had your own beds to sleep in and your own grounds to play on, you had your chances and it slipped through your hands! Richmond won this flag under the most extraordinary & difficult circumstances, being away from home and under constant criticism by the media and public. A remarkable & amazing achievement by the Tigers, one of the greatest Grand Final achievements in History! It wasn't handed to them, they earned it and the hard way! YELLOW & B(L)ACK TO BACK Go Tigers!

[@moretolifethanwork2348]

Well said.

[@peterrichards1058]

Tigerland in 2021

[@devesss]

So happy the tiges won! From a golden state warriors fan

[@AshBhang2010]

Take your night final and shove it !

[@alextutton3887]

No doubt Martin is a beast, but I feel Houli should of won that 2017 Norm Smith, regardless the Tigers are a fantastic team, Ablett the GOAT.

[@adambartlett6421]

Agree lmagine the discussion at a family gathering with him and his father

[@brendonwatt6098]

Nah mate, had 4 extra disposals and an extra goal, set up houlis goal winning a 2v1 , won a 1v1 for his first and rovered and won the ball for his 2nd. 21 contested possessions 15 handballs and absolutely everything he touched was dynamite gold, turned to magic, houli did great things but not with wow factor like Martin, and Martin also had higher disposal efficiency. That’s who Martin is but, hell have us all questioning and even I was til he kicked the 2nd goal, I questioned Saturday night too til he kicked his 3rd. But in the end you can safely and surely say he was the best on the day and he was. Richmond have a real gift in this bloke and he thinks the exact same about the Richmond football club and that’s what makes them a perfect match. I don’t even barrack for Richmond dude but dusty is a superstar. Everyone just wanted an unsung hero that day since dusty dominated that year unlike any other player has done any other year, but the cream always comes to the top and he is pure cream, no milk. Deserved all 3 and now holds a record that might not be matched in our lifetimes and dusty is 5 years older than me

[@georgemarcus8005]

Dusty the new GOAT!😆👍

[@adambartlett6421]

@@georgemarcus8005 and has at least five years left on him another norm smith next year at the real G

[@alextutton3887]

@@georgemarcus8005 A great player no doubt but Ablett did it for 2 decades mate lol.

[@Parolonutt]

The only people I hear liking the night grand final are those in the media or are public figures. I am not seeing any comments in social media or people I know saying that they like the night GF.

[@npg68]

I enjoyed it

[@terrythekittieful]

Well if the Grand Final at the MCG next year (no 100% certainty yet) is a night game, let's hope it's the poorest crowd for years, preferably under 80,000). Had no problem with this one off night GF in a humid (compared to Melbourne) Australian city but the Melbourne GF is a sun soaked springtime sporting day of days, ...we don't want a twilight Melbourne Cup, we (the people, not the suits) don't want a twilight A.F.L. Grand Final either. 2.30 p.m. on the last Saturday of September next year, how good would that be to see the Cats turn the tables on the Tigers.

[@npg68]

@@terrythekittieful All the money is made from TV rights, so if they offer big coin to make the GF twilight, it will become twilight.

[@terrythekittieful]

@@npg68 I'm well aware of that, but all the same, the A.F.L. would want to think carefuully about that. People aren't cashed up (due to Covid). There will always be enough suits turning up, but to see patches of empty seats on a Melbourne Grand Final night wouldn't be the best look.

[@robsaysreally3637]

I guess you had to be there to fully appreciate how great the experience of a night grand final was... Keep at the MCG (if possible), but don't dismiss a night or even a twilight grand final

[@bass_boy925]

I think that the grand final should start at like 5 ish I like the idea of a late grand final but it makes it so much harder for family's with young kids to enjoy the night game

[@seanlowe4785]

Not a great time. The light, even under lights around the twilight hours is at it's poorest. Either a day game or a night game.

[@golden_tigercub9771]

Yellow and black

[@adambartlett6421]

We win next year too bro

[@brucelee2732]

Has anyone seen the cats, they went missing in the second half.

[@adambartlett6421]

They didn’t be like water bruce tigers win next year too

[@hazza8459]

Tigers didn’t rock up til second half

[@terrythekittieful]

Hey, they got there, 16 other teams didnt.

[@peterkatsonis3941]

@@hazza8459 The Tigers only need 1 half of footy to win. None of the other teams can though !

[@davefrancis4529]

Meters gained is a crap stat to recognize, the defender kicking in always has a benefit. Still think Bolton was the key to the win by taking out the influence of Stewart. Well done Richmond. 👍🏼

[@hamishmc2453]

It is a footy game not a concert.

[@max0409a]

yay richmond won from a bombers fan

[@adambartlett6421]

Bombers and blues play finals next year

[@honeybadgerarse3240]

@@adambartlett6421 we wish

[@bobafettarchives7666]

12:54 does anyone hear that phone ring?

[@npg68]

Ablett should have been benched at qtr time for the rest of the match.

[@afljye361]

MARTIN

[@joelshanahan7580]

Tigers too good

[@lukeslayer]

Not a chance in hell they'll do another night grand final, wayyyyy too late and the only one it benefits is the TV execs. The GF day tradition amongst the Australia public with the festivities, bbqs etc, the players and participants is way too important culturally and realistically to go back towards a night GF. Oh and scrap the music between goals it took away from the atmosphere every single time. This is not America, this is not the NBA or NFL this is OUR game and our traditions are amazing.

[@Hello-qd3uy]

Yes, like everything Australian it has to become American.

[@everydayjokes2321]

Joke of the day: Why are ghosts such terrible liars? *because you can see right through them*

[@brobh1636]

AFL is awesome nice

[@dillonpearl6786]

Crows 2021 look out bottom 4

[@ivandobsky4103]

keep Lloydy Damo - he's a goodie

[@jamesdavidson7335]

he is great when he doesn't have to think ;-) .... once the mice start running he is ruined, generally a poor commentator of the game

[@kybrand2628]

I went to the grand final ;)

[@peppfn]

WELL NOT EVERYONE LIVES IN BRISBANE!!!!!!

[@benjaminmieszkuc3995]

Yessir

[@garlee15]

"Rock bottom"-On holiday in Queensland, at a 5 star resort, with your mates, playing football , oh and getting half a million dollars on top.Yep that sure is rock bottom

[@Francescojg]

He had a wife back at home working on a family business going dead because of covid and he was away playing a game NOT on a holiday. Going from a hotel to a football ground and back to a hotel for 3 months straight is in no way an enjoyable holiday. Yes we have all had struggles but some players actually had lives back in Melbourne that was falling apart

[@pavementpounder7502]

No one cares what you think Damo, keep it as it is. If it ain't broke don't fix it.

[@katenance9691]

1#

[@yuvanyellapragada9234]

Hi

[@geitalew7677]

purple has lost the plot! day time gf, makes for a much better day, also have some respect for 124 years of tradition, not everything is about money you greedy flogs in suits.

[@greenhammer3263]

They lost their draft picks. This will be the downfall

[@lachlanceltic]

Stop trying to push your agenda, 95% of people don't wont a night grand final. And to say those bands "lit up" the stadium you are actually kidding yourself, they were mediocre at best and detracted from the spectacle not enhanced it.

[@npg68]

Where did you get the 95% stat?

[@peppfn]

Boooooooo Richmond

[@jamesdavidson7335]

hahahaha ..... suck it up, we did for almost 40 years, this is our time

[@BoganFromBama]

@@jamesdavidson7335 not even a Richmond supporter, but glad that the Tigers are back after 37 years.

[@spektra1988]

Dustin Martin super overrated. He is basically Dane Swan Diet Cola. He is just lucky he has decent players around him, some of which are very dirty players.

[@terrythekittieful]

I feel it's the other way around and I'm a Cats supporter. Richmond are so lucky to have him, he was the difference. Three NS medals, three flags and a Brownlow on your CV, nothing over rated about that.

[@garlee15]

@@terrythekittieful Unlike Paddy "disappearing" Dangerfield, just like the prelim in 2019

[@Francescojg]

Yer your right, they should delist him. Richmond need a real superstar game winner like trelour

[@peterkatsonis3941]

@@Francescojg And while they’re at it they may as well trade Lynch for Cox !

[@Francescojg]

@@peterkatsonis3941 yep! Wish they had as good a list as Collingwood 😂

[@tomdendryver5693]

Hi