Here’s the latest broadly: the 2016 AFL Grand Final was won by the Western Bulldogs over the Sydney Swans by 22 points, played on October 1, 2016 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, with about 99,981 in attendance. The Bulldogs claimed their first premiership since 1954 and became the first team to win the Grand Final from seventh on the ladder.
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The grand final replay was abolished, with the provisions which were introduced in 1991 for five minutes each way of extra time in drawn finals now also applying to a drawn grand final. A new provision was also introduced to all finals to allow for an untimed period of golden point extra time to decide the game if scores remained level after extra time.
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www.westernbulldogs.com.auThe Swans take on the Bulldogs to decide the flag in front of a 99.981 crowd
www.afl.com.auThe 2016 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football match contested between the Sydney Swans and the Western Bulldogs at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 1 October 2016. It was the 120th annual Grand Final of the Australian Football League (formerly the Victorian Football League), staged to determine the premiers of the 2016 AFL season. The match, attended by 99,981 spectators, was won by the Bulldogs by a margin of 22 points, marking the club's second VFL/AFL premiership victory and...
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