"Jack was one-versus-two, one-versus-three a lot of times, as was Tom [Lynch]," Hardwick said of his two spearheads' travails against Port. using Secure Sockets Layer with 2048-bit encryption. Watch the 2020 Toyota AFL Finals Series on Kayo with every game before the Grand Final Live & On-Demand. Hardwick hails his grand final-bound Tigers as the best yet. "We've got some guys who have stepped up and become important players for us. Which 2 teams will survive the finals series to play on AFL's biggest day? Richmond have responded to every challenge thrown at them, in Friday's bruising preliminary final classic, Brisbane and Geelong, who will do battle in Saturday night's preliminary final at the Gabba. It will be the 124th annual Grand Final of the Australian Football League (formerly the Victorian Football League), staged to determine the premiers for the 2020 AFL season. "We really struggled when we were under the protocols in Melbourne because we were disconnected, but then we came up here [to Queensland], got our players back together and started to understand who we are again and what we do. Hardwick's proclamation serves as a scary proposition for Brisbane and Geelong, who will do battle in Saturday night's preliminary final at the Gabba. Richmond great Matthew Richardson believes the AFL could be forced to review the contentious bye week after the top two seeded teams failed to reach the 2020 Grand Final. Together, we’ve kept our game alive. ADD TO CALENDAR 10/24/2020 10:21 AM AEST 2020 Toyota AFL Grand Final. Collingwood are just one AFL Grand Final win away with 15, but they have finished runners-up more than any other club having been beaten in the Premiership decider 26 times from 43 appearances. You should go ahead and enable this. 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"We're more consistent across the board and don't rely on any one player to step up and dominate like other sides to go. However, due to COVID 19 this year, the AFL 2020 grand final will take place on 24th October at 6:30 PM Australian time.. The 2020 AFL Grand Final date has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and is set to take place in late October. "We've seen this last year where Jack was playing a reasonable brand of footy, then dominated in the biggest game on the biggest stage. The grand final usually takes place on a sunny afternoon on the last Saturday of September. Jubilation: The Tigers savour the moment after earning a grand final berth.Credit:Getty Images, "I think we get a real soldier-like performance from all our players.". Elated Richmond coach Damien Hardwick has declared his grand final-bound side is better than the formidable Tiger outfits which claimed AFL … Traditionally held on a Saturday afternoon in late September or early October the AFL Premiership Grand Final takes place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Victoria, and is officially the most popular Australian sporting event of the year. Hardwick also issued a warning to critics of two-time premiership-winning forward Jack Riewoldt. The 2020 AFL grand final is taking place outside Victoria as Brisbane’s Gabba is all set to host the season’s final on October 24. The league has seen 124 editions of its glory years with 94 editions under the name of VFL and 30 taking place under the current name of AFL. This website requires javascript, it looks like you have it disabled. 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. Forcibly removed from their MCG fortress due to the COVID-19 pandemic and on the road for 103 days and counting, Richmond have responded to every challenge thrown at them with aplomb, including everything valiant minor premier Port Adelaide could dish up in Friday's bruising preliminary final classic. Nobody in a million years could have predicted the 2020 Grand Final would be played at the Gabba, and the Lions simply have to take advantage of what's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Hardwick described his tight-knit, high-achieving group as special and having benefited from the large volume of time spent together, predominantly in the Queensland hub. Read the full media release here. The AFL Grand Final is the number one professional Australian Rules game of the year and sees the league’s two premier teams face off in a Premiership decider. The 2020 AFL Grand Final will be an Australian rules football match contested at the Gabba in Brisbane, Queensland, between Richmond and a team yet to be determined on Saturday 24 October 2020. The suggested date for the AFL Grand Final is Saturday October 24, 2020 which would see the event clash with the Group 1 Cox Plate race held on the same day at The Valley in Melbourne.