The AFL Grand Final sprint is an annual event which usually takes place at half-time of AFL Grand Final. It was first held in 1979. There has also been a kicking competition. Since 2021, there has also been a women's sprint event.
2020 Winner: Jordan Clark (Geelong)
This year's AFL Grand Final 100-metre Sprint, held at quarter-time at the Gabba, was sponsored by Colgate. The race was not held during the usual half-time break due to the halftime entertainment show. Hill got out quickly and led for the first half of the race before Clark mowed him down in the dying stages. The finishing order is not official, just taken from the video).
Final Result
- Jordan Clark (Geelong)
- Bradley Hill (St Kilda)
- Xavier Duursma (Port Adelaide)
- Charlie Cameron (Brisbane)
- Bigoa Nyuon (Richmond)
- Ben Ainsworth (Gold Coast)
- Ben Keays (Adelaide)
- Josh Thomas (Collingwood)
See a video of the 2020 race
Related Pages
- AFL Sprint Winners List
- See all the videos of the races we could find.
- AFL half time mile race from 1977 & 1978
- AFL Grand Finalists
- Grand Final kicking competitions.
- About Sport in Australia in 2020
- Rugby League sprint race