Drawn games in the home and away season are recorded as drawn games in the ladder. However, until 1994, Australian football had no structure in place to break a tied finals game. As such, the teams would reconvene the following week to replay their game, pushing back the schedule by one week. This caused controversy in 1990, when a drawn qualifying final between
CollingwoodCollingwood Football Club, officially nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League....
and
West CoastThe West Coast Eagles Football Club is an Australian rules football club competing in the Australian Football League....
meant the minor premiers
EssendonEssendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club and is part of the Australian Football League. Formed in 1871 as a junior club and as a senior club in 1873, it is headquartered at the Essendon Recreation Reserve, Windy Hill in the Melbourne suburb of Essendon,...
had a two-weekend bye instead of one.
Australian rules footballAustralian football, also commonly referred to as Australian rules football, football, or Aussie rules, colloquially as footy, and historically as Australasian football or Victorian football, is a variant of football played between two teams of 18 players, plus four interchange players, outdoors on...
Drawn games in the home and away season are recorded as drawn games in the ladder. However, until 1994, Australian football had no structure in place to break a tied finals game. As such, the teams would reconvene the following week to replay their game, pushing back the schedule by one week. This caused controversy in 1990, when a drawn qualifying final between
CollingwoodCollingwood Football Club, officially nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League....
and
West CoastThe West Coast Eagles Football Club is an Australian rules football club competing in the Australian Football League....
meant the minor premiers
EssendonEssendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club and is part of the Australian Football League. Formed in 1871 as a junior club and as a senior club in 1873, it is headquartered at the Essendon Recreation Reserve, Windy Hill in the Melbourne suburb of Essendon,...
had a two-weekend bye instead of one. Insisting that the extended layoff had caused their losses to Collingwood, both in the Second Semi-Final and in the Grand Final (thus temporarily ending the Colliwobbles), the
AFLThe Australian Football League is the major professional Australian national competition in the sport of Australian football and is arguably Australia's biggest sporting competition in terms of membership, corporate sponsorship and attendances .The league comprises 16 teams which play 22 home and...
initiated the use of
extra timeExtra time is an additional period played in some sports codes if the score is tied at the end of normal time. In score notation, it is often denoted by the letters ET or AET, the latter of which stands for "after extra time"....
(5 minutes each way) to decide drawn finals, except for the Grand Final; Grand Final Replays are still used for drawn Grand Finals.
Australian Football Grand Final Replays
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- 1894, SANFL
- Grand Final: Norwood
The Norwood Football Club, known as the Redlegs, is an Australian rules football club belonging to the South Australian National Football League in the state of South Australia...
4.8 drew South AdelaideThe South Adelaide Football Club competes in the South Australian National Football League . Known as the Panthers, their home ground is Alan Hickinbotham Oval , located in Noarlunga Downs in the southern suburbs of Adelaide....
4.8
- Grand Final Replay: Norwood
The Norwood Football Club, known as the Redlegs, is an Australian rules football club belonging to the South Australian National Football League in the state of South Australia...
4.7 d. South AdelaideThe South Adelaide Football Club competes in the South Australian National Football League . Known as the Panthers, their home ground is Alan Hickinbotham Oval , located in Noarlunga Downs in the southern suburbs of Adelaide....
3.5
- 1919, SANFL
- Grand Final: Sturt
The Sturt Football Club is an Australian rules football club in the South Australian National Football League. The club is best known for its period of dominance from 1966-76 under legendary coach Jack Oatey, during which it revolutionised the style of play by emphasising teamwork and accurate ball...
5.9.39 drew North Adelaide 5.9.39
- Grand Final Replay: Sturt
The Sturt Football Club is an Australian rules football club in the South Australian National Football League. The club is best known for its period of dominance from 1966-76 under legendary coach Jack Oatey, during which it revolutionised the style of play by emphasising teamwork and accurate ball...
3.5.23 d. North Adelaide 2.6.18
- 1948, VFL
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- Grand Final: Essendon
Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club and is part of the Australian Football League. Formed in 1871 as a junior club and as a senior club in 1873, it is headquartered at the Essendon Recreation Reserve, Windy Hill in the Melbourne suburb of Essendon,...
7.27.69 drew MelbourneMelbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
10.9.69
- Grand Final Replay: Essendon
Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club and is part of the Australian Football League. Formed in 1871 as a junior club and as a senior club in 1873, it is headquartered at the Essendon Recreation Reserve, Windy Hill in the Melbourne suburb of Essendon,...
7.8.50 def. by MelbourneMelbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
13.11.89
- 1958, VFA
The Victorian Football League, formerly known as the Victorian Football Association is the premier league in Victoria...
- Grand Final: Williamstown
The Williamstown Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Melbourne and are currently playing in the Victorian Football League...
6.15.51 drew MoorabbinThe Moorabbin Football Club were an Australian rules football club which played in the Victorian Football Association from 1951 to 1963 and then from 1983 to 1987...
7.9.51
- Grand Final Replay: Williamstown
The Williamstown Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Melbourne and are currently playing in the Victorian Football League...
13.18.96 d. MoorabbinThe Moorabbin Football Club were an Australian rules football club which played in the Victorian Football Association from 1951 to 1963 and then from 1983 to 1987...
8.16.64
- 1977 VFL Grand Final
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- Grand Final: Collingwood
Collingwood Football Club, officially nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League....
10.16.76 drew North Melbourne 9.22.76
- Grand Final Replay: Collingwood
Collingwood Football Club, officially nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League....
19.10.124 def. by North Melbourne 21.25.151
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Both the 1977 and 1978
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Grand Finals ended in draws, and were subsequently replayed. The 1977 replay was held one week later, the 1978 replay three days later.
In the 1977 decider, 20 minutes of extra time was played, this proviso was dropped for the following season. However, after two games were drawn in the 1978 finals series and hence necessitated replays, extra time was re-instated in 1979. In 2003, the system of
golden pointThe golden point, a sudden death overtime system, is used to resolve drawn rugby league matches. The term is borrowed from soccer's now defunct golden goal.-Australasia:...
overtime was adopted, Grand Finals are now decided on the day.
NSWRL Grand Final Replays
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- 1977
- Grand Final: St. George
The St George Dragons were an Australian rugby league club that has, since 1999, formed half of the merged St. George Illawarra Dragons team of the National Rugby League. St George are still represented as a stand alone entity at a junior level, with teams representing the district in the Harold...
9 drew ParramattaThe Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1946, with their First Grade side playing their first season in the New South Wales Rugby Football League...
9.
- Grand Final Replay: St. George
The St George Dragons were an Australian rugby league club that has, since 1999, formed half of the merged St. George Illawarra Dragons team of the National Rugby League. St George are still represented as a stand alone entity at a junior level, with teams representing the district in the Harold...
22 d. ParramattaThe Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1946, with their First Grade side playing their first season in the New South Wales Rugby Football League...
0.
- 1978
- Grand Final: Manly
The Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. They compete in the National Rugby League's Telstra Premiership, the premier rugby league competition of Australasia...
11 drew CronullaThe Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are an Australian professional rugby league team based in Cronulla, New South Wales in the Sutherland Shire, south of Sydney...
11.
- Grand Final Replay: Manly
The Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. They compete in the National Rugby League's Telstra Premiership, the premier rugby league competition of Australasia...
16 d. CronullaThe Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are an Australian professional rugby league team based in Cronulla, New South Wales in the Sutherland Shire, south of Sydney...
0.