MELBOURNE, VICTORIA - SEPTEMBER 24: Port Melbourne players celebrates winning the VFL Grand Final match between Richmond and Port Melbourne at Etihad Stadium on September 24, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/AFL Media/Getty Images)
Port Melbourne 11.8 (74) def Richmond 10.10 (70)
Port Melbourne won an absolutely thrilling VFL Grand Final that was decided after the siren on Sunday.
Port came from 13 points down late in the final term, only to kick the last three goals to lead by five points with a few minutes remaining. However, Richmond weren't done with it yet, with Ben Lennon marking outside 50 with just seconds left on the clock after a frantic final few minutes. His long range shot after the siren went wide to hand the Borough their 17th VFL flag.
The win came against all odds for Gary Ayres' men. Earlier this year the club was almost evicted from the league due to a debt of over $300,000. The situation galvanized the group and less than 12 months later, their never-say-die attitude helped them win an unlikely VFL flag.
The game itself had it all. Despite it being low scoring early, it was a thrilling tight and contested match. Richmond led by seven points at quarter-time, one point at half-time and two points at three-quarter-time and looked to have gotten over the line late in the last quarter. But three last quarter goals from Dylan Conway proved vital.
Damian Mascitti (30 disposals), Toby Pinwill (29 disposals, 10 tackles, eight clearances) and Shannen Lange (27 disposals, four clearances) were also important for Port.
The Tigers had a host of AFL-listed players who pushed their case for an unlikely Grand Final spot, namely Sam Lloyd, who won the Norm Goss Medal for best on ground with 35 disposals, nine tackles, seven marks and a goal. Shai Bolton also impressed with two early goals and an impressive high flying mark.
Richmond had a total of 19 AFL-listed players take to the field against Port's standalone VFL team.
Sturt 7.8 (50) def Port Adelaide 7.7 (49)
Sturt held on to win the SANFL Grand Final by one point against Port Adelaide, winning back-to-back titles and their 15th SANFL premiership.
The victors led at every change and looked to have the game all but won at three-quarter-time with a 17-point lead in a low scoring affair.
However, the Magpies kicked the opening three goals of the final term to level the scores 13 minutes in, thanks to majors from Jake Neade, Tom Gray and Brendon Ah Chee
Sturt then regained the lead with a goal through Kory Beard, before James Battersby kicked what proved to be a vital point to give them a seven-point lead.
Ah Chee then got Port back to within a point, with a frenetic final few minutes ensuing.
AFL-listed Jimmy Toumpass led all comers with 29 disposals, while Sturt's Fraser Evans won the Jack Oatey Medal with 13 disposals, five marks, three tackles and nine rebound 50s.
Peel 11.6 (72) def Subiaco 7.4 (56)
Peel clinched back-to-back flags with a hard fought 16-point win over Subiaco in the WAFL Grand Final.
Peel trailed by three points at three-quarter-time before storming home to kick four goals to one in the final term.
Danyle Pearce had 25 disposals for the Thunder, while Luke Ryan had 23 and eight marks and first year ruckman Sean Darcy had a whopping 74 hitouts.
For Subi, Kyal Horsley had a game-high 32 disposals, while Ben Sokol booted four goals.
The game was a rematch of last year's Grand Final, which Peel won to record the club's first ever premiership.