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.
2014 Winner: Jordan Murdoch (Geelong)
The winner Jordan Murdoch had proven his speed in the past. He posted one of the fastest ever combine 20m sprint times, 2.76 seconds in the SA state combine of 2011.
The participants in the Gillette Grand Final Sprint 2014 were as follows:
Finalists
Geelong Jordan Murdoch (1st)
Hawthorn Billy Hartung (2nd)
Gold Coast Jarred Ellis (3rd)
Melbourne Jayden Hunt (4th)
Port Adelaide Andrew Moore
St Kilda Clint Jones
Essendon Patrick Ambrose
Brisbane Lions Daniel McStay
North Melbourne Luke McDonald
Other Participants
Adelaide Brodie Smith
Carlton Kane Lucas
Collingwood Ben Kennedy
Fremantle Zac Dawson
GWS Adam Tomlinson
Richmond Bachar Houli
Sydney Swans Daniel Robinson
West Coast Will Schofield
Western Bulldogs Jason Tutt
See a video of the 2014 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 2014
- Rugby League sprint race