AFL rules for Grand Final draw

If scores are tied at the end of the Grand Final, players and fans won’t be coming back next week. Here’s how a winner is decided.

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September 28, 2019 - 8:33AM

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When the 1977 and 2010 Grand Finals ended in dramatic draws, teams returned the next week to play again for the premiership cup.

But that won’t happen if scores are tied when the final siren sounds today.

Here’s what will happen if the Grand Final ends in a draw:

— six-minute break

— Two five-minute halves (plus time-on)

— In the first additional period, each club will kick to the same end that they were playing to

in the fourth quarter of ordinary time.

— At the conclusion of the first five-minute half, the siren will sound, and clubs will immediately change ends without delay.

— Runners are permitted on the ground during the change of ends.

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— The ball will be bounced to begin the second half of additional time (five-minutes plus time on).

— At the conclusion of the second five-minute half, the team with the highest score wins.

— If scores are still tied, the siren will not sound.

— The stadium LED signage will change and signify to everyone the first team to score wins. This will also be communicated to the umpires.

— Play continues wherever the ball is at that moment in the field of play. There will be no reset to the middle of the ground.

— The first team to score wins the premiership!

— Note: There will be 15 interchanges per team allowed in the extra time period.