grand final
Season's deciding game
The grand final is the championship match of a sporting competition, particularly in Australian rules football and rugby leagues.
It's the last and most important game of the season, determining the overall winner: The team made it to the grand final for the first time in decades.
The term is primarily Australian and New Zealand usage; American sports typically say "championship game" or "finals."
- footyInformal term for soccer
- AFLHistoric football league
- showdownDecisive final confrontation
- premiershipHead of government role
- championshipCompetition for top rank
decider · siren · playoff · specky · heartbreak · league · medal · winner · oval · trophy · stadium · overtime · football · silverware · confetti · last quarter · tension · match
- SANFLNorwood, premiership
- sporting eventsrace, game, match, games, cup
- championship gameschampionship game, title match, league championship, gold medal match, World Series
- championshipschampionship, championship game, title match, championship match, Stanley Cup
- Decisive Momentstiebreaker, sudden death, overtime, gold medal match, playoff round
- gaming eventstournament, LAN party, game night, esports event, championship
grand finalopening round
Tournament's starting phase
first round · preliminary round · qualifying round · round one · semifinal
grand finalfriendly match
Non-league sporting contest
exhibition match · preseason game · practice match · scrimmage · regular season game
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