2017 AFL finals series
The 2017 Australian Football League finals series was the 121st annual edition of the VFL/AFL final series, the Australian rules football tournament staged to determine the winner of the 2017 AFL Premiership Season. The series ran over four weekends in September 2017, culminating with the 2017 AFL Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 30 September 2017.
| 2017 premiership season | |
|---|---|
| Date | 7–30 September 2017 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Premiers | Richmond (11th premiership) |
| Runners-up | Adelaide (3rd grand final) |
| Minor premiers | Adelaide (2nd minor premiership) |
| Attendance | |
| Matches played | 9 |
| Total attendance | 553,818 (61,535 per match) |
| Highest | 100,021 (Grand Final, Adelaide vs. Richmond) |
The top eight teams from the season qualified for the finals series. AFL finals series have been played under the current format since 2000. The qualifying teams were Adelaide, Greater Western Sydney, Geelong, Richmond, Port Adelaide, Sydney, Essendon and West Coast.
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