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.
2015 Winner: Majak Daw (North Melbourne)
A sponsorship deal allowed two cabbies from 13 Cabs to compete, with both making the final. Also for sponsorship reasons, all the runners wore bright yellow leggings. The winner, Majak Daw of North Melbourne, was awarded $5000.
Final (in finishing order)
- Majak Daw (North Melbourne)
- Charlie Cameron (Adelaide)
- Dean Towers (Sydney)
- Paddy Brophy (West Coast)
- Hayden Crozier (Fremantle)
- Henry Schade (Gold Coast)
- Gurdev Singh (cab driver)
- Lewis Taylor (Brisbane)
- Parminder Singh (cab driver)
- Andrejs Everritt (Carlton)
HEAT 1 (in finishing order)
- Majak Daw (North Melbourne)
- Paddy Brophy (West Coast)
- Charlie Cameron (Adelaide)
- Henry Schade (Gold Coast)
- Parminder Singh (cab driver)
- Caleb Daniel (Western Bulldogs)
- Rory Lobb (GWS)
- Darcy Moore (Collingwood)
- Darcy Lang (Geelong)
- Daniel Howe (Hawthorn)
HEAT 2 (in finishing order)
- Dean Towers (Sydney)
- Gurdev Singh (cab driver)
- Hayden Crozier (Fremantle)
- Lewis Taylor (Brisbane)
- Andrejs Everritt (Carlton)
- Anthony Miles (Richmond)
- Jay Kennedy-Harris (Melbourne)
- Elliott Kavanagh (Essendon)
- Brad Ebert (Port Adelaide)
- Leigh Montagna (St Kilda)
See a video of the 2015 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 2015
- Rugby League sprint race