document_title: List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career scoring leaders

question_text: who scored the most points in ncaa basketball history

text: In basketball, points are the sum of the score accumulated through free throw or field goal.[1] In National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I basketball, where a player's career is at most four seasons long, it is considered a notable achievement to reach the 1,000-points scored threshold. In even rarer instances, players have reached the 2,000- and 3,000-point plateaus (no player has ever scored 4,000 or more points at the Division I level). The top 25 highest scorers in NCAA Division I men's basketball history are listed below. The NCAA did not split into its current divisions format until August 1973.[2] From 1906 to 1955, there were no classifications to the NCAA nor its predecessor, the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States (IAAUS).[2] Then, from 1956 to spring 1973, colleges were classified as either "NCAA University Division (Major College)" or "NCAA College Division (Small College)".[2][3]

text: Some of the top 25 scorers in Division I history played before the three-point line was officially instituted in 1986–87. All of the players with a dash through the three-point field goals made column were affected by this rule. Hank Gathers of Loyola Marymount is the only three-point shot era player on this list who did not make a single three-point shot. From the 1986–87 season through the 2007–08 season, the three-point perimeter was marked at 19 ft 9 in (6.02 m) for both men's and women's college basketball.[4] On May 3, 2007, the NCAA men's basketball rules committee passed a measure to extend the distance of the men's three-point line back to 20 ft 9 in (6.32 m); the women's line would remain at the original distance until it was moved to match the men's distance effective in 2011–12.[4]

text: Additionally, several of the players on this list played during an era when college freshmen were ineligible to compete at the varsity level and were forced to participate on either freshman or junior varsity teams. Since freshman and junior varsity points do not count toward official NCAA records, three players—Pete Maravich, Oscar Robertson and Elvin Hayes—only had three seasons to compile their totals. Larry Bird redshirted (sat out) his freshman year, and therefore, like Maravich, Robertson, and Hayes, his totals also cover only three seasons (though in Bird's case, unlike the others, it was his own choice not to play a fourth season at the college level). With the added benefits of a three-point line and a full extra year of varsity eligibility, their already-historical statistics would have been much higher. Maravich, a guard from LSU, not only owns the three highest single season averages in Division I history, but also the highest career total. Remarkably, he scored 3,667 points (over 400 more than the next closest player) in a mere 83 games. His record is considered nearly unbreakable; the only player who could have potentially overtaken him as the top scorer in Division I history is Stephen Curry of Davidson, who had scored 2,635 points through his first three seasons of college basketball. However, Curry opted to forgo his final year of NCAA eligibility and moved on to the National Basketball Association (NBA) following his junior season in 2008–09.

text: Five players on this list are enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: Pete Maravich,[5] Oscar Robertson,[6] Elvin Hayes,[7] Larry Bird[8] and David Robinson.[9]

text: Key[edit]

text:
Pos.
G
F
C
Ref.

Position
Guard
Forward
Center
References

*
Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Team (X)
Denotes the number of times a player from that team appears on the list

text: Career scoring leaders[edit]

text:
Player
Pos.
Team
Career
start
Career
end
Games
played
Field goals
made
3-point
field
goals made
Free
throws made
Points
PPG
Ref.

Maravich, PetePete Maravich*
G
LSU
1967
1970
83
1,387

—

893
3,667
44.2
[10]

Williams, FreemanFreeman Williams
F/G
Portland State
1974
1978
106
1,369

—

511
3,249
30.7
[11]

Simmons, LionelLionel Simmons
F
La Salle
1986
1990
131
1,244
56
673
3,217
24.6
[12]

Ford, AlphonsoAlphonso Ford
G
Mississippi Valley State
1989
1993
109
1,121
333
590
3,165
29.0
[13]

McDermott, DougDoug McDermott
F
Creighton
2010
2014
145
1,141
274
594
3,150
21.7
[14]

Kelly, HarryHarry Kelly
F
Texas Southern
1979
1983
110
1,234

—

598
3,066
27.9
[15]

Clark, KeydrenKeydren Clark
G
Saint Peter's
2002
2006
118
967
435
689
3,058
25.9
[16]

Hawkins, HerseyHersey Hawkins
G
Bradley
1984
1988
125
1,100
118
690
3,008
25.5
[17]

Robertson, OscarOscar Robertson*
G
Cincinnati
1957
1960
88
1,052

—

869
2,973
33.8
[18]

Manning, DannyDanny Manning
F
Kansas
1984
1988
147
1,216
10
509
2,951
20.1
[19]

Hughes, AlfredrickAlfredrick Hughes
G
Loyola (IL)
1981
1985
120
1,226

—

462
2,914
24.3
[20]

Hayes, ElvinElvin Hayes*
C/F
Houston
1965
1968
93
1,215

—

454
2,884
31.0
[21]

Hansbrough, TylerTyler Hansbrough
F
North Carolina
2005
2009
142
939
12
982
2,872
20.2
[22]

Bird, LarryLarry Bird*
F
Indiana State
1976
1979
94
1,154

—

542
2,850
30.3
[23]

Birdsong, OtisOtis Birdsong
G
Houston (2)
1973
1977
116
1,176

—

480
2,832
24.4
[24]

Bradshaw, KevinKevin Bradshaw
G
Bethune-Cookman /
U.S. International
1987
1991
111
1,027
132
618
2,804
25.3
[3]

Houston, AllanAllan Houston
G/F
Tennessee
1989
1993
128
902
346
651
2,801
21.9
[25]

Redick, J. J.J. J. Redick
G
Duke
2002
2006
139
825
457
662
2,769
19.9
[26]

Gathers, HankHank Gathers
F/C
Southern California /
Loyola Marymount
1985
1990
117
1,127
0
469
2,723
23.3
[27]

Haws, TylerTyler Haws
G
BYU
2009
2015[n 1]
139
917
162
724
2,720
19.6
[28]

Lewis, ReggieReggie Lewis
F
Northeastern
1983
1987
122
1,043
30
592
2,709
22.2
[29]

Queenan, DarenDaren Queenan
G/F
Lehigh
1984
1988
118
1,024
29
626
2,703
22.9
[30]

Larkin, ByronByron Larkin
G
Xavier
1984
1988
121
1,022
51
601
2,696
22.3
[31]

McCalebb, BoBo McCalebb
G
New Orleans
2003
2008
128
977
115
610
2,679
20.9
[32]

Robinson, DavidDavid Robinson*
C
Navy
1983
1987
127
1,032
1
604
2,669
21.0
[33]

text: All-time conference scoring leaders[edit]

text: The following list contains current and defunct Division I conferences' all-time scoring leaders. The "conference founded" column indicates when each respective conference first began intercollegiate athletic competition, not necessarily when they began basketball. For example, the Great West Conference was established as a football-only conference in 2004 but became an all-sports conference in 2008 (with basketball actually beginning in 2009–10).[34] Also note that some of the schools on this list are no longer in the conference in which they are identified. Utah, for instance, is currently a member of the Pac-12 Conference, but when Keith Van Horn set the scoring record they were still a member of the Western Athletic Conference. Similarly, BYU is currently in the West Coast Conference, but their final four seasons in the Mountain West Conference were the years in which Jimmer Fredette played at the school and set that conference's scoring record.

text:
Conference
Conference
founded
Conference
disbanded
Player
School
Career
start
Career
end
Points
Ref.

America East
1979
—
Lewis, ReggieReggie Lewis
Northeastern
1983
1987
2,709
[35]

American Athletic
2013[n 2]
—
Gray, RobRob Gray
Houston
2015
2018
1,710
[38]

American South
1987
1991
Brooks, KevinKevin Brooks
Southwestern Louisiana
1987
1991
2,294

Atlantic 10
1976
—
Macon, MarkMark Macon
Temple
1987
1991
2,609
[39]

ACC
1953
—
Hansbrough, TylerTyler Hansbrough
North Carolina
2005
2009
2,872
[40]

Atlantic Sun
1978
—
Jackson, WillieWillie Jackson
Centenary
1980
1984
2,535
[41]

Big 12
1996
—
Hield, BuddyBuddy Hield
Oklahoma
2012
2016
2,291
[42]

Big East
1979[n 2]
—
Bell, TroyTroy Bell[n 3]
Boston College
1999
2003
2,632
[44]

Big Eight
1907
1996
Manning, DannyDanny Manning
Kansas
1984
1988
2,951
[45]

Big Sky
1963
—
Bliznyuk, BogdanBogdan Bliznyuk
Eastern Washington
2014
2018
2,169
[46]

Big South
1983
—
Williams, ReggieReggie Williams
VMI
2004
2008
2,556
[47]

Big Ten
1896
—
Cheaney, CalbertCalbert Cheaney
Indiana
1990
1993
2,613
[48]

Big West
1969
—
Harris, LuciousLucious Harris
Long Beach State
1989
1993
2,312
[49]

CAA
1982
—
Robinson, DavidDavid Robinson*
Navy
1983
1987
2,669
[50]

C-USA
1995
—
Jackson, StefonStefon Jackson
UTEP
2005
2009
2,456
[51]

East Coast
1958
1994
Queenan, DarenDaren Queenan
Lehigh
1984
1988
2,703

Great Midwest
1990
1995
Claggett, ErwinErwin Claggett
Saint Louis
1991
1995
1,910
[52]

Great West
2004
2013
Flores, ChrisChris Flores
NJIT
2009
2013
1,726

Horizon
1979
—
Hughes, AlfredrickAlfredrick Hughes
Loyola (IL)
1981
1985
2,914
[53]

Ivy
1901
—
Bradley, BillBill Bradley*
Princeton
1962
1965
2,503
[54]

MAAC
1980
—
Simmons, LionelLionel Simmons
La Salle
1986
1990
3,217
[55]

Metro
1975
1995
Coles, BimboBimbo Coles
Virginia Tech
1986
1990
2,484
[56]

MAC
1946
—
Wells, BonziBonzi Wells
Ball State
1994
1998
2,485
[57]

MEAC
1970
—
Davis, TomTom Davis
Delaware State
1987
1991
2,275
[58]

Missouri Valley
1907
—
Hawkins, HerseyHersey Hawkins
Bradley
1984
1988
3,008
[59]

Mountain West
1999
—
Fredette, JimmerJimmer Fredette
BYU
2007
2011
2,599
[60]

NEC
1981
—
Bailey, TerranceTerrance Bailey
Wagner
1983
1987
2,591
[61]

OVC
1948
—
Domercant, HenryHenry Domercant
Eastern Illinois
1999
2003
2,602
[62]

Pac-12
1959
—
MacLean, DonDon MacLean
UCLA
1988
1992
2,608
[63]

Patriot
1986
—
McCollum, C. J.C. J. McCollum
Lehigh
2009
2013
2,361
[64]

SEC
1933
—
Maravich, PetePete Maravich*
LSU
1967
1970
3,667
[65]

Southern
1921
—
Curry, StephenStephen Curry
Davidson
2006
2009
2,635
[66]

Southland
1963
—
Dumars, JoeJoe Dumars*[n 4]
McNeese State
1981
1985
2,607
[68]

Summit
1982
—
Green, CalebCaleb Green
Oral Roberts
2003
2007
2,504
[69]

Sun Belt
1976
—
McCalebb, BoBo McCalebb
New Orleans
2003
2008
2,679
[70]

Southwest
1914
1996
Rencher, TerrenceTerrence Rencher
Texas
1991
1995
2,306
[71]

SWAC
1920
—
Ford, AlphonsoAlphonso Ford
Mississippi Valley State
1989
1993
3,165

West Coast
1952
—
Gathers, HankHank Gathers
Loyola Marymount
1987
1990
2,490[n 5]
[72]

WAC
1962
—
Van Horn, KeithKeith Van Horn
Utah
1993
1997
2,542
[73]

text: Footnotes[edit]

text:
Jump up ^ After playing as a freshman in 2009–10, Haws spent two years on a Mormon mission and did not play his sophomore season until 2012–13.
^ Jump up to: a b The original Big East Conference, founded in 1979 with basketball competition starting at that time, split along football lines in July 2013. The seven schools that did not sponsor Division I FBS football reorganized as a new Big East Conference, while the FBS football schools that had not left for other conferences, plus several new members, began operating as the American Athletic Conference. The American now considers its basketball history to have begun with the 2013 split,[36] while the current Big East maintains the basketball history of the original Big East.[37]
Jump up ^ The Big East Conference recognizes Lawrence Moten, who played at Syracuse between 1991 and 1995, as its all-time conference scoring leader, using the criterion of points scored in regular-season conference games only. Moten scored 1,405 points in games that counted toward the record.[43] Troy Bell, who is technically second on the list with 1,388 points, scored more career points than Moten when all games are taken into account. The above conference scoring leaders list uses overall career totals, not conference-career totals, as its criterion.
Jump up ^ The Southland Conference recognizes Dwight "Bo" Lamar, who played at Southwestern Louisiana (now Louisiana) between 1968 and 1972, as their all-time conference scoring leader, using the criterion of points scored against conference opponents only.[67] He scored 1,054 points in conference games.[67] Additionally, Southwestern Louisiana did not join the Southland Conference until 1971, so all of Lamar's points prior to then do not count toward Southland Conference scoring. Joe Dumars, who is technically second on the list with 819 points, actually scored more career points than Lamar since McNeese State was a member of the Southland Conference for the duration of Dumars' career. The above conference scoring leaders list uses overall career totals, not conference-career totals, as its criterion.
Jump up ^ Hank Gathers' scoring total in this table includes only games played for WCC member Loyola Marymount; he played his freshman season of 1985–86 at USC in what was then known as the Pacific-10 Conference. He transferred from USC after that season; after sitting out the 1986–87 season due to NCAA transfer rules, he played at Loyola Marymount until his death during his senior season in 1990.

tag: ol


document_title: AFL Grand Final

question_text: how many drawn grand finals have there been in vfl/afl history

question_tokens: how many drawn grand finals have there been in vfl / afl history

root

text: AFL Grand Final

text: Game history[edit]

text: 1897–1901: Origins[edit]

text: The concept of a "grand" final gradually evolved from experimentation by the Victorian Football League (VFL) in the initial years of competition following its inception in 1897. During the 19th century, Australian football competition adopted the approach that the team on top of the ladder at the end of the home-and-away series was declared the premiers. However, the fledgling VFL decided that a finals series played between the top four teams at the end of the season would generate more interest and gate money. For 1897, the VFL scheduled a round robin tournament whereby the top four played each other once and the team that won the most matches was declared the winner.

tag: p

text: However, this method had flaws, so the VFL continued to experiment, playing "section" matches after the regular season and then a finals series where first on the ladder played the third team and second met fourth. The winners of these "semi" finals then met in a final to decide the premiership. The first such final was contested in 1898 between the Essendon Football Club and Fitzroy Football Club at the St Kilda Cricket Ground, which Fitzroy won scoring 5.8 (38) to Essendon's 3.5 (23).

text: The second finals format was ultimately discarded by the VFL after the unsatisfactory conclusion to the 1900 VFL season, where Melbourne won the premiership after having finished sixth out of the eight teams after the home-and-away season (ahead of Carlton and St Kilda) with a record of 6-8.

text: The new finals system caused problems in 1901 when Geelong finished on top of the ladder but was immediately eliminated when defeated in the semi final. A "right of challenge" was introduced, giving the team that finished on top at the end of the regular season (the minor premier) the right to challenge if they lost the semi final or the final. This challenge match came to be called the "grand final". The first four grand finals were scattered around various Melbourne venues: one at Albert Park, two at St Kilda's Junction Oval and one at the East Melbourne Cricket Ground. The selection of the venue could depend on the portion of the gate demanded by the ground's landlords.

text: 1902–1914: MCG move[edit]

text: The public remained ambivalent to the concept of finals football until the VFL pulled off a coup in 1902. Previously, the MCG was unavailable to football in the early spring months as it was being prepared for the coming cricket season. The VFL convinced the Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) to rent the ground for the finals series and the first grand final at what is today considered the home of the game attracted more than 35,000 people to watch Collingwood down Essendon. The success of the finals at the MCG was proven with big attendances every year, and soon all the major competitions around Australia were employing what was known as the "amended Argus system" of finals. The "original Argus system" had been instituted by the VFL in 1901, the amended system was instituted by the VFL in 1902.

text: By 1908, a new record attendance of 50,261 was set, on a day when the crowd was so huge that it broke through the fence and filed onto the ground, sitting around the boundary line to watch the action. This figure was beaten in the 1912 Grand Final when 54,463 saw Essendon defeat South Melbourne. The big finals crowds (and increasing cricket attendances) prompted the MCC to cut down the eleven fifty-year-old elm trees inside the ground and turn the stadium into a concrete bowl, complete with extra stands and standing room. The record fell again in the last grand final before World War I, when the excitement of St Kilda's first premiership attempt drew 59,479 spectators.

text: 1915–1930: World War I and the end of the challenge final system[edit]

text: The war had a considerable effect on the impact of the grand final and attendances plummeted. One critic called for the Carlton team to receive the Iron Cross after they defeated Collingwood in the thrilling 1915 Grand Final, ironically dubbed a "glorious contest" by famous coach Jack Worrall. But many diggers supported the continuance of the game, and both the 1918 and 1919 grand finals were notable for the large number of Australian servicemen in attendance, many of whom wore uniform.

text: During the 1920s, the VFL grappled with the problems associated with the "amended Argus system", specifically that a true grand final was not played if the minor premier won both the semi final and the final. Although new attendance records were set in 1920 and 1922, these were for the semi finals, which often drew bigger crowds than the grand final.

text: There was no grand final in 1924; a once-off finals system was trialled, in which the top four contested a round robin, with the top team from the round robin to face the minor premiers in a grand final if required; but, when minor premiers Essendon also won the round robin, no grand final was staged.[3]

text: The league reverted to the "amended Argus system" for 1925, when the grand final attracted a new record crowd of 64,288: the match was Geelong's first VFL premiership win, and a huge contingent from Victoria's second city descended on the MCG to watch their team make history. From 1927 until 1930, Collingwood won four premierships in a row, which remains the league record.

text: In 1927, 1928 and 1930, the biggest crowd of the year was again drawn to the semi final and not to the grand final. This, coupled with the perception that the minor premier could find losing its semi-final to be advantageous, resulted in the league abandoning the amended Argus system after 1931, replacing it with the Page–McIntyre system.[4]

text: 1931–1939: New finals system and start of a golden age[edit]

text: The Page playoff system (or 'final four") was introduced for 1931, whereby the semi finals (1 v 2 and 3 v 4) were followed by the preliminary final and then the grand final, with the right of challenge abolished. This proved satisfactory to all, and the new system ushered in a golden age for the grand final.

text: New records were constantly set and when 75,754 attended the 1933 Grand Final between South Melbourne and Richmond, it started the MCC thinking of expansion again. Just months earlier, cricket attendance records were shattered during the "bodyline" series between Australia and England. The MCC decided to build the southern stand, which enclosed almost half the ground and was completed in 1937. That year, the Geelong-Collingwood Grand Final attracted 88,540 and the spectators were sitting five deep along the boundary line. Somehow, the following year, 96,834 people turned up and squashed in to watch the Magpies take on Carlton. At the time, Melbourne's population was about one million, which meant that on grand final day, almost one tenth of the city was at the game.

text: 1940–1953: World War II and after[edit]

text: Football served as a distraction for people on the home front during the war, particularly during the darkest days between 1941 and 1943. The Australian government requisitioned a number of VFL grounds, including the MCG. Therefore, the grand final was staged at Princes Park (Carlton) in 1942, 1943 and 1945, and at St Kilda's Junction Oval in 1944 when Fitzroy won its last premiership on the second hottest grand final day on record. The 1943 clash was a thrilling contest, Richmond defeating Essendon by five points. The 1942 and 1945 matches were marred by violence, and the latter game has gone down in history as "the "Bloodbath". An amazing crowd of 62,986 crammed into the Carlton ground for this game, which was played just weeks after the armistice with Japan was declared.

text: So when the MCG was finally relinquished by the government in August 1946, there was great expectation in the buildup to the grand final, where Essendon booted a record score to defeat Melbourne. Attendances were back to 1930s levels by 1947 and 85,815 turned up to see Carlton beat Essendon by a solitary point; a similar crowd a year later watched the Bombers and Demons play the first draw in grand final history. Melbourne won the replay the following week. The sight of thousands sitting between the fence and the boundary line, first seen in the late 1930s, was now usual at the grand final. Spectators were admitted on a first-come basis, and thousands took to lining up outside the stadium in the days before the match to gain the best vantage point when the gates opened on the morning of the match. Some reservations were raised about spectator safety as the MCG was clearly being filled above its capacity.

text: 1954–1961: Melbourne Olympic Games and ticketing[edit]

text: As the MCG would be used as the main stadium for the 1956 Olympic Games, the ground was upgraded again with a new stand and extra capacity. Construction work restricted the crowd at the 1954 Grand Final when 80,897 people saw Footscray win their historic first flag. Eight thousand more witnessed the 1955 Grand Final, before the stand was fully completed. The 1956 Grand Final was seen as a dry run for the opening ceremony of the games two months later, but no one was prepared for the outcome. Officially, 115,802 fans turned out to see Melbourne take on Collingwood for the second year in a row, but contemporary reports state that anywhere between twenty and thirty thousand people were turned away. Some gained admittance by storming the gates, while others perched precariously on the roof of the southern stand. The old record had been shattered by almost 19,000 but the chaos outside the ground prompted the VFL to introduce a ticketing system for the first time.

text: Attendances now hovered around the 100,000 mark during the coming years. Melbourne dominated the era with seven straight grand final appearances (for five flags), playing Collingwood three times and Essendon twice. The 1958 Grand Final, when Collingwood upset a Melbourne team attempting to equal the Magpies' proud record of four consecutive premierships, was arguably the greatest upset recorded in the biggest game of all. The Demons made amends by winning the next year, when the premiership cup was presented for the first time. Previously, the crowd descended on the arena at the end of the game, and the players were variously chaired off the ground or walked to the dressing room. The presentation of the cup gave the after-match a ceremonial focus and allowed the attention to settle on the premier team.

text: Following the 1956 introduction of television to Australia, there were repeated calls for the grand final to be telecast live, but the VFL refused on the basis that the crowd numbers might be affected. A delayed telecast was allowed for the 1961 Grand Final, when Hawthorn won for the first time, but thereafter only a videotaped replay was shown.

text: 1962–1983: Second golden age[edit]

text: In contrast to the 1950s when a few teams were monopolising grand final places, the 1960s was a decade of variety. Between 1961 and 1968, seven teams won the flag and a number of classic encounters were played. In the 1964 grand final, a thrilling finish enabled Melbourne to win their last premiership to date by four points. Two years later, in arguably one of the most famous grand finals of them all, St Kilda won their only premiership by one point, and their players went for an impromptu lap of honour with the cup, a tradition that endures. In the 1967 grand final, Geelong and Richmond played a match of the highest standard, with the Tigers winning in the last minutes to end a long premiership drought. The next season, Carlton also ended a long run without success and set a record as the only winning team to score fewer goals than the opposition as they defeated Essendon by three points.

text: By now, the MCG had been expanded again so that record crowds were set in 1968, 1969 and 1970. In what is commonly referred to as the greatest of all-time, the 1970 grand final saw Carlton come back from a 44-point half time deficit to beat Collingwood; it was watched by an all-time record crowd of 121,696 people. Most of the matches during this period had something to remember: Hawthorn's comeback to win in 1971, Carlton's record score in the highest scoring grand final ever played in 1972, Richmond's two wins over Carlton in 1969 and 1973 in very physical encounters, and North Melbourne's first grand final victory in 1975 . In the memorable 1977 grand final, North Melbourne came from 27 points down at three quarter time to play the second drawn grand final in history (the first since 1948). The momentum continued on the first Saturday in October 1977, when they defeated Collingwood in the replay.

text: After the 1981 grand final, the old scoreboard was removed to Manuka Oval. The MCG installed a new electronic colour scoreboard in 1982.[5]

text: By the start of the early 1980s, Collingwood had lost eight grand finals in a row since winning its 1958 premiership. The term "Colliwobbles" began to be used at this time to describe the team's inability to win grand finals.

text: 1982–1999: National team competition[edit]

text: The 1980s saw a sustained period of dominance by Hawthorn, who appeared in every grand final from 1983 to 1989, winning four of them in 1983, 1986, and back to back in 1988 and in 1989 contest. The 1989 Grand Final, a high scoring and very physical encounter in which Hawthorn defeated Geelong by six points, is considered to be one of the greatest of all time.

text: With the transformation of the VFL into the Australian Football League in 1990, and the move to a truly national competition, there emerged a new era in which non-Victorian based clubs now competed for the Premiership. Between 1992 and 2006, non-Victorian clubs won ten out of fifteen premierships. The first club to achieve the feat was West Coast in 1992 and 1994, and Adelaide won back-to-back premierships in 1997 and 1998. North Melbourne was the only other club to win two grand finals in the 1990s, 1996 and 1999 respectively, as no team dominated the era.

text: 21st century[edit]

text: Between 2001 and 2003, the Brisbane Lions won three consecutive grand finals, with its nine-point win against Collingwood in 2002 the closest of the three matches. In 2004, Port Adelaide defeated Brisbane Lions in the first grand final ever played between two non-Victorian teams. The 2005 and 2006 grand finals were played between Sydney and West Coast, with each winning one premiership by less than a goal; the 2005 match is remembered for the strong defensive mark taken by Sydney's Leo Barry in the dying seconds.

text: The years 2007 to 2011 saw a dominant Geelong appear in four out of five grand finals, winning three premierships. The only match to not feature Geelong was in 2010, when Collingwood and St Kilda played the third draw in grand final history, with Collingwood winning the subsequent replay by 56 points.

text: After 2011, Hawthorn established itself as a dominant force, finishing runners up to Sydney in 2012 then winning the 2013, 2014 and 2015 premierships against Fremantle, Sydney and West Coast.

text: On 19 April 2016, the AFL announced that drawn grand finals will be resolved by the use of two five minute extra time periods, with the siren not being sounded to end the second period until the tie is broken, abolishing the use of a full replay.[6]

text: Notable grand finals[edit]

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1903 – Late in the last quarter, Fitzroy skipper Gerald Brosnan marked a pass from teammate Percy Trotter about thirty metres from goal with his team three points behind Collingwood. As he went back to line up his kick, the final bell rang. Brosnan's shot missed, but was so close that a Collingwood defender later claimed that he could hear the ball's lace brush the goal post.
1910 – A massive brawl broke out between Collingwood and Carlton players during the last quarter. A number of players were felled and four players were reported (the first in grand Final history), yet the fight kept going. Umpire Jack Elder settled matters by blowing his whistle and bouncing the ball. Most of the combatants looked on, stunned, as the game recommenced without them, so they had no option but to forget about the fight. The match is generally considered to have initiated the long-standing rivalry between the two clubs.
1913 – Playing in their first grand final, St Kilda struggled, kicking just one goal in the first three quarters against Fitzroy. But they came charging home in the last by closing a 25-point gap to one point with a few minutes remaining. A St Kilda player marked very close to goal on an angle and made a bad mistake by following a pre-game tactic of handballing. His intended target was covered, the Saints lost the ball and Fitzroy booted two goals to seal the match.
1914 – With South Melbourne making a late charge at Carlton, the Blues led by six points when a long kick into South's goal square was contested by a pack of players. Just metres from the goal mouth, Ern Jamieson, Carlton's full back leaped straight into Tom Bollard's back, but Umpire Harry Rawle called play on and the ball was cleared. Moments later, the final bell rang. Had Bollard received a free and kicked it from point-blank range, the game would have ended in the first finals draw.
1918 – Collingwood had hit the front by a single point. In the final minute of play, South Melbourne went forward and a long kick into the teeth of goal by Gerald Ryan of South spilled from a pack of players. South Melbourne rover Chris Laird came rushing through and rather than attempt to pick the ball up, soccered it off the ground for a goal that won the game.
1921 – Richmond led Carlton by four points in a low scoring game played on a very wet day. Both teams were covered in mud as Carlton mounted a series of attacks in an attempt to get a winning goal. In the dying minute, a Carlton player passed toward teammate Alec Duncan, who was close to goal. Somehow, Richmond's Max Hislop hurtled across to Duncan and punched the ball from his grasp to save the premiership for the Tigers.
1927 – Collingwood defeated Richmond in atrocious conditions, 2.13 (25) to 1.7 (13). It was the lowest scoring game, grand final or otherwise, played during the 20th century.
1930 – Collingwood won its record fourth consecutive VFL grand final in succession, the 'Machine Team', under the tutelage of the legendary Jock McHale, creating a record which has not been matched in ensuing seasons.
1935 – Star full forward Bob Pratt was forced to withdraw from the grand final after he was hit by a truck in trying to cross the road the day before the game. Pratt had booted 362 goals in three seasons. Without him the Swans lost to Collingwood by 20 points, despite having as many scoring shots as the Magpies.
1945 – Known as 'the bloodbath', the game was marred by constant brawling and fighting. Carlton defeated South Melbourne 15.13 (103) to 10.15 (75); ten players were reported and received a combined 73 weeks of suspension.
1948 – In the first drawn grand final, Essendon's inaccurate kicking led them to draw 7.27 (69) to Melbourne's 10.9 (69). Melbourne easily won the replay 13.11 (89) to Essendon's 7.8 (50).
1958 – A Collingwood outfit which had been badly beaten by Melbourne only two weeks earlier held sway in an 18-point victory over Melbourne to deny the Demons a fourth consecutive premiership, successfully defending their club's record of four consecutive premierships.
1960 – After an historic six consecutive years at the top of the ladder at the end of the home-and-away season, Melbourne won their 5th premiership in seven years, with a convincing win over Collingwood in wet conditions, in which the Demons more than quadrupled the Magpies' score 8.14 (62) to Collingwood's 2.2 (14).
1961 – In their first ever grand final, Hawthorn defeated Footscray to claim their first VFL/AFL premiership. This was, until 2016, the last Grand Final for the Bulldogs.
1964 – Collingwood, playing Melbourne, looked set for a victory in the last quarter after Ray Gabelich's goal put them up by two points. Back pocket Neil Crompton kicked his first goal in 5 years to snatch back the lead and the match for Melbourne by 4 points, just moments from the final siren.
1966 – St Kilda won their first premiership in 69 years of competition, defeating Collingwood by a solitary point. With only moments left, the two sides were locked level. Finally, Barry Breen snapped the point that gave the club its first and to date only premiership in its history.
1970 – Carlton makes history by overcoming a 44-point deficit at half-time to defeat Collingwood by 10 points by the final siren. Alex Jesaulenko takes the Mark of the Year late in the second quarter, and the attendance of 121,696 remains the largest crowd of all time.
1972 – Carlton and Richmond scored a combined 50.27 (327) under the changing brand of football, then the highest scoring game of all time, and still the highest-scoring grand final of all-time.
1975 – North Melbourne win their first grand final – the last of the 12 VFL teams to do so.
1977 – The first ever grand final to be televised live resulted in a draw between North Melbourne and Collingwood. In a grand final replay the following week, North Melbourne was victorious.
1979 – Carlton defeats Collingwood by five points. Wayne Harmes (Carlton) was awarded the inaugural Norm Smith Medal as best on field; Harmes famously tapped the ball from the boundary line to the goal square for his teammate, Ken Sheldon, to kick the winning goal.
1982 – Maurice Rioli (Richmond) became the first player to win the Norm Smith Medal despite being on the losing team.
1989 – The grand final between Hawthorn and Geelong was one of the closest and hardest fought in years, and nicknamed the "Battle of '89". Noted for its toughness, the game saw injuries and incidents involving Dermott Brereton (famously knocked out by a solid shirtfront from Mark Yeates but continued to play) and Robert DiPierdomenico (played three quarters with a punctured lung), and many players were hospitalised after the game.
1990 – Collingwood broke a 32-year drought and ended the famous "Colliwobbles", winning the first grand final of the new AFL era.
1991 – Due to the major construction of the Southern Stand at the MCG, the grand final was played at VFL Park.
1992 – West Coast became the first non-Victorian team to win a premiership, defeating Geelong by 28 points.
1996 – North Melbourne defeat the Sydney Swans and receive the only gold-coloured premiership cup in history when the league commemorates the AFL/VFL's 100th season.
1998 – In defeating North Melbourne, Adelaide won back-to-back premierships in their second year under Malcolm Blight, becoming first club in modern times[7] to win the premiership after finishing lower than fourth on the premiership ladder after the home-and-away season. Andrew McLeod won the Norm Smith Medal for the second consecutive year, the first to achieve the feat.
2003 – Brisbane defeated Collingwood by 50 points to win its third premiership in a row, the first club to achieve the feat since Melbourne in 1955–1957, and the first interstate club to achieve this.
2004 – Port Adelaide defeated Brisbane by 40 points in the first grand final not to include a Victorian team.
2005 – Sydney defeated West Coast by four points in a tight, low scoring game to win their first premiership since 1933 (when they were South Melbourne), ending a record drought of 72 years. A late, game-saving pack mark in defence by Leo Barry became an iconic finals moment.
2006 – West Coast defeated Sydney by one point in a match similar to the previous year. This continued a run of very close games between the two clubs and mirrored the qualifying final result a month earlier.
2007 – Geelong defeated Port Adelaide by a grand final record margin of 119 points to win their first premiership since 1963.
2010 – The grand final between St Kilda and Collingwood was drawn, the third drawn grand final in VFL/AFL history. Collingwood won the grand final replay the following week by 56 points, breaking a 20-year premiership drought in the process.
2015 – Hawthorn became just the second club in the modern era to win three premierships in a row, defeating the West Coast Eagles in the hottest conditions ever recorded for a VFL/AFL grand final.
2016 – The Western Bulldogs (Footscray) appeared in their first grand final since 1961 against the Sydney Swans, winning three consecutive finals from a record seventh position on the ladder to progress through to the grand final. The Western Bulldogs defeated the Sydney Swans by 22 points, winning their first premiership since 1954.
2017 - Richmond won their first finals match since 2001 in the qualifying final against Geelong, going on to defeat Greater Western Sydney to make their first grand final since 1982. The Tigers would go on to break a 37-year premiership drought with a 48-point win against favourites Adelaide.

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text: Qualification and prize[edit]

text: The two grand finalists qualify via finals series play-offs at the end of the season. In the current system, the eight teams finishing highest on the ladder after all the home and away rounds qualify for the four-week-long finals series culminating in the grand final. The team that finishes the regular season at the top of the ladder is said to have won the minor premiership and, since 1991, has been awarded the McClelland Trophy.

text: Flag[edit]

text: The premiers are awarded the "premiership flag", a large pennant which is unfurled at the premiers' first home game of the following season. The current flag is blue with the AFL logo, the word "premiers" and the year of the premiership. Although the cup features much more prominently in celebrations immediately following the grand final, the flag has far greater symbolic significance.

text: This is reflected in football parlance, in which speaking of a team winning the flag rather than the cup is much more common: this is possibly the result of history, as the presentation of a flag first occurred in 1895 when the VFA recognised Fitzroy's first premiership win, while the cup was not introduced until 1959 (retrospective cups were awarded by the AFL in 2010 for VFL/AFL premierships in 1897 to 1958).

text: Trophies[edit]

text: The winner of the grand final is presented with the AFL premiership cup. The current premiership cup is silver (with the exception of 1996, when a gold cup was awarded instead of the usual silver one in recognition of the AFL/VFL's 100th season) and manufactured by Cash's International at their metalworks in Frankston, Victoria.

text: The cup was first introduced in 1959 by the VFL, and the AFL has since retrospectively awarded all prior premiership winners trophies based on the current design. Before the 1960s, premiership players received a personal premiership trophy instead of a medallion.

text: The premier is also recorded on the perpetual E. L. Wilson Shield, which resides at AFL House.[8] The shield, inaugurated in 1929, was named after Edwin Lionel Wilson, who was the secretary of the Victorian Football League from its inception in 1897 until his retirement in 1929. It was initially discontinued after 1978, when there was no room remaining on the shield for more teams.

text: In 2016, the shield was rediscovered under a stairwell at AFL House. It was refurbished, with extra space being added to bring the shield up to date, and it was reintroduced as a premiership trophy.[9]

text: Prize money[edit]

text: Prize money is awarded to the victorious club.

text: However the amount is probably not reflective of the magnitude of participating in the event. It is often assumed simply that the winner of the premiership typically experiences an increase in revenue through increases in membership and merchandise sales.

text: The current cash prize for the winning club is A$1 million. Before 2006, a cash prize to the winning club of A$200,000 was awarded (In contrast, the winner of the NAB Cup, the far less important pre-season competition, is currently awarded a similar amount, A$210,000). Following the Sydney Swans premiership in 2005, many clubs publicly questioned the prize money,[10] which had not increased significantly for many years and barely covered the cost of participation in the finals series.

text: Brownlow Medal[edit]

text: The Chas Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal, is the medal awarded to the "fairest and best" player in the Australian Football League during the regular season (i.e. not including finals matches) as decided upon by umpires. It was named after a Geelong player and long-serving administrator who was the main advocate in establishing the Victorian Football League, Charles Brownlow. It is awarded at a special dinner on the Monday night before the grand final, recently at the Crown Casino in Melbourne.

text: Grand final parade[edit]

text: Since 1977, a traditional grand final parade featuring the players from each team has been held around midday on the Friday before each grand final. The parade was adopted from a tradition which had begun decades earlier in the amateur VAFA, and it became increasingly popular during the 1980s.

text: From its inception until 2014, the parade was based in the Melbourne city centre, usually proceeding from St Kilda Road along the city's main thoroughfares Swanston Street, turning into Collins Street, and ending at the steps outside the Old Treasury Building. The parade featured the players from the competing sides. The players have in the past appeared on parade floats; in recent times it has become a motorcade of open-top vehicles (weather permitting).[11]

text: When the Friday of the parade was declared a public holiday in Victoria in 2015, the AFL determined that the traditional city route no longer made sense with most office buildings set to be vacant. The new route will begin at the Old Treasury Building, head south down Spring St, east along Wellington Parade, and end within Yarra Park outside the MCG.[12]

text: Since 2007, the parades have generally attracted in excess of 100,000 fans each year (except in inclement weather).[13][14] Crowds have historically been smaller in years when no Victorian clubs contested the grand final – such as between 2004 and 2006, when crowds ranged only from 40,000 to 75,000.[15][16][17] A record crowd of 150,000 people attended the first public holiday parade in 2015.[18]

text: Pre-match entertainment[edit]

text: Over the years many big Australian and international stars have performed or appeared as pre-match entertainment at the grand final. The game has often been criticised for poor pre-game entertainment; in particular, performances by Angry Anderson in 1991 and Meat Loaf in 2011 have been singled out as poor performances by the entertainers involved.[19][20]

text: Each team's club song is performed live as part of the pre-match entertainment (with the recorded version also played as the team enters the field, in the traditional fashion). For a time, many or all of a selection of traditional football and Australian songs (Up There Cazaly, One Day in September, That's the Thing About Football, Holy Grail and Waltzing Matilda) were performed each year, although this has fallen out of favour.

text: Advance Australia Fair is performed when teams and the umpires are on the field, and lined up on the wing.

text: Halftime and post-match entertainment[edit]

text: The 2012 AFL Grand Final and 2013 AFL Grand Final, in addition to having pre-match entertainment, also included half-time and post-match entertainment. The post-match entertainment that follows the grand final takes place after the presentations and player celebrations have concluded, and unlike the main match, is free and open to the general public, with anybody invited to attend, regardless of whether they attended the match or not.[21] As of 2012, the half-time and post-match shows are sponsored by Virgin Australia, with the half-time show known as the Virgin Australia Half-Time Show and the post-match shown named the Virgin Australia Premiership Party as a result.[22] In 2012, the half-time and post-match entertainment was provided by Paul Kelly and The Temper Trap, while in 2013, this consisted of Hunters and Collectors and Birds of Tokyo.[23]

text: Half-time entertainment was absent from the 2014 AFL Grand Final, with the entertainment occurring pre-match. However, it retained the post-match entertainment concert, which featured Tom Jones and Ed Sheeran.[24] This was repeated for the 2015 AFL Grand Final, with Ellie Goulding and Bryan Adams providing both pre-match and post-match entertainment, and Chris Isaak providing pre-match entertainment alone.

text: Sprint race[edit]

text: Since 1977 a running race has taken place on grand final day between various players who are not taking part in the game. In 1977–78 it was a long-distance race run over a mile with each league club able to nominate up to two entrants. In 1979 the race was changed to a 100 m sprint with one player per club taking part.

text: Between 1979–87 the two clubs participating in the grand final had the option of providing one of their players who missed selection in the match, but generally chose not to do so, meaning the sprint was usually contested by a field of 10 players during this era.

text: The race was not held from 1988 to 2001 but was reintroduced in 2002 (along with a goalkicking contest, which only lasted one year). With the number of league clubs having grown to 16 during the break in competition, a new format was adopted with the players now split into two groups of eight for the heats (held before the grand final), with the top four from each heat advancing to the final (held at half-time of the grand final). In recent years a handicapping system has also been introduced; however this was not used in the 2014 Grand Final.

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Year
Sprint winner
Football club

1979
Geoff Ablett
Hawthorn

1980
Geoff Ablett
Hawthorn

1981
Geoff Ablett
Hawthorn

1982
Michael Conlan
Fitzroy

1983
Frank Marchesani
Carlton

1984
Douglas Cox
Essendon

1985
Geoff Ablett
St Kilda

1986
Sprint not held
Sprint not held

1987
Russell Richards
Melbourne

1988
Sprint not held
Sprint not held

1989
Sprint not held
Sprint not held

1990
Sprint not held
Sprint not held

1991
Sprint not held
Sprint not held

1992
Sprint not held
Sprint not held

1993
Sprint not held
Sprint not held

1994
Sprint not held
Sprint not held

1995
Sprint not held
Sprint not held

1996
Sprint not held
Sprint not held

1997
Sprint not held
Sprint not held

1998
Sprint not held
Sprint not held

1999
Sprint not held
Sprint not held

2000
Sprint not held
Sprint not held

2001
Sprint not held
Sprint not held

2002
Jared Crouch
Sydney

2003
James Walker
Fremantle

2004
James Walker
Fremantle

2005
Brett Deledio
Richmond

2006
Brendan Fevola
Carlton

2007
Jake King
Richmond

2008
Matthew White
Richmond

2009
Rhys Stanley
St Kilda

2010
Luke Miles
St Kilda

2011
Patrick Dangerfield
Adelaide

2012
Patrick Dangerfield
Adelaide

2013
Patrick Dangerfield
Adelaide

2014
Jordan Murdoch
Geelong

2015
Majak Daw
North Melbourne

2016
James Shirley
Murrumbeena

2017
Connor Menadue
Richmond

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text: Venue and schedule[edit]

text: The grand final has always been played in Melbourne on a Saturday afternoon, and all but nine have been played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

text: The venues used on the other nine occasions were:

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St Kilda Cricket Ground – 1898, 1899 and 1944 (due to the MCG housing US troops during World War II)
East Melbourne Cricket Ground – 1900
South Melbourne Cricket Ground – 1901
Princes Park – 1942, 1943 and 1945 (due to the MCG housing US troops during World War II)
Waverley Park – 1991 (due to construction work on the Great Southern Stand at the MCG)

text: Under an agreement between the Melbourne Cricket Club, the MCG Trust, the AFL and the Victorian State Government, the AFL Grand Final will be played at the MCG every year until at least 2037.

text: The Grand Final has traditionally been played on the last Saturday in September each year, and is often referred to in popular Australian culture as the "One day in September".

text: In this regard, 24 Grand Finals have been played in October (most recently in 2016), and 10 Grand Finals have been played on another Saturday in September (most recently in 2000 to avoid a clash with the Sydney Olympics).

text: In 2015, the Friday before the grand final became a gazetted public holiday in Victoria, following an election promise by the incoming state government, under the premiership of Daniel Andrews.[25]

text: Numbering of grand finals[edit]

text: Officially, the AFL gives its grand finals the same ordinal number as the season: e.g. the 1996 Grand Final was regarded as the 100th grand final, due to it being the 100th season.

text: This is anachronistic to some extent:

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There was no grand final match in 1897 and 1924, as the finals systems in use in those seasons allowed the premiership to be awarded after a round-robin finals tournament without a grand final being required.
Under the finals system in use from 1898 to 1900 and the Argus finals systems in use from 1902 to 1923 and 1925 to 1930, "Grand Final" was a term given to a challenge match between the minor premiers and whichever team won the knock-out section of the finals. In 1899, 1904, 1906–08, 1911, 1918 and 1927–28, the minor premiers also won the knock-out phase, meaning that they were awarded the premiership without a true grand final being required. In these cases, the last knock-out match has been retrospectively considered to be the grand final.
There were three grand final replays played after drawn grand finals: these occurred in 1948, 1977 and 2010. In 2016, the AFL replaced grand final replays with two five-minute halves of extra time, followed by an untimed third period of golden point extra time if required.

text: Individual awards[edit]

text: Norm Smith Medal[edit]

text: The Norm Smith Medal is presented to the player judged as best on the ground during the grand final by a panel of experts. The award is named in honour of Melbourne premiership player and coach Norm Smith, who died in 1973. It was first awarded in 1979, to Carlton's Wayne Harmes, a great nephew of Smith. In time the award has come to carry great prestige as an individual prize.

text: Other awards[edit]

text: The coach of the winning team receives the Jock McHale Medal, named in honour of Collingwood coach Jock McHale who holds the record of winning eight premierships as coach. The medal was first awarded in 2001, and was retrospectively awarded to all premiership-winning coaches starting from 1950, the first season after McHale's retirement from coaching.

text: The leading goalkicker or goalkickers in the grand final receive the Jack Collins Medal, named after Jack Collins who kicked seven goals in Footscray's grand final victory in 1954. The award was first presented by the AFL Premiership Players' Club in 2010,[26] and was also awarded retrospectively to leading goalkickers from previous grand finals.[27]

text: Grand final records[edit]

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Individual Records

Most matches (player)
11: Michael Tuck (Hawthorn)
10: Gordon Coventry (Collingwood), Albert Collier (Collingwood), Dick Reynolds (Essendon), Bill Hutchison (Essendon)

Most matches (captain)
9: Dick Reynolds (Essendon)
5: John Nicholls (Carlton), Michael Tuck (Hawthorn)

Most matches (coach)
17: Jock McHale (Collingwood)
12: Dick Reynolds (Essendon)
11: Frank 'Checker' Hughes (Richmond/Melbourne)
10: Tom Hafey (Richmond/Collingwood)

Most matches (umpire)
10: Jack Elder (1908–22)
9: Ian Robinson(1973–87)
7: Bob Scott (1929–35), Henry 'Ivo' Crapp (1898–1905) Brett Rosebury 2009, 2010 + replay, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015

Most matches (player/coach)
20: Jock McHale (Collingwood)
17: Ron Barassi (Melbourne/Carlton/N Melbourne)
14: F 'Checker' Hughes (Richmond/Melbourne), Norm Smith (Melbourne) 14

Most wins (player)
7: Michael Tuck (Hawthorn)
6: Albert Collier (Collingwood), Harry Collier (Collingwood), Frank 'Bluey' Adams (Melbourne), Ron Barassi (Melbourne)

Most wins (captain)
4: Dick Reynolds (Essendon), Syd Coventry (Collingwood), Michael Tuck (Hawthorn)

Most wins (coach)
8: Jock McHale (Collingwood)
6: Norm Smith (Melbourne)
5: Jack Worrall (Carlton/Essendon), F 'Checker' Hughes (Richmond/Melbourne)

Most losses (player)
6: Jack Titus (Richmond)
5: Dick Reynolds (Essendon), Bill Hutchison (Essendon), Rene Kink (Collingwood/Essendon), Thomas O'Halloran (Richmond), Jack Dyer (Richmond), Jack Bissett (Richmond/South Melbourne)

Most losses (captain)
4: Dick Reynolds (Essendon)
3: Jack Bissett (South Melbourne), Jack Dyer (Richmond)

Most losses (coach)
9: Jock McHale (Collingwood)
7: Dick Reynolds (Essendon)
5: Allan Jeans (St Kilda/Hawthorn), Tom Hafey (Richmond/Collingwood)

First game in GF
Harry Prout (Essendon) 1908, Bill James (Richmond) 1920, George Rawle (Essendon) 1923, F 'Pop' Vine (Melbourne) 1926, Ken Batchelor (Collingwood) 1952

Most games before first GF
313: Paul Roos (Fitzroy/Sydney) 1996
304: Shane Crawford (Hawthorn) 2008
293: Paul Williams (Collingwood/Sydney) 2005
290: Matthew Pavlich (Fremantle) 2013
281: Matthew Boyd (Western Bulldogs) 2016

Most Norm Smith Medals[note 1]
2: Gary Ayres (Hawthorn), Andrew McLeod (Adelaide), Luke Hodge (Hawthorn)

Most possessions in a match
39: Simon Black (Brisbane) 2003
37: Kane Cornes (Port Adelaide) 2007, Jordan Lewis (Hawthorn) 2014
36: Geoff Raines (Richmond) 1980, Robert Harvey (St Kilda) 1997, Peter Burgoyne (Port Adelaide) 2007
35: Daryn Cresswell (Sydney) 1996, Luke Hodge (Hawthorn) 2014

Most goals
35: Gordon Coventry (Collingwood)
25: Dermott Brereton (Hawthorn)
23: Jason Dunstall (Hawthorn), Jack Mueller (Melbourne)

Most goals in a match
9: Gordon Coventry (Collingwood) 1928, Gary Ablett, Sr. (Geelong) 1989
8: Dermott Brereton (Hawthorn) 1985

Most goals in a quarter
5: Darren Jarman (Adelaide) 1997-4Q

Most behinds in a match
10: Ron Todd (Collingwood) 1936
8: Bob Pratt (South Melbourne) 1933, John Hendrie (Hawthorn) 1976

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Game records

Highest score
28.9 (177)
by Carlton vs Richmond 1972

Lowest score
1.7 (13)
by Richmond vs Collingwood 1927

Highest aggregate
327 points
Carlton vs Richmond 1972

Lowest aggregate
38 points
Collingwood vs Richmond 1927

Highest winning margin
119 points
by Geelong vs Port Adelaide 2007

Lowest winning margin
1 point
by Fitzroy vs South Melbourne 1899, by Carlton vs Essendon 1947, by St Kilda vs Collingwood 1966, by West Coast vs Sydney 2006

Drawn games
1948
1977
2010

Essendon vs Melbourne (Melbourne won replay)
Collingwood vs North Melbourne (North Melbourne won replay)
Collingwood vs St Kilda (Collingwood won replay)

Postponed games
1923
Essendon vs Fitzroy postponed one week due to bad weather

Highest attendance
121,696
Collingwood vs Carlton 1970

Lowest attendance
4,823
Fitzroy vs South Melbourne 1899

Highest score – 1st Qtr
8.4 (52)
by Hawthorn vs Geelong 1989, by Carlton vs Richmond 1972

Highest score – 2nd Qtr
10.2 (62)
by Carlton vs Richmond 1972

Highest score – 3rd Qtr
11.8 (74)
by Essendon vs Melbourne 1946

Highest score – 4th Qtr
11.3 (69)
by Essendon vs Hawthorn 1985

Biggest comeback – Quarter time
29
by Carlton vs Collingwood 1970

Biggest comeback – Half time
44
by Carlton vs Collingwood 1970

Biggest comeback – Three Quarter time
23
by Essendon vs Hawthorn 1984

Biggest comeback – Overall
44
by Carlton vs Collingwood 1970

Premiership from lowest ladder position
7th
by Western Bulldogs vs Sydney 2016

text: Audience[edit]

text: Attendance[edit]

text: The event has been sold out every year for decades and once drew a crowd of 121,696 spectators for Collingwood vs Carlton in 1970, primarily due to the presence of standing room (areas of the stadium without seats). However attendances have wavered due to redevelopment and reduced capacity of the main venue, the Melbourne Cricket Ground; being favoured by increased seating of approximately 110,000.[28] AFL members and nominated members of the participating clubs are given first rights to tickets, as are Melbourne Cricket Club members.

text: The 2005 AFL Grand Final was watched by a television audience of more than 3.3 million people across five of Australia's most highly populated cities, including 1.2 million in Melbourne and 991,000 in Sydney.[29] The worldwide audience has grown substantially to a potential 170 million viewers from 72 countries, although the actual audience is likely to be around 30 million.[30]

text: The AFL Grand Final has been in the top five TV programmes across the five Australian mainland state capitals in 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005, and was the top-rating sports programme in both 2004 and 2005 and in 2005, AFL Grand Final related shows (Final, wrap up and pre-match) were the top 3 rating television programmes for the year. The program was second in the 2006 ratings after the coverage of the 2006 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony.

text: Australian metropolitan television viewers[edit]

text: NOTE: OzTAM figures for five-city metropolitan audience (SYD-MEL-BRI-ADE-PER), does not include regional viewers

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Season
Date
Winning team
Runner-up
Network
Viewers (metropolitan Australia)

2003
27 September
Brisbane
Collingwood
Network Ten
2,965,600[31]

2004
25 September
Port Adelaide
Brisbane
Network Ten
2,796,000[32]

2005
24 September
Sydney
West Coast
Network Ten
3,386,000[29]

2006
30 September
West Coast
Sydney
Network Ten
3,145,000[33]

2007
29 September
Geelong
Port Adelaide
Network Ten
2,563,000[34]

2008
27 September
Hawthorn
Geelong
Seven Network
2,491,000[35]

2009
26 September
Geelong
St Kilda
Network Ten
2,878,000[36]

20101
25 September
Collingwood
St Kilda
Seven Network
2,768,000[37]

2 October
2,687,000[38]

2011
1 October
Geelong
Collingwood
Network Ten
2,641,000[39]

2012
29 September
Sydney
Hawthorn
Seven Network
3,196,000[40]

2013
28 September
Hawthorn
Fremantle
Seven Network
2,717,000[41]

2014
27 September
Hawthorn
Sydney
Seven Network
2,813,000[42]

2015
3 October
Hawthorn
West Coast
Seven Network
2,640,000[43]

2016
1 October
Western Bulldogs
Sydney
Seven Network
3,030,000[44]

2017
30 September
Richmond Tigers
Adelaide Crows
Seven Network
2,680,000[45]

text: In the past (2007–2011) AFL domestic broadcast arrangement, Network Ten and the Seven Network had exclusive hosting rights for the decider with the 2007, 2009 and 2011 AFL Grand Final on Network Ten and the 2008 and 2010 deciders on the Seven Network. In the event of a grand final replay, the network that televised the first match would also broadcast the second match.

text: With the new television broadcasting deal announced in April 2011, the Seven Network have exclusive rights to televising the AFL Grand Final for the next five years (i.e. 2012–2016).

text: 1 Figures include both drawn grand final and replay.

text: International telecasts[edit]

text: The AFL Grand Final is televised into many countries and grand final parties are held around the world. The following are television details for the 2009 AFL Grand Final.[46]

text:
Papua New Guinea – EM TV, Australia Plus (live)
New Zealand – Sky Sport (live) and Freeview (live)
Asia-Pacific – Australia Plus (live) (includes China, Hong Kong/Macau, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, Palau, Malaysia, Cambodia, Burma/Myanmar, Laos, Brunei, Fiji, Western Samoa, Tonga, Cook Islands, Tuvalu, Timor-Leste(East Timor), Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Micronesia, Kiribati)
Indian subcontinent (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan) – Australia Network (live)
Middle East – Australia Plus and Showtime Arabia (ShowSports) (live)
Israel – Fox Sports Israel (live)
North America[47]
United States – ESPN3.com and ESPN2 (live), MHz Worldview (delayed).
Canada – TSN (live).
United Kingdom and Ireland – ESPN UK (live)
ALL of Europe – Eurosport 2 (live/delayed coverage to be confirmed)
Africa – ESPN International (Pan-Africa channel) (live)
Latin America and Caribbean – ESPN International (to be confirmed)


question_text: who plays alan dershowitz in oj simpson series

text: Cast and characters[edit]

text: Main[edit]

text:
Sterling K. Brown as Christopher Darden
Kenneth Choi as Judge Lance Ito
Christian Clemenson as Bill Hodgman
Cuba Gooding Jr. as O. J. Simpson
Bruce Greenwood as Gil Garcetti
Nathan Lane as F. Lee Bailey
Sarah Paulson as Marcia Clark
David Schwimmer as Robert Kardashian
John Travolta as Robert Shapiro
Courtney B. Vance as Johnnie Cochran

text: Recurring[edit]

text:
Chris Bauer as Det. Tom Lange
Selma Blair as Kris Jenner
Jordana Brewster as Denise Brown
Connie Britton as Faye Resnick
Garrett M. Brown as Lou Brown
Chris Conner as Jeffrey Toobin
Bonita Friedericy as Patti Goldman
Dale Godboldo as Carl E. Douglas
Jessica Blair Herman as Kim Goldman
Evan Handler as Alan Dershowitz
Larry King as himself
Cheryl Ladd as Linell Shapiro
Billy Magnussen as Kato Kaelin
Rob Morrow as Barry Scheck
Robert Morse as Dominick Dunne
Michael McGrady as Det. Phillip Vannatter
Angel Parker as Shawn Chapman
Steven Pasquale as Det. Mark Fuhrman
Leonard Roberts as Dennis Schatzman
Keesha Sharp as Dale Cochran
Joseph Siravo as Fred Goldman
Malcolm-Jamal Warner as Al Cowlings

text: Guest[edit]

text:
Marguerite Moreau as Laura McKinny
Angie Patterson as Paula Barbieri
Kwame Patterson as Michael Darden
Romy Rosemont as Jill Shively
Duane Shepard Sr. as Mr. Darden
Beau Wirick as Allan Park

text: Episodes[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
Prod.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)

1
1
"From the Ashes of Tragedy"
Ryan Murphy
Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski
February 2, 2016 (2016-02-02)
1WAX01
5.12[3]

On the morning of June 13, 1994, Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman are found stabbed to death outside Brown's Brentwood, Los Angeles condominium. When Brown's ex-husband, NFL superstar and actor O. J. Simpson, becomes a person of interest in the double homicide, deputy district attorney Marcia Clark takes the case, discovering that Simpson physically assaulted Brown multiple times in the past. As African-American defense attorney Johnnie Cochran challenges Christopher Darden for not standing up for his race as a prosecutor, the LAPD questions Simpson only for him to give vague responses and fail to establish a timeline for the day prior to the murders. Clark becomes further convinced Simpson is guilty while Robert Kardashian talks Simpson into hiring litigator Robert Shapiro as his new attorney. Days later, a suicidal Simpson brings a gun into Kardashian's house as the LAPD arrives to arrest him. When both parties are unable to find Simpson, Kardashian realizes Simpson has escaped with childhood friend Al Cowlings in his white Ford Bronco.

2
2
"The Run of His Life"
Ryan Murphy
Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski
February 9, 2016 (2016-02-09)
1WAX02
3.90[4]

In the aftermath of Simpson's disappearance, District Attorney Gil Garcetti issues a statewide manhunt while Shapiro and Kardashian discover Simpson's suicide letter. Shapiro then holds a press conference to save face, with Kardashian reading the letter to the press. A driver on the I-405 spots Simpson in his Ford Bronco and notifies the LAPD, leading to a low-speed chase that dominates the airwaves. Simpson orders Cowlings to drive him to Brentwood and prepares to kill himself when Kardashian calls him and asks that he peacefully surrender. Simpson complies and emerges from the car before being taken into custody for the murders.

3
3
"The Dream Team"
Anthony Hemingway
D. V. DeVincentis
February 16, 2016 (2016-02-16)
1WAX03
3.34[5]

With Simpson now in custody, Shapiro begins assembling his defense team, while Clark confirms to the media that Simpson is to be prosecuted for the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman, which means he is eligible for the death penalty. Clark also reveals the evidence, the glove, and the blood trail to the media, leading most of the media (and Clark herself) to believe that the case will be an easy win. A controversial issue of TIME magazine featuring a darkened image of Simpson on the cover raises issues of racism among the media. Shapiro signs F. Lee Bailey first onto the team, who recommends bringing aboard Alan Dershowitz. Dershowitz mentions they could argue that the DNA found at the crime scene could have been tampered with, and this is later made the main defense after it is revealed that Mark Fuhrman, the LAPD detective who found the glove that is key to the prosecution's case, has made racist comments frequently during his career. Deciding to go with the argument that the LAPD is systemically racist and has framed Simpson for racist reasons, Shapiro talks to a reporter from The New Yorker who publishes it as a front-page story. Simpson, after meeting with Shapiro, Bailey, and Kardashian, reluctantly agrees to bring aboard Cochran as the final member of his defense team. Meanwhile, the prosecution is forced to move onto the attack for the trial after most of key evidence is leaked to the media, and they panic over Shapiro's plan for the defense.

4
4
"100% Not Guilty"
Anthony Hemingway
Maya Forbes & Wallace Wolodarsky and
Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski
February 23, 2016 (2016-02-23)
1WAX04
3.00[6]

Simpson's "dream team" bears down on the trial, with Shapiro adopting a strategy of barricading and objecting to every motion the prosecution attempts. However, the defense suffers from dissent in the ranks, as Shapiro begins making desperate efforts to remain the lead defense attorney, despite Cochran's being clearly more qualified for the position as the defense increasingly begins to lean more on racial tension. Eventually Bailey, Cochran, and Kardashian stage a minor coup while Shapiro is on vacation, and convince Simpson to endorse Cochran as the lead attorney. Lance Ito is called to preside over the trial, and the process of jury selection begins, with both sides seeking a racial composition favorable to their own agenda. While both Clark and Cochran are correct that whites are biased against Simpson and black men are biased in his favor, they each have their own respective theories about why black women would be unsympathetic to him: Cochran believes they would resent Simpson for marrying a white woman, while Clark believes they would be sympathetic to Nicole as a battered woman. However, this theorizing proves inaccurate when all potential black female jurors align with Simpson as much as their male counterparts. Clark is also forced to confront the fact that she herself is singularly uncharismatic to jurors of all demographics. Adding to the media circus surrounding the case is a book published by Faye Resnick, detailing Brown Simpson's lifestyle and relationship to Simpson, and detracting more potential evidence from the trial itself. With Clark and her team realizing the case is not the easy win they initially thought it was, she and Garcetti decide that the only possible buffer against the charismatic and beloved Cochran is to add a black lawyer to the prosecution. She calls on Christopher Darden, and he joins the prosecution team, surprising the defense.

5
5
"The Race Card"
John Singleton
Joe Robert Cole
March 1, 2016 (2016-03-01)
1WAX05
2.73[7]

The Simpson murder trial begins when in his first contribution to the prosecution, Darden attempts to sway the jury from any racist implications of the case. His wording backfires severely when Cochran delivers a fiery and moving rebuttal, humiliating all of the prosecutors. Clark also assigns Darden to interview Mark Fuhrman and coach him on how to speak during the trial as a credible witness. Darden gets a bad feeling about Fuhrman, strongly suspecting him to be the latent racist suggested by his murky history, but Clark disregards his suspicions, leaving him increasingly conflicted about his role in the case. Meanwhile, Cochran redecorates Simpson's home, re-imagining him as being more proud and in touch with his African American identity, for a tour by the jury. After the defense springs a surprise and illegal move by introducing new witnesses, William Hodgman suffers a panic attack and faints in court. Clark nominates Darden to replace him as co-leading prosecutor. A new obstacle emerges to the prosecution, unbeknownst to Clark, when Darden's suspicions are confirmed and Fuhrman is shown to have a collection of Nazi memorabilia.

6
6
"Marcia, Marcia, Marcia"
Ryan Murphy
D. V. DeVincentis
March 8, 2016 (2016-03-08)
1WAX06
3.00[8]

Clark is going through a bitter divorce. The media criticizes her attitude and appearance and she becomes overwhelmed with her sudden celebrity status. Television networks preempt their daytime programming for coverage of the trial. Darden and Clark bond at the office after-hours with drinks and dancing. A reporter from Los Angeles Times confronts Cochran about the alleged past domestic violence against his first wife. Clark decides to get a haircuit in response to the media's criticisms of her, but it is not well received. Bailey gives his cross examination of Fuhrman, asking him if he has ever used the 'N' word in the last ten years, which Fuhrman strongly denies. Darden consoles Clark, who bemoans finding herself being turned into a public personality like the defense lawyers.

7
7
"Conspiracy Theories"
Anthony Hemingway
D. V. DeVincentis
March 15, 2016 (2016-03-15)
1WAX07
2.89[9]

Shapiro tries to convince others to agree to a plea deal. Kardashian finds himself unable to believe Simpson's story because of the lack of any other suspects. Clark travels to Oakland with Darden for a friend's birthday showing the increasing closeness between them both. Simpson tries on the gloves (found at the scene of the crime). After he seemingly struggles to put on the gloves, it appears that they are too small.

8
8
"A Jury in Jail"
Anthony Hemingway
Joe Robert Cole
March 22, 2016 (2016-03-22)
1WAX08
2.91[10]

The members on the jury start to go stir-crazy and deal with cabin fever during sequestration. A few of them are excused for lying on the questionnaire or having connections with Simpson in strange ways. The defense and counsel begin to focus on getting alternates who they are sure would vote favorably at the end of the trial. After the glove debacle, everyone assumes that Simpson is not guilty but when Clark fiercely presents the DNA evidence in court, doubts start again. Even the ever-faithful Kardashian begins to doubt Simpson's story while Cochran and Shapiro seem unconcerned with this.

9
9
"Manna from Heaven"
Anthony Hemingway
Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski
March 29, 2016 (2016-03-29)
1WAX09
2.76[11]

Simpson's attorneys uncover tapes of Fuhrman recounting horrifying stories of torturing, murdering and framing black suspects for fun. It emerges that one of the people Fuhrman attacks in those tapes is the wife of Judge Lance Ito, and a mistrial is barely avoided. The tapes are released, Fuhrman takes the stand and further incriminates himself by refusing to answer any more questions, much to the dismay of Clark.

10
10
"The Verdict"
Ryan Murphy
Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski
April 5, 2016 (2016-04-05)
1WAX10
3.27[12]

On the last day of proceedings, Simpson declines to take the stand and instead makes a brief statement, maintaining his innocence and expressing his yearning for the trial to end and to return to his family. Following four hours of deliberation, the jury delivers a not guilty verdict, prompting rejoice and shock across the country. Simpson returns to civilian life only to enter a society that perceives him as a different person as he was before the trial: some, primarily his family, welcome him home with open arms while his friends and neighbors view him as a killer who got away with his crime. During a welcome home party, in which he states his intent to find the real killer, Simpson sees Kardashian leave in disgust before going into the backyard and gazing at a life-size statue of himself in his prime.

text: Production[edit]

text: Development[edit]

text: On October 7, 2014, it was announced that FX had ordered a 10-episode season of American Crime Story, developed by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, and executive produced by Alexander and Karaszewski, as well as Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, who co-created such series as Nip/Tuck, Glee, American Horror Story, and Scream Queens. Murphy also directed the pilot episode. Other executive producers are Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson.[13] Co-executive producers are Anthony Hemingway and D. V. DeVincentis. All 10 episodes were expected to be written by Alexander and Karaszewski.[1][14] The series was previously in development at Fox but since moved to the company's sibling cable network FX.[15]

text: Casting[edit]

text: Cuba Gooding Jr. and Sarah Paulson were the first to be cast as Simpson and Marcia Clark, respectively.[16] Subsequently, David Schwimmer was cast as Robert Kardashian.[17] In January 2015, it was reported that John Travolta had joined the cast as Robert Shapiro; he would also serve as producer.[18] In February 2015, Courtney B. Vance joined the series as Johnnie Cochran.[19] In March 2015, it was announced that Connie Britton would co-star as Faye Resnick.[20] April 2015 saw the casting of Sterling K. Brown as Christopher Darden,[21] Jordana Brewster as Denise Brown,[22] and Kenneth Choi as Judge Lance Ito.[23] In May 2015, it was confirmed Selma Blair would be portraying Kris Kardashian Jenner.[24] In July 2015, it was announced Nathan Lane had joined the cast as F. Lee Bailey.[25]

text: Filming[edit]

text: Principal photography began on May 14, 2015, in Los Angeles, California.[22][26]

text: Promotion[edit]

text: In October 2015, FX released its first promotional trailer for The People v. O. J. Simpson, showing an Akita dog whining, walking from its residence onto a sidewalk to bark, then walking back to its residence, leaving behind bloody paw prints.[27] Later that month another teaser was released, wherein the first actual footage of Travolta as Shapiro was shown. In the teaser, Shapiro is about to ask Simpson (whose face is unseen) if he is responsible for the murder of Simpson's ex-wife. In the next short teaser that was released, Simpson (again unseen) is taking a lie detector test.

text: In November, two new teasers were released. The first shows Simpson writing his attempted suicide letter, while a voice-over by Gooding, Jr. narrates. The second shows the police chasing Simpson's white Ford Bronco, while dozens of fans cheer for him.[28]

text: The first full trailer was released in December, along with a poster for the season. The trailer included Simpson sitting in the childhood bedroom of Kim Kardashian and contemplating suicide while Robert Kardashian tries to stop him.[29]

text: Reception[edit]

text: Reviews[edit]

text: The first season of American Crime Story received acclaim from critics. The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gave the season an approval rating of 96%, based on 79 reviews, with an average rating of 8.73/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story brings top-shelf writing, directing, and acting to bear on a still-topical story while shedding further light on the facts—and provoking passionate responses along the way."[30] On Metacritic, the season has a score of 90 out of 100, based on 45 critics, indicating "universal acclaim."[31]

text: Many critics singled out many cast members for the performances, particularly Paulson and Vance.[32][33][34] Dan Feinberg of The Hollywood Reporter praised the performances of Paulson and Vance, writing: "As Clark's discomfort grows, Paulson's collection of tics seem more and more human, [...] Vance's Cochran is sometimes hilarious, but he has a dynamic range such that he's occasionally introspective and always intelligent as well."[33] Brian Lowry of Variety praised the casting of the smaller roles, particularly Connie Britton as Faye Resnick and Nathan Lane as F. Lee Bailey.[35]

text: Despite the praise for the rest of the cast, Travolta and Gooding's respective portrayals of Shapiro and Simpson have been met with mixed reviews by critics. Brian Lowry of Variety called Travolta "awful" in the role, adding: "Yes, Shapiro spoke in stiff, measured tones, but the actor's overly mannered line readings turn the attorney into a buffoon, in sharp contrast to the more nuanced portrayals around him."[35] Nicole Jones of Vanity Fair called his performance "campy and calculated."[36] Dan Feinberg of The Hollywood Reporter also criticized his performance, calling it "a mesmerizingly bad performance from the eyebrows down." He also wrote that "His unnecessary accent varies by episode, and Travolta's laser intensity feels arch and almost kabuki at times, turning Shapiro into a terrifying character from the next American Horror Story installment, rather than a part of this ensemble."[33]

text: Maureen Ryan of Vanity Fair, conversely, became more impressed with Travolta as the season progressed: "I started in the realm of puzzled disbelief, arrived at amusement, and ultimately traveled to a place of sincere appreciation. You simply can't take your eyes off Travolta, and that is a form of enchantment."[37] Elisabeth Garber-Paul of Rolling Stone also called it "arguably [Travolta's] best performance since Tarantino brought him back from the dead."[38] Robert Bianco of USA Today wrote that Travolta's was the show's "broadest performance."[39]

text: Dave Schilling of The Guardian panned Gooding's performance, writing: "his whiny, gravely voice sounds absolutely nothing like the real O. J. Simpson's deep, commanding tones."[40] Michael Starr of New York Post also was highly critical of Gooding's performance, saying that he "portrays Simpson as a hollow, sad-sack cipher who speaks in a high-pitched whine and sleepwalks in a fog he never shakes after being arrested for the brutal double murder of ex-wife Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman. He's a forgettable, annoying presence in what should be a showcase role for Gooding—who, to be fair, is reciting lines written for him, so he can only do so much with the material."[41]

text: On the other hand, Joe McGovern was more positive on Gooding's performance, writing that his casting "takes a risk and pulls it off."[42] Elisabeth Garber-Paul of Rolling Stone described his performance as "an unnervingly believable take on a potential psychopath with teetering sanity."[38] Nick Venable of Cinema Blend also opined that Gooding's turn as Simpson "could indeed get him on a shortlist of Emmy nominees."[43]

text: In spite of the mixed reviews on their performances, Gooding and Travolta received Emmy nominations. Additionally, Travolta was among the recipients for Outstanding Limited Series, being one of the show's producers. Gooding's Emmy nomination for his work on the series was criticized by some reviewers.[44]

text: Reaction from individuals involved[edit]

text: Mark Fuhrman, who is portrayed by Steven Pasquale, refused to watch the series and called his portrayal untruthful. In an interview with New York Post, he said, "The last 20 years, I have watched the facts dismissed by the media, journalists and the public simply because it does not fit within the politically correct narrative. At this late date, FX is attempting to establish a historical artifact with this series without reaching out to any prosecution sources. In a time when Americans read less and less and investigative journalism is on vacation, it is sad that this movie will be the historical word on this infamous trial. After all, it was 'based on a true story.'"[45]

text: Marcia Clark praised the series and called Sarah Paulson's portrayal of her "phenomenal."[46] Clark went to the Emmys with Sarah Paulson, who won that night for her performance.[47]

text: The families of Brown and Goldman expressed anger at the show. Ron Goldman's father, Fred Goldman, had numerous criticisms of the series. He felt that there was not enough material about Ron, who is only depicted on the show as a corpse. He expressed concern that the generations of people who were too young to understand the events at the time would consider everything to be accurate. Goldman's family also criticized the series for not depicting the murders, as they believe that Goldman died trying to save Brown from her attacker and that he was the man who eyewitnesses heard shouting that night.[48] Goldman's sister, Kim, criticised the series for sympathetic portrayals of Simpson and Kardashian. Nicole Brown's sister, Tanya Brown, lashed out at the cast members for what she saw as a lack of consultation with the families.[49]

text: Ratings[edit]

text:
No.
Title
Air date
Rating/share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
DVR
(18–49)
DVR viewers
(millions)
Total
(18–49)
Total viewers
(millions)

1
"From the Ashes of Tragedy"
February 2, 2016
2.0
5.11[3]
1.6
3.86
3.6
8.97[50]

2
"The Run of His Life"
February 9, 2016
1.5
3.89[4]
1.9
4.37
3.4
8.26[51]

3
"The Dream Team"
February 16, 2016
1.3
3.33[5]
1.6
3.45
2.9
6.78[52]

4
"100% Not Guilty"
February 23, 2016
1.3
2.99[6]
1.4
3.35
2.7
6.34[53]

5
"The Race Card"
March 1, 2016
1.1
2.72[7]
2.0
4.28
3.1
7.00[54]

6
"Marcia, Marcia, Marcia"
March 8, 2016
1.2
3.00 [8]
1.8
4.03
3.0
7.03[55]

7
"Conspiracy Theories"
March 15, 2016
1.2
2.89 [9]
1.7
3.88
2.9
6.77[56]

8
"A Jury in Jail"
March 22, 2016
1.2
2.91[10]
1.3
3.01
2.5
5.92[57]

9
"Manna from Heaven"
March 29, 2016
1.1
2.76[11]
1.8
3.99
2.9
6.75[58]

10
"The Verdict"
April 5, 2016
1.3
3.27[12]
1.6
3.51
2.9
6.78[59]

text:
Season
Ep. 1
Ep. 2
Ep. 3
Ep. 4
Ep. 5
Ep. 6
Ep. 7
Ep. 8
Ep. 9
Ep. 10

The People v. O. J. Simpson
5.12
3.90
3.34
3.00
2.73
3.00
2.89
2.91
2.76
3.27

The Assassination of Gianni Versace
2.22
1.42
1.26
0.98
0.91
1.10
0.92
1.00
1.20
N/A

text: Accolades[edit]

text:
Year
Association
Category
Nominated artist/work
Result

2016
BET Awards 2016[61]

Best Actor
Courtney B. Vance
Nominated

68th Primetime Emmy Awards[62]

Outstanding Limited Series
The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Won

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Courtney B. Vance
Won

Cuba Gooding Jr.
Nominated

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Sarah Paulson
Won

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Sterling K. Brown
Won

David Schwimmer
Nominated

John Travolta
Nominated

Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special
Ryan Murphy (for "From the Ashes of Tragedy")
Nominated

John Singleton (for "The Race Card")
Nominated

Anthony Hemingway (for "Manna from Heaven")
Nominated

Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special
Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski (for "From the Ashes of Tragedy")
Nominated

Joe Robert Cole (for "The Race Card")
Nominated

D. V. DeVincentis (for "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia")
Won

68th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards[62]

Outstanding Casting for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special
Jeanne McCarthy, Nicole Abellera Hallman, Courtney Bright, and Nicole Daniels
Won

Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie
Nelson Cragg (for "From the Ashes of Tragedy")
Nominated

Outstanding Costumes for a Period/Fantasy Series, Limited Series, or Movie
Hala Bahmet, Marina Ray, and Elinor Bardach (for "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia")
Nominated

Outstanding Hairstyling for a Limited Series or Movie
Chris Clark, Natalie Driscoll, Shay Sanford-Fong, and Katrina Chevalier
Won

Outstanding Makeup for a Limited Series or Movie (Non-Prosthetic)
Eryn Krueger Mekash, Zoe Hay, Heather Plott, Deborah Huss Humphries, Luis Garcia, and Becky Cotton
Nominated

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited Series or Movie
Adam Penn (for "From the Ashes of Tragedy")
Nominated

C. Chi-Yoon Chung (for "The Race Card")
Won

Stewart Schill (for "The Verdict")
Nominated

Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited Series or Movie
Doug Andham, Joe Earle, and John Bauman (for "From the Ashes of Tragedy")
Won

32nd TCA Awards[63]

Program of the Year
The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Won

Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials
Won

Individual Achievement in Drama
Sarah Paulson
Won

Courtney B. Vance
Nominated

7th Critics' Choice Television Awards[64]
Best Movie/Limited Series
The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Won

Best Actor in a Movie/Limited Series
Courtney B. Vance
Won

Cuba Gooding Jr.
Nominated

Best Actress in a Movie/Limited Series
Sarah Paulson
Won

Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Limited Series
Sterling K. Brown
Won

John Travolta
Nominated

2017
74th Golden Globe Awards[65]
Best Limited Series or Television Film
The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Won

Best Actor – Limited Series or Television Film
Courtney B. Vance
Nominated

Best Actress – Limited Series or Television Film
Sarah Paulson
Won

Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Limited Series, or Television Film
Sterling K. Brown
Nominated

John Travolta
Nominated

21st Satellite Awards[66]
Best Miniseries or Television Film
The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Won

Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film
Courtney B. Vance
Nominated

Cuba Gooding Jr.
Nominated

Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film
Sarah Paulson
Won

Writers Guild of America Awards[67]
Long Form – Adapted
Scott Alexander, Joe Robert Cole, D.V. DeVincentis, Maya Forbes, Larry Karaszewski, and Wally Wolodarsky
Won

American Film Institute Awards 2016[68]
Top 10 Television Programs
The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Won

23rd Screen Actors Guild Awards[69]
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
Sterling K. Brown
Nominated

Courtney B. Vance
Nominated

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
Sarah Paulson
Won

ACE Eddie Awards 2017[70]
Best Edited Miniseries or Motion Picture for Television
Adam Penn, Stewart Schill and C. Chi-yoon Chung (for "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia")
Nominated

21st Art Directors Guild Awards[71]
Excellence in Production Design for a Television Movie or Limited Series
Jeffrey Mossa (for "100% Not Guilty",” “"Marcia, Marcia, Marcia",” "“Manna From Heaven")
Nominated

Producers Guild of America Awards 2017[72]
Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television
Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski, Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, D.V. DeVincentis, Anthony Hemingway, Alexis Martin Woodall, John Travolta, Chip Vucelich
Won

Cinema Audio Society Awards 2017[73]
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Television Movie or Mini-Series
John Bauman, Joe Earle, Doug Andham, Judah Getz and John Guentner
Won

Society of Camera Operators Awards[74]
Camera Operator of the Year – Television
Andrew Mitchell
Won

British Academy Television Awards[75]
Best International Program
Ryan Murphy, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson
Won