AFL grand final rarity as Geelong and Richmond both name unchanged sides

Both the Richmond Tigers and Geelong Cats have named unchanged teams for tomorrow night’s grand final.

It marks just the third time both grand finalists have gone into the decider using the same line-up that won the preliminary finals, a recent trend that was only started in the Tigers’ 2017 premiership win, when they and the Adelaide Crows went unchanged for the last match of the year.

Richmond coach Damien Hardwick’s decision to go with the same 22 that defeated Port Adelaide last week leaves ...