AFL grand final Richmond v Geelong blog: Tigers thump Cats by 31 points at the Gabba

“[To Geelong], your side is simply amazing. We admire you guys enormously. What you’ve been able to do over the course of the journey. You’re an incredible competitor. That grand final today was something I think the whole AFL was looking forward to. I think we got a hell of a game. So well done. You’re a terrific organisation. We will see you again next year. Incredible side.

“To the Queensland Government, the state of Queensland. We thank you so much for allowing us to play. It’s the one thing we wanted to do and you allowed us to do that. So we thank you very much. 

“To my wonderful family who are home. It’s at bit emotional with this. You’ve given me incredible support. You’re not here unfortunately,…