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          Trending in San Jose? The social story of the AFL Grand Final

          • ESPN staffSep 28, 2019, 07:37 AM

          It's Tiger Time again, after Richmond pulled out a dominant performance to defeat GWS by 89 points in the 2019 AFL Grand Final.

          Of course, the match dominated the social media landscape not just in Australia but across the globe, as below insights show.

          Some insights from Twitter include:

          #AFLGF trended in 8 countries and 109 cities.

          #AFLGF trended number 1 in 28 locations including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK, Adelaide, Auckland, Brisbane, Calgary, Darwin, Edinburgh, Manchester, Melbourne, Perth, San Jose and Sydney.

          Most Tweeted about players during the GF:

          1) Marlion Pickett (Richmond)

          2) Dustin Martin (Richmond)

          3) Toby Greene (GWS)

          4) Jack Riewoldt (Richmond)

          5) Daniel Rioli (Richmond)

          Most Tweeted about moments from the game:

          1) Marlion Pickett kicks his first goal in his first AFL match ever

          2) Jack Riewoldt kicks his fifth goal of the match taking Richmond to 114 points with just a few seconds left on the clock

          3) Jack Riewoldt kicks two goals in a row just before halftime

          4) Kane Lambert kicks a goal in the third quarter to make it 11 straight goals for Richmond

          5) Toby Greene makes contact with Liam Baker's face while tackling him in the first quarter

          Some key Tweets on the GF: