 The match was won by Port Adelaide by a margin of 40 points, marking that club's first AFL premiership victory.It was attended by 77,671 spectators (the lowest grand final attendance since 1991, and the lowest at the MCG since the 1948 replay), with the MCG's capacity being reduced due to construction work prior to the 2006 Commonwealth Games.This was the first ever AFL grand final in which both competing teams were based outside the state of Victoria.