It's good to know the All-Australian contender still has a few aces tucked firmly up his sleeve.
In defence of umpire Andrew Mitchell - who penalised Gray for incorrect disposal - the real-time speed and relative unorthodoxy of the pass was such that even the game commentators were calling a throw.
But to the letter of the law, and on reflection with the benefit of hindsight (and a few replay angles) those pundits might revise their call in the AFLCA Champion Player's favour.
Still, the through-the-legs tunnelball handpass to teammate Andrew Moore looked like something more from the eastern state or American codes than the Australian game.
Gray argued the point on-field after the penalty, but conceded he wasn't sure of the exact definition after the game.
"I'm not sure if it's allowed, I don't know what I was thinking!" he told portadelaidefc.com.au.
"It would've worked out all right if not for the penalty, live and learn I guess."
More importantly, Gray was pleased with the performance of his teammates in the middle of the ground.
"You always want to start of well, especially in a final, the crowd today really helped us and we wanted to get off to a good start," Gray said.
"We were able to get on top in the middle and win some centre clearances, which helped.
"The boys up forward did their job in finishing the work.
"We knew Richmond had been in some pretty nice form so we had to give our best effort and I think we came out switched on, which was important in the end."
Check out Robbie's 'harlem handball' on PTV above.
