Usually means: Showy act to impress observers.
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  1. grandstand play: Wiktionary
  2. grandstand play: Infoplease Dictionary
  3. grandstand play: Dictionary.com

Definitions from Wiktionary (grandstand play)

noun:  (idiomatic, sports) A successful play or other manoeuvre during a sporting competition in which one or more players shows off unnecessarily in order to entertain or impress the spectators.
noun:  (idiomatic, by extension) An action or stratagem that is excessively dramatic or sensational and that is intended to appeal to members of the public or to a particular audience.

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