View Advanced Stats . This was the third draw in a VFL/AFL grand final, the previous two occurring in 1948 and 1977. After dominating the first nine minutes without getting the scoreboard reward, Geelong then banged home six goals in the next 21 minutes to set up a 35-point lead at quarter-time the biggest in a Grand Final since the 1989 classic. The winners of those matches move on to the Grand Final at the MCG in Melbourne.[1]. Sydney was in control of the match from early in the second quarter, with Isaac Heeney kicking five goals, Franklin four and Will Hayward three to go along with Callum Mills' 29 disposals. Sam Reid, who has been dealing with an adductor injury this week, will take his place, with Braeden Campbell named Sydney's medi-sub. Sydney entered as narrow favourites, having won its last five games, and with full forward Daniel Bradshaw and goalsneak Ben McGlynn back into the side. Collingwood advanced to the preliminary final to play the winner of the second semi-final (Geelong), and the Bulldogs advanced to the first semi-final against Sydney. But the Swans fought and harassed their way to an upset win. THE DEPTH TEST How the less-storied names stack up on Grand Final day. Nick Foot 3. It was attended by 93,853 people. With the blare of the final siren, the 2010 AFL Grand Final was brought to a close with neither Collingwood nor St Kilda victorious. 8, An awesome game to cap off an awesome season. After 198 regular season matches, 1,188 Brownlow Medal votes, 4,575 regular season goals (and a further 172 goals in the finals series) and another season impacted by COVID-19, we have finally, very nearly, reached the end of the road. This pairing accounts for 56 Grand Finals, which is a smidgeon over half, and has been so frequent partly because of the benefits accorded to teams finishing in these positions by the various finals systems that have been in use, and partly no doubt because these two teams have tended to be the best two teams. This chart shows that there is a slight increase in the difference between the expected number of points that the higher-placed team will score relative to the lower-placed team as the gap in their respective ladder positions increases, but it's only half a goal per ladder position. The grand final replay was attended by 93,853 people, roughly 6,000 fewer than the drawn grand final. Smith then set up another for Close, who capped a terrific term by slotting a difficult shot. Passwords are encrypted before being stored in our system (we cannot see what your password is). [31] The end of the quarter was filled with physical one-on-one contests with Collingwood willing to play for time, and no more goals were scored in the quarter. [29] Collingwood was particularly dominant at ruck contests, winning 47 tap-outs to St Kilda's 26. Within two minutes, Dawes kicked a goal from about 40m out near the boundary line to stretch the margin to 47 points. 6, The firestarter. After the past two Grand Finals were held in Brisbane (2020) and Perth (2021), this should be the first crowd over 100,000 since the 2019 Grand Final, with the MCG officially a sell-out. Under previous rules, players would not have received premiership medallions unless they were present in the team that won the premiership-deciding game. You are advised to change this password after using it to sign in again. Andrew Collins (left) Greg Dear (centre) and Gary Ayres (right) of Hawthorn celebrate after winning the AFL grand final between the Hawks and Geelong Cats at the MCG in 1989. es, Ive left out 1972, 2005 and 2016. Hawkins started the run with back-to-back goals out of the ruck inside 50, before Selwood and Dangerfield's commanding midfield performances led to more opportunities. The bottom four of the eight play knock-out games, in that only the winners survive and move on to the next week. Barrel a torpedo into the second tier of the Ponsford Stand of course. Dale Thomas (27 disposals, eight marks) was third, with four votes, and Swan, Jolly, Ball and Nathan Brown also polled votes. Brendan Hosking 17. They overcame a heavily favoured Geelong team by four points in their qualifying final, and had a comfortable 24-point win over the Western Bulldogs in the preliminary final to advance to the grand final. *Both teams were level on 8.7 (55) at three-quarter time. The match was played under dry conditions. All rights reserved. Peter Dicksons short documentary on the 2009 AFL grand final, Life is Too Slow For Those Who Wait. Former Geelong premiership captain Cameron Ling will present the cup if the Cats get up, while Sydney champion and Brownlow medallist Paul Kelly will do so if the Swans salute. AFL A host of big-name acts, headlined by Robbie Williams, are set to provide pre-game and half-time entertainment at this year's AFL Grand Final. [9], The matches were the second and third grand finals contested by the two clubs. What a player. 7, Started as the Cats sub. [31] Brendon Goddard finally scored St Kilda's first goal in the 15th minute from a 20-metre set shot. It wasn't as if everything was falling Geelong's way the Cats had forced it this way with a brutal beginning. The final quarter was again a close contest. Had more contested possessions, clearances and score assists than any other player on the field and was especially dominant in the second term. The rebound from that mark ended with Hayes taking a long shot towards Milne from 60 metres, but the kick eluded Milne and bounced through for a behind, tying the game at 68 apiece in the 30th minute. [11] The network had only broadcast the match following an agreement that would see them, along with Network Ten (which had been contracted under the current deal to telecast the event in 2007, 2009 and 2011), share the rights to the match every year, with the other network broadcasting the pre-season grand final and the Brownlow Medal presentation that year as well. Goals were scored by Thomas (5th minute), Dal Santo (7th minute), O'Brien (12th minute, with the assistance of a 50-metre penalty), Milne (13th minute), Wellingham (17th minute), Milne again (25th minute), and finally Sidebottom (27th minute). [32] The medal was fittingly presented to Pendlebury by former North Melbourne star Arnold Briedis, best on ground in the 1977 replay. Electric start, booting two first-quarter goals from eight disposals, five contested possessions, two clearances, two inside 50s and a kicking efficiency of 80 per cent. [2008 Player Statistics] Round: Grand Final Venue: M.C.G.Date: Sat, 27-Sep-2008 2:30 PM Attendance:100012 Geelong 5.3.33 6.12.48 9.18.72 11.23.89 Hawthorn 5.2.32 8.3.51 14.5.89 18.7.115 Qrt margin GE by 1 HW by 3 HW by 17 HW by 26 Qrt scores GE 33-32 HW 19-15 HW 38-24 HW 26-17 Field umpires Scott McLaren(320), Shaun Ryan(136), Michael Vozzo(214) In a sea of sideburns, Ross Twiggy Dunne marked a long bomb. Only one match is left to be played in this season and it'll be to decide the AFL premiers for season 2021. Hard on the inside but classy on the outside. Every Geelong player rated out of 10 from the Grand Final against Sydney. In driving rain, two crack sides at the peak of their powers went goal for goal. Collingwood defeated St Kilda by 56 points, marking Collingwood's fifteenth VFL/AFL premiership victory and their first since 1990. After a close first quarter, Sydney dominated the second quarter, kicking five goals in a row to lead by as much as 30 points. It's not too often you come back to fight another war a week later. Deserves a premiership medallion after being a key member of the Cats on-ball brigade for many years. However, they could not put pressure on the scoreboard, kicking five behinds in the first fourteen minutes of the quarterthree of which were scored by Sam Gilbert while on the runto take St Kilda's total score to only 0.7 (7), while Alan Didak scored a goal for Collingwood from the goal square in the 6th minute. They were a good side at the beginning (of the year) but they've just got stronger than everThey're the best Collingwood team since the 1920s and 1930s. On Tuesday 28 September, the AFL announced a rule change such that any player who had played in the drawn grand final but missed the replay, through omission or injury, would still receive a premiership medallion if his team was victorious. [33], On Monday 13 December, the AFL commission discussed the possibility of introducing extra time to decide future drawn grand finals, but ultimately decided to retain the full grand final replay. They would recover to win seven games in a row before Riewoldt's return, and finished third on the ladder with a record of 1561. Seemed to run with Tom Papley for large stints of the match and had him well beaten. AFL Stats Fact. However, goals against the run of play to Bulldogs Barry Hall and debutante Andrew Hooper reduced the margin to 16 points at half time. 9, Was given the job on Lance Franklin and blanketed the Swans superstar. Kicked 3.1 in the SANFL grand final win last year and finished with 4.1 from 15 disposals in the AFL Grand Final 12 months later to be a premiership player. Photograph: Joe Castro/AAP. 6, One of the Cats best players during the finals series. [34] The provision for a grand final replay was eventually removed, and replaced with extra time, starting from the 2016 season, making 2010's game the last grand final replay in the league's history. In Round 16 at the MCG, Collingwood was a comfortable winner over St Kilda by the score 15.10 (100) versus 6.16 (52). St Kilda won in Round 3 at Etihad Stadium, 10.9 (69) to an inaccurate 4.17 (41), although Riewoldt was badly injured during the match. Due to Melbourne still being the heartland of Australian rules football, a higher number of radio stations broadcast locally into Melbourne, although almost all stations have their broadcast syndicated by regional stations nationwide. A . Take a gander at the stats sheet and you will find that the former Hawk was in everything. If the first quarter was the business, the third quarter was the party. Chad Warner (29 disposals, two goals) was among the few winners for the Swans, while Tom Papley tried hard. Disbelief. 9. Girls, he said. St Kilda began to win clearances again, and after both teams mustered rushed behinds, Riewoldt scored the first goal of the quarter in the 5th minute from a coast-to-coast play. Nick Brown 14. Geelong dominated the disposal count, recording 484 disposals (the highest ever in a final) to Fremantle's 287. The top four teams in the eight receive what is popularly known as the "double chance" when they play in week-one qualifying finals. Cookies will be used for the identification of users if the "Remember me on this computer" option is checked. The first final marked the 41st time Collingwood has contested the VFL/AFL grand final,[7] and the first time since the club lost back-to-back grand finals in 2002 and 2003. The Australian Football League's 2010 finals series determined the top eight final positions of the 2010 AFL season. Ladder positions 5 and 6 have provided only 6 Grand Finalists between them, and only 2 Flags. The final of the grand final sprint was held at half-time of the first final. Collingwood midfielders Dane Swan (39 disposals, 3 goals), and Scott Pendlebury (30 disposals and 2 goals) controlled the game. 'Buddy' entered the night needing four goals to tick the milestone off, and after a slow start he got moving and achieved the mark during the final quarter, sparking unforgettable scenes at the SCG with most of the crowd rushing the ground. The Bulldogs' best player was Ryan Griffen (34 disposals, 2 goals), who had come into the game under an injury cloud. 7, MOMENTS THAT MADE GF: Swans stars brutal afternoon; goal that brought the MCG to tears, THANK GOD FOR ROBBIE WILLIAMS: Boring GF tests fans in anti-climax to classic AFL finals, NEXT LEVEL: Cats explode in 33-year first Grand Final bloodbath, ABSOLUTELY BLOWN AWAY: Swans GF nightmare laid bare as big Cat bench presses hapless rival, LOVE YOU WARNIE: Robbies perfect tribute to late great spin king, Aussie music legend, Geelongs most improved player this season and barely put a foot wrong all season and on Grand Final day. It was the ninth time that Collingwood won both the premiership and the minor premiership in the same year, but the first time since 1930. Outstanding plays and performances from star Cats ahead of the Grand Final. The two teams alternated goals throughout the final term. Hayes and Goddard were again prominent at the clearances, with both playing at various times as the third man up in ruck contests. 2018 AFL grand final stats. Among the Cats leading tacklers and contested possession winners. Follow throughout the day for all the news and colour from around the country, match . How the Swans attempt to slow down Tom Hawkins and Jeremy Cameron will be fascinating, with Dan Rampe, along with Tom and Paddy McCartin all critical. Two more opportunities for Collingwood ended up behinds but kept the pressure on St Kilda. Picture: Getty Images, Geelong celebrates its 2022 premiership win after the Toyota AFL Grand Final victory over Sydney. His numbers were the creation of fantasy, equalling Simon Black's record for most disposals in a Grand Final, exceeding his own personal career-high in the process - 24 of those contested, a whopping 15 score involvements, 11 inside 50s, nine clearances, eight intercepts and 896m gained along with two of the best goals you'd hope to see. 9, Looked assured in defence, as he has done all finals series, especially early in the game. A premiership player in his 250th game not a bad day to say the least. But these things are subjective and this column is an indulgence. Carlton captain Chris Judd was instrumental in Carlton's third-quarter fightback, while Marc Murphy was damaging through the midfield and Andrew Walker, who had played mainly in defence during the season, played forward and scored three goals. In the 22nd minute, Cloke's attempt for goal was rushed behind after he was awarded a free kick. Leigh Fisher 4. I know how great you are, and the sacrifices you make, but can you give me your men for another seven days? They did quite happily in many cases and North won the replay. Ahead of this years final on Saturday, Jonathan Horn looks back over 50 years of VFL and AFL to pick the most memorable, heartbreaking and exciting games. The following weeks replay (Collingwood won) never stood a chance. [29] Steele Sidebottom (26 disposals, two goals) was a close second, with eight votes. The Hawks blew them away early but were dead on their feet at three quarter time. Tony Lockett is the league record-holder for the most goals kicked in the history of the VFL/AFL, with 1,360 goals in a career of 281 games, starting in 1983 with the St Kilda Football Club and ending in 2002 with the Sydney Swans. Send us feedback or report a mistake on this page. Joel Selwood gets emotional as he conjures a stunning major in the final stages to mark another incredible achievement. We all took different things from it. This was consistent with previous grand final replays in 1948 and 1977, both of which drew lower attendances than the drawn grand finals which preceded them. The match ended in a draw, with both teams scoring 68 points. Most Goals in AFL/VFL history. The two best teams with arguably the two best tactical coaches will hopefully give us a Grand Final for the ages. The club was attempting to win its fifteenth VFL/AFL premiership, and its first since 1990. One conclusion I'd draw from the table above is that ladder position is important, but only mildly so, in predicting the winner of the Grand Final. LATE CHANGEGeelong: Max Holmes (hamstring) replaced in selected side by Mark O'Connor, MEDICAL SUBSGeelong: Brandan ParfittSydney: Braeden Campbell. Picture: AFL Photos, Jack Riewoldt celebrates Richmond's 2019 Grand Final win with a packed MCG crowd. Collingwood won the replay the following week. [35], Tyson Goldsack's mother placed a successful bet on her son, who is usually a defender but started in the forward-line, to kick the first goal of the replay. The Footy Show host James Brayshaw drew attention to this in July 2011, amidst investigations into that season's controversial betting plunges on the defenders to kick the first goal, but the AFL cleared Goldsack and his mother of any wrongdoing. In the 19th minute, Riewoldt had a 45-metre snap shot at the goals from a stoppage which was bouncing towards the goals, but was touched on the line by a desperate dive from Maxwell, levelling the scores at 61 apiece. All data entered is sent securely via SSL to our system. Matt Stevic 10. The camera had previously been trialled by the Nine Network during its coverage of Friday Night Football in 2004, as well as the Rugby League State of Origin. In the second week, the winners of the qualifying finals receive a bye to the third week. Geelong's Paul Chapman celebrates after defeating Collingwood at the MCG in the 2011 grand final. Stiff to miss the Norm Smith medal, but he couldnt care finally a premiership player. The 2022 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football match contested between Geelong and the Sydney Swans at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 24 September 2022. West Coast Eagles Ben Cousin (left) and captain Chris Judd celebrate winning the 2006 grand final in 2006. However, 5.7million witnessed the last 5 minutes of the replay, up from 5.6million the previous week.[13]. Tom Hawkins earns the first two goals of the Grand Final after some typically brilliant work in these ruck contests, Hayden McLean stems the bleeding for Sydney with this dazzling grab and finish, Geelong continues to pile on more pain as Isaac Smith nails his third in some style, A selfless handball from Patrick Dangerfield sets up Jeremy Cameron for his first goal of the game, Cats young star Sam De Koning waits until the Grand Final to score his maiden major after some Patrick Dangerfield brilliance, Isaac Smith notches three goals in one of his all-time best performances to be awarded the Norm Smith Medal, Watch Geelong's press conference after the Grand Final match against Sydney, Watch Sydney's press conference after the Grand Final match against Geelong, Extended highlights of the Cats and Swans clash in the Grand Final, GEELONG 6.5 9.8 15.11 20.13 (133)SYDNEY 1.0 4.2 4.3 8.4 (52), GOALSGeelong:Stengle 4, Hawkins 3, Smith 3, Cameron 2, Close 2, Blicavs, De Koning, Duncan, C. Guthrie, Parfitt, SelwoodSydney:Warner 2,Hayward, McLean, P. McCartin, Mills, Heeney, Papley, BESTGeelong:Smith, Dangerfield, Hawkins, Stengle, Selwood, CloseSydney:Warner, Fox, Rowbottom, Papley, Lloyd, INJURIESGeelong:C. Guthrie (hamstring)Sydney:Reid (adductor), LATE CHANGESGeelong: Max Holmes (hamstring) replaced in selected side by Mark O'ConnorSydney: Nil, SUBSTITUTESGeelong: Brandan Parfitt (replaced C. Guthrie in the fourth quarter)Sydney: Braeden Campbell (replaced Sam Reid in the third quarter), The Cats and Swans clash in the 2022 Toyota AFL Grand Final, After being dumped by Adelaide it looked like Tyson Stengle's AFL career was over, but what a year he's had. 1,360. It was brilliantly captured in Peter Dicksons short documentary. GeelongThe Cats love to overwhelm their opponents with superior numbers. Wayne Harmes won the first Norm Smith Medal, but it could just as easily have been Wayne Johnston, whod been at a night club 12 hours earlier. It was also Collingwood's second consecutive premiership to be won in October and their first premiership since 1990. Where and when: MCG, Saturday September 24, 2.30pm AEST. 49 7.7 Friday 16 September Geelong Cats v Brisbane Lions W 78 11.12 72 10.12 Saturday 3 September Geelong Cats v Collingwood W 131 19.17 46 7.4 Saturday 20 August Geelong Cats v West Coast Eagles W 59 9.5 119 18.11 Saturday 13 August Gold Coast Suns v Geelong Cats W 110 17.8 65 10.5 Saturday 6 August Geelong Cats v St Kilda W 95 14.11 94 14.10 The Cats celebrate the clubs 10th premiership (Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Photos via Getty Images), Stengle booted an equal game-high four goals (Photo by Darrian Traynor/AFL Photos/via Getty Images), Dangerfield claimed his maiden premiership (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images), Cats crush woeful Swans as 10th flag cements superstars legacies, Story of season gets perfect ending; colossal stars epic GF, Horror day as SEVENTEEN players cop fails, Cats veteran adds prestigious Norm Smith to his remarkable medal cabinet, Tears flow as Cats champions finally claim flag they deserved, Swan shouldnt be playing as bold GF play backfires, AFL world loses it over Cats amazing Grand Final act with legends son, Swans stars brutal afternoon; goal that brought the MCG to tears, Boring GF tests fans in anti-climax to classic AFL finals, Cats explode in 33-year first Grand Final bloodbath, Swans GF nightmare laid bare as big Cat bench presses hapless rival, Robbies perfect tribute to late great spin king, Aussie music legend. He couldnt give a stuff about his stats sheet. Passwords are encrypted before being stored in our system (we cannot see what your password is). 1. CROWNING MOMENT Superstar Cat finally gets his premiership medallion. This year, of course, will be the nineteenth. Each year, the premiership is awarded to the club that wins the AFL Grand Final. Had a nervous start, shanking a kick out of bounds on the full despite being under no pressure. Tagger Adam McPhee was particularly influential on Luke Hodge, holding the former Norm Smith medallist to only five disposals in the first three-quarters. Total disposals were won by St Kilda 338326, contested possessions were won by Collingwood 153148, and tackles were won by St Kilda 10089. Rat-cunning, he scoured the country for rough-hewn types who would play in his image. 6, Tagged by Ryan Clarke, as expected. New to Kayo? It was a dominant performance and the reason why they're the $1.55 favourites, but they'll need to turn away an impressive Sydney Swans outfit. Used the ball well by foot. A very credible case could be made that this was the best grand final of all. This is only slightly better than the minor premiers' record against teams coming 2nd, which is 33-23 or about 59%. A personal favourite, though its exhausting to even think about it. [24] The Chris Mainwaring Legends Match, which raises money for Perth's Telethon was moved to 9 October. Took plenty of marks and used the ball efficiently by foot. Not only will it be the first decider at the MCG in three years, it will also be the first time these teams have squared off to decide a premiership. 2011 Geelong defeated Collingwood by 38 points. If it is a valid email, your password will be reset and emailed to you. >> Get all your LIVE scores and stats on the go with the AFL Live Official AppCATS v SWANS Follow it LIVE. From there, Geelong was never seriously challenged, eventually winning by 69 points. The Swans could manage just one point as the Cats piled on six goals to steamroll them into oblivion. Got free as often as possible to set Geelong up off half-back. This system is different from the McIntyre final eight system, which was previously used by the AFL [30], Prior to the first bounce, Nick Maxwell of Collingwood won the coin toss, and chose to kick to the (western) City End. Lenny Hayes was instrumental in St Kilda's clearance work, acting as third-man-up in the ruck contests and collecting ten disposals. Making the Cats' accountable will be crucial, so Tom Hickey's ruck-work, the ball-winning of Luke Parker and Callum Mills and the breakaway speed of Chad Warner and Tom Papley will all be vital. (Note that the finals systems have, especially in the early days of footy, been fairly complex, so not all 6ths are created equal.). Passwords are encrypted before being stored in our system (we cannot see what your password is). 8, A quiet Grand Final, but this time in a winning cause.
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