Should be his middle name. Geelong and St Kilda had never previously met each other in a grand final. A quick one out of the guts for the Swans, and Warner's bomb just about clears the hands on the line. Had a big moment at the start of the third term, winning a free kick for holding the ball and converting his set-shot. AFL Match Statistics : Geelong defeats Port Adelaide at MCG Grand Final By the third quarter, it was party time for the Cats, scoring six goals to none as the wheels fell off for the men in red and white. His run and carry, as well as his ability to finish in front of goal, was brilliant. Jeremy Cameron 6Early on looked a step behind the pace, with Robbie Fox competing well against the dynamic spearhead. It is the club's first flag since 2011, which was also won with coach Chris Scott at the helm. He had 12 touches in the first term he had 12 for the entire preliminary final four intercepts and three score involvements to set the tone. This page is a collection of VFL/AFL premiership and grand final statistics.The Australian Football League (AFL), known as the Victorian Football League (VFL) until 1990, is the elite national competition in men's Australian rules football.Each year, the premiership is awarded to the club that wins the AFL Grand Final.The grand final has been played in all VFL/AFL seasons except for 1897 and . Who's your tip? Abbreviations key #=Jumper GM=Games played KI=Kicks MK=Marks HB=Handballs DI=Disposals DA=Disposal average GL=Goals BH=Behinds HO=Hit outs TK=Tackles RB=Rebound 50s The people have spoken, and these are the 10 best Grand Finals of all-time, as voted by you.Which games are too low, and which are too high? Only one team has won four consecutive grand finals, Collingwood in 1927, 1928, 1929 and 1930. They have to come back and play the following week. The final score was Essendon 27-9 (171) def. In 1897 and 1924 there were no grand finals and instead the premier was decided by a finals play-off. 9, Looked assured in defence, as he has done all finals series, especially early in the game. The deadlock was broken by the Saints' Leigh Montagna, who goaled with 90 seconds left in the quarter from a Steven King hit-out from a boundary throw-in in the Saints' forward pocket. The game he was referring to was the Essendon v (then known as) Kangaroos clash at the MCG. Now dangerous from both rebounds and stoppages, the Hawks started to gain the ascendancy, and a crumbing goal from Rioli put Hawthorn two goals up. In the second half, general play was much more even but Geelong had the better of the inside-50s and clearances, and were better able to break through St Kilda's rebound defence. Home-state advantage goes to the team with the higher seed in the first two weeks, to the qualifying final winners in the third week. and managed to spoil the kick. Brisbane progressed to a Semi-final against the Bulldogs; Carlton was eliminated. No goal today has been better, and no celebration has been more meaningful! Tom Hawkins is in tears at full forward. Their skipper John Nichols moved himself to the goalsquare and kicked the first two goals of the last quarter and had the Blues within striking distance trailing by eight points at the 11-minute mark. AFL Grand Final player ratings: Christian Petracca the king, several The 2009 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the St Kilda Football Club and the Geelong Football Club at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 26 September 2009. Collingwood has played in the most Grand Finals, 44, winning 15 of them. Brad Close 7Was one of Geelong's best when the heat was on, typifying its ferocious attack on the footy and connection with teammates. Its defining images are mostly messy - toe pokes, goal-umpiring howlers, point blank misses, pissing rain . A running goal from 45 metres (148ft) from Ablett broke a string of eleven consecutive behinds for Geelong, and put them back in front. Sat, 26-Sep-2009 2:30 PM - Match Stats - AFL Tables All data entered is sent securely via SSL to our system. Max Holmes out, Mark O'Connor in for Geelong, ABC to rely on public interest defence against former soldier Heston Russell, 'Jailing is failing' the Northern Territory as alliance warns incarceration rates are five times national average, Australian Olympian Harry Garside arrested over alleged domestic violence, German zoo welcomes first polar bear cub in 21 years, Natascha Lechner died minutes after using frog poison in 'Kambo' vomiting ritual, inquest told. Will be special to share the flag with his brother. 2022. Cats young star Sam De Koning waits until the Grand Final to score his maiden major after some Patrick Dangerfield brilliance. Geelong, the 2007 Premiers, won 21 of 22 games during the home and away season to win its second consecutive McClelland Trophy, and tied the 2000 Essendon Bombers for most wins ever in a home and away season. Send us feedback or report a mistake on this page. Came into the game late and kicked a goal within a minute. Got free as often as possible to set Geelong up off half-back. Still worth all those first-round picks he cost them 5, Isaac Norm Smith. Hawthorn's Luke Hodge was awarded the Norm Smith Medal as the best player on the ground. It was Geelongs perfect day and it meant there were some ridiculously high player ratings scores across the board. We have so much more coming to wrap up this game and this season, and then we'll be swiftly into the offseason, which is going to be very interesting for any number of reasons. After a close first half, Carlton opened a lead in the third quarter. Patrick Dangerfield 8Didn't quite have the astounding start to the match of last week, but his clearance work was second to none, finishing with 26 disposals and nine clearances. The 2009 version was no sane person's idea of a pleasant afternoon's entertainment. Can Cameron kick another? Provided lots of run and defensive pressure in his 13 touches. [11] In the week leading up to the grand final, Geelong's Gary Ablett was awarded the Brownlow Medal. Melbourne defeats Western Bulldogs at Optus Stadium Grand Final Saturday, 25th September 2021 AFL match statistics . Then Milburn, believing (incorrectly, according to replays) that he had touched Koschitzke's kick off the boot, made an obscene gesture to goal umpire, giving away a free kick for demonstrative abuse on the goal line; Schneider took the free kick and kicked the easy goal to give St Kilda a six-point half-time lead. The Cats had winners all over the ground, starting with Tom Hawkins's (three goals) renowned capacity to score while pinch-hitting in the ruck. For the second time in three years the Cats and Magpies would play off in the Preliminary Final. Essendon and Carlton have been premiers 16 times. Follow throughout the day for all the news and colour from around the country, match . 5, Another Stephen Wells diamond in the rough find. 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The third and final draw in the history of the VFL/AFL, 100,016 people left the MCG stunned as the final siren sounded as the score read Collingwood 9-14 (68) St.Kilda 10-8 (68), we would all have to come back and do it next week. Phenomenal. Geelong dominated the first quarter and led by 28 points at quarter time. The network had only broadcast the match following an agreement that would see them, along with rival Network Ten (which had telecast the event between 2002 and 2007 inclusive), 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. Geelong progressed to a Preliminary Final, which would be against Collingwood, and the Bulldogs progressed to a Semi-Final against Brisbane. Set shots from Mooney and Lonergan hit the posts. Geelong played the man and not the ball in the first quarter, whereas Hawthorn kicked eight goals and went into quarter time with a 40 point lead. . St Kilda opened the second quarter better, and Sean Dempster kicked the first goal of the quarter from a high tackle free kick in the 4th minute; but again the Saints missed several relatively easy shots at goal from Schneider, Milne and McQualter, and after twelve minutes of strong play led by only ten points. North kicked six behinds four from Arnold Briedis whereas the Magpies were able to cut the Roos lead to just two points at half-time. Geelong entered the 2009 season after two consecutive minor premierships and two consecutive grand final appearances: a victory in 2007 and a loss in 2008. St Kilda progressed directly to the Preliminary Final, where it faced the Western Bulldogs in the First Preliminary Final. With the mixture of an iconic mark, record comeback, a 19th man dominating in the second half and kicking four goals along with the biggest ever attendance in Australian sporting history the 1970 VFL Grand Final takes out the top gong for our best VFL/AFL games of the past 50 years. Six goals in a Grand Final is a huge haul from a mid-sized forward, particularly one who wasn't drafted until he was 20 years old after being a late bloomer via VFL side Casey Scorpions. The Saints had another chance to kick the sealer when Lenny Hayes took a long shot from outside 50 heading towards Steven Milne, an awkward bounce prevented Milne from kicking a goal and the scores were tied at the 30-minute mark. Thanks again, see you next time! Cookies will be used for the identification of users if the "Remember me on this computer" option is checked. Coverage telecast live and in HD (via One HD) on Channel Ten and One HD with commentators Stephen Quartermain (host), Tim Lane (commentator), Robert Walls (expert commentator), Luke Darcy (expert commentator), Mark Howard (boundary rider) and Andrew Maher (boundary rider). 2009 . What transpired at half-time is the stuff of legend. You could watch this ambonation of a football countdown during the Grand Final bye, or take the chance to sit back and watch some better classic footy games from over the years. The Bulldogs had a strong fight-back in the final quarter, but missed many shots on goal, finishing with 4.6 to 1.3 for the quarter. The Cats blew the Swans out of the water with a dominant six-goal-to-one first quarter, leading by 35 points at the first break. The match, attended by 100,012 spectators, was won by Hawthorn by a margin of 26 points, marking that club's tenth premiership overall and first since 1991. Smart taps and disposals across half-forward and forever putting defenders on edge. It is so-called due to comments made by then-Hawthorn president Jeff Kennett prior to the clubs' first re-match in 2009:[9]. If this is it for Selwood, he finished with an immaculate, curling goal to put a full stop on an incredible career. 9 (159). In 1948 and 1977 there were grand final replays after initial draws. Spare a thought for Mick Martyn, he played one of his best games but couldnt do anything about Leigh Tudors wobbly kick that resulted in Gary Ablett taking the mark and having a shot after the siren. Mitch Duncan 8Did whatever he pleased, owning vast swathes of the MCG grass. And he has cracked the tin and taken a swig! Tyson Stengle 9 Excellent defensive pressure as always, and his ability to execute from the toughest angles set him apart. The top four teams in the eight receive what is popularly known as the "double chance" when they play in week-one qualifying finals. Trent Croad never played again, as he never fully recovered from his broken foot; as a result, he sat out the entire 2009 season and retired before the 2010 season began. Geelong had perfected a novel style of high-possession football, studded with star midfielders adept at running, carrying and executing chains of handpasses through the corridor of the ground,[4][5] and it was consistently setting new league records for its high disposal counts. In the 29th minute, Stephen Milne took a long kick into a largely open forward line towards the unguarded goals for St Kilda, but it was a tumbling kick and Scarlett was able to comfortably rush it through for a behind. First and second goalkicker, quintessentially grabbing the ball out of the ruck from a forward 50 stoppage and snapping two classy majors. It had rained heavily the previous night in Melbourne such that the ground was particularly wet around the boundary, and there were also several heavy showers during the game. 2011 had the last all Victorian AFL Grand Final with Cats/Magpies and rated 1.389m. Gold Coast is the only current team not to have played in a grand final. AFL Grand Final parade in 2006. Both sides entered the match undefeated with 130 records, and a record Etihad Stadium crowd saw St Kilda win the match by six points, with Michael Gardiner kicking the winning goal in the dying minutes. 2008 AFL Grand Final - Wikipedia They would win the match against the defending premiers, winning their first premiership in 17 years. Shane Crawford retired after the game setting a record for most games before playing in a Premiership (305 games); the sound bite of Crawford hijacking the microphone and shouting "That's what I'm talkin' about!" The recency bias is appalling, and our very own Resident Rainman has hit the nail on the head. He's poached it from Dangerfield, who shrugged off about three tackles to get his snap away. We'll be back better for it next year.". as he received his medallion has been replayed and paraphrased frequently over the following seasons. St Kilda entered the 2009 premiership season after having lost its preliminary final in 2008 against eventual premiers Hawthorn. Isaac Smith 9 Wound back the clock with one of his best Grand Final performances, having won three flags at Hawthorn in the mid-2010s. The posters had been sold after each Grand Final with the proceeds going to the Royal Children's Hospital. Kicked three goals from 23 touches in his most recent Grand Final (2015) and was just as brilliant seven years on. Zach Guthrie - 6. St Kilda's Jason Gram, who had 30 disposals, finished second for the medal; he also polled nine votes but lost to Chapman on a countback, as Chapman received three votes from three of the five judges, while Gram received three votes from only one judge. Cam Guthrie 7Was a little quiet early but worked his way into the match beautifully, particularly as others started to tire around him. In the third quarter, Collingwood dominated, kicking six goals to none, to lead by ten points. 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. What transpired in the last quarter saw Geelong try to seal the game but Hawthorn kept coming back kicking five goals in the space of eight minutes. Chris Scott 9Made the extraordinarily tough (but correct) call not to bring in a proppy Max Holmes, replacing him with Mark O'Connor. Was too much for Sydney to handle in attack, with his accuracy the only issue on Saturday, kicking 3.4. This grand final appearance was the sixteenth in Geelong's history and its third in succession. Joel Selwood has done it again. Games in Victoria are played at the MCG, regardless of the team's usual home ground. THE MOMENT Hawkins' brute power blows Swans away, Tom Hawkins earns the first major of the Grand Final after a typically brilliant win in the ruck contest. Especially strong in the clearances and in his delivery inside 50. (Its fair to say, that style of play has had a resurgence in season 2020 as well.). What they don't have, I think, is the quality of some of our players; they don't have the psychological drive we have. Geelong began to completely control play in the midfield, winning the stoppages easily and providing their forwards with plenty of opportunities which they wasted. Sam De Koning 7Showed the briefest glimpse of nerves in the opening minutes, but settled quickly to dominate the air in defence. The next two quarters were even, but it was Geelongs efforts in the last term that saw them stage an almighty comeback, mostly thanks to the efforts of Gary Ablett Snr who kicked nine goals in one the greatest individual performances you will ever see on the football field. [15] St Kilda's Zac Dawson had left his opponent Cameron Mooney and run a considerable distance from his own defence[16] Kicked two goals himself and went at 100 per cent by foot. "To John, Dane, Luke and Callum - a hell of a performance this year. 20': The 2022 AFL grand final is underway! St Kilda failed to convert on the scoreboard due to inaccurate kicking: despite entering the forward 50-metres arc on 14 occasions to Geelong's two during a sustained period of midfield dominance, they only registered 2.2 (14), with goals to Brendon Goddard in the 13th minute and Hayes in the 20th minute; while Geelong was able to counterattack with one goal to Joel Selwood in the 18th minute. Emails will only be used for identification purposes and for the resetting of forgotten passwords. An after-the-siren goal from Rooke extended the margin to twelve points,[19] and St Kilda was held goalless during the final quarter. 6, The late inclusion for the injured Max Holmes and started on a wing next to Justin McInerney. pic.twitter.com/twhWTkl1PI. That may well be a parting gift from Joel Selwood, a legend of this game. He played one senior game for the Perth Football Club in 2004, kicking one goal, and represented Western Australia at the 2004 AFL Under 18 Championships. FT: Geelong are AFL premiers for 2022! Essendon was playing in its first final since 2004. Was subbed off in the final 10 minutes after 16 disposals and a goal. This match was a low scoring, defensive struggle in cold, wet conditions. Tom Stewart 6Tagged by Ryan Clarke early, the Cats were content to free up other players in defence to take Stewart's customary intercepting role. We spent an afternoon down at Henson Club and met John Trady Trad , Thrilling finishes, big bags, dynasties over, and goals of the year kicked. Geelong's twenty-three behinds included eleven rushed behinds by Hawthorn, some of which were deliberate, and some of which occurred directly from kick-ins. This would only just be the beginning of the epic contests between Hawthorn and Geelong in 1989. The Roos, missing the likes of Wayne Carey, Mick Martyn and Anthony Stevens were sitting ninth on the ladder and went into the game massive underdogs against the reigning premier and top of the ladder Essendon. (SPOILER ALERT: Collingwood thumps St.Kilda by 56 points in the replay), The AFL Grand Final is a draw! From there, the Cats were in the process of moving the ball forward when the final siren sounded. With one more behind before the end of the quarter, St Kilda entered the three quarter time break with a seven-point lead. The back-line pad their stats before . North dominated in the first quarter with an 18 point lead but in the second quarter, the Cats piled on seven unanswered goals with 1989 Brownlow Medalist Paul Couch dominating and the likes of Gary Ablett Snr, Billy Brownless and David Mensch kicking five goals between them. Collingwood dominated in the first half with the likes of glamour full-forward Peter McKenna kicking five goals until half-time and the Pies going into the main break with a 44-point lead. 8, Consistent and reliable as always in the middle. It was the team's first appearance in a grand final since winning the 1991 AFL Grand Final.
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