The Cats' comprehensive win carried storylines everywhere: from the mature-age recruits who dominated, such as Isaac Smith and his three-goal and 32-disposal performance. 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. 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 article was amended on 19 September 2022. St Kilda defeated by Geelong at MCG Grand Final Saturday, 26th September 2009 AFL match statistics . Over four million will watch the AFL Grand Final at the MCG on Saturday 24 September, slightly fewer will. The AFL grand final is back at the MCG and Geelong and Sydney will battle it out for the 2022 premiership. International superstar Robbie Williams will headline the pre-game entertainment that will also feature September favourite Mike Brady, with five-time ARIA winner Katie Noonan to sing the national anthem. Lenny Hayes won the Norm Smith Medal for the drawn grand final comfortably, with 13 of a possible 15 votes, named best on ground by four of the five voters. Chad Warner (29 disposals, two goals) was among the few winners for the Swans, while Tom Papley tried hard. 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Sydney scored the first four goals of the game, and maintained that advantage at half time, but Carlton scored five unanswered goals in the third quarter to lead by seven points at three-quarter time. 4, An unheralded star of this Cats backline and a deserving premiership player. New to Kayo? '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. Following Richie's Performance, the team theme songs were performed as saxophone solos by Joe Camilleri (for Collingwood) and Wilbur Wilde (for St Kilda). 10 THINGS WE LEARNED Danger's elusive premiership, Selwood's touching tribute. Collingwood won the replay by 56 points to become the 2010 premiers. Hawthorn finished 7th despite a poor start to the season. Saturday, 24th October 2020, 6:30 PM AEST. Max Holmes (hamstring) will miss the clash, with Mark O'Connor coming into the Cats' 22 and Brandan Parfitt named the sub. 7, Colossal. Was important early in helping the Cats lock the ball in their front yarn. 8, Flawless by foot, helping repel several (albeit rare) Swans attacking forays. Geelong advanced to its fourth consecutive preliminary final, and the third of those to be played against Collingwood. If it is a valid email, your password will be reset and emailed to you. More so than any other grand final, its like watching a completely different sport, mainly because of the state of the ground. Time elapsed, and the game finished drawn. [36], When named on Thursday night before the first final, St Kilda recalled Steven Baker who had not played since Round 13, due to a 9-game suspension, omitting Ben McEvoy. For example, only 69 of the 111 Grand Finals, or about 62%, have been won by the team finishing higher on the ladder. The club was attempting to win its fifteenth VFL/AFL premiership, and its first since 1990. The teams also met in the first round of the preseason competition which St Kilda won by 1 point. To him, we were human beings, first of all., In the end, despite their best attempts to botch it, the Eagles were a bit bolder, and worthy premiers. Collingwood led by 18 points at quarter time, and St Kilda was held goalless in the first quarter. Sportsbet's Nathan Brown, Brendon Goddard and Matthew Richardson preview the Grand Final between the Cats and Swans at the MCG. 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. Among Geelongs top interceptors for the day. First and second goalkicker, quintessentially grabbing the ball out of the ruck from a forward 50 stoppage and snapping two classy majors. The inaugural A-League derby clash between cross-town teams the Melbourne Victory and new franchise Melbourne Heart was postponed for 8 October to maximise promotion and publicity opportunities. Dale Thomas (27 disposals, eight marks) was third, with four votes, and Swan, Jolly, Ball and Nathan Brown also polled votes. Its gone, he said. [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. 8, *Odds are current as of 5th March 2023, 8:28am AEST. Collingwood midfielders Dane Swan (39 disposals, 3 goals), and Scott Pendlebury (30 disposals and 2 goals) controlled the game. AFL Match Statistics : Richmond defeats Geelong at Gabba Grand Final Saturday, 24th October 2020 Advanced stats available for this page. Rain was forecast towards the end of the match, but did not arrive until after the match had finished.[15]. Collingwood scored the first goal only twenty seconds into the game, winning the first clearance and eventually getting the ball to Darren Jolly to score from 5 metres out. The first photo shows Greg Dear, not Greg Dean as an earlier version said. The Bulldogs advance to their third consecutive preliminary final, a rematch of the 2009 preliminary final against St Kilda. A . And in one of the most clutch moments in the history of the game, Dom Sheed executed the perfect football kick. Had a nervous start, shanking a kick out of bounds on the full despite being under no pressure. Should be his middle name. 1. The two best teams with arguably the two best tactical coaches will hopefully give us a Grand Final for the ages. The 2010 AFL Grand Final was a series of two Australian rules football matches between the Collingwood Football Club and the St Kilda Football Club.They are considered the 114th and 115th grand finals of the Australian Football League (formerly the Victorian Football League), Note 1 and were staged to determine the premiers for the 2010 AFL season.The premiership is usually decided by a single . The premiership was decided by a full replay on 2 October 2010. 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. SIX OF THE BEST Swamp's spectacular Grand Final statistics. Although it's a Grand Final and there are dozens of worthy storylines, the magnitude of Selwood's record-breaking 40th Finals appearance should not be lost. St Kilda advanced to its second consecutive Grand Final. 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. Lenny Hayes was instrumental in St Kilda's clearance work, acting as third-man-up in the ruck contests and collecting ten disposals. They won it without Andrew Gaff, Nic Naitanui and Brad Sheppard. But it was short-lived. Girls, he said. Under previous rules, players would not have received premiership medallions unless they were present in the team that won the premiership-deciding game. The 2005 grand final is the more famous and replayed game, but this was a better one. It was raw, pitiless, attritional football. 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. Embracing the chaos, Collingwood prove theyre more than black and white contenders | Jonathan Horn, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. The two teams alternated goals throughout the final term. Statistics show Geelong is 5-4 in games where the opposition pressure rating is more than 180. [17] Altogether, seven of Collingwood's fourteen behinds were recorded as rushed, mostly from shots at goal which fell short and were touched or punched through. It was attended by 93,853 people. [1] It was the last grand final to be replayed prior to the introduction of extra time.[2]. This system is different from the McIntyre final eight system, which was previously used by the AFL Geelong 10.17 (77) at the SCG, Swamp's spectacular Grand Final statistics, Smith's standout game was rewarded with a Norm Smith Medal, Danger's elusive premiership, Selwood's touching tribute, Superstar Cat finally gets his premiership medallion. Carltons captain-coach was writhing in the MCG mud, his ankle shattered. Despite being underdogs, the Bulldogs started the match well. [2] Mooney and Geelong coach Mark Thompson were both criticised in the media for their response to the free kick, but neither was penalised by the AFL. 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. The official crowd of 100,016 was the highest since the 1986 VFL Grand Final, exceeding the crowd of the 2008 AFL Grand Final by only four people. Watch every match of the AFLW Season LIVE on Kayo. St Kilda's first score came in the 21st minute in dramatic fashion, with a defensive effort from Heath Shaw turning a near-certain goal into a behind: Nick Riewoldt had marked 2 metres from goal in the goal square, and turned to play on, only to have Shaw dive across him from behind as he was dropping the ball, spoiling the ball before it reached Riewoldt's foot, and rushing the ball through for a behind. That was a tragedy, Alastair Clarkson said. The Saints controlled the first half, and held a 33-point early in the third quarter, before Geelong fought back. [37], The teams for the replayed grand final were announced on 30 September, with both sides making one change. Emails will only be used for identification purposes and for the resetting of forgotten passwords. Huge scalp on a huge stage. Geelong hammered Brisbane in its preliminary final to advance, while Sydney squeaked home against Collingwood. While the veterans starred, young gun Tyson Stengle capped off one of the stories of the AFL season with an epic Every Geelong player rated out of 10 from the Grand Final against Sydney. Riewoldt would get one more chance to get a goal at the last minute, but his 45-metre kick missed to the left. Sydney by eight points. Football had never seen anyone like Kevin Sheedy. ]]. Please enter the email you registered your account with. Sydney recorded a memorable elimination final win against Carlton at ANZ Stadium by five points. The system is a final eight system. The top four teams in the eight receive what is popularly known as the "double chance" when they play in week-one qualifying finals. 'JUST BROKE ME': AFL world loses it over Cats' 'amazing' Grand Final act with legend's son 1. They are considered the 114th and 115th grand finals of the Australian Football League (formerly the Victorian Football League),Note 1 and were staged to determine the premiers for the 2010 AFL season. The winners of those matches move on to the Grand Final at the MCG in Melbourne.[1]. Ive always felt the loudest noise Ive ever heard in football was when Leon Baker kicked that first goal in the last quarter, Terry Wallace said years later. In fact, it might already be on repeat around the country. It was Geelongs perfect day and it meant there were some ridiculously high player ratings scores across the board. However, 5.7million witnessed the last 5 minutes of the replay, up from 5.6million the previous week.[13]. A very credible case could be made that this was the best grand final of all. You are advised to change this password after using it to sign in again. Matt Stevic (10th Grand Final), Simon Meredith (eighth), Brendan Hosking (first). What's more, this difference explains only about half of one percentage of the variability in that margin. My earliest memory is from this game, which is a worry. It's not too often you come back to fight another war a week later. Daniel Johanson 7. The 2010 AFL Grand Final was a series of two Australian rules football matches between the Collingwood Football Club and the St Kilda Football Club. View Advanced Stats . Picture: AFL Photos, Geelong captain Joel Selwood on the final siren against Brisbane in the 2022 preliminary final. Geelong scored eight goals to Fremantle's one in the first quarter of their semi-final to take a 42-point lead into quarter time. It is the first grand final between two Melbourne-based sides since the 2000 grand final.Note 2 Collingwood was the strong favourite to win, with major bookmakers offering around A$1.40 to A$1.45 for a Collingwood victory at the start of the game.[5]. 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. Both teams had several inside-50s early in the quarter, but all were rebounded without score, with Maxwell and Goddard both prominent for their respective teams. Smith then set up another for Close, who capped a terrific term by slotting a difficult shot. [29] From there, Collingwood's victory was never in doubt. Oh, mate, I don't know if we've ever seen 44 blokes go to war like that. I was 11, and caught in the spell of Ablett and Brereton. Hayden Gavine 15. 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. Geelong player ratings for the Grand Final. Within a few days of the grand final, the organisers of several events already scheduled for 2 October made the commercial decision to reschedule their events to avoid a clash with the replay. Then, to the veterans like Tom Hawkins (three goals) and Mitch Duncan (27 disposals, one goal) who weren't going to let the chance for another premiership slip, to the superstars who so desperately wanted their first flags in Patrick Dangerfield (26 disposals, nine clearances) and Jeremy Cameron (18 disposals, two goals). Passwords are encrypted before being stored in our system (we cannot see what your password is). Rat-cunning, he scoured the country for rough-hewn types who would play in his image. Start your free trial now >, BLOODBATH: Cats crush woeful Swans as 10th flag cements superstars legacies, CATS PLAYER RATINGS:Story of season gets perfect ending; colossal stars epic GF, SWANS PLAYER RATINGS: Horror day as SEVENTEEN players cop fails, RESUME GROWS: Cats veteran adds prestigious Norm Smith to his remarkable medal cabinet, SELWOOD STARS: Tears flow as Cats champions finally claim flag they deserved, ALL-TIME SELECTION STINKER: Swan shouldnt be playing as bold GF play backfires, JUST BROKE ME:AFL world loses it over Cats amazing Grand Final act with legends son, The dominant ruck on the ground. Every Geelong player rated out of 10 from the Grand Final against Sydney. 8, It was ominous early when he was able to find so much space, as Duncan is the last player you want to have a stack of uncontested possessions. VFAUA presidents; VFAUA Life Members; Grand Final Umpires 1903 - 1988 Added another in the second term. The grand final replay was attended by 93,853 people, roughly 6,000 fewer than the drawn grand final. A very drunk uncle rose from the couch at home BURY HIM! he boomed. The first score of the quarter was not until the 9th minute, when Davis crumbed a goal from a stoppage, extending the margin to 14 points. In the 18 Grand Finals to date that have involved the teams from 1st and 3rd, the minor premier has an 11-7 record, which represents a 61% success rate. Two more opportunities for Collingwood ended up behinds but kept the pressure on St Kilda. Grand Final Legends; AFLUA Hall of Fame; Team of the Century; Reserve Grade UA. [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) But the result was similar to three years ago, when Richmond hammered an overawed Greater Western Sydney. Now, like pretty much everyone else at the MCG, Elsie had her head in her hands. The Bulldogs' best player was Ryan Griffen (34 disposals, 2 goals), who had come into the game under an injury cloud. Nudging this for the Saturday arvo matinee, Grand Final History: A Look at Ladder Positions. In the spirit of reconciliation the AFL acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. Smith's standout game was rewarded with a Norm Smith Medal, another astounding part of the game in his second season after crossing from Hawthorn where he was a key member of its triple-premiership teams form 2013-15. 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. Yes, Ive left out 1972, 2005 and 2016. View Advanced Stats . [29] Steele Sidebottom (26 disposals, two goals) was a close second, with eight votes. Geelong is ranked first with 25.8 points a game, with Sydney (24.9) not far behind. Still worth all those first-round picks he cost them 5, Isaac Norm Smith. However, prior to the start of the first final, Brown replaced Prestigiacomo, who withdrew due to a groin strain. 8 2. [16], Chaired by Brad Scott, the voters and their choices were as follows:[18]. All rights reserved. Copyright 2006-2023, Tony Corke. 9. A NOTE ABOUT RELEVANT ADVERTISING: We collect information about the content (including ads) you use across this site and use it to make both advertising and content more relevant to you on our . If the first quarter was the business, the third quarter was the party. Picture: AFL Photos, Cameron Ling with the premiership cup after the 2011 Grand Final between Geelong and Collingwood. Collingwood's three-quarter-time lead was 41 points. Hard on the inside but classy on the outside. And it was. This is only slightly better than the minor premiers' record against teams coming 2nd, which is 33-23 or about 59%. 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. Most pundits thought he was primed for this Grand Final and those takes were justified. Justin Power 5. His story grows another incredible chapter after a game-high four goals, while another two Irishmen became premiership players Zach Tuohy and Mark O'Connor. - Geelong has outscored opponents by 25.5 a game from intercept possessions to rank first in the competition. St Kilda won the clearances 126 throughout the quarter, and it was through that clearance work that St Kilda was able to build their late-quarter recovery. The series was scheduled to occur over four weekends in September 2010, culminating with the 114th AFL/VFL Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 25 September 2010. Whilst their rates of appearance are very similar, their success rates are vastly different, with teams from 3rd winning 46% of the Grand Finals they've made, and those from 4th winning only 27% of them. 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. Collingwood made two changes to their preliminary final team, bringing in Leon Davis and Simon Prestigiacomo and omitting Tyson Goldsack and Nathan Brown. Continued his awesome finish to the finals series, pulling off some terrific one-percenters to put teammates to advantage. LATE CHANGEGeelong: Max Holmes (hamstring) replaced in selected side by Mark O'Connor, MEDICAL SUBSGeelong: Brandan ParfittSydney: Braeden Campbell. His powder blue suits, Polaroid sunglasses and quarter time outbursts would be grounds for arrest in some jurisdictions. We dont see quagmires like that any more. In the second week, the winners of the qualifying finals receive a bye to the third week. Part-time ruckman Jason Blake assumed much of the ruck responsibility following Michael Gardiner's injury. It took Koschitzke to end that streak, after marking the ball from a Riewoldt kick from the centre square. You are advised to change this password after using it to sign in again. GeelongThe Cats love to overwhelm their opponents with superior numbers. September 22, 2010. There have been 15 Grand Finals of this type, five of them occurring since 1980 (1982, 1997, 2001, 2004 and 2011). Got free as often as possible to set Geelong up off half-back. Office Bearers 1957 - 1983; VFLRGUA Life Members; Grand Final Umpires 1919 - 1982; VFL Under19s. All packages include reserved seating for the 2023 Toyota AFL Grand Final. From the moment the ball clears the centre of the ground, Rhys Stanley drops into defence allowing Mark Blicavs to take over in the ruck and thus helping to free up intercept kings Tom Stewart and Sam De Koning. All of the key statistics (contested possessions, inside-50s, tackles) except for clearances were fairly even through the quarter. Collingwood was 27 points up, and the footy writer Rohan Connolly remembers a Magpie fan in the outer popping the cork on a bottle of champagne (there was a one slab, two bottle limit in those days). 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. Afterwards, the streets of Melbourne were full of bewildered, chalk-white, grown adults shaking their heads, not knowing how to process it. Then, in the 20th minute, Goddard scored a goal from 20 metres out, directly in front, after taking a big specky over O'Brien. With the blare of the final siren, the 2010 AFL Grand Final was brought to a close with neither Collingwood nor St Kilda victorious. Among the Cats leading tacklers and contested possession winners. However, after Collingwood and St Kilda drew in the grand final, the series was extended to five weeks, ending on 2 October, with the first Grand Final replay since 1977 (and the last, due to rules changes in 2016). 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. Take a gander at the stats sheet and you will find that the former Hawk was in everything. And through it all, Geelong was on top, with Chris Scott notching his second premiership as coach after his debut triumph in 2011. Quite the contrary, it transpires. And the 34-year-old, with 354 games alongside his name, is not exactly limping to the line either, showing in both matches this September he still has a significant contribution to make at the coalface. 1,360. Johnson scored a goal for Collingwood in the 12th minute, and the Magpies led 140 after twenty minutes. Cookies will be used for the identification of users if the "Remember me on this computer" option is checked. [24] The Chris Mainwaring Legends Match, which raises money for Perth's Telethon was moved to 9 October.
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