Spent some time on Sam Reid in the first half and a few moments on Lance Franklin, and set the scene for the Cats, even kicking his first AFL goal in the final quarter. The 2006 Grand Final saw more one on one contests, not that ugly pressing style that the Swans of that era were famous for and I would highly recommend it in your viewing list of Classic Footy replays. Tyson Stengle has done it, against all odds. 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. So we dusted off the old our old Name a Game VHS tapes, did a YouTube deep-dive and came up with a list of our own top 10 favourites from the past 50 years (the television era). [19] After receiving the ball from teammate Shannon Byrnes, Geelong forward Travis Varcoe managed to handball to Chapman, who kicked a left-foot goal past St Kilda's Jason Blake's outstretched hands. Stoic and silky, Tuohy turned in a standard performance. Geelong won the AFL premiership, for the second time in three years, following their twelve-point win over St Kilda in the grand final. 10 THINGS WE LEARNED Danger's elusive premiership, Selwood's tribute. They may not be in the NRL, but the Newtown Jets are more popular than ever! Geelongs score of 23-15 (163) would be the biggest losing score in league history, a total of 51 goals scored for the match also the highest aggregate score in the history of the VFL/AFL. A little fumbly in his first few minutes but performed well in his first Grand Final, providing plenty of spark off half-back. What's your favourite memory from the 1989 grand final? The 2008 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football match contested between the Geelong Football Club and the Hawthorn Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 27 September 2008. Picture: AFL Photos, Brandan Parfitt celebrates a Geelong goal against Sydney in the 2022 AFL Grand Final. . North was able to kick three goals within the first seven minutes of the game and reduced the Magpies lead to just eight points. Hawthorn had won four games in a row leading into the grand final, all by more than 50 points. Added a goal late. 6, As hes done several times this year, got better as the game wore on after a quiet first half. 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Carltons Brent Croswell received a free-kick from 30 meters out from a high tackle and put Carlton in front for the first time all day, deep into time-on. Chapman, Rooke, Milburn, Ablett, Bartel and Taylor were all excellent for Geelong. 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. The game he was referring to was the Essendon v (then known as) Kangaroos clash at the MCG. Jeremy Cameron 6Early on looked a step behind the pace, with Robbie Fox competing well against the dynamic spearhead. One of the defence team who would have been very happy to have not seen much of the ball. Came into the game late and kicked a goal within a minute. 30 years ago todayThe Hawks salute in one of the greatest grand finals of all time. A quick one out of the guts for the Swans, and Warner's bomb just about clears the hands on the line. Send us feedback or report a mistake on this page. Saturday, 27th September 2008, 2:30 PM AEST. 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. 8, Flawless by foot, helping repel several (albeit rare) Swans attacking forays. This attribute ultimately accounted for Geelong's triumph.[22]. Continued his awesome finish to the finals series, pulling off some terrific one-percenters to put teammates to advantage. Mark Blicavs 8Played his usual unusual role of midfielder/ruck to perfection. 20': The 2022 AFL grand final is underway! The North players copped an almighty spray from coach Ron Barassi at half-time, but it was to no avail. 6, Tagged by Ryan Clarke, as expected. Booted three goals along with 32 disposals, 12 marks and an incredible 771m gained, to be named Norm Smith medallist. 9, Looked assured in defence, as he has done all finals series, especially early in the game. Just wait for the noise on the siren And the celebrations are well and truly underway. It's a raffle between Dangerfield and Smith IMO. Who would have thought the sequel would be just as good as the original Anthony Hudson. 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. Shannon Byrnes gathered a tumbling Cameron Ling kick in the goal square for Geelong's fourth goal in the 13th minute; and a goal to Gary Ablett, Jr. from a marking infringement free kick in the 20th minute gave Geelong back the lead. The two sides had faced each other once during the year in a famous Round 14 match which is considered one of the best home-and-away matches in history. Check out the five moments that stole the grand final spotlight. "It was the closest any game has ever come to feeling like a grand final." It was also routinely recording more handpasses than kicks; no team had ever previously done this successfully having fewer kicks than handpasses was previously seen as a statistical marker of a struggling team but Geelong had adapted the novel style into an attacking weapon which had made it into the league's highest scoring team. Emails will NOT be used for the sending of unsolicited, spam or promotional materials. Brad Close 7Was one of Geelong's best when the heat was on, typifying its ferocious attack on the footy and connection with teammates. After nine minutes of playing time, Franklin scored the opening goal of the quarter to increase the margin to 21 points. Heading into this game, both St. Kilda and Geelong started the 2009 season . This page is not available in other languages. [15][18] Had Dawson's spoil not gone directly to Scarlett, St Kilda had the numbers advantage at the fall of the ball and would likely have been able to go forward into attack themselves. Anthony Rocca kicked two goals for Collingwood, but rolled an ankle with less than three minutes remaining. The Geelong players are each heading up to receive their premiership medals, and soon after them will be their captain Joel Selwood. Looking just at the Grand Finals since 1990, the percentages for First (65%) and Second Quarters (73%) are lower, but a startling 96% of eventual winners have led at the final change. The game was a see-sawing affair, not only did Saverio Rocca kick nine goals in the match for the Pies but with Essendon six points up in the dying minutes of the game, Rocca kicked his ninth to level the scores. 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. We got quality people involved, and we kept perservering. The third quarter was an even and lower-scoring contest. Geelong was the first team since Essendon in 2000 to win both the pre-season premiership and the regular season premiership in the same season. Then settled in nicely with eight touches and five marks in the first quarter. 8 They convincingly beat the Western Bulldogs by 51 points in their qualifying final,[4] which earned them a week's rest and home preliminary final, in which they beat St Kilda by 54 points. Hawthorn defenders made a clear effort to rush behinds whenever there was any applied pressure from the Geelong forwards, which was reflected in Geelong's inability to defend against Hawthorn's rebounds. The AFL grand final is back at the MCG and Geelong and Sydney will battle it out for the 2022 premiership. Geelong defeated by Hawthorn at MCG Grand Final Saturday, 27th September 2008 AFL match statistics . Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Picture: AFL Photos, The moment: Tomahawk's brute power blows Swans away, Danger's elusive premiership, Selwood's tribute. Every Geelong player rated out of 10 from the Grand Final against Sydney. Joel Selwood gets emotional as he conjures a stunning major in the final stages to mark another incredible achievement. . . Geelong's K-Rock provided local coverage with commentary from Anthony Mithen and Ian Cohen. There are 22 seconds left in the grand final. 2011 had the last all Victorian AFL Grand Final with Cats/Magpies and rated 1.389m. Both teams kicked a total of 16 goals in the last quarter alone. The game is mostly remembered for Gary Ablett Senior kicking the winning goal after the siren to get the Cats in the Grand Final, but theres so much more to it. 24 Sep 2022 03.08 EDT. Hard to believe this kid is only 21. Cookies will be used for the identification of users if the "Remember me on this computer" option is checked. An after-the-siren goal from Rooke extended the margin to twelve points,[19] and St Kilda was held goalless during the final quarter. West Coasts fast and dominant midfield were quick and ferocious at the start of the match and the likes of Adam Goodes and Brett Kirk got the Swans back in the game when it looked beyond doubt as Sydney trailed by 24 points at half-time. You are advised to change this password after using it to sign in again. Andrew Embley kicked two memorable goals from down the MCG wing and went on to win the Norm Smith Medal. 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 Collingwood made five changes (four because of injuries) to the team that lost to St Kilda. He's poached it from Dangerfield, who shrugged off about three tackles to get his snap away. "To our wider footy club. Please enter the email you registered your account with. While the West Coast Eagles off-field antics are highly documented from the time, its worth remembering just how good the actual football played in the Grand Final was. Melbourne ($1.67) is the favourite to beat the Bulldogs ($2.25) in the 2021 Grand Final, according to Pointsbet. using Secure Sockets Layer with 2048-bit encryption. Attacked the contest with pace and set up numerous goals inside 50. Geelong started strongly, with Max Rooke scoring the opening goal of the game in the 3rd minute after winning a holding the ball at centre half-forward against St Kilda's Raphael Clarke, and Cameron Mooney scoring another in the 8th minute. That's it from the blog! 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. By failing to win the grand final, Geelong set the record for the best winloss record by a non-Premier (breaking the 16-2 record set by South Melbourne in both 1935 and 1936) and for the most home and away wins by a non-Premier (breaking the record of 19 wins set by Collingwood in 1973 and tied by West Coast in 1991). Battle-hardened veterans, brought to life by the spice of some young blood, and an unerring belief that this mountain was conquerable. Essendon defeats Melbourne at MCG Grand Final Saturday, 2nd September 2000 AFL match statistics . With one more behind before the end of the quarter, St Kilda entered the three quarter time break with a seven-point lead. The Cats came into the decider on a 15-match winning streak after finishing the season on top of the ladder, and were never threatened on their way to a 10th premiership in front of 100,024 spectators at the MCG, winning20.13 (133) to 8.4 (52). Everyone involved in it, not just this year but in the years gone by. When the final siren sounded, the scores were level. With just minutes to go, captain and four-time premiership player Joel Selwood (26 disposals) got in on the action with a goal of his own, seemingly overcome by emotion as he was mobbed by his teammates in what could be his last match. To leave a comment on the blog, please log in or sign up for an ABC account. A four-time premiership player and now a premiership captain. 6, The late inclusion for the injured Max Holmes and started on a wing next to Justin McInerney. 2022. This means that even if a top-four team loses in the first week, it still remains in the finals, playing a semi-final the next week against the winner of an elimination final. An iconic game to end the 1980s and the Victorian Football League era. Provided lots of run and defensive pressure in his 13 touches. The best team all year are the greatest team of all! After a close first half, Carlton opened a lead in the third quarter. You guys have been the benchmark for god knows how long, and it's great to se you get reward for effort. 9, Was given the job on Lance Franklin and blanketed the Swans superstar. Among Geelongs top interceptors for the day. 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. 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 . He ends his speech with a word for his Pop, "my hero", as he kisses his black armband. [4] Collingwood progressed to the Preliminary Final against Geelong. The emotion is pouring out of the MCG now. 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. Gary Rohan 4A quieter match from the third tall with seven disposals and one behind, but showed a serious set of heels at time. Kangaroos 25. The Qantas choir performed "I Still Call Australia Home", and the national anthem was performed a cappella by the cast of Jersey Boys. A subsequent behind to Rooke in the 27th minute put the Cats seven points ahead. Riewoldt had two more scoring chances soon after, kicking a behind in the 14th minute, and having a short range shot smothered for a rushed behind by Harry Taylor in the 15th minute. 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. Deserves a premiership medallion after being a key member of the Cats on-ball brigade for many years. Collingwood turned up the heat in the third quarter, kicking 5.4 and had a 27 point lead at three-quarter-time. . Jack Henry 7Like his defensive counterparts, didn't see a heap of the ball, but he probably won't mind that at all. Longmires goal allowed North to regain the lead with just under five minutes left in the game. After opening as $2.30 underdogs after their preliminary . Collingwood finished strongly, winning 12 of its last 14 matches.[2]. 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. They lead by 74 points, HT: The Cats lead by 36 points at the long break, QT: Geelong explode out to a 35-point lead. CATS v SWANS Full match coverage and stats. After building a seventeen-point lead in the first half, the Western Bulldogs scored five goals to two in the third quarter to set up an unbeatable lead. The posters had been sold after each Grand Final with the proceeds going to the Royal Children's Hospital. Taylor, in particular, was lauded for restricting dangerous Saints forward Riewoldt to just one goal. Crowd 100,016. Collingwood has played in the most Grand Finals, 44, winning 15 of them. His run and carry, as well as his ability to finish in front of goal, was brilliant. The game had everything the record crowd the MCG (121,696 fans to be exact), arguably the most iconic mark of all time (Jezzalenko, you beauty!) The Australian National Anthem Advance Australia Fair was performed by Amanda Harrison and Lucy Durack, stars of the hit musical Wicked. Tyson Stengle celebrates a goal during the 2022 Grand Final between Geelong and Sydney. And a special word is reserved for Joel Selwood: "Sometimes you've got to pinch yourself when you share the field with giants of the game, and you're an absolute giant. Congratulations.". It was an extremely close game throughout: twelve points was the greatest margin at any stage of the game (held by Geelong early in the first quarter, late in the second quarter, and the final margin). Kicked two goals himself and went at 100 per cent by foot. Geelong scored a goal from a Hawkins set shot in the second minute of the final quarter to bring the margin back to a single point. I hope you're sitting back proud. However, they did waste many of their inside-50s by missing relatively easy shots on goal and were unable to defend the fewer entries by Geelong. 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They have to come back and play the following week. 1. Geelong progressed to its third consecutive grand final. The first half of the final quarter was closely fought on the field, with Hawthorn controlling general play, and both teams missing shots at goal. The most talked about and celebrated Grand Final of the last 50 years, the 1989 encounter between the Hawks and the Cats comes in at number two. Rhys Stanley - 8/10. 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. . If it is a valid email, your password will be reset and emailed to you. The following Saturday, North would beat Collingwood in the replay by 27 points. Should be his middle name. St Kilda's 118 tackles set a new record as the highest by any team in any game, the combined total of 214 tackles set a new mark as the second highest on record, and Bartel's 16 tackles matched the equal-highest personal tally on recordthese tallies have all since been surpassed. The Cats have won their tenth premiership and left the MCG in tears of joy. St Kilda kicked six goals to three in the second half to win by 28 points. Huge scalp on a huge stage. Worked his way into the game and finished with an incredible curling bomb from 50m in the last quarter. Melbourne defeats Western Bulldogs at Optus Stadium Grand Final Saturday, 25th September 2021 AFL match statistics . It was attended by 100,012 spectators,[5] the first crowd to exceed 100,000 for a VFL/AFL game since the 1986 VFL Grand Final. Was just as influential in the ruck, neutralising Tom Hickeys influence consistently. All data entered is sent securely via SSL to our system. 7, What a yarn. Mitch Duncan 8Did whatever he pleased, owning vast swathes of the MCG grass. This is sweet vindication for one of the best coaches of the generation. Collingwood 9-14-68 v St Kilda 10-8-68. The back-line pad their stats before . Geelong looked stronger than Hawthorn at stoppages, but Hawthorn was damaging from rebounds, so neither team could gain the overall dominance in general play, leading to an intense see-sawing quarter of football which saw each team score five goals and Geelong lead by one point at quarter time. [6][7] In the 2009 season, Geelong won its first 13 games, but endured a late season slump with a 54 record and only two wins by greater than a goal to finish second with an 184 record. Thanks again, see you next time! From Tom Atkins to Zach Tuohy, we assess all the Geelong players in their huge Grand Final win. 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. Cats played both, Tigers/Pies comparable in terms of support The bottom four of the eight play knock-out games, in that only the winners survive and move on to the next week. 2. How much extra could mortgage repayments be, now the cash rate is 3.85 per cent? Geelong was the warm favourite to win the grand final, with Hawthorn attracting odds of $3.05 for the win at the opening bounce. EVERY SWAN RATED Skipper battles, Chad stands tall. Especially strong in the clearances and in his delivery inside 50. He may well be a Norm Smith Medallist very shortly. There were many stoppages, much congestion and very little opportunity for scoring by either side. Read today's tips and betting previews for racing and sports. They would win the match against the defending premiers, winning their first premiership in 17 years. Grand Final, MCG, Attendance: 97302: Saturday, 29th September 2007, 2:30 PM AEST: Team: Q1: Q2: Q3: Q4: Final: Geelong: 5.7 11.13 18.17 24.19 163 Port Adelaide: 2.2 4.3 5.5 6.8 44 Another great premiership player story. All-Australian Tyson Stengle showed yet again why he has been recruit of the year, kicking four goals to cap an incredible season after being delisted by the Crows. (Its fair to say, that style of play has had a resurgence in season 2020 as well.). FT: Geelong are AFL premiers for 2022! It is the club's first flag since 2011, which was also won with coach Chris Scott at the helm. They then defeated the Western Bulldogs by 29 points to qualify for the grand final. Was too much for Sydney to handle in attack, with his accuracy the only issue on Saturday, kicking 3.4. Smart taps and disposals across half-forward and forever putting defenders on edge. 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. But Sam de Koning, this gun key defender, is now a goalscorer in a grand final. Its defining images are mostly messy - toe pokes, goal-umpiring howlers, point blank misses, pissing rain . Geelong wins AFL premiership after thrashing Sydney Swans by 81 points in grand final at MCG. It was the biggest margin the Swans had conceded in a first quarter all year, and would prove fatal. Geelong dominated the first quarter and led by 28 points at quarter time. The 21minutes that followed were a tough battle which yielded only five behinds: the first two to St Kilda, and the next three to Geelong, tying the scores at 67 apiece. Hawthorn would come back from 49 points down and win the game 26-15 (171) to Geelong 25-13 (163). Picture: AFL Photos, Zach Tuohy in action for Geelong against Sydney in the 2022 AFL Grand Final. Nat Edwards and Damian Barrett dissect the 2022 AFL Grand Final. The grand final was played in warm conditions under sunny skies at the Melbourne Cricket Ground with conditions reaching 27C. Geelong's Max Rooke, Gary Ablett, Jr., Jimmy Bartel, Darren Milburn and Joel Corey also polled votes. Saturday, 29th September 2007, 2:30 PM AEST. Geelong and St Kilda had never previously met each other in a grand final. 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. It was during Channel 7s coverage of the West Coast v Geelong game on the same day when Dennis Cometti did the old If you dont want to know the score, look away now trick and came back with If I told you the score, you wouldnt believe me.. Jake Kolodjashnij 7A very solid performance in defence, setting up the Cats well with plenty of rebound. [11] In the week leading up to the grand final, Geelong's Gary Ablett was awarded the Brownlow Medal. Essendon and Carlton have been premiers 16 times. In the final quarter, Adelaide kicked the first three goals, before Collingwood's Brent Macaffer scored a goal and tied the game early in time-on. The curse ended when Hawthorn defeated Geelong in the 2013 first preliminary final. The Australian Football League's 2009 finals series determined the top eight final positions of the 2009 AFL season over four weekends in September 2009, culminating with the 113th AFL/VFL Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 26 September 2009. 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. 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