Geelongs Paul Chapman celebrates after defeating Collingwood at the MCG in the 2011 grand final. Geelong player ratings for the Grand Final. Was busy across half-forward and the wing early and found plenty of the footy. Emails will only be used for identification purposes and for the resetting of forgotten passwords. 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. That was a tragedy, Alastair Clarkson said. 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. With that in mind, veteran Dane Rampe might have one of the most important jobs on the field on Saturday. After missing two difficult shots at goal in the 17th and 18th minutes, Collingwood goalled twice in a space of one minute, through Macaffer and Jolly. 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. 8, Flawless by foot, helping repel several (albeit rare) Swans attacking forays. In slippery conditions, the Bulldogs made the most of their opportunities to take a six-point lead at half time. Emails will NOT be used for the sending of unsolicited, spam or promotional materials. Melbourne is expected to reach a maximum of 14C throughout the day with light southwesterly winds and the chance of a morning shower. The 2010 radio broadcasters include Triple M, SEN 1116, 3AW, 774 ABC Melbourne, 95.5 K-Rock, NIRS, FIVEaa, 6PR and Crocmedia. Continued his awesome finish to the finals series, pulling off some terrific one-percenters to put teammates to advantage. In the 12th minute, Robert Eddy hit the post from a long tight set shot won after catching O'Brien holding the ball; the Saints then scored goals through Hayes in the 14th minute, and Milne in the 15th minute off the ensuing centre break to bring the margin back to one point. West Coast Eagles Ben Cousin (left) and captain Chris Judd celebrate winning the 2006 grand final in 2006. The teams were even in both clearances and contested disposals, and both managed six shots on goal. 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. The final quarter was played in heavy rain, and Geelong dominated general play, recording seventeen inside-50s to St Kilda's five; however, wayward goalkicking saw Geelong score 1.7 (13) to St Kilda's 1.0 (6). 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 . 6, One of the Cats best players during the finals series. (Note that the finals systems have, especially in the early days of footy, been fairly complex, so not all 6ths are created equal.). The Swans could manage just one point as the Cats piled on six goals to steamroll them into oblivion. It's not too often you come back to fight another war a week later. Brendan Hosking 17. Photograph: Joe Castro/AAP. From there, Geelong was never seriously challenged, eventually winning by 69 points. Disbelief. But they were a goal down with seconds to go. Got free as often as possible to set Geelong up off half-back. A . Games in Victoria are played at the MCG, regardless of the team's usual home ground, if a crowd larger than the seating capacity of Etihad Stadium (53,359) is expected. In a tight final quarter, the Bulldogs opened up a 13-point lead, and while Sydney brought the margin back to 5 points, the Bulldogs held on for the victory. After a final behind by St. Kilda, Collingwood played out the final minute of the game running out the clock, and the ball was in the hands of Didak as the final siren sounded for Collingwood's 56-point victory. The match ended in a draw, with both teams scoring 68 points. ]]. Will be special to share the flag with his brother. 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. Thomas had a good chance to score a goal late in the quarter, but missed with a wild snap shot under little pressure. *West Coast held the lead for a total of nine minutes and four seconds. Surely, too, for captain Joel Selwood, who secured his fourth premiership but first as skipper in a brilliant 26-disposal typically hard-edged performance. 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. We just dig deep, use it as motivation and go again. They did, and won the next three flags. 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). Who will win this battle of the competition's two most consistent clubs of the past decade? 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New to Kayo? Daniel Johanson 7. If it is a valid email, your password will be reset and emailed to you. Youre six points down, 20 metres out, directly in front and you have a set shot to tie the grand final whats your plan of attack? The Saints kicked two goals in five minutes through Goddard and Gilbert to close the gap to seven points in the 22nd minute. We dont see quagmires like that any more. Chris Donlon 2. Overall, Collingwood managed ten shots at goal, but took many from long distance, which affected their overall accuracy: their total score for the quarter was 3.6 (24) with one out on the full. 'JUST BROKE ME': AFL world loses it over Cats' 'amazing' Grand Final act with legend's son 1. It was St Kilda's seventh grand final appearance,[8] and its second in a row after the loss in 2009. 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 [17] Brendon Goddard placed second with seven votes, while Dale Thomas came third with six votes, receiving the most Norm Smith votes of any Collingwood player. The Bulldogs advance to their third consecutive preliminary final, a rematch of the 2009 preliminary final against St Kilda. Like previous weeks, started in the ruck at centre bounces but pushed into defence when the ball was in Geelongs forward half. Riewoldt would get one more chance to get a goal at the last minute, but his 45-metre kick missed to the left. Aside from television, the grand final was also broadcast by a number of radio stations. [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. Football had never seen anyone like Kevin Sheedy. Lyrics for the two songs were performed by Matt Hetherington (for Collingwood) and Paris Wells (for St Kilda). Passwords are encrypted before being stored in our system (we cannot see what your password is). Adelaide defeated by Richmond at MCG Grand Final Saturday, 30th September 2017 AFL match statistics . All of the key statistics (contested possessions, inside-50s, tackles) except for clearances were fairly even through the quarter. So dominant was Collingwood in the second quarter that St Kilda managed only two shots on goal, both set shots from outside 50 metres: one goal to Koschitzke in the 12th minute, and one from Peake in the 21st minute which fell short and was rebounded. Beautiful moment at the start of the second term, booting his 50th goal for the season an achievement that appeared so unlikely 12 months ago. In a sea of sideburns, Ross Twiggy Dunne marked a long bomb. Passwords are encrypted before being stored in our system (we cannot see what your password is). Total disposals were won by St Kilda 338326, contested possessions were won by Collingwood 153148, and tackles were won by St Kilda 10089. Swans young gun Chad Warner refuses to go down and provides Callum Mills for an awesome finish. Cookies will be used for the identification of users if the "Remember me on this computer" option is checked. 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. You are advised to change this password after using it to sign in again. At one stage, Collingwood led by over 80 points, before Geelong scored 8 second half goals to finish 41 points behind, meaning they missed out on competing in the AFL Grand Final for the first time since 2007. John Howorth 18. Had Robbie Fox for company and was generally well held. It was also Collingwood's second consecutive premiership to be won in October and their first premiership since 1990. In the third week, the winners of the semi-finals from week two play the winners of the qualifying finals in the first week. Im not sure Ive ever seen more crestfallen supporters as the Collingwood fans that day. The final of the grand final sprint was held at half-time of the first final. Where and when: MCG, Saturday September 24, 2.30pm AEST. Picture: AFL Photos, Jack Riewoldt celebrates Richmond's 2019 Grand Final win with a packed MCG crowd. St Kilda was attempting to win its second premiership, the only previous premiership coming in 1966. The match was also broadcast for the first time in 3D. Having berated senator Stephen Conroy for going the early crow, Eddie McGuire could no longer watch. *Both teams were level on 8.7 (55) at three-quarter time. 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. View Advanced Stats . 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). The Seven Network also made use of the Skycam for the first time in an AFL grand final. The Cats have capped a stellar season with a Grand Final thrashing of the Swans. Surprisingly, both wins have been against minor premiers - in 1998, when 5th-placed Adelaide beat North Melbourne, and in 1900 when 6th-placed Melbourne defeated Fitzroy. Please enter the email you registered your account with. VFAUA presidents; VFAUA Life Members; Grand Final Umpires 1903 - 1988 Swan was instrumental at stoppages in the second quarter, and Thomas and Maxwell were both crucial at forcing rebounds. They conceded 76 points from intercepts in round two against the Swans their most this season. Sydney and Fremantle, the only non-Victorian clubs in the finals series, finished equal on points, but Sydney earned a game against Carlton on percentage. Among Geelongs top interceptors for the day. [31] Brendon Goddard finally scored St Kilda's first goal in the 15th minute from a 20-metre set shot. Collingwood won the minor premiership, followed by 2009 Grand finalists Geelong and St Kilda, while giving Western Bulldogs a second chance spot in the top four. He would turn up to Hawthorn training, sit on the fence, and eyeball them. [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) Emails will only be used for identification purposes and for the resetting of forgotten passwords. After the 17th minute, St Kilda was able to hold Collingwood scoreless, with goals to Riewoldt and Schneider bringing the margin back to six points at quarter time. The matches were the first occasion when a clash guernsey was required in a grand final since the introduction of them in the 1990s, with St Kilda (being the lower ranked team on the ladder) required to wear its predominantly white clash guernsey due to their home guernsey clashing with Collingwood, who began wearing a predominantly black home guernsey in 2001. Yes, Ive left out 1972, 2005 and 2016. It was the awakening of this sleeping giant.. 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. [31] Up until the 11th minute, Collingwood won the inside-50s 61. Nudging this for the Saturday arvo matinee, Grand Final History: A Look at Ladder Positions. The finals system [ edit] The system is a final eight system. 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. Here, in grand final week, are the best grand finals of the last 50 years, incorporating what was once the Victorian Football League (before 1990) and now better known as the Australian Football League (present day). CROWNING MOMENT Superstar Cat finally gets his premiership medallion. It was only the third drawn grand final in AFL history, and the crowd of 100,016 - the highest for a VFL/AFL match in 24 years - who had spent the afternoon cheering and barracking with full voice . Dont panic! But that brilliant bastard Sheedy threw the magnets around and the final quarter was torrential. That means that teams from 3rd have a better record than teams from 2nd, largely because teams from 3rd have faced teams other than the minor premier in 25% of their Grand Final appearances whereas teams from 2nd have found themselves in this situation for only 18% of their Grand Final appearances. Despite being underdogs, the Bulldogs started the match well. 2011 Geelong defeated Collingwood by 38 points. His powder blue suits, Polaroid sunglasses and quarter time outbursts would be grounds for arrest in some jurisdictions. Curtis Deboy 12. Within two minutes, Dawes kicked a goal from about 40m out near the boundary line to stretch the margin to 47 points. 9, Looked assured in defence, as he has done all finals series, especially early in the game. Was just as influential in the ruck, neutralising Tom Hickeys influence consistently. Phenomenal. 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. By comparison, teams finishing 2nd have appeared in 68 Grand Finals (61%) and won 44% of them. 7, Cometh the big stage, cometh the captain. It turns out that ladder position - or, more correctly, the difference in ladder position between the two grand finalists - is also a very poor predictor of the margin in the Grand Final. Geelong hammered Brisbane in its preliminary final to advance, while Sydney squeaked home against Collingwood. The premiership was decided by a full replay on 2 October 2010. In the second week, the winners of the qualifying finals receive a bye to the third week. The following weeks replay (Collingwood won) never stood a chance. Smith then set up another for Close, who capped a terrific term by slotting a difficult shot. 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. This year, of course, will be the nineteenth. Hard on the inside but classy on the outside. - Geelong has outscored opponents by 25.5 a game from intercept possessions to rank first in the competition. Hawthorn kicked four goals to two in the final quarter, but Fremantle withstood the minor challenge to win and advance to the second semi-final against Geelong. If hed kicked straight, he would have romped in the Norm Smith Medal. It was Geelongs perfect day and it meant there were some ridiculously high player ratings scores across the board. 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. Had a nervous start, shanking a kick out of bounds on the full despite being under no pressure. In general play, the second quarter was fairly even, with St Kilda winning the inside-50s 1310, but while none of their missed opportunities were easy shots, the Saints' inability to convert the chances they had contributed to their increasing deficit. Are you OK? his direct opponent Adam Goodes asked. Collingwood won the replay by 56 points to become the 2010 premiers. And it was. [2010 Player Statistics] Round: Grand Final Venue: M.C.G.Date: Sat, 25-Sep-2010 2:30 PM Attendance:100016 Collingwood 4.2.26 7.8.50 7.13.55 9.14.68 St Kilda 3.2.20 4.2.26 7.5.47 10.8.68 Qrt margin CW by 6 CW by 24 CW by 8 Drawn Qrt scores CW 26-20 CW 24-6 SK 21-5 SK 21-13 Field umpires Ray Chamberlain(138), Shaun Ryan(187), Brett Rosebury(200) More so than any other grand final, its like watching a completely different sport, mainly because of the state of the ground.