In slippery conditions, the Bulldogs made the most of their opportunities to take a six-point lead at half time. AFL Stats Fact. [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. 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. 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Two teams on two long winning streaks, but there can be only one winner when Geelong and Sydney square off in Saturday's Grand Final. [2014 Player Statistics] Round: Grand Final Venue: M.C.G.Date: Sat, 27-Sep-2014 2:30 PM Attendance:99454 Sydney 2.3.15 5.3.33 8.5.53 11.8.74 Hawthorn 5.5.35 11.9.75 16.11.107 21.11.137 Qrt margin HW by 20 HW by 42 HW by 54 HW by 63 Qrt scores HW 35-15 HW 40-18 HW 32-20 HW 30-21 Field umpires Grand Final Legends; AFLUA Hall of Fame; Team of the Century; Reserve Grade UA. Lenny Hayes was instrumental in St Kilda's clearance work, acting as third-man-up in the ruck contests and collecting ten disposals. Hayes and Goddard were again prominent at the clearances, with both playing at various times as the third man up in ruck contests. It was the Bulldogs' third consecutive preliminary final loss, marked the final game of retiring captain Brad Johnson. 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. Dont panic! the late Ken Judge screamed at his teammates. The AFL grand final is back at the MCG and Geelong and Sydney will battle it out for the 2022 premiership. 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. But up until three quarter time, it was the highest standard grand final Ive seen. Geelong advanced to its fourth consecutive preliminary final, and the third of those to be played against Collingwood. - The Swans recorded a Pressure Factor of 203 against Collingwood last week. Come the Grand Final, it seems, some of your pedigree follows you onto the park, but much of it wanders off for a good bark and a long lie down. 2018 AFL grand final stats. All packages include reserved seating for the 2023 Toyota AFL Grand Final. Far more common, as you'd expect, has been a matchup between the teams from 1st and 2nd on the ladder. Geelong and Sydney do battle at the MCG on the final Saturday in September, bidding to be crowned the 2022 premier. The Australian Football League's 2010 finals series determined the top eight final positions of the 2010 AFL season. If hed kicked straight, he would have romped in the Norm Smith Medal. The statistics of the match, unlike the drawn grand final, were mostly dominated by Collingwood. The club was attempting to win its fifteenth VFL/AFL premiership, and its first since 1990. 6, The late inclusion for the injured Max Holmes and started on a wing next to Justin McInerney. Cookies will be used for the identification of users if the "Remember me on this computer" option is checked. It was the 127th grand final of the Australian Football League (AFL), staged to determine the premiers of the 2022 AFL season.The match, attended by 100,024 spectators, was won by Geelong by a margin of 81 points, marking the club . All data entered is sent securely via SSL to our system. Collingwood Betting Odds: Win 1.61, Line -9.5 @ 1.92, St Kilda Betting Odds: Win 2.38, Line +9.5 @ 1.92. TV AND RADIO:Click here for broadcast guide. Rampe could do worse than watch Brisbane Lion Darcy Gardiner's performance on Cameron last week, after keeping him to one goal from 12 touches. 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. Collingwood and St Kilda met twice during the 2010 home-and-away season, each team winning once. All of the key statistics (contested possessions, inside-50s, tackles) except for clearances were fairly even through the quarter. This page is a collection of VFL/AFL premiership and grand final statistics. What a player. This article was amended on 19 September 2022. With its loss, St Kilda became the first team since Collingwood in 2002 and 2003 to finish runners-up twice in a row. 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. Within two minutes, Dawes kicked a goal from about 40m out near the boundary line to stretch the margin to 47 points. However, goals against the run of play to Bulldogs Barry Hall and debutante Andrew Hooper reduced the margin to 16 points at half time. 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. [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. After Collingwood's complete dominance of the second quarter, the third quarter was much more closely contested. Jamie Broadbent You are advised to change this password after using it to sign in again. [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. 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. If you ever want an example of what football can do to people and how much it means, look at the footage of the old Saints fans in the stands afterwards. The Swans could manage just one point as the Cats piled on six goals to steamroll them into oblivion. St Kilda brought Ben McEvoy into the team, to replace injured ruckman Michael Gardiner. Ray Chamberlain 19. Schneider was offered a two-week suspension for the incident. 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. 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 Tried to get the Swans going in the second term with an eight-disposal first quarter. West Coast Eagles Ben Cousin (left) and captain Chris Judd celebrate winning the 2006 grand final in 2006. Hayden Gavine 15. Geelongs Paul Chapman celebrates after defeating Collingwood at the MCG in the 2011 grand final. Supported operating systems - Android 7+ and iOS 11+, Check out all the important stats that matter ahead of Saturday's premiership decider. 7, What a yarn. It was brilliantly captured in Peter Dicksons short documentary. No grand final had richer storylines from Dippers audibly hissing lungs, to Dermott Breretons ruptured kidney, to Gary Ablett thanking his saviour. He would turn up to Hawthorn training, sit on the fence, and eyeball them. Swans young gun Chad Warner refuses to go down and provides Callum Mills for an awesome finish. Saturday, 30th September 2017, 2:30 PM AEST, Adelaide Betting Odds: Win 1.75, Line -7 @ 1.95, Richmond Betting Odds: Win 2.25, Line +6 @ 1.95. Passwords are encrypted before being stored in our system (we cannot see what your password is). Look at Darrel Baldock in the rooms. It was a first quarter that will live on in the memories of Cats fans forever. Collingwood dominated the second quarter. Collingwood built a big lead early in the game, and Geelong was never able to bring the game back to competitive. Office Bearers 1957 - 1983; VFLRGUA Life Members; Grand Final Umpires 1919 - 1982; VFL Under19s. Fremantle record its second win in a finals match in the club's history, overpowering Hawthorn by 30 points at Subiaco Oval. Then settled in nicely with eight touches and five marks in the first quarter. Geelong player ratings for the Grand Final. Collingwood won the replay by 56 points to become the 2010 premiers. Sam Fisher and Nick Maxwell were the only other vote-getters with two votes each. My earliest memory is from this game, which is a worry. The 2005 grand final is the more famous and replayed game, but this was a better one. 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 . 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. [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) For the replay, in place of the traditional around-the-ground parade of 2010 AFL retirees and medalists, famous members of the Collingwood and St. Kilda Football Clubs were presented: including participants from the memorable 1966 VFL Grand Final. 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. 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. Deserves a premiership medallion after being a key member of the Cats on-ball brigade for many years. Having berated senator Stephen Conroy for going the early crow, Eddie McGuire could no longer watch. Rat-cunning, he scoured the country for rough-hewn types who would play in his image. The match was also broadcast for the first time in 3D. Had more contested possessions, clearances and score assists than any other player on the field and was especially dominant in the second term. They conceded 76 points from intercepts in round two against the Swans their most this season. Tyson Stengle adds to his amazing season with two more mesmerising majors in the Grand Final. [21][22] The Victorian Racing Club moved the Turnbull Stakes to 3 October. It was also Collingwood's second consecutive premiership to be won in October and their first premiership since 1990. [31] Up until the 11th minute, Collingwood won the inside-50s 61. And it was. Grand Final, MCG, Attendance: 100021: Saturday, 30th September 2017, 2:30 PM AEST: Adelaide Betting Odds: Win 1.75, Line -7 @ 1.95 Richmond Betting Odds: Win 2.25, Line +6 @ 1.95 Kicked two goals himself and went at 100 per cent by foot. Brent Macaffer scored a crumbing goal for Collingwood from the goal square a minute later to extend the margin to 19 points. AFL Match Statistics : Collingwood defeats St Kilda at MCG Grand Final Saturday, 2nd October 2010 Advanced stats available for this page! Picture: AFL Photos, Cameron Ling with the premiership cup after the 2011 Grand Final between Geelong and Collingwood. Thomas had a good chance to score a goal late in the quarter, but missed with a wild snap shot under little pressure. Picture: Getty Images, Geelong celebrates its 2022 premiership win after the Toyota AFL Grand Final victory over Sydney. Like previous weeks, started in the ruck at centre bounces but pushed into defence when the ball was in Geelongs forward half. Collingwood took an eight-point lead into three-quarter time. 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. It wasn't as if everything was falling Geelong's way the Cats had forced it this way with a brutal beginning. One of the oldest clubs in the competition added the 10thcup of its history to its coffers in commanding style, with the Cats claiming their 16thconsecutive win with the 20.13 (133) to 8.4 (52) thrashing. In the final minute of the game, St Kilda had the ball in its forward line, and after fifteen seconds of scrambling around 1525 metres from goal, Collingwood cleared to the boundary line on the wing. The system is a final eight system. Grand Final Umpires 1953 - 1982; VFA. A . This was the third draw in a VFL/AFL grand final, the previous two occurring in 1948 and 1977. [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. [16] Hayes had 32 disposals, 12 tackles, five clearances, and five inside-50s. The Cats saluted for this year's premiership on Saturday, completing a dominant season in equally as destructive fashion against Sydney with an 81-point win at the MCG. We all took different things from it. 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. 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. 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). Was just as influential in the ruck, neutralising Tom Hickeys influence consistently. [29], Collingwood was still the strong favourite with bookmakers for the replay, although the odds had tightened since the drawn match: major bookmakers were offering odds of around $1.60 for a Collingwood win in the replay, compared with $1.40$1.45 for the grand final. Added a goal late. 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. 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. Emails will only be used for identification purposes and for the resetting of forgotten passwords. There have been 15 Grand Finals of this type, five of them occurring since 1980 (1982, 1997, 2001, 2004 and 2011). The winners of those matches move on to the Grand Final at the MCG in Melbourne.[1]. The grand final replay was attended by 93,853 people, roughly 6,000 fewer than the drawn grand final. A potential go-ahead goal by Cameron Ling with one minute remaining was disallowed because Cameron Mooney pushed James Gwilt in the back during the tackle which set up the shot on goal. His powder blue suits, Polaroid sunglasses and quarter time outbursts would be grounds for arrest in some jurisdictions. Emails will NOT be used for the sending of unsolicited, spam or promotional materials. It was won by Luke Miles from the St Kilda Football Club, with Tim Golds from the Greater Western Sydney Giants and Lewis Jetta from the Sydney Swans finishing second and third respectively. 'WE MADE A MISTAKE' Shattered Longmire laments Reid gamble. 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. On Monday 4 October, the Match Review Panel charged St Kilda's Adam Schneider with striking Brent Macaffer in the third quarter of the replay. 'JUST BROKE ME': AFL world loses it over Cats' 'amazing' Grand Final act with legend's son The experienced Cats, who ran out the oldest 22 in VFL-AFL history, showed it in the opening term as they blitzed the much-younger Swans, kicking out to the largest quarter-time lead in 33 years of Grand Finals. 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. Collingwood Betting Odds: Win 2.06, Line +2.5 @ 1.92, Geelong Betting Odds: Win 1.80, Line -2.5 @ 1.92. Collingwood defeated St Kilda by 56 points, marking Collingwood's fifteenth VFL/AFL premiership victory and their first since 1990. They beat Collingwood three times. 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. Leon Davis (born 17 June 1981) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). And in one of the most clutch moments in the history of the game, Dom Sheed executed the perfect football kick. The finals system [ edit] The system is a final eight system. In driving rain, two crack sides at the peak of their powers went goal for goal. 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. 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. 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. It was raw, pitiless, attritional football. He went into an AFL function room, where he found a woman sitting alone, crying. 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. Had a big moment at the start of the third term, winning a free kick for holding the ball and converting his set-shot. The scores haven't been level at the . Came into the game late and kicked a goal within a minute. 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. This is only slightly better than the minor premiers' record against teams coming 2nd, which is 33-23 or about 59%. GeelongLook no further than skipper Joel Selwood. It's not too often you come back to fight another war a week later. 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. 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. Cookies will be used for the identification of users if the "Remember me on this computer" option is checked. [16], Chaired by Brad Scott, the voters and their choices were as follows:[18]. 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. Continued his awesome finish to the finals series, pulling off some terrific one-percenters to put teammates to advantage.