'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. But the Swans fought and harassed their way to an upset win. Collingwood almost scored the opening goal in the first minute of the game, but an off-the-ball free kick against Dane Swan stripped Travis Cloke of a set shot from the goal square. Cookies will be used for the identification of users if the "Remember me on this computer" option is checked. How the teams compare across their games this season, Follow every game of the 2023 Toyota AFL Premiership Season and Toyota AFL Finals Series, with access to all the live scores and stats. 9. It's not too often you come back to fight another war a week later. 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. 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. Picture: AFL Photos, Cameron Ling with the premiership cup after the 2011 Grand Final between Geelong and Collingwood. A four-time premiership player and now a premiership captain. Outstanding plays and performances from star Cats ahead of the Grand Final. In a sea of sideburns, Ross Twiggy Dunne marked a long bomb. 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. 9, Was given the job on Lance Franklin and blanketed the Swans superstar. 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. Far more common, as you'd expect, has been a matchup between the teams from 1st and 2nd on the ladder. In St Kilda's case, their six shots yielded 3.3 (21), while in Collingwood's case, they yielded only 0.5 (5)including hitting the post once, two falling short and then getting touched through for behinds, and one falling short and being marked by an opponent for no score. Sam Reid, who has been dealing with an adductor injury this week, will take his place, with Braeden Campbell named Sydney's medi-sub. Collingwood won the replay by 56 points to become the 2010 premiers. 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. The scores haven't been level at the . This was the third draw in a VFL/AFL grand final, the previous two occurring in 1948 and 1977. This game often . The first photo shows Greg Dear, not Greg Dean as an earlier version said. Cookies will be used for the identification of users if the "Remember me on this computer" option is checked. Had more contested possessions, clearances and score assists than any other player on the field and was especially dominant in the second term. Surely this one was sweeter, given the Cats' close runs and near misses in previous campaigns. But the result was never really in doubt theyll say. Collingwood and St Kilda met twice during the 2010 home-and-away season, each team winning once. And in one of the most clutch moments in the history of the game, Dom Sheed executed the perfect football kick. His powder blue suits, Polaroid sunglasses and quarter time outbursts would be grounds for arrest in some jurisdictions. The 2022 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football match contested between Geelong and the Sydney Swans at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 24 September 2022. Hard on the inside but classy on the outside. It was Geelongs perfect day and it meant there were some ridiculously high player ratings scores across the board. They were a good side at the beginning (of the year) but they've just got stronger than everThey're the best Collingwood team since the 1920s and 1930s. AFL Match Statistics : Richmond defeats Geelong at Gabba Grand Final Saturday, 24th October 2020 Advanced stats available for this page. Originally from Northam, Western Australia, Davis played for Perth before being drafted by Collingwood in the 1999 National draft. Was busy across half-forward and the wing early and found plenty of the footy. There were the fresher faces, like Sam De Koning, Zach Guthrie and Brad Close who all paid their way, and Tyson Stengle? Oh, mate, I don't know if we've ever seen 44 blokes go to war like that. SydneyFor the Swans, they had great success against Collingwood last week with quick exits from centre bounces that allowed them to get the ball into one-on-one contests with their dynamic forward line. All of the key statistics (contested possessions, inside-50s, tackles) except for clearances were fairly even through the quarter. The first score was registered in the 5th minute, a goal from a set shot by Tyson Goldsack. 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. New to Kayo? St Kilda advanced to its second consecutive Grand Final. If it is a valid email, your password will be reset and emailed to you. Following Richie's Performance, the team theme songs were performed as saxophone solos by Joe Camilleri (for Collingwood) and Wilbur Wilde (for St Kilda). West Coast Eagles Ben Cousin (left) and captain Chris Judd celebrate winning the 2006 grand final in 2006. 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. Thomas had a good chance to score a goal late in the quarter, but missed with a wild snap shot under little pressure. Quite the contrary, it transpires. This was followed by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, who performed orchestral arrangements of the Collingwood and St Kilda theme songs. The draw immediately sparked debate about the practice of staging a full-length replay instead of playing extra time. Dale Thomas (27 disposals, eight marks) was third, with four votes, and Swan, Jolly, Ball and Nathan Brown also polled votes. The younger generation of football fans are inclined to question the reverence for this game. 8, *Odds are current as of 5th March 2023, 8:28am AEST. 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. 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. Collingwood dominated in the third quarter. Carltons captain-coach was writhing in the MCG mud, his ankle shattered. John Howorth 18. Mathew Nicholls 16. After Collingwood's complete dominance of the second quarter, the third quarter was much more closely contested. 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. Later, North coach Ron Barassi gathered his players and their partners in the rooms. [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. Zach Tuohy and Mark O'Connor joined Tadhg Kennelly as the only Irishmen to win an AFL premiership after Geelong's Grand Final win, After telling teammates weekly he would kick a goal, Sam De Koning's moment came at the perfect time, The Cats and Swans clash in the Grand Final. [34] The provision for a grand final replay was eventually removed, and replaced with extra time, starting from the 2016 season, making 2010's game the last grand final replay in the league's history. 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. Alex Whetton 20. The Australian Football League's 2010 finals series determined the top eight final positions of the 2010 AFL season. 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). 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. We dont see quagmires like that any more. 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. 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). It took Koschitzke to end that streak, after marking the ball from a Riewoldt kick from the centre square. He went into an AFL function room, where he found a woman sitting alone, crying. [29] Collingwood was particularly dominant at ruck contests, winning 47 tap-outs to St Kilda's 26. The statistics of the match, unlike the drawn grand final, were mostly dominated by Collingwood. You are advised to change this password after using it to sign in again. 7, Started as the Cats sub. Dont panic! the late Ken Judge screamed at his teammates. My earliest memory is from this game, which is a worry. Started on the bench but had an immediate impact when he came on, showing awesome pressure at the coalface. Finished with two majors, 29 disposals, 18 contested possessions, 10 clearances and six tackles. It was attended by 93,853 people. Huge scalp on a huge stage. 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. As I wrapped my arm around one distraught son, Greg Baum wrote in the Age, I felt his tears run down my sleeve. Collingwood then scored three goals in six minutes, to Blair, Didak and Thomas, to open up a twenty-point lead. 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. AWST 12:30 pm - WA. They won the clearances 166, and won the inside-50s 215, giving St Kilda almost no opportunity to score. 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. Picture: Getty Images, Geelong celebrates its 2022 premiership win after the Toyota AFL Grand Final victory over Sydney. 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. Time elapsed, and the game finished drawn. One of the all-time great nights in Australian football history, this match will be remembered as the night Lance Franklin became the sixth player to kick 1000 goals in the VFL/AFL. Perhaps, I thought, more recent history would show a stronger link between ladder position difference and margin. Smith added another long goal before Stengle kicked two of his own, his fourth coming from the boundary line in front of a Geelong faithful that has embraced the former Crows and Tigers small forward from the moment they recruited him last year for a last chance. With its loss, St Kilda became the first team since Collingwood in 2002 and 2003 to finish runners-up twice in a row. 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. Rain was forecast towards the end of the match, but did not arrive until after the match had finished.[15]. Barrel a torpedo into the second tier of the Ponsford Stand of course. Across the 111 Grand Finals in VFL/AFL history - excluding the two replays - only 18 of them, or about 1-in-6, has seen the team finishing 1st on the home-and-away ladder play the team finishing 3rd. Send us feedback or report a mistake on this page. 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. 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. The Seven Network also made use of the Skycam for the first time in an AFL grand final. Scott Pendlebury was awarded the Norm Smith Medal as the best player in the grand final replay, earning ten votes; he accumulated 29 disposals, seven marks and laid eleven tackles. 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. Was just as influential in the ruck, neutralising Tom Hickeys influence consistently. The Swans could manage just one point as the Cats piled on six goals to steamroll them into oblivion. A few days earlier, Jill Meagher had been murdered. This game often gets relegated in these type of lists, partly because of the Meat Loaf debacle, but mainly because it blew out in the final term. 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. The Cats have won 15 games straight and the Swans are on a nine-game streak, with both teams showing little sign of weakness as 2022 has drawn to a close. Look at Darrel Baldock in the rooms. It was Collingwood's first premiership since 1990, only its second since 1958. Had a nervous start, shanking a kick out of bounds on the full despite being under no pressure. Had a big moment at the start of the third term, winning a free kick for holding the ball and converting his set-shot. It was that sort of day. Watch every match of the AFLW Season LIVE on Kayo. (Note that the finals systems have, especially in the early days of footy, been fairly complex, so not all 6ths are created equal.). Collingwood beat St Kilda for disposals (379326), kicks (250178), marks (12184) and tackles (8767), while St Kilda had more handpasses than Collingwood (148129). St Kilda defeated by Geelong at MCG Grand Final Saturday, 26th September 2009 AFL match statistics . 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). New to Kayo? 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. Grand Final Geelong Cats v Sydney Swans, There is currently no interchange bench data available for this match, There is currently no recent form available for this match, There are currently no Stats available for this Match, Tom Papley in action during the 2022 Grand Final between Sydney and Geelong. Collingwood won the replay by 56 points to become the 2010 premiers. Added a goal late. All data entered is sent securely via SSL to our system. Joel Selwood gets emotional as he conjures a stunning major in the final stages to mark another incredible achievement. 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. [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) The teams also met in the first round of the preseason competition which St Kilda won by 1 point. - Geelong has outscored opponents by 25.5 a game from intercept possessions to rank first in the competition. But up until three quarter time, it was the highest standard grand final Ive seen. Still worth all those first-round picks he cost them 5, Isaac Norm Smith. [29] St Kilda had four shots at goal for three goals, while Collingwood had eight for five goals, and a rushed behind. Matt Stevic (10th Grand Final), Simon Meredith (eighth), Brendan Hosking (first). The grand final replay was attended by 93,853 people, roughly 6,000 fewer than the drawn grand final. Outstanding plays and performances from star Swans ahead of the Grand Final. Tom Hawkins had played well in the Qualifying Final, but with the game in the balance and his opponent hobbled, he ripped the grand final to shreds. Despite being underdogs, the Bulldogs started the match well. The match was also broadcast for the first time in 3D. Most of the game statistics were fairly even across the game. By comparison, teams finishing 2nd have appeared in 68 Grand Finals (61%) and won 44% of them. No grand final gets in your marrow quite like 1989. The AFL grand final is back at the MCG and Geelong and Sydney will battle it out for the 2022 premiership. Collingwood was never challenged by the Bulldogs throughout the game. This year, of course, will be the nineteenth. [16] Hayes had 32 disposals, 12 tackles, five clearances, and five inside-50s. Geelong dominated the disposal count, recording 484 disposals (the highest ever in a final) to Fremantle's 287. 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. This article was amended on 19 September 2022. Send us feedback or report a mistake on this page. I was 11, and caught in the spell of Ablett and Brereton. [2010 Player Statistics] Round: Grand Final Venue: M.C.G.Date: Sat, 2-Oct-2010 2:30 PM Attendance:93853 Collingwood 3.2.20 6.5.41 11.8.74 16.12.108 St Kilda 0.2.2 1.8.14 4.9.33 7.10.52 Qrt margin CW by 18 CW by 27 CW by 41 CW by 56 Qrt scores CW 20-2 CW 21-12 CW 33-19 CW 34-19 Field umpires Ray Chamberlain(139), Shaun Ryan(188), Brett Rosebury(201) The 2010 radio broadcasters include Triple M, SEN 1116, 3AW, 774 ABC Melbourne, 95.5 K-Rock, NIRS, FIVEaa, 6PR and Crocmedia. 6, Tagged by Ryan Clarke, as expected. 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. Hayes and Goddard were again prominent at the clearances, with both playing at various times as the third man up in ruck contests. The match was played under dry conditions. Matt Stevic 10. - Cam Guthrie has turned the ball over with every 8.41 disposals, the second-best ratio of the top-50 ball-winners in the League. 10 THINGS WE LEARNED Danger's elusive premiership, Selwood's touching tribute. 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. Sportsbet's Nathan Brown, Brendon Goddard and Matthew Richardson preview the Grand Final between the Cats and Swans at the MCG. In fact, it might already be on repeat around the country. 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 . 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. St Kilda was attempting to win its second premiership, the only previous premiership coming in 1966. Chad Warner (29 disposals, two goals) was among the few winners for the Swans, while Tom Papley tried hard. In driving rain, two crack sides at the peak of their powers went goal for goal. [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) 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. Swan was instrumental at stoppages in the second quarter, and Thomas and Maxwell were both crucial at forcing rebounds. Had Robbie Fox for company and was generally well held. 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. 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 . '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. 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. The Cats celebrate the clubs 10th premiership (Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Photos via Getty Images), Stengle booted an equal game-high four goals (Photo by Darrian Traynor/AFL Photos/via Getty Images), Dangerfield claimed his maiden premiership (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images), Cats crush woeful Swans as 10th flag cements superstars legacies, Story of season gets perfect ending; colossal stars epic GF, Horror day as SEVENTEEN players cop fails, Cats veteran adds prestigious Norm Smith to his remarkable medal cabinet, Tears flow as Cats champions finally claim flag they deserved, Swan shouldnt be playing as bold GF play backfires, AFL world loses it over Cats amazing Grand Final act with legends son, Swans stars brutal afternoon; goal that brought the MCG to tears, Boring GF tests fans in anti-climax to classic AFL finals, Cats explode in 33-year first Grand Final bloodbath, Swans GF nightmare laid bare as big Cat bench presses hapless rival, Robbies perfect tribute to late great spin king, Aussie music legend.