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. Brisbane progressed to a Semi-final against the Bulldogs; Carlton was eliminated. Theres no doubting that the 2005 encounter between the two teams is more iconic given Leo Barrys epic mark in the dying minutes to end the Swans 72-year premiership drought, but in terms of a football contest, the 2006 version is far superior. 7, What a yarn. 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. 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. No retirement announcement, just a lot of class. Grand Final, MCG, Attendance: 99251: Saturday, 26th September 2009, 2:30 PM AEST: Team: Q1: Q2: Q3: Q4: Final: St Kilda: 3.2 7.7 9.11 9.14 68 Geelong: 3.0 7.1 9.4 12.8 80 How much extra could mortgage repayments be, now the cash rate is 3.85 per cent? Stuck with dropping Stanley behind the footy after centre bounces to create the loose defender after last week's success. The final quarter of the 1994 Preliminary Final was some of the tensest and dramatic football you will ever see. Chapman, Rooke, Milburn, Ablett, Bartel and Taylor were all excellent for Geelong. Now a two-time premiership coach, 11 years apart, in a show of incredible longevity at the top level. Geelong defeated by Hawthorn at MCG Grand Final Saturday, 27th September 2008 AFL match statistics . A solid contributor with 16 disposals and seven tackles. The Cats are 2:34 away from glory. 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. Tom Atkins 6Did exactly what his coach would have asked of him, bringing pressure around the ground and winning the footy himself. Collingwood started well, kicking 2.2 to nothing in the opening seven minutes; but Geelong then scored 3.6 to nothing for the rest of the quarter, and opened up a 24-point lead late in the second quarter. After a close first half, Carlton opened a lead in the third quarter. Please enter the email you registered your account with. . Had a big moment at the start of the third term, winning a free kick for holding the ball and converting his set-shot. Adelaide dominated the first quarter, kicking six goals to one, and partway into the second quarter, Adelaide's lead reached 32 points. Check out the five moments that stole the grand final spotlight. With two St Kilda players in the area, the ball fell to Geelong's Matthew Scarlett, who had also run a long way from his own defensive area. Tyson Stengle has done it, against all odds. The MCG and everyone watching is in a state of shock. If it is a valid email, your password will be reset and emailed to you. Its defining images are mostly messy - toe pokes, goal-umpiring howlers, point blank misses, pissing rain . 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. Its success was built on full team defense, unrelenting tackle pressure at the ball-carrier and contested ball,[8] a style which Lyon had designed primarily to counter Geelong's high-possession game. Q4: 3 mins remaining: Geelong 19.13 (127) v 7.4 (46) Sydney: The Cats are still competing and running like the game is in the balance. Was busy across half-forward and the wing early and found plenty of the footy. The 2020 AFL Grand Final with Cats/Tigers rated 1.583m (+13.9%). [4] Collingwood progressed to the Preliminary Final against Geelong. Adelaide progressed to a Semi-final against Collingwood; Essendon was eliminated. 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. The system is a final eight system. AFL Grand Final parade in 2006. [11] In the week leading up to the grand final, Geelong's Gary Ablett was awarded the Brownlow Medal. Started on the bench but had an immediate impact when he came on, showing awesome pressure at the coalface. The emotion is pouring out of the MCG now. The third and final draw in the history of the VFL/AFL, 100,016 people left the MCG stunned as the final siren sounded as the score read Collingwood 9-14 (68) St.Kilda 10-8 (68), we would all have to come back and do it next week. 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. Rotating between the wing and the middle, he had 26 touches. Geelong has capped a dominant season by comprehensively dismantling Sydney by 81 points in the AFL men's grand final. It allowed the Cats to stage a final quarter comeback, but it was a case of too little, too late as Hawthorn would win by six points and claim back-to-back premierships in one the toughest and high-scoring Grand Finals of all-time. It was the first grand final to be played since the death of cartoonist William Ellis Green (better known as WEG), who had been drawing victory posters after VFL/AFL grand finals since 1954. The posters had been sold after each Grand Final with the proceeds going to the Royal Children's Hospital. 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!) Geelong defeated a fast-finishing Western Bulldogs team by 14 points in their qualifying final and then comfortably beat Collingwood by 73 points in their preliminary final to advance to the grand final. One of the defence team who would have been very happy to have not seen much of the ball. I hope you're sitting back proud. The premiership cup was brought onto the field twice: once by captains and administrators from football clubs affected by the 2009 Victorian bushfires, and then later via zip-line by Adelaide Crows champion Mark Ricciuto. Deep into the final quarter, Norths Phil Baker kicked a goal that almost won North the game. In the 24th minute,[13] with less than five minutes of play remaining,[14][15] Geelong's Steve Johnson had the ball in defence and kicked the ball towards Ablett, who had found space in the centre circle. This was one of the major contributing factors to a rule change the following year, prohibiting defenders from conceding rushed behinds unless under immediate pressure.[8]. Passwords are encrypted before being stored in our system (we cannot see what your password is). "And to our members, we can't thank you enough. [3] Leading up to the grand final, Geelong had won its past fifteen games. Three goals to two in the second quarter saw St Kilda narrow the margin to seven points; then, with four goals to two in the third quarter, St Kilda took the lead by five points. Its one of the best Grand Finals ever played and when it comes to what goes on the field, stays on the field this one is worthy of being in the top 10 games of the past 50 years. What they don't have, I think, is the quality of some of our players; they don't have the psychological drive we have. Jack Henry 7Like his defensive counterparts, didn't see a heap of the ball, but he probably won't mind that at all. 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. Chad Warner is certainly one who can say he has done his team proud today. Was subbed off in the final 10 minutes after 16 disposals and a goal. They have to come back and play the following week. Contributing strongly for the Saints were Hayes, Gram, Luke Ball, Jones, Montagna, Steven Baker and Brendon Goddard; Goddard continued playing with a broken nose and a fractured collarbone, sustained in separate incidents during the game. Yet again, it was Denis Commetti summed it up perfectly There is no justice in Football.. 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He also made a rare change and brought in 19th man Ted Hopkins in place of Bert Thornley. Everyone has seen FOX Footys list of the best Grand Finals, and quite frankly, the final list makes you question if democracy actually works. EVERY SWAN RATED Skipper battles, Chad stands tall. 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. The two undefeated sides were scheduled to meet on Sunday afternoon at Etihad Stadium in Round 14 of that season. An after-the-siren goal from Rooke extended the margin to twelve points,[19] and St Kilda was held goalless during the final quarter. The Hawks opened up a thirteen-point lead with goals from Chance Bateman on the run, Xavier Ellis from a set shot and Jarryd Roughead along the ground from an acute angle. Jeremy Cameron 6Early on looked a step behind the pace, with Robbie Fox competing well against the dynamic spearhead. Collingwood has played in the most Grand Finals, 44, winning 15 of them. Wasn't the best game of footy we have seen this year (but in fairness, that is an impossibly high bar), but this feels like a particularly special one for Geelong and some of the great players of our game. Recorded 15 disposals and five intercepts. From Tom Atkins to Zach Tuohy, we assess all the Geelong players in their huge Grand Final win. Both Geelong and North Melbourne were known for their high-scoring and attacking style of play at the time and this game was no exception. St Kilda progressed to the grand final for the first time since 1997. Especially strong in the clearances and in his delivery inside 50. Stoic and silky, Tuohy turned in a standard performance. They say the 90s was the decade that delivered and in terms of the ultimate 1990s game of Australian Rules Football, this was the one that takes the cake. The main course was the Grand Final of 1989, but the entre served between Hawthorn and Geelong in Round Six at Princes Park of that season was pretty darn tasty. Collingwood made five changes (four because of injuries) to the team that lost to St Kilda. It had rained heavily the previous night in Melbourne such that the ground was particularly wet around the boundary, and there were also several heavy showers during the game. [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. Should be his middle name. Still worth all those first-round picks he cost them 5, Isaac Norm Smith. 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This was Hawthorns seventh Grand Final appearance on the trot, but they were yet to achieve back-to-back premierships. . The match, attended by 100,012 spectators, was won by Hawthorn by a margin of 26 points, marking that club's tenth premiership overall and first since 1991. [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. The bottom four of the eight play knock-out games, in that only the winners survive and move on to the next week. [1], While both St Kilda and Geelong were undefeated until a round 14 match-up, and the Saints threat of an undefeated season only broken after 19 wins, both teams dropped matches late in the home-and-away season. Didn't kick a goal but recorded 18 touches. Who would have thought the sequel would be just as good as the original Anthony Hudson. 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 Geelong captain Tom Harley was concussed because of a clash of heads with Hawthorn's Williams and he left the ground. The game's most controversial goal came in the 24th minute with scores level: St Kilda full back Zac Dawson's attempted clearing kick was smothered in the goal square by Geelong's Tom Hawkins, who gathered and immediately snapped for goal from five metres out; the ball clipped the inside of the right goal post, but no umpire was in a position to see it and a goal was awarded (video score reviews were not introduced to the league until 2012). [15] St Kilda's Zac Dawson had left his opponent Cameron Mooney and run a considerable distance from his own defence[16] He may well be a Norm Smith Medallist very shortly. 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. 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. 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. Watch every match of the AFLW Season LIVE on Kayo. Send us feedback or report a mistake on this page. As a spectacle and football game to watch, the 2006 Grand Final is superior to the one the year previous. 6, The firestarter. 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. Sydney hit the scoreboard soon after for a much-needed first goal to Will Hayward, but it was all Geelong from that point. 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. Continued his awesome finish to the finals series, pulling off some terrific one-percenters to put teammates to advantage. Geelong player ratings for the Grand Final. When the final siren sounded, the scores were level. Geelong dominated the first quarter and led by 28 points at quarter time. Crowd 100,016. A four-time premiership player and now a premiership captain. Hawthorn started conceding goals through free kicks, first to Gary Ablett, Jr. then to Max Rooke, to reduce the margin. Nick Riewoldt was the leading goal-kicker for St Kilda 5 goals. 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. This would only just be the beginning of the epic contests between Hawthorn and Geelong in 1989. 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. Andrew Embley kicked two memorable goals from down the MCG wing and went on to win the Norm Smith Medal. Geelong, under first-year coach Malcolm Blight, was the up and coming team and proved a serious challenger to the Hawks in their one and only previous meeting back in Round 6 of the 89 season (number 6 in our list). 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. (SPOILER ALERT: Collingwood thumps St.Kilda by 56 points in the replay), The AFL Grand Final is a draw! Isaac Smith has won the Norm Smith Medal! We will never see anything like it again. It was the biggest margin the Swans had conceded in a first quarter all year, and would prove fatal. Tyson Stengle 9 Excellent defensive pressure as always, and his ability to execute from the toughest angles set him apart. Breaking Magpie hearts, yet again. They would win the match against the defending premiers, winning their first premiership in 17 years. After nine minutes of playing time, Franklin scored the opening goal of the quarter to increase the margin to 21 points. "It's coming home, back where it belongs.". Kicked two goals himself and went at 100 per cent by foot. 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). In the last 30 seconds of the game, both sides scramble for the ball until Collingwood clear it out of bounds for a throw-in on the members stand side. Seemed to run with Tom Papley for large stints of the match and had him well beaten. Was beaten at times in the hitouts by Tom Hickey, but was a thorn in Sydney's side early in the game by dropping behind the footy, taking on Sam Reid or Lance Franklin. Used the ball well by foot. A running goal from 45 metres (148ft) from Ablett broke a string of eleven consecutive behinds for Geelong, and put them back in front. [12] Fifteen seconds of game time later, a clean centre clearance finished with a goal to Paul Chapman, and a 12-point lead to Geelong. Recorded 15 disposals and five intercepts. Hawthorn was able to maintain the margin, and eventually won its tenth Premiership by the score of 18.7 (115) to 11.23 (89). Beau Waters took as just an important mark as Leo Barry did the year before. Had a nervous start, shanking a kick out of bounds on the full despite being under no pressure. Tony Lockett is the league record-holder for the most goals kicked in the history of the VFL/AFL, with 1,360 goals in a career of 281 games, starting in 1983 with the St Kilda Football Club and ending in 2002 with the Sydney Swans. Wed be back to do it all over again the following week. Zach Tuohy - 7/10. Winners by 81 points, 3QT: The Cats will be premiers! Mitchell goaled less than a minute later. Rose to the occasion and proved himself to be the best big-man at stoppage time. 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.
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