Emails will only be used for identification purposes and for the resetting of forgotten passwords. Please enter the email you registered your account with. Cookies will be used for the identification of users if the "Remember me on this computer" option is checked. The system is a final eight system. The 2010 radio broadcasters include Triple M, SEN 1116, 3AW, 774 ABC Melbourne, 95.5 K-Rock, NIRS, FIVEaa, 6PR and Crocmedia. Two more opportunities for Collingwood ended up behinds but kept the pressure on St Kilda. 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. THE DEPTH TEST How the less-storied names stack up on Grand Final day. Adelaide defeated by Richmond at MCG Grand Final Saturday, 30th September 2017 AFL match statistics . Grand Final Legends; AFLUA Hall of Fame; Team of the Century; Reserve Grade UA. Collingwood scored the first goal only twenty seconds into the game, winning the first clearance and eventually getting the ball to Darren Jolly to score from 5 metres out. Rain was forecast towards the end of the match, but did not arrive until after the match had finished.[15]. Collingwood defeated St Kilda by 56 points, marking Collingwood's fifteenth VFL/AFL premiership victory and their first since 1990. 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. The Bulldogs' best player was Ryan Griffen (34 disposals, 2 goals), who had come into the game under an injury cloud. The two sides subsequently kicked goal for goal, with Didak, Hayes, Sidebottom, and Gilbert all registering goals. Most Goals in AFL/VFL history. - These are the two highest-scoring first-quarter teams in the League. 6, One of the Cats best players during the finals series. In driving rain, two crack sides at the peak of their powers went goal for goal. AFL Match Statistics : Richmond defeats Geelong at Gabba Grand Final Saturday, 24th October 2020 Advanced stats available for this page. Matt Stevic 10. In the third week, the winners of the semi-finals from week two play the winners of the qualifying finals in the first week. Melbourne is expected to reach a maximum of 14C throughout the day with light southwesterly winds and the chance of a morning shower. There were only cheers for Geelong, though, as the Cats cruised to the premiership, a success many years in the making and one set to be celebrated for many years to come, with Selwood's late banana the cream on the Cats' cake. Collingwood Betting Odds: Win 1.61, Line -9.5 @ 1.92, St Kilda Betting Odds: Win 2.38, Line +9.5 @ 1.92. After Collingwood's complete dominance of the second quarter, the third quarter was much more closely contested. 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. Former Geelong premiership captain Cameron Ling will present the cup if the Cats get up, while Sydney champion and Brownlow medallist Paul Kelly will do so if the Swans salute. You old-timers just love it for the punch-ons. If youre still a sceptic, Tony Wilsons book 1989: The Great Grand Final should sway you. Hard to believe this kid is only 21. Daniel Johanson 7. You are advised to change this password after using it to sign in again. It was brilliantly captured in Peter Dicksons short documentary. The Swans could manage just one point as the Cats piled on six goals to steamroll them into oblivion. The winners of those matches move on to the Grand Final at the MCG in Melbourne.[1]. Ladder positions 5 and 6 have provided only 6 Grand Finalists between them, and only 2 Flags. Sydney scored the first four goals of the game, and maintained that advantage at half time, but Carlton scored five unanswered goals in the third quarter to lead by seven points at three-quarter time. If it is a valid email, your password will be reset and emailed to you. The losers of the qualifying final plays the elimination finals winners in a semi-final. September 22, 2010. Nick Brown 14. With its loss, St Kilda became the first team since Collingwood in 2002 and 2003 to finish runners-up twice in a row. 2002 Norm Smith Medal winner Nathan Buckley will present this year's medal. Finished with two majors, 29 disposals, 18 contested possessions, 10 clearances and six tackles. Andrew Stephens 13. Emails will only be used for identification purposes and for the resetting of forgotten passwords. Tyson Stengle adds to his amazing season with two more mesmerising majors in the Grand Final. There were the fresher faces, like Sam De Koning, Zach Guthrie and Brad Close who all paid their way, and Tyson Stengle? (Note that the finals systems have, especially in the early days of footy, been fairly complex, so not all 6ths are created equal.). Geelong's Paul Chapman celebrates after defeating Collingwood at the MCG in the 2011 grand final. Emails will NOT be used for the sending of unsolicited, spam or promotional materials. 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. As I wrapped my arm around one distraught son, Greg Baum wrote in the Age, I felt his tears run down my sleeve. In the 26th minute, Maxwell created a turnover which resulted in a goal to Cloke from 5m, putting Collingwood back in front by a point. 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. [29] St Kilda had four shots at goal for three goals, while Collingwood had eight for five goals, and a rushed behind. They had met in a total of nine finals, of which St Kilda has won six, including the last five in a row, dating back to the 1966 grand final.Note 3 Between them, Collingwood and St Kilda fielded only three players who had previously won a premiership: Darren Jolly (Collingwood), Adam Schneider and Sean Dempster (both St Kilda)all three played in Sydney's 2005 premiership team five years earlier.[10]. Seven also televised the AFL grand final replay, on 2 October, albeit not in 3D nor in High Definition, as the equipment was being loaned in Sydney for the NRL Grand Final.[12]. 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. While the veterans starred, young gun Tyson Stengle capped off one of the stories of the AFL season with an epic Every Geelong player rated out of 10 from the Grand Final against Sydney. Brent Macaffer scored a crumbing goal for Collingwood from the goal square a minute later to extend the margin to 19 points. View Advanced Stats . His run and carry, as well as his ability to finish in front of goal, was brilliant. 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. 8, Was the beneficiary of the Swans tagging Tom Stewart and Jack Henry taking Lance Franklin. 6, As hes done several times this year, got better as the game wore on after a quiet first half. Send us feedback or report a mistake on this page. 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. It was certainly the coldest. It was a first quarter that will live on in the memories of Cats fans forever. 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. But the result was never really in doubt theyll say. [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) What a player. One of those led to a goal to Smith, who then streamed forward and kicked his second. For the grand final replay, Lionel Richie was announced to perform the pre-match, as well as the post-match, entertainment. 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. Rob O'Gorman 11. 1,360. Swans young gun Chad Warner refuses to go down and provides Callum Mills for an awesome finish. Emails will NOT be used for the sending of unsolicited, spam or promotional materials. Leigh Fisher 4. This page is a collection of VFL/AFL premiership and grand final statistics. The premiership is usually decided by a single match; however, as the first grand final ended in a draw, a grand final replay was played the following week and was won by Collingwood. Picture: Getty Images, Geelong celebrates its 2022 premiership win after the Toyota AFL Grand Final victory over Sydney. John Howorth 18. It took Koschitzke to end that streak, after marking the ball from a Riewoldt kick from the centre square. All data entered is sent securely via SSL to our system. 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). 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. 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. For example, only 69 of the 111 Grand Finals, or about 62%, have been won by the team finishing higher on the ladder. In the third quarter, Nick Riewoldt inspired the Saints to a seven-goals-to-one quarter, opening up a 31-point lead from which the Bulldogs could not recover. 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. Hawthorn finished 7th despite a poor start to the season. AWST 12:30 pm - WA. Now, like pretty much everyone else at the MCG, Elsie had her head in her hands. [17] Altogether, seven of Collingwood's fourteen behinds were recorded as rushed, mostly from shots at goal which fell short and were touched or punched through. Dont panic! the late Ken Judge screamed at his teammates. [16] Hayes had 32 disposals, 12 tackles, five clearances, and five inside-50s. In the second week, the winners of the qualifying finals receive a bye to the third week. This game had the lot momentum shifts, unlikely cameos and a last-minute sealer. Will be special to share the flag with his brother. St Kilda defeated by Geelong at MCG Grand Final Saturday, 26th September 2009 AFL match statistics . Johnson scored a goal for Collingwood in the 12th minute, and the Magpies led 140 after twenty minutes. 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. The club was attempting to win its fifteenth VFL/AFL premiership, and its first since 1990. [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. Collingwood was the best performed side of the home and away season, finishing with a record of 1741 and winning its first minor premiership since 1977[3] and its first McClelland Trophy since 1970. 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 You are advised to change this password after using it to sign in again. It was also Collingwood's second consecutive premiership to be won in October and their first premiership since 1990. They finally worked the locks at the MCG. International superstar Robbie Williams will headline the pre-game entertainment that will also feature September favourite Mike Brady, with five-time ARIA winner Katie Noonan to sing the national anthem. Jeff Dalgleish 8. The camera had previously been trialled by the Nine Network during its coverage of Friday Night Football in 2004, as well as the Rugby League State of Origin. St Kilda won in an upset against Geelong in the qualifying final. This is only slightly better than the minor premiers' record against teams coming 2nd, which is 33-23 or about 59%. If it is a valid email, your password will be reset and emailed to you. [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) They beat Collingwood three times. 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. Chad Warner (29 disposals, two goals) was among the few winners for the Swans, while Tom Papley tried hard. Geelong player ratings for the Grand Final. 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. More so than any other grand final, its like watching a completely different sport, mainly because of the state of the ground. 2022 AFL Grand Final: When and Where You Can Watch Live, Free. The only previous encounter was the 1966 grand final in which St Kilda won its only premiership, winning by a single point 10.14 (74) to 10.13 (73). Collingwood built a big lead early in the game, and Geelong was never able to bring the game back to competitive. Collingwood won the replay by 56 points to become the 2010 premiers. A few days earlier, Jill Meagher had been murdered. 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. 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. 7, Colossal. Yes, Ive left out 1972, 2005 and 2016. In that intense, maniacally competitive environment of a grand final, his values did not change, Judd later wrote. One conclusion I'd draw from the table above is that ladder position is important, but only mildly so, in predicting the winner of the Grand Final. AEST 2:30 pm - ACT, NSW, QLD, TAS, VIC. Ultimate AFL Grand Final preview: Why Cats, Swans can and can't win the flag . - The Swans recorded a Pressure Factor of 203 against Collingwood last week. MATCH DAY OPTION + FUNCTION* From TBC per person Package includes: Match Day Option - Grand Final Plus Pass or Final Siren* or Crown Grand Final Breakfast* or In-Ground Dining* Grand Final Plus Pass - Includes a ticket for 2023 Toyota AFL Finals Series 2018 AFL grand final stats. Carlton: 11.16 (82) def. Cookies will be used for the identification of users if the "Remember me on this computer" option is checked. 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). 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 'JUST BROKE ME': AFL world loses it over Cats' 'amazing' Grand Final act with legend's son 1. Sydney was in control of the match from early in the second quarter, with Isaac Heeney kicking five goals, Franklin four and Will Hayward three to go along with Callum Mills' 29 disposals. Peter Dicksons short documentary on the 2009 AFL grand final, Life is Too Slow For Those Who Wait. Time elapsed, and the game finished drawn. Among Geelongs top interceptors for the day. Collingwood had long-range shots at goal by Cloke and Dawes fall short and rushed for behinds in the middle stages of the quarter, but could not score a goal. 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. It was the third premiership won by Michael Malthouse as a coach, having previously won with the West Coast Eagles in 1992 and 1994, joining Leigh Matthews, David Parkin, Allan Jeans and Ron Barassi as coaches who have led more than one club to a premiership. Statistics show Geelong is 5-4 in games where the opposition pressure rating is more than 180. From the moment the ball clears the centre of the ground, Rhys Stanley drops into defence allowing Mark Blicavs to take over in the ruck and thus helping to free up intercept kings Tom Stewart and Sam De Koning. It was the ninth time that Collingwood won both the premiership and the minor premiership in the same year, but the first time since 1930. But the Swans fought and harassed their way to an upset win. Despite being underdogs, the Bulldogs started the match well. Find out how each teams season is shaping up! Mathew Nicholls 16. 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. A very credible case could be made that this was the best grand final of all. 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. Following Schneider's minor score in the first 14 seconds of play, the Magpies responded with relentless pressure and strung together five straight scores, including a crumbing goal from Dawes and consecutive goals by Wellingham and Swan. Who will win this battle of the competition's two most consistent clubs of the past decade? Generally, Collingwood had the better of the play early in the first quarter, attacking primarily through rebounds and turnovers. Collingwood then scored three goals in six minutes, to Blair, Didak and Thomas, to open up a twenty-point lead. 6, The firestarter. 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. [30], Prior to the first bounce, Nick Maxwell of Collingwood won the coin toss, and chose to kick to the (western) City End. The two best teams with arguably the two best tactical coaches will hopefully give us a Grand Final for the ages. 9, Looked assured in defence, as he has done all finals series, especially early in the game. 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Alex Jesaulenko of Carlton competes in the 1979 VFL grand final between the Blues and Collingwood Magpies at the MCG in 1979. 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. Ablett, author Andrew Mueller wrote, was like an escaper from the yarns of Henry Lawson the sort of peculiar, irascible warlock you hear of in fairytales and ballads, not see on a football field, or anywhere in real life..