Brent Macaffer scored a crumbing goal for Collingwood from the goal square a minute later to extend the margin to 19 points. I know how great you are, and the sacrifices you make, but can you give me your men for another seven days? They did quite happily in many cases and North won the replay. Kicked 3.1 in the SANFL grand final win last year and finished with 4.1 from 15 disposals in the AFL Grand Final 12 months later to be a premiership player. A . [28] This would mean that Leon Davis, who would be replaced for the replay, would eventually receive a medallion (although he did not receive one during the match-day ceremony). Collingwood omitted out-of-form Leon Davis, who was replaced by defender Tyson Goldsack. In the second week, the winners of the qualifying finals receive a bye to the third week. The statistics of the match, unlike the drawn grand final, were mostly dominated by Collingwood. The AFL grand final is back at the MCG and Geelong and Sydney will battle it out for the 2022 premiership. 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. St Kilda and Collingwood players after the 2010 AFL grand final ended in a draw. In the third week, the winners of the semi-finals from week two play the winners of the qualifying finals in the first week. It was raw, pitiless, attritional football. Office Bearers 1957 - 1983; VFLRGUA Life Members; Grand Final Umpires 1919 - 1982; VFL Under19s. Sportsbet's Nathan Brown, Brendon Goddard and Matthew Richardson preview the Grand Final between the Cats and Swans at the MCG. 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 rebound from that mark ended with Hayes taking a long shot towards Milne from 60 metres, but the kick eluded Milne and bounced through for a behind, tying the game at 68 apiece in the 30th minute. 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. Had a nervous start, shanking a kick out of bounds on the full despite being under no pressure. Added a goal late. The Bulldogs' best player was Ryan Griffen (34 disposals, 2 goals), who had come into the game under an injury cloud. Supported operating systems - Android 7+ and iOS 11+, Check out all the important stats that matter ahead of Saturday's premiership decider. 10 THINGS WE LEARNED Danger's elusive premiership, Selwood's touching tribute. Rob O'Gorman 11. Curtis Deboy 12. 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. Collingwood took an eight-point lead into three-quarter time. Passwords are encrypted before being stored in our system (we cannot see what your password is). Leigh Fisher 4. 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. *West Coast held the lead for a total of nine minutes and four seconds. - Lance Franklin has won just two of his past 17 offensive one-on-one contests, losing nine. 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. Emails will NOT be used for the sending of unsolicited, spam or promotional materials. 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. 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. 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. Should be his middle name. 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 Collingwood's three-quarter-time lead was 41 points. Passwords are encrypted before being stored in our system (we cannot see what your password is). 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. Had a big moment at the start of the third term, winning a free kick for holding the ball and converting his set-shot. Continued his awesome finish to the finals series, pulling off some terrific one-percenters to put teammates to advantage. 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. They conceded 76 points from intercepts in round two against the Swans their most this season. The match ended in a draw, with both teams scoring 68 points. Over a quarter of Australia's population will watch this year's grand finals. 7, Colossal. Jamie Broadbent Nudging this for the Saturday arvo matinee, Grand Final History: A Look at Ladder Positions. Originally from Northam, Western Australia, Davis played for Perth before being drafted by Collingwood in the 1999 National draft. 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 . [29] From there, Collingwood's victory was never in doubt. Lenny Hayes was instrumental in St Kilda's clearance work, acting as third-man-up in the ruck contests and collecting ten disposals. Huge scalp on a huge stage. This article was amended on 19 September 2022. Electric start, booting two first-quarter goals from eight disposals, five contested possessions, two clearances, two inside 50s and a kicking efficiency of 80 per cent. Geelong 10.17 (77) at the SCG. Where and when: MCG, Saturday September 24, 2.30pm AEST. In the 18 Grand Finals to date that have involved the teams from 1st and 3rd, the minor premier has an 11-7 record, which represents a 61% success rate. Find out how each teams season is shaping up! 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. 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. This game often . 2002 Norm Smith Medal winner Nathan Buckley will present this year's medal. 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. A personal favourite, though its exhausting to even think about it. Hayden Gavine 15. It was certainly the coldest. 7, Cometh the big stage, cometh the captain. Under previous rules, players would not have received premiership medallions unless they were present in the team that won the premiership-deciding game. During that flurry, Chris Judd injured his shoulder. No grand final gets in your marrow quite like 1989. 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. 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. Hawthorn arguably played better football throughout 2012 than in their four premiership years. It was Geelongs perfect day and it meant there were some ridiculously high player ratings scores across the board. Melbourne is expected to reach a maximum of 14C throughout the day with light southwesterly winds and the chance of a morning shower. However, 5.7million witnessed the last 5 minutes of the replay, up from 5.6million the previous week.[13]. 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. If it is a valid email, your password will be reset and emailed to you. 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. It was also Collingwood's second consecutive premiership to be won in October and their first premiership since 1990. Saturday, 24th October 2020, 6:30 PM AEST. Deserves a premiership medallion after being a key member of the Cats on-ball brigade for many years. Surely, too, for captain Joel Selwood, who secured his fourth premiership but first as skipper in a brilliant 26-disposal typically hard-edged performance. 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. Lenny Hayes won the Norm Smith Medal for the drawn grand final comfortably, with 13 of a possible 15 votes, named best on ground by four of the five voters. My earliest memory is from this game, which is a worry. Sydney by eight points. Geelong and Sydney do battle at the MCG on the final Saturday in September, bidding to be crowned the 2022 premier. 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 . What a player. Two more opportunities for Collingwood ended up behinds but kept the pressure on St Kilda. The loss was the final game for Sydney captain Brett Kirk and coach Paul Roos, who had both pre-announced their retirements at the end of the season. 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. [1] It was the last grand final to be replayed prior to the introduction of extra time.[2]. 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. This is only slightly better than the minor premiers' record against teams coming 2nd, which is 33-23 or about 59%. Outstanding plays and performances from star Cats ahead of the Grand Final. 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. But the result was similar to three years ago, when Richmond hammered an overawed Greater Western Sydney. 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The final of the grand final sprint was held at half-time of the first final. And through it all, Geelong was on top, with Chris Scott notching his second premiership as coach after his debut triumph in 2011. The two sides subsequently kicked goal for goal, with Didak, Hayes, Sidebottom, and Gilbert all registering goals. 2022 AFL Grand Final: When and Where You Can Watch Live, Free. That was a tragedy, Alastair Clarkson said. Now, like pretty much everyone else at the MCG, Elsie had her head in her hands. 9. 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. Most of the game statistics were fairly even across the game. [29] Steele Sidebottom (26 disposals, two goals) was a close second, with eight votes. But they were a goal down with seconds to go. Swan was instrumental at stoppages in the second quarter, and Thomas and Maxwell were both crucial at forcing rebounds. 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. . AFL Match Statistics : Collingwood defeats St Kilda at MCG Grand Final Saturday, 2nd October 2010 Advanced stats available for this page! Send us feedback or report a mistake on this page. He went into an AFL function room, where he found a woman sitting alone, crying. Picture: Getty Images, Geelong celebrates its 2022 premiership win after the Toyota AFL Grand Final victory over Sydney. This was the third draw in a VFL/AFL grand final, the previous two occurring in 1948 and 1977. Picture: Michael Willson/AFL Photos, Max Holmes (hamstring) will miss the clash, How the less-storied names stack up on Grand Final day, Sydney 17.5 (107) def. Collingwood led by 18 points at quarter time, and St Kilda was held goalless in the first quarter. 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Send us feedback or report a mistake on this page. But these things are subjective and this column is an indulgence. 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). 2018 AFL grand final stats. 8, Consistent and reliable as always in the middle. 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. - 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. Emails will only be used for identification purposes and for the resetting of forgotten passwords. For games where . The Bulldogs advance to their third consecutive preliminary final, a rematch of the 2009 preliminary final against St Kilda. The half-time entertainment will feature Australian artists G-Flip, the Temper Trap and Goanna, that will include Christine Anu, Emma Donovan, Tasman Keith and William Barton. All data entered is sent securely via SSL to our system. Smith then set up another for Close, who capped a terrific term by slotting a difficult shot. 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. [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) 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. It was brilliantly captured in Peter Dicksons short documentary. View Advanced Stats . A few days earlier, Jill Meagher had been murdered. 1,360. Most Goals in AFL/VFL history. [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) [4] Collingwood progressed to the grand final after comfortable victories in the qualifying final against the Western Bulldogs by 62 points, and then against Geelong in the preliminary final by 41 points. [31] Up until the 11th minute, Collingwood won the inside-50s 61. 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 . The Bulldogs' played much better in the third quarter, scoring three goals to Sydney's none to tie the scores at three quarter time; the Swans missed several opportunities, scoring 0.5 (5) in the quarter.