In fact, it might already be on repeat around the country. 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. Peter Dicksons short documentary on the 2009 AFL grand final, Life is Too Slow For Those Who Wait. [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. AWST 12:30 pm - WA. 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. Who will win this battle of the competition's two most consistent clubs of the past decade? Sam Fisher and Nick Maxwell were the only other vote-getters with two votes each. Emails will only be used for identification purposes and for the resetting of forgotten passwords. [29] Collingwood was particularly dominant at ruck contests, winning 47 tap-outs to St Kilda's 26. Jamie Broadbent Quite the contrary, it transpires. Dont panic! the late Ken Judge screamed at his teammates. With that in mind, veteran Dane Rampe might have one of the most important jobs on the field on Saturday. [32] The medal was fittingly presented to Pendlebury by former North Melbourne star Arnold Briedis, best on ground in the 1977 replay. However, goals against the run of play to Bulldogs Barry Hall and debutante Andrew Hooper reduced the margin to 16 points at half time. The game was attended by 100,016 spectators. Phenomenal. Time elapsed, and the game finished drawn. Among the Cats leading tacklers and contested possession winners. Chris Donlon 2. But they were a goal down with seconds to go. The 120-49 victory over the Brisbane Lions is an excellent form guide for the AFL Grand Final on Saturday. But these things are subjective and this column is an indulgence. As I wrapped my arm around one distraught son, Greg Baum wrote in the Age, I felt his tears run down my sleeve. Midway through the quarter, Gardiner left the field injured, leaving St Kilda (who had omitted back-up ruckman Ben McEvoy for the game) without a recognised ruckman. 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. The Hawks blew them away early but were dead on their feet at three quarter time. The Australian Football League's 2010 finals series determined the top eight final positions of the 2010 AFL season. Chad Warner (29 disposals, two goals) was among the few winners for the Swans, while Tom Papley tried hard. 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. Now, like pretty much everyone else at the MCG, Elsie had her head in her hands. 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. Chad Warner One of the few winners on a nightmare day for his team. This gave St Kilda its first lead of the game, after Collingwood had been leading since the opening goal, 20 seconds into the game. Collingwood Betting Odds: Win 2.06, Line +2.5 @ 1.92, Geelong Betting Odds: Win 1.80, Line -2.5 @ 1.92. 7, Cometh the big stage, cometh the captain. It was amazing. Hayden Gavine 15. 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 [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. [24] The Chris Mainwaring Legends Match, which raises money for Perth's Telethon was moved to 9 October. Tagger Adam McPhee was particularly influential on Luke Hodge, holding the former Norm Smith medallist to only five disposals in the first three-quarters. 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. 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. Within two minutes, Dawes kicked a goal from about 40m out near the boundary line to stretch the margin to 47 points. 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. Another great premiership player story. >> Get all your LIVE scores and stats on the go with the AFL Live Official AppCATS v SWANS Follow it LIVE. Huge scalp on a huge stage. We cant do anything about it. 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. Watch every match of the AFLW Season LIVE on Kayo. The Swans had entered the game on a nine-match winning streak after last week's one-point thriller against Collingwood, but that proved to be their limit as they were outplayed by the season's best side. 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. Brent Macaffer scored a crumbing goal for Collingwood from the goal square a minute later to extend the margin to 19 points. All-Australian forward Stengle got involved in the second term, kicking two goals, but the Bloods stopped the bleeding to hold the deficit to 36 points at half-time. 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. The draw immediately sparked debate about the practice of staging a full-length replay instead of playing extra time. 2002 Norm Smith Medal winner Nathan Buckley will present this year's medal. Among Geelongs top interceptors for the day. The two best teams with arguably the two best tactical coaches will hopefully give us a Grand Final for the ages. It's war today. ]]. During that flurry, Chris Judd injured his shoulder. Collingwood: 11.11 (77) Venue: MCG (Crowd: 113,545) Norm Smith Medal: Wayne Harmes - Carlton The final of the grand final sprint was held at half-time of the first final. 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. Riewoldt would get one more chance to get a goal at the last minute, but his 45-metre kick missed to the left. [31] Brendon Goddard finally scored St Kilda's first goal in the 15th minute from a 20-metre set shot. 7, What a yarn. The Saints controlled the first half, and held a 33-point early in the third quarter, before Geelong fought back. Melbourne is expected to reach a maximum of 14C throughout the day with light southwesterly winds and the chance of a morning shower. View Advanced Stats . Geelong and Sydney do battle at the MCG on the final Saturday in September, bidding to be crowned the 2022 premier. 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. 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. EVERY CATS PLAYER RATED Super Stengle, Danger brings his bestEVERY SWANS PLAYER RATED Skipper battles, Chad stands tall. Take a gander at the stats sheet and you will find that the former Hawk was in everything. Collingwood made two changes to their preliminary final team, bringing in Leon Davis and Simon Prestigiacomo and omitting Tyson Goldsack and Nathan Brown. Then, to the veterans like Tom Hawkins (three goals) and Mitch Duncan (27 disposals, one goal) who weren't going to let the chance for another premiership slip, to the superstars who so desperately wanted their first flags in Patrick Dangerfield (26 disposals, nine clearances) and Jeremy Cameron (18 disposals, two goals). Teams from 3rd and 4th positions have each made about the same number of appearances, winning a spot about 1 year in 4. Was busy across half-forward and the wing early and found plenty of the footy. The Saints kicked two goals in five minutes through Goddard and Gilbert to close the gap to seven points in the 22nd minute. St Kilda advanced to its second consecutive Grand Final. Carlton legend John Nicholls will present the Jock McHale Medal to the winning coach. What's more, this difference explains only about half of one percentage of the variability in that margin. Every Geelong player rated out of 10 from the Grand Final against Sydney. Carlton captain Chris Judd was instrumental in Carlton's third-quarter fightback, while Marc Murphy was damaging through the midfield and Andrew Walker, who had played mainly in defence during the season, played forward and scored three goals. 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. 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. 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. Sam Reid, who has been dealing with an adductor injury this week, will take his place, with Braeden Campbell named Sydney's medi-sub. - 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. Took plenty of marks and used the ball efficiently by foot. 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. And it was. Couldve really put himself in Norm Smith Medal contention if hed kicked straight. 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. 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The grand final replay was attended by 93,853 people, roughly 6,000 fewer than the drawn grand final. But the result was similar to three years ago, when Richmond hammered an overawed Greater Western Sydney. Collingwood's three-quarter-time lead was 41 points. Came into the game late and kicked a goal within a minute. Collingwood took an eight-point lead into three-quarter time. Geelong dominated the disposal count, recording 484 disposals (the highest ever in a final) to Fremantle's 287. It was a dominant performance and the reason why they're the $1.55 favourites, but they'll need to turn away an impressive Sydney Swans outfit. The first photo shows Greg Dear, not Greg Dean as an earlier version said. Picture: AFL Photos, Cameron Ling with the premiership cup after the 2011 Grand Final between Geelong and Collingwood. 8, An awesome game to cap off an awesome season. - The Swans recorded a Pressure Factor of 203 against Collingwood last week. The win was the fifteenth VFL/AFL premiership won by Collingwood in its 114 years in the league. 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. Although slightly shorter than Cameron, Rampe has the speed to go with 'Jezza', and the discipline to stay with him, as he roams up the field. The losers of the qualifying final plays the elimination finals winners in a semi-final. What a player. A few days earlier, Jill Meagher had been murdered. There have been 15 Grand Finals of this type, five of them occurring since 1980 (1982, 1997, 2001, 2004 and 2011). Cookies will be used for the identification of users if the "Remember me on this computer" option is checked. After Collingwood's complete dominance of the second quarter, the third quarter was much more closely contested. The club was attempting to win its fifteenth VFL/AFL premiership, and its first since 1990. According to The Sydney Morning Herald, 3.7million people tuned into their TV to watch the drawn grand final, while a slightly smaller audience of 3.6million tuned to watch the replay. 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. Rat-cunning, he scoured the country for rough-hewn types who would play in his image. 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. The most recent example was the 2011 Grand Final in which the Cats led the Pies by a single point at Quarter Time but lost the Second Quarter to trail by 5 points at the main break. Although it's a Grand Final and there are dozens of worthy storylines, the magnitude of Selwood's record-breaking 40th Finals appearance should not be lost. Collingwood won the quarter 3.3 (21) to St Kilda's 1.6 (12) and took a 27-point lead into half time.[29]. 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. This game had the lot momentum shifts, unlikely cameos and a last-minute sealer. '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. [31], St Kilda dominated in the first half of the second quarter, with a first score registered 33 seconds after the bounce. 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. 8, *Odds are current as of 5th March 2023, 8:28am AEST. '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. Ladder positions 5 and 6 have provided only 6 Grand Finalists between them, and only 2 Flags. Had Robbie Fox for company and was generally well held. Over an 18-month period, these two teams met six times, with a cumulative margin of 13 points. It was also Collingwood's second consecutive premiership to be won in October and their first premiership since 1990. - Lance Franklin has won just two of his past 17 offensive one-on-one contests, losing nine. Overall, the minor premiers have missed only 13 of the Grand Finals and have won 62% of those they've been in. Added a goal late. 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. Collingwood unsuccessfully attacked twice in the following two minutes from turnovers: a 50-metre set shot from Dawes which fell short and was punched out of bounds, and a 50-metre snap shot from Sidebottom which fell short and was marked and rebounded. The match ended in a draw, with both teams scoring 68 points. After winning the first four games of the season, the Saints hit a form slump coinciding with a serious hamstring injury to captain Nick Riewoldt. [31] Up until the 11th minute, Collingwood won the inside-50s 61. 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).