2009 afl grand final stats

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. A premiership player in his 250th game not a bad day to say the least. That wasnt until the second half when the likes of Matthew Lloyd who kicked nine goals and Jason Johnson with 31 disposals and four majors helped Essendon claw their way to one of their most famous victories and the biggest comeback in the history of the VFL/AFL. Spent some time on Sam Reid in the first half and a few moments on Lance Franklin, and set the scene for the Cats, even kicking his first AFL goal in the final quarter. Picture: AFL Photos, The moment: Tomahawk's brute power blows Swans away, Danger's elusive premiership, Selwood's tribute. Essendon defeats Melbourne at MCG Grand Final Saturday, 2nd September 2000 AFL match statistics . Saturday, 29th September 2007, 2:30 PM AEST. 9, Looked assured in defence, as he has done all finals series, especially early in the game. A celebration to remember! The Cats came into the decider on a 15-match winning streak after finishing the season on top of the ladder, and were never threatened on their way to a 10th premiership in front of 100,024 spectators at the MCG, winning20.13 (133) to 8.4 (52). 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. Zach Tuohy 5Didn't see a heap of the footy in his 250th game, playing in defence, but had the ball on a string when it did come his way. The two undefeated sides were scheduled to meet on Sunday afternoon at Etihad Stadium in Round 14 of that season. Should be his middle name. 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. Gary Rohan 4A quieter match from the third tall with seven disposals and one behind, but showed a serious set of heels at time. After building a seventeen-point lead in the first half, the Western Bulldogs scored five goals to two in the third quarter to set up an unbeatable lead. The 2009 version was no sane person's idea of a pleasant afternoon's entertainment. What transpired was the best 1:30 of football you will ever watch: The 1994 Preliminary Final between the Cats and the Roos had a brilliant finish.Watch this classic Last Two Minutes thanks to @aami. Mark Seymour from Australian rock band Hunters and Collectors performed "Holy Grail" on stage, followed by Jimmy Barnes singing "No Second Prize". 3:05 PM. Geelong entered the 2009 season after two consecutive minor premierships and two consecutive grand final appearances: a victory in 2007 and a loss in 2008. Like previous weeks, started in the ruck at centre bounces but pushed into defence when the ball was in Geelongs forward half. Mitch Duncan 8Did whatever he pleased, owning vast swathes of the MCG grass. No, but they've got your measure", "Geelong star Paul Chapman says Cats never want to lose to Hawthorn again", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2008_AFL_Grand_Final&oldid=1148024823, Powderfinger AC/DC, Ian Moss, Lucy Durack and Amanda Harrison, Hodge, Brown, Ellis, Sewell, Crawford, Dew, Rioli, Osborne, Williams, Sam Mitchell (Haw), unduly rough play against Gary Ablett (Gee), This page was last edited on 3 April 2023, at 16:28. This has quite possibly been Isaac Smith's best game as a Cat. All of a sudden, a running shot at goal from Geelongs Andrew Wills resulted in a behind. The Grand Final between these two teams in 2009 was pretty good, but the only home and away encounter of that season was phenomenal. Emails will only be used for identification purposes and for the resetting of forgotten passwords. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today. One of the great recruiting stories capped off with a flag. Midfielder Sam Mitchell was reported for making forceful front-on contact on Ablett (the charge was withdrawn at the tribunal). 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. Hawthorn's Luke Hodge was awarded the Norm Smith Medal as the best player on the ground. The only team from that period to come back from a deficit at the end of the Third Quarter was Geelong in the 2009 Come-From-Behind Grand Final covered earlier. Breaking Magpie hearts, yet again. Hawthorn was able to maintain the margin, and eventually won its tenth Premiership by the score of 18.7 (115) to 11.23 (89). What a player. Weve put together a five-leg multi of hindsight that we, For free and confidential support call 1800 858 858 or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au. CATS v SWANS Full match coverage and stats. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. It included numerous come-from-behind victories and narrow margins, and two kicks after the siren to win by Jimmy Bartel in 2009 (behind to win 99-98) and Tom Hawkins in 2012 (goal to win 118-116). and one of the biggest comebacks ever staged in a Grand Final. Check out the five moments that stole the grand final spotlight. All-Australian Tyson Stengle showed yet again why he has been recruit of the year, kicking four goals to cap an incredible season after being delisted by the Crows. 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. The grand final was played in cold and wet conditions. Continued his awesome finish to the finals series, pulling off some terrific one-percenters to put teammates to advantage. After nine minutes of playing time, Franklin scored the opening goal of the quarter to increase the margin to 21 points. Some even say the West Coast flag of 2006 is tainted, but its not. Hawthorn would come back from 49 points down and win the game 26-15 (171) to Geelong 25-13 (163). Saturday, 27th September 2008, 2:30 PM AEST. 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. In what was Gary Ablett Snrs 100th game (against his former club no less), Geelong owned the first half with then Cats full-forward Gavin Exell kicking six goals resulting in a 49 point lead to the visiting side. 8, A quiet Grand Final, but this time in a winning cause. Emails will only be used for identification purposes and for the resetting of forgotten passwords. . That may well be a parting gift from Joel Selwood, a legend of this game. While the veterans starred, young gun Tyson Stengle capped off one of the stories of the AFL season with an epic. 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. North Melbourne remained goalless from the first quarter and Magpie fans were starting to believe that 1977 would be their year. 9, Was given the job on Lance Franklin and blanketed the Swans superstar. Chapman, Rooke, Milburn, Ablett, Bartel and Taylor were all excellent for Geelong. 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 recency bias is appalling, and our very own Resident Rainman has hit the nail on the head. 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. FROM PURGATORY TO HEAVEN Tyson Stengle's amazing year, Tyson Stengle adds to his amazing season with two more mesmerising majors in the Grand Final. Nick Riewoldt was the leading goal-kicker for St Kilda 5 goals. Every Geelong player rated out of 10 from the Grand Final against Sydney. What a coaching journey he has been on. With the mixture of an iconic mark, record comeback, a 19th man dominating in the second half and kicking four goals along with the biggest ever attendance in Australian sporting history the 1970 VFL Grand Final takes out the top gong for our best VFL/AFL games of the past 50 years. Send us feedback or report a mistake on this page. With the Magpie faithful cracking open the champagne at half-time to celebrate what they thought would be their 14th premiership, Carlton stunned them in the third quarter, kicking seven goals to Collingwoods one behind. The premiership was. After opening as $2.30 underdogs after their preliminary . They were 58-point winners in their qualifying final against St Kilda,[2] earning them a week's rest and a home preliminary final. We will never see anything like it again. It was the 113th annual grand final of the Australian Football League (formerly the Victorian Football League), [1] staged to determine the premiers for . The Cats are 2:34 away from glory. Geelong then responded with the next four goals of the game in a fifteen-minute period of play. The Roos, missing the likes of Wayne Carey, Mick Martyn and Anthony Stevens were sitting ninth on the ladder and went into the game massive underdogs against the reigning premier and top of the ladder Essendon. Gold Coast is the only current team not to have played in a grand final. The match, attended by 99,251 spectators, was won by Geelong by a margin of 12 points, marking the club's eighth VFL/AFL premiership victory. Emails will NOT be used for the sending of unsolicited, spam or promotional materials. [3] Geelong's Paul Chapman was awarded the Norm Smith Medal as the best player on the ground. Back on ANZAC Day 1995, Collingwood and Essendon met for the first time these two clubs had this standalone fixture. [17] Scarlett, with his right foot, gently kicked the ball five metres out of midair to Ablett, who was now in spacea moment which has become known as the toe-poke. A quick one out of the guts for the Swans, and Warner's bomb just about clears the hands on the line. Kicked two goals himself and went at 100 per cent by foot. Was subbed off in the final 10 minutes after 16 disposals and a goal. Max Holmes out, Mark O'Connor in for Geelong, ABC to rely on public interest defence against former soldier Heston Russell, 'Jailing is failing' the Northern Territory as alliance warns incarceration rates are five times national average, Australian Olympian Harry Garside arrested over alleged domestic violence, German zoo welcomes first polar bear cub in 21 years, Natascha Lechner died minutes after using frog poison in 'Kambo' vomiting ritual, inquest told. It was the 112th annual grand final of the Australian Football League (formerly the Victorian Football League), [1] staged . 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. 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With one more behind before the end of the quarter, St Kilda entered the three quarter time break with a seven-point lead. Booted three goals along with 32 disposals, 12 marks and an incredible 771m gained, to be named Norm Smith medallist. Recorded 15 disposals and five intercepts. 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. Beautiful moment at the start of the second term, booting his 50th goal for the season an achievement that appeared so unlikely 12 months ago. The game was a see-sawing affair, not only did Saverio Rocca kick nine goals in the match for the Pies but with Essendon six points up in the dying minutes of the game, Rocca kicked his ninth to level the scores. From that point forward, St Kilda dominated the middle part of the quarter, asserting an advantage in the midfield, particularly through the influence of Lenny Hayes who tallied 11 disposals for the quarter. The Bulldogs kept St Kilda goalless in the first quarter, to lead by 15 points. You are advised to change this password after using it to sign in again. EVERY SWAN RATED Skipper battles, Chad stands tall. Gary Ablett Senior also dominated with 28 disposals and three goals. 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It was sixth grand final appearance in St Kilda's history and the first since the 1997 Grand Final, with the club attempting to win its second premiership. Back in 1989, getting 30 disposals in a match was a rare thing and Gary Ayres did just that. A running goal from 45 metres (148ft) from Ablett broke a string of eleven consecutive behinds for Geelong, and put them back in front. Eddie Betts is in the thick of it, with every Cats coach playing their part in this. Hawthorn had a 36 point lead at three-quarter time but was battered and bruised. "I reckon football reached its peak as a spectacle and aesthetically when St Kilda and Geelong met at Marvel and they were 13 and zip"RE-LIVE THE INCREDIBLE 2009 CLASH: https://t.co/Z2XhRitX41 #AFLSaintsCats. AFL Stats Fact. Sam De Koning 7Showed the briefest glimpse of nerves in the opening minutes, but settled quickly to dominate the air in defence. Nonetheless, a triple premiership Cat. Just wait for the noise on the siren And the celebrations are well and truly underway. Collingwood finished strongly, winning 12 of its last 14 matches.[2]. The Saints had another chance to kick the sealer when Lenny Hayes took a long shot from outside 50 heading towards Steven Milne, an awkward bounce prevented Milne from kicking a goal and the scores were tied at the 30-minute mark. Gavin Exell ended up with nine goals for the match. Who's your tip? This website requires javascript, it looks like you have it disabled. The game would be a draw and while other Pies-Dons ANZAC Day games have produced some beauties, this one remains the original and the best. The back-line pad their stats before . The likes of Sav Rocca, Shannon Grant and Jess Sinclair dominated as the all-conquering Bombers of the time were made to look like witches hats. [6][7] In the 2009 season, Geelong won its first 13 games, but endured a late season slump with a 54 record and only two wins by greater than a goal to finish second with an 184 record. 2009 Ladder # Team P W D L Home Away GF-BF For GA-BA Agn % Pts; 1: St Kilda: 22: 20 : 2: 10-0-1: 10-0-1: 322.265 (55%) 2197: . Smart taps and disposals across half-forward and forever putting defenders on edge. 10 THINGS WE LEARNED Danger's elusive premiership, Selwood's tribute. Chaired by John Worsfold, the voters and their choices were as follows:[21]. The Bulldogs eventually won by 51 points to progress to the Preliminary Final against St Kilda. Patrick Dangerfield has done it at last. There were many stoppages, much congestion and very little opportunity for scoring by either side. In the 29th minute, Stephen Milne took a long kick into a largely open forward line towards the unguarded goals for St Kilda, but it was a tumbling kick and Scarlett was able to comfortably rush it through for a behind. Used the ball well by foot. Grand Final: St Kilda: 3.2 7.7 9.11 9.14 : 68: Sat 26-Sep-2009 2:30 PM Att: . Zach Guthrie - 6. Couldve really put himself in Norm Smith Medal contention if hed kicked straight. After half-time, Gary Ayres was moved from the backline to the midfield and dominated, which allowed Hawthorn to kick six unanswered goals in the third quarter. All data entered is sent securely via SSL to our system. Sport; Afl; Updated AFL Grand Final 2021: Reason Demons hero broke down in tears. Geelong would match that feat for the first time since 1951-1953 and the second time in the club's history. "To our wider footy club. 4, An unheralded star of this Cats backline and a deserving premiership player. 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]. In the end, Collingwood's Jack Anthony kicked the game-winning goal from a controversial free kick with only fifteen seconds remaining. This attribute ultimately accounted for Geelong's triumph.[22]. But Sam de Koning, this gun key defender, is now a goalscorer in a grand final. Facing an uphill battle in the second quarter, the Swans did well to even the contest, with both sides scoring three goals, including two to Stengle. Rose to the occasion and proved himself to be the best big-man at stoppage time. What did the AFL Punters learn from it? This is clearly an unpopular opinion, but the 2018 AFL Grand Final is extremely overrated. The highest ambient temperature for the game was only 11.3C, the coldest on record for a grand final. Taking a 74-point lead into the final quarter, the Cats were relaxed enough to share the ball around, Dangerfield handing off to Jeremy Cameron as one of the year's most dominant players took his turn to hit the scoreboard. No game or Grand Final has had more of an impact on the game of Australian Rules Football as we know it than the 1970 Grand Final between Carlton and Collingwood. The Bulldogs had a strong fight-back in the final quarter, but missed many shots on goal, finishing with 4.6 to 1.3 for the quarter. The Australian National Anthem Advance Australia Fair was performed by Amanda Harrison and Lucy Durack, stars of the hit musical Wicked. St Kilda opened the second quarter better, and Sean Dempster kicked the first goal of the quarter from a high tackle free kick in the 4th minute; but again the Saints missed several relatively easy shots at goal from Schneider, Milne and McQualter, and after twelve minutes of strong play led by only ten points. Stuart Dew went forward, and either scored or assisted with three goals in just 2:47 of playing time late in the quarter to open up a five-goal lead. The traditional grand final motorcade, which was controversially omitted from the 2007 pre-match entertainment, returned, honouring the 2008 Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees, individual award winners and retiring players with over 200 games' experience, as well as Olympic and Paralympic gold medallists. AFLW Match Highlights: Adelaide v Melbourne. Looking just at the Grand Finals since 1990, the percentages for First (65%) and Second Quarters (73%) are lower, but a startling 96% of eventual winners have led at the final change. This was Hawthorns seventh Grand Final appearance on the trot, but they were yet to achieve back-to-back premierships. Added a goal late. #AFLGF MORE: https://t.co/f9ihC9bBN6 pic.twitter.com/LXKzkbXRLZ. Crowd 100,016. Had more contested possessions, clearances and score assists than any other player on the field and was especially dominant in the second term. Winners by 81 points, 3QT: The Cats will be premiers! 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. By the third quarter, it was party time for the Cats, scoring six goals to none as the wheels fell off for the men in red and white. Follow throughout the day for all the news and colour from around the country, match . It was the team's first appearance in a grand final since winning the 1991 AFL Grand Final. Started on the bench but had an immediate impact when he came on, showing awesome pressure at the coalface. Andrew McQualter, Adam Schneider and Stephen Milne all missing easy shots at goal; but, in the 29th minute, Schneider marked and goaled from 15 meters out to give St Kilda a two-point lead at quarter time. However, a combination between inaccurate goalkicking from the Geelong forwards the worst of which were a Brad Ottens behind from 15 metres (49ft) on the run and a Cameron Mooney behind from a 5-metre (16ft), 45 set shot after the siren and strong defensive pressure from the Hawthorn defense restricted Geelong to just 1.9 (15). The posters had been sold after each Grand Final with the proceeds going to the Royal Children's Hospital. Joel Selwood gets emotional as he conjures a stunning major in the final stages to mark another incredible achievement. In fact, most of the Sydney Swans v West Coast Eagles matches from the mid-2000s were epic, thrillers in an era were defensive, low-scoring, flooding football was all the rage. John Farnham then sang "You're the Voice", joined later by Seymour and Barnes. 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. Hard to believe this kid is only 21. Was too much for Sydney to handle in attack, with his accuracy the only issue on Saturday, kicking 3.4. Geelong defeats Port Adelaide at MCG Grand Final Saturday, 29th September 2007 AFL match statistics . Playing on the wing and a little off half-back, Duncan's hard running helped set the tone, booting a goal from his 27 disposals and 13 marks. From Tom Atkins to Zach Tuohy, we assess all the Geelong players in their huge Grand Final win. The Cats blew the Swans out of the water with a dominant six-goal-to-one first quarter, leading by 35 points at the first break. The Qantas choir performed "I Still Call Australia Home", and the national anthem was performed a cappella by the cast of Jersey Boys. Hawthorn's Luke Hodge was the winner of the Norm Smith Medal for best afield, just edging out Geelong's Gary Ablett. The first quarter was close, but Adelaide dominated the game from that point forward: eight goals to two in the second quarter, six goals to three in the third quarter, and eight goals to two in the final quarter. It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll), "Geelong overcome fast-starting Dogs to book grand final berth", "Hawthorn hammers Bulldogs in qualifying final", "Full Norm Smith Medal voting - AFL.com.au", Geelong lacks drive: Jeff Kennett | Herald Sun, "Geelong Cats got your tongue? Two late goals to Collingwood narrowed the margin to 11 points at half time. 9 (159). For the second time in three years the Cats and Magpies would play off in the Preliminary Final. Nat Edwards and Damian Barrett dissect the 2022 AFL Grand Final. Brad Close 7Was one of Geelong's best when the heat was on, typifying its ferocious attack on the footy and connection with teammates. The Cats have been crying out for a ruckman to get them across the line and the former Saint delivered in spades. Collingwood 9-14-68 v St Kilda 10-8-68. 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. If this is to be his final game, this goal right here will be the perfect way to say goodbye. They have to come back and play the following week. Subbed out just after half-time, his selection proved a mistake. Wed be back to do it all over again the following week. In the second half, general play was much more even but Geelong had the better of the inside-50s and clearances, and were better able to break through St Kilda's rebound defence. . 7, Colossal. An after-the-siren goal from Rooke extended the margin to twelve points,[19] and St Kilda was held goalless during the final quarter. Tom Stewart 6Tagged by Ryan Clarke early, the Cats were content to free up other players in defence to take Stewart's customary intercepting role.
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