2009 afl grand final stats

CLASSY CAT MAKES HISTORY Isaac Smith's medal win one for the ages, Isaac Smith notches three goals in one of his all-time best performances to be awarded the Norm Smith Medal. Footy never sleeps, and neither does ABC Sport. It was the 112th annual grand final of the Australian Football League (formerly the Victorian Football League), [1] staged . "And to our members, we can't thank you enough. 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. Worked his way into the game and finished with an incredible curling bomb from 50m in the last quarter. This attribute ultimately accounted for Geelong's triumph.[22]. Came into the game late and kicked a goal within a minute. 'Okay, without being fantastic': Alan Joyce's legacy after 15 years at the helm of Qantas. Follow throughout the day for all the news and colour from around the country, match . Spare a thought for Mick Martyn, he played one of his best games but couldnt do anything about Leigh Tudors wobbly kick that resulted in Gary Ablett taking the mark and having a shot after the siren. 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. Shane Crawford retired after the game setting a record for most games before playing in a Premiership (305 games); the sound bite of Crawford hijacking the microphone and shouting "That's what I'm talkin' about!" New to Kayo? [4] Collingwood progressed to the Preliminary Final against Geelong. Tyson Stengle celebrates a goal during the 2022 Grand Final between Geelong and Sydney. Channel 7 got bang for their buck as one of the most dramatic games in the history of Australian Rules Football played out. Essendon and Carlton have been premiers 16 times. 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!) 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. 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 2009 AFL season. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today. An iconic game to end the 1980s and the Victorian Football League era. Patrick Dangerfield has done it at last. 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 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). Trent Croad never played again, as he never fully recovered from his broken foot; as a result, he sat out the entire 2009 season and retired before the 2010 season began. To leave a comment on the blog, please log in or sign up for an ABC account. The winning streak, known as the "Kennett curse", achieved iconic status in the AFL in the intervening years. They have to come back and play the following week. 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. I hope you're sitting back proud. 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. The scores were level with 1:40 left on the clock. Geelong was the warm favourite to win the grand final, with Hawthorn attracting odds of $3.05 for the win at the opening bounce. In 1948 and 1977 there were grand final replays after initial draws. Tom Hawkins is in tears at full forward. St Kilda's Jason Gram, who had 30 disposals, finished second for the medal; he also polled nine votes but lost to Chapman on a countback, as Chapman received three votes from three of the five judges, while Gram received three votes from only one judge. 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. Hawthorn defenders made a clear effort to rush behinds whenever there was any applied pressure from the Geelong forwards, which was reflected in Geelong's inability to defend against Hawthorn's rebounds. 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. The Saints' home-and-away season was the best in its history, winning the first 19 games to record the longest winning streak in the club's history, before losing consecutive late season games to finished on top of the ladder with a 202 record and the McClelland Trophy for the first time since 1997. Geelong scored a goal from a Hawkins set shot in the second minute of the final quarter to bring the margin back to a single point. Brandan Parfitt 3Appeared from absolutely nowhere to run onto a goal in the goalsquare in the final 10 minutes. 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. Television still did delayed telecasts of games back then and contractual obligations required the game not be moved to the MCG, resulting in the match start time being moved from the traditional 2:10 pm to 3:10 pm to satisfy broadcaster Channel 7. This page is a collection of VFL/AFL premiership and grand final statistics.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.Each year, the premiership is awarded to the club that wins the AFL Grand Final.The grand final has been played in all VFL/AFL seasons except for 1897 and . We will never see anything like it again. The Australian Football League's 2009 finals series determined the top eight final positions of the 2009 AFL season over four weekends in September 2009, culminating with the 113th AFL/VFL Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 26 September 2009. [3] Geelong's Paul Chapman was awarded the Norm Smith Medal as the best player on the ground. [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. 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. At the age of 15, he won a sports scholarship and boarded at Wesley College. At the main break, Collingwood led by 24 points after dominating in the first-half. 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. The 51,878 people who were at the MCG and the very few who happened to have C7 Sport on Optus Vision back in the day witnessed one of the greatest games theyll ever see. Passwords are encrypted before being stored in our system (we cannot see what your password is). After kicking the first goal of the final quarter, Carlton led by 30 points; but, Brisbane staged a strong comeback, kicking the last six goals of the game, to overrun Carlton and record a seven point win. Geelong and St Kilda had never previously met each other in a grand final. [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. 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? 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. The Cats are 2:34 away from glory. Geelong are champions for 2022, and they couldn't be more worthy of the honour. Geelong has capped a dominant season by comprehensively dismantling Sydney by 81 points in the AFL men's grand final. Games in Victoria are played at the MCG, regardless of the team's usual home ground. 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. Isaac Smith has won the Norm Smith Medal! Geelong looked stronger than Hawthorn at stoppages, but Hawthorn was damaging from rebounds, so neither team could gain the overall dominance in general play, leading to an intense see-sawing quarter of football which saw each team score five goals and Geelong lead by one point at quarter time. This website requires javascript, it looks like you have it disabled. 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). The two undefeated sides were scheduled to meet on Sunday afternoon at Etihad Stadium in Round 14 of that season. A subsequent behind to Rooke in the 27th minute put the Cats seven points ahead. Then settled in nicely with eight touches and five marks in the first quarter. Kicked Geelong's third goal of the game after pushing forward to attack and provided a big body around the contest all day. It was a highly anticipated grand final, eliciting memories of the classic 1989 VFL Grand Final played between the same teams, with Geelong entering the match as the favourites to win. 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. 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. 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. Geelong's twenty-three behinds included eleven rushed behinds by Hawthorn, some of which were deliberate, and some of which occurred directly from kick-ins. That may well be a parting gift from Joel Selwood, a legend of this game. Mitch Duncan 8Did whatever he pleased, owning vast swathes of the MCG grass. You've been strong, and you'll be back I'm sure. The curse ended when Hawthorn defeated Geelong in the 2013 first preliminary final. AFLW Match Highlights: Adelaide v Melbourne. The Cats have won their tenth premiership and left the MCG in tears of joy. It was during Channel 7s coverage of the West Coast v Geelong game on the same day when Dennis Cometti did the old If you dont want to know the score, look away now trick and came back with If I told you the score, you wouldnt believe me.. The AFL Grand Final is a draw! The Dees had closed the gap to seven points in the final term, but Adelaide found a rare bit of space on the open side of the ground, coolly and calmly finding targets before Danielle Ponter's second - accelerating away . 6, One of the Cats best players during the finals series. Picture: AFL Photos, Brandan Parfitt celebrates a Geelong goal against Sydney in the 2022 AFL Grand Final. North Melbourne started the match all guns blazing and led 4-4 (28) to Collingwood 1-5 (11) but the Kangaroos failed to capitalise on the scoreboard in the second quarter. pic.twitter.com/OA7iYDGvS3, To the memory of Michael Williamson, whose call of Alex Jesaulenkos iconic mark in the 1970 Grand Final will live on forever.#BoundByBlue pic.twitter.com/GUlzEyV0Bs. Geelong won the AFL premiership, for the second time in three years, following their twelve-point win over St Kilda in the grand final. That's it from the blog! The top four teams in the eight receive what is popularly known as the "double chance" when they play in week-one qualifying finals. The Bulldogs kept St Kilda goalless in the first quarter, to lead by 15 points. Added a goal late. Can Cameron kick another? 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. No retirement announcement, just a lot of class. Alex Jesalenko would kick the goal in the dying minutes to seal the game for Carlton. Read today's tips and betting previews for racing and sports. Now dangerous from both rebounds and stoppages, the Hawks started to gain the ascendancy, and a crumbing goal from Rioli put Hawthorn two goals up. 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). It was the biggest margin the Swans had conceded in a first quarter all year, and would prove fatal. In the third quarter, Collingwood dominated, kicking six goals to none, to lead by ten points. What's your favourite memory from the 1989 grand final? You are advised to change this password after using it to sign in again. Emails will only be used for identification purposes and for the resetting of forgotten passwords. This page is not available in other languages. Jeremy Cameron 6Early on looked a step behind the pace, with Robbie Fox competing well against the dynamic spearhead. They would win the match against the defending premiers, winning their first premiership in 17 years. Thanks again, see you next time! 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. 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. The Kangaroos came out firing, kicking 12 goals in the first quarter to establish a lead of 57 points. Booted three goals along with 32 disposals, 12 marks and an incredible 771m gained, to be named Norm Smith medallist. In 1897 and 1924 there were no grand finals and instead the premier was decided by a finals play-off. 2022. Tom McCartin gave up two goals in quick succession, first caught holding the ball by Mitch Duncan and then turning the ball over in front of goal, summing up the day for Sydney. 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. He also made a rare change and brought in 19th man Ted Hopkins in place of Bert Thornley. Picture: AFL Photos, The moment: Tomahawk's brute power blows Swans away, Danger's elusive premiership, Selwood's tribute. However, St Kilda finished the quarter with a flurry of goals, kicking three inside the final minute of playing time. Isaac Heeney who failed to touch the ball in the first quarter finally got involved in the match, kicking a major for the Swans with just his third possession. Gryan Miers 5Wasn't sighted overly often but provided a lot of buzz around the footy in attack. 7, Started as the Cats sub. 1,360. Geelong then responded with the next four goals of the game in a fifteen-minute period of play. We spent an afternoon down at Henson Club and met John Trady Trad , Thrilling finishes, big bags, dynasties over, and goals of the year kicked. Rhys Stanley - 8/10. Rhys Stanley 6Played a ruck/defensive role, as he did last week. Tom Hawkins earns the first two goals of the Grand Final after some typically brilliant work in these ruck contests, Isaac Smith snares a pair of goals in the opening term as the Cats look ominous early, Hayden McLean stems the bleeding for Sydney with this dazzling grab and finish, Swans young gun Chad Warner refuses to go down and provides Callum Mills for an awesome finish, Geelong continues to pile on more pain as Isaac Smith nails his third in some style, 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, VFLW superstar Sergeant Rhiannon Busch joins the crew for Yokayi Footy's Anzac Day special, highlighted by Charlie Cameron's incredible haul, From college basketball to the biggest stage in the AFL, enjoy Mason Cox's career highlights, Enjoy the thrilling final moments between Adelaide and Collingwood in round seven, Collingwood small defender John Noble drifts forward and nails this mighty kick on the run late in the game, All 18 club presidents have backed Tasmania's bid for the competition's 19th licence, meaning the state is one step closer to its own team, Jack Hayes will be sidelined for another couple of months due to a hamstring injury, Suns spearhead says he has no intention of leaving Gold Coast, Roy, Calvin and Warnie reveal their early trades for round eight, Access All Areas look at the contentious decisions during Collingwood's miracle win over the Crows, thanks to Crypto.com, Round seven AFL Rising Star nominee Finn Callaghan discusses his season so far with Cal Twomey, All the action from the state leagues around the country. 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. 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. Cookies will be used for the identification of users if the "Remember me on this computer" option is checked. Chad Warner is certainly one who can say he has done his team proud today. Wed be back to do it all over again the following week. 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. 6, Tagged by Ryan Clarke, as expected. A running goal from 45 metres (148ft) from Ablett broke a string of eleven consecutive behinds for Geelong, and put them back in front. 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. 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. The dominant club over the previous two years, the club at one point went on a run of 55 wins from 58 games. Carltons coach Ron Barassi urged his players to handball at all costs, back in an era when the handpass was a rare commodity. 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. The 2008 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football match contested between the Geelong Football Club and the Hawthorn Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 27 September 2008. Kangaroos 25. Had the moment of the match in the match in the final term, kicking an emotional goal that saw his family shed tears in the stands. Tom Atkins 6Did exactly what his coach would have asked of him, bringing pressure around the ground and winning the footy himself. The grand final was played in warm conditions under sunny skies at the Melbourne Cricket Ground with conditions reaching 27C. . It's not hyperbole to say two or three years ago we were in real trouble. The people have spoken, and these are the 10 best Grand Finals of all-time, as voted by you.Which games are too low, and which are too high? There was a very high number of tackles laid during the gamepartly due to the high pressure of the teams, and also exacerbated by the wet conditions are always conducive to high tackle counts. Ian Moss also performed lead guitar notes to the tune of "Up There Cazaly". How much extra could mortgage repayments be, now the cash rate is 3.85 per cent? What did the AFL Punters learn from it? 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 This grand final appearance was the sixteenth in Geelong's history and its third in succession. Carey would kick four goals in the third quarter but the end-to-end goal-for-goal attack of the match would see North only reduce Geelongs lead to 18 points at the final break. The sold-out MCG left stunned but not disappointed with what they witnessed. and managed to spoil the kick. 2011 had the last all Victorian AFL Grand Final with Cats/Magpies and rated 1.389m. Details about next week later tonight. 8, Consistent and reliable as always in the middle. We'll be back better for it next year.". Hawthorn had a 36 point lead at three-quarter time but was battered and bruised. Some even say the West Coast flag of 2006 is tainted, but its not. The Geelong players are each heading up to receive their premiership medals, and soon after them will be their captain Joel Selwood. Stiff to miss the Norm Smith medal, but he couldnt care finally a premiership player. The 2009 version was no sane person's idea of a pleasant afternoon's entertainment. Midfielder Sam Mitchell was reported for making forceful front-on contact on Ablett (the charge was withdrawn at the tribunal). Melbourne ($1.67) is the favourite to beat the Bulldogs ($2.25) in the 2021 Grand Final, according to Pointsbet. What's he doing up there?!? 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. There are 22 seconds left in the grand final. Was just as influential in the ruck, neutralising Tom Hickeys influence consistently. Every Geelong player rated out of 10 from the Grand Final against Sydney. The Hawks regained the lead and were never headed again. 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. We've beaten Geelong when it matters. . Still worth all those first-round picks he cost them 5, Isaac Norm Smith. Subbed out just after half-time, his selection proved a mistake. Hawthorn had won four games in a row leading into the grand final, all by more than 50 points. Live Scores & Stats: AFL Live Ladder : Essendon defeats Melbourne Grand Final, Saturday, 2nd September 2000 : Team: Q1: Q2: Q3: Q4: Final: Essendon: 4.8 10.16 16.17 19.21 135 Melbourne: 3.3 This was Hawthorns seventh Grand Final appearance on the trot, but they were yet to achieve back-to-back premierships. Chapman, Rooke, Milburn, Ablett, Bartel and Taylor were all excellent for Geelong. The same trends continued into the early third quarter, with Geelong winning in the midfield but faltering in the forward-line. The two sides had faced each other once during the year in a famous Round 14 match which is considered one of the best home-and-away matches in history. 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. Joel Selwood gets emotional as he conjures a stunning major in the final stages to mark another incredible achievement. 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 St Kilda progressed directly to the Preliminary Final, where it faced the Western Bulldogs in the First Preliminary Final. Kicking in from the behind, the Cats went to a contest 50m from goal where a strong mark was taken by Harry Taylor. . The Bulldogs took back the lead with a goal early in the quarter, but with five scoring shots resulting in 1.4, did not build a lead; two late goals to St Kilda's captain Nick Riewoldt (who finished with four goals for the game) saw St Kilda regain and seal a seven point win. Tyson Stengle has done it, against all odds. "To our wider footy club. Nick Riewoldt was the leading goal-kicker for St Kilda 5 goals. A premiership player in his 250th game not a bad day to say the least. . Collingwood made five changes (four because of injuries) to the team that lost to St Kilda. Franklin is a cousin of Melbourne forward Jeff Garlett and former Fremantle defender Dale Kickett. Geelong, the 2007 Premiers, won 21 of 22 games during the home and away season to win its second consecutive McClelland Trophy, and tied the 2000 Essendon Bombers for most wins ever in a home and away season. The AFL grand final is back at the MCG and Geelong and Sydney will battle it out for the 2022 premiership. 10 THINGS WE LEARNED Danger's elusive premiership, Selwood's tribute. You guys have been the benchmark for god knows how long, and it's great to se you get reward for effort. They were 58-point winners in their qualifying final against St Kilda,[2] earning them a week's rest and a home preliminary final. Check out the five moments that stole the grand final spotlight. Geelong then dominated the second half, kicking ten goals to one, ultimately winning by 73 points. The winners of those matches move on to the Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne. Sport; Afl; Updated AFL Grand Final 2021: Reason Demons hero broke down in tears. It is the club's first flag since 2011, which was also won with coach Chris . But Sam de Koning, this gun key defender, is now a goalscorer in a grand final. This is clearly an unpopular opinion, but the 2018 AFL Grand Final is extremely overrated. Nat Edwards and Damian Barrett dissect the 2022 AFL Grand Final. 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.

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