We all took different things from it. Football had never seen anyone like Kevin Sheedy. The Bulldogs advance to their third consecutive preliminary final, a rematch of the 2009 preliminary final against St Kilda. The following weeks replay (Collingwood won) never stood a chance. Leigh Fisher 4. We just dig deep, use it as motivation and go again. They did, and won the next three flags. [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) St Kilda entered the season after having won the 2009 minor premiership with the club's best ever home and away record of 202, but losing the grand final to Geelong by two goals. Collingwood dominated the second quarter. Over four million will watch the AFL Grand Final at the MCG on Saturday 24 September, slightly fewer will. 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. 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. Following Richie's Performance, the team theme songs were performed as saxophone solos by Joe Camilleri (for Collingwood) and Wilbur Wilde (for St Kilda). Geelong is ranked first with 25.8 points a game, with Sydney (24.9) not far behind. Tagger Adam McPhee was particularly influential on Luke Hodge, holding the former Norm Smith medallist to only five disposals in the first three-quarters. *West Coast held the lead for a total of nine minutes and four seconds. Should be his middle name. 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. 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. Hayes and Goddard were again prominent at the clearances, with both playing at various times as the third man up in ruck contests. Not only will it be the first decider at the MCG in three years, it will also be the first time these teams have squared off to decide a premiership. 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. This year, of course, will be the nineteenth. 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. [21][22] The Victorian Racing Club moved the Turnbull Stakes to 3 October. This chart shows that there is a slight increase in the difference between the expected number of points that the higher-placed team will score relative to the lower-placed team as the gap in their respective ladder positions increases, but it's only half a goal per ladder position. This was the third draw in a VFL/AFL grand final, the previous two occurring in 1948 and 1977. It was attended by 93,853 people. Grand Final Legends; AFLUA Hall of Fame; Team of the Century; Reserve Grade UA. Took plenty of marks and used the ball efficiently by foot. There have been 15 Grand Finals of this type, five of them occurring since 1980 (1982, 1997, 2001, 2004 and 2011). The teams also met in the first round of the preseason competition which St Kilda won by 1 point. Grand finals - AFLUA Its gone, he said. Take a gander at the stats sheet and you will find that the former Hawk was in everything. In fact, it might already be on repeat around the country. Chris Donlon 2. The match ended in a draw, with both teams scoring 68 points. Sydney and Fremantle, the only non-Victorian clubs in the finals series, finished equal on points, but Sydney earned a game against Carlton on percentage. While the veterans starred, young gun Tyson Stengle capped off one of the stories of the AFL season with an epic. Emails will NOT be used for the sending of unsolicited, spam or promotional materials. They conceded 76 points from intercepts in round two against the Swans their most this season. Aside from television, the grand final was also broadcast by a number of radio stations. You are advised to change this password after using it to sign in again. Passwords are encrypted before being stored in our system (we cannot see what your password is). 8, Consistent and reliable as always in the middle. Isaac Smith snares a pair of goals in the opening term as the Cats look ominous early. If the first quarter was the business, the third quarter was the party. 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. 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. Nick Brown 14. Most of the game statistics were fairly even across the game. The 2010 decider was telecast nationwide by the Seven Network, on their main channel as well as the new high-definition (HD) digital channel 7mate. The two best teams with arguably the two best tactical coaches will hopefully give us a Grand Final for the ages. Both teams had several inside-50s early in the quarter, but all were rebounded without score, with Maxwell and Goddard both prominent for their respective teams. That was a tragedy, Alastair Clarkson said. It was Geelongs perfect day and it meant there were some ridiculously high player ratings scores across the board. They would recover to win seven games in a row before Riewoldt's return, and finished third on the ladder with a record of 1561. 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. 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. Geelong's Paul Chapman celebrates after defeating Collingwood at the MCG in the 2011 grand final. No grand final gets in your marrow quite like 1989. Scoring progression; St Kilda Time Score Time Geelong; 1st quarter (30m 36s) 0.0.0 - 1.0.6 2m 35s: Max Rooke goal : 0.0.0 - 2.0.12 7m 47s: Cameron Mooney goal: Adam Schneider behind SydneyGeelong has a handful of individuals that need close attention, but none more so than red-hot forward Jeremy Cameron. GeelongLook no further than skipper Joel Selwood. You are advised to change this password after using it to sign in again. . What's more, this difference explains only about half of one percentage of the variability in that margin. But the result was similar to three years ago, when Richmond hammered an overawed Greater Western Sydney. Collingwood entered the 2010 season after having lost its preliminary final in 2009 against eventual premiers Geelong. View Advanced Stats . [11] The network had only broadcast the match following an agreement that would see them, along with Network Ten (which had been contracted under the current deal to telecast the event in 2007, 2009 and 2011), share the rights to the match every year, with the other network broadcasting the pre-season grand final and the Brownlow Medal presentation that year as well. Statistics show Geelong is 5-4 in games where the opposition pressure rating is more than 180. [29] Steele Sidebottom (26 disposals, two goals) was a close second, with eight votes. (Note that the finals systems have, especially in the early days of footy, been fairly complex, so not all 6ths are created equal.). Perhaps, I thought, more recent history would show a stronger link between ladder position difference and margin. 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. AFL Match Statistics : Richmond defeats Geelong at Gabba Grand Final Saturday, 24th October 2020 Advanced stats available for this page. New to Kayo? 2010 AFL finals series - Wikipedia 2011 Geelong defeated Collingwood by 38 points. It's war today. The Hawks blew them away early but were dead on their feet at three quarter time. After two years away, the biggest day on. Who will win this battle of the competition's two most consistent clubs of the past decade? Send us feedback or report a mistake on this page. But these things are subjective and this column is an indulgence. Fremantle built a 42-point lead at three-quarter time, while Hawthorn's goalkicking accuracy was poor, scoring 1.11 (17) in the first half. Max Holmes (hamstring) will miss the clash, with Mark O'Connor coming into the Cats' 22 and Brandan Parfitt named the sub. That was a tragedy, Alastair Clarkson said; losing a grand final was simply a missed opportunity. 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.