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. 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. Collingwood made two changes to their preliminary final team, bringing in Leon Davis and Simon Prestigiacomo and omitting Tyson Goldsack and Nathan Brown. 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 system is a final eight system. Collingwood was 27 points up, and the footy writer Rohan Connolly remembers a Magpie fan in the outer popping the cork on a bottle of champagne (there was a one slab, two bottle limit in those days). The premiership is usually decided by a single match; however, as the first grand final ended in a draw, a grand final replay was played the following week and was won by Collingwood. The grand final replay was attended by 93,853 people, roughly 6,000 fewer than the drawn grand final. Emails will NOT be used for the sending of unsolicited, spam or promotional materials. Within two minutes, Dawes kicked a goal from about 40m out near the boundary line to stretch the margin to 47 points. Smith then set up another for Close, who capped a terrific term by slotting a difficult shot. In the 22nd minute, Cloke's attempt for goal was rushed behind after he was awarded a free kick. Andrew Stephens 13. The only previous encounter was the 1966 grand final in which St Kilda won its only premiership, winning by a single point 10.14 (74) to 10.13 (73). VFAUA presidents; VFAUA Life Members; Grand Final Umpires 1903 - 1988 Deserves a premiership medallion after being a key member of the Cats on-ball brigade for many years. 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. 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. [24] The Chris Mainwaring Legends Match, which raises money for Perth's Telethon was moved to 9 October. From the moment the ball clears the centre of the ground, Rhys Stanley drops into defence allowing Mark Blicavs to take over in the ruck and thus helping to free up intercept kings Tom Stewart and Sam De Koning. In the final minute of the game, St Kilda had the ball in its forward line, and after fifteen seconds of scrambling around 1525 metres from goal, Collingwood cleared to the boundary line on the wing. The final quarter was again a close contest. 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. After the game, the two captains, Nick Maxwell of Collingwood and Nick Riewoldt of St Kilda, both stated that they would have preferred an extra time period; Maxwell was particularly scathing of the arrangement, labeling it an "absolute joke" in an interview immediately after the final siren,[19] but the full replay was not without its supporters, with Collingwood coach Michael Malthouse pledging his support to the traditional arrangement in his post-match press conference.[20]. It was brilliantly captured in Peter Dicksons short documentary. 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. If hed kicked straight, he would have romped in the Norm Smith Medal. Take a gander at the stats sheet and you will find that the former Hawk was in everything. Most of the game statistics were fairly even across the game. Emails will NOT be used for the sending of unsolicited, spam or promotional materials. 9, Was given the job on Lance Franklin and blanketed the Swans superstar. 6, As hes done several times this year, got better as the game wore on after a quiet first half. Hawkins started the run with back-to-back goals out of the ruck inside 50, before Selwood and Dangerfield's commanding midfield performances led to more opportunities. This gave St Kilda its first lead of the game, after Collingwood had been leading since the opening goal, 20 seconds into the game. St Kilda brought Ben McEvoy into the team, to replace injured ruckman Michael Gardiner. Collingwood won the replay by 56 points to become the 2010 premiers. 7, What a yarn. That was a tragedy, Alastair Clarkson said. You are advised to change this password after using it to sign in again. SydneyGeelong has a handful of individuals that need close attention, but none more so than red-hot forward Jeremy Cameron. Picture: AFL Photos, Cameron Ling with the premiership cup after the 2011 Grand Final between Geelong and Collingwood. Office Bearers 1957 - 1983; VFLRGUA Life Members; Grand Final Umpires 1919 - 1982; VFL Under19s. Nick Brown 14. Geelong player ratings for the Grand Final. 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. They beat Collingwood three times. My earliest memory is from this game, which is a worry. This means that even if a top-four team loses in the first week, it still remains in the finals, playing a semi-final the next week against the winner of an elimination final. There were the fresher faces, like Sam De Koning, Zach Guthrie and Brad Close who all paid their way, and Tyson Stengle? Nick Foot 3. Collingwood Betting Odds: Win 2.06, Line +2.5 @ 1.92, Geelong Betting Odds: Win 1.80, Line -2.5 @ 1.92. Used the ball well by foot. The 2010 radio broadcasters include Triple M, SEN 1116, 3AW, 774 ABC Melbourne, 95.5 K-Rock, NIRS, FIVEaa, 6PR and Crocmedia. Isaac Smith snares a pair of goals in the opening term as the Cats look ominous early. 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. Chad Warner One of the few winners on a nightmare day for his team. The Australian Football League's 2010 finals series determined the top eight final positions of the 2010 AFL season. We cant do anything about it. Resilience, stoicism, staunchness, a little gallows humour, phlegmatism, but also inextinguishable hope: this is how our club has shaped us.. It was attended by 93,853 people. Passwords are encrypted before being stored in our system (we cannot see what your password is). 1,360. Collingwood dominated in the third quarter. A very drunk uncle rose from the couch at home BURY HIM! he boomed. Over four million will watch the AFL Grand Final at the MCG on Saturday 24 September, slightly fewer will. [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) CROWNING MOMENT Superstar Cat finally gets his premiership medallion. It was the awakening of this sleeping giant.. Emails will only be used for identification purposes and for the resetting of forgotten passwords. 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). Both grand finals were held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne. View Advanced Stats . Find out how each teams season is shaping up! 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. Emails will only be used for identification purposes and for the resetting of forgotten passwords. Across the 111 Grand Finals in VFL/AFL history - excluding the two replays - only 18 of them, or about 1-in-6, has seen the team finishing 1st on the home-and-away ladder play the team finishing 3rd. Justin Power 5. [1] It was the last grand final to be replayed prior to the introduction of extra time.[2]. The series was scheduled to occur over four weekends in September 2010, culminating with the 114th AFL/VFL Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 25 September 2010. Surely this one was sweeter, given the Cats' close runs and near misses in previous campaigns. [17] Brendon Goddard placed second with seven votes, while Dale Thomas came third with six votes, receiving the most Norm Smith votes of any Collingwood player. 6, Tagged by Ryan Clarke, as expected. Seven also televised the AFL grand final replay, on 2 October, albeit not in 3D nor in High Definition, as the equipment was being loaned in Sydney for the NRL Grand Final.[12]. Collingwood entered the 2010 season after having lost its preliminary final in 2009 against eventual premiers Geelong. 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. EVERY CATS PLAYER RATED Super Stengle, Danger brings his bestEVERY SWANS PLAYER RATED Skipper battles, Chad stands tall. [16], Chaired by Brad Scott, the voters and their choices were as follows:[18]. The first score of the quarter was not until the 9th minute, when Davis crumbed a goal from a stoppage, extending the margin to 14 points. 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 . Collingwood beat St Kilda for disposals (379326), kicks (250178), marks (12184) and tackles (8767), while St Kilda had more handpasses than Collingwood (148129). Send us feedback or report a mistake on this page. The teams were even in both clearances and contested disposals, and both managed six shots on goal. Sydney recorded a memorable elimination final win against Carlton at ANZ Stadium by five points. Teams from 3rd and 4th positions have each made about the same number of appearances, winning a spot about 1 year in 4. Melbourne is expected to reach a maximum of 14C throughout the day with light southwesterly winds and the chance of a morning shower. The final of the grand final sprint was held at half-time of the first final. With that in mind, veteran Dane Rampe might have one of the most important jobs on the field on Saturday. After two years away, the biggest day on. [29] Collingwood was particularly dominant at ruck contests, winning 47 tap-outs to St Kilda's 26. '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. 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. The Bulldogs advance to their third consecutive preliminary final, a rematch of the 2009 preliminary final against St Kilda. He went into an AFL function room, where he found a woman sitting alone, crying. 7, Colossal. THE MOMENT Tomahawk's brute power blows Swans away. Quite the contrary, it transpires. What a player. Cookies will be used for the identification of users if the "Remember me on this computer" option is checked. Goals were scored by Cloke in the 3rd minute, Macaffer in the 18th minute from a holding the ball free kick against Eddy and 50-metre penalty against Ray, and O'Brien in the 26th minute; of their remaining shots, three fell short and were touched or rushed for behinds, while Cloke missed two relatively easy shotsone from a 25-metre set shot directly in front and one from a snap shot 30 metres outin the final two minutes of the quarter. Finally, Schneider had a set shot from 30m as the siren sounded, but only managed a behind. Passwords are encrypted before being stored in our system (we cannot see what your password is). Tagger Adam McPhee was particularly influential on Luke Hodge, holding the former Norm Smith medallist to only five disposals in the first three-quarters. Max Holmes (hamstring) will miss the clash, with Mark O'Connor coming into the Cats' 22 and Brandan Parfitt named the sub. Still worth all those first-round picks he cost them 5, Isaac Norm Smith. John Howorth 18. More so than any other grand final, its like watching a completely different sport, mainly because of the state of the ground. He probably should have won it anyway. Nudging this for the Saturday arvo matinee, Grand Final History: A Look at Ladder Positions. This year, of course, will be the nineteenth. The Saints kicked two goals in five minutes through Goddard and Gilbert to close the gap to seven points in the 22nd minute. 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. A NOTE ABOUT RELEVANT ADVERTISING: We collect information about the content (including ads) you use across this site and use it to make both advertising and content more relevant to you on our . Seemed to run with Tom Papley for large stints of the match and had him well beaten. The camera had previously been trialled by the Nine Network during its coverage of Friday Night Football in 2004, as well as the Rugby League State of Origin. Collingwood won the minor premiership, followed by 2009 Grand finalists Geelong and St Kilda, while giving Western Bulldogs a second chance spot in the top four. 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. You old-timers just love it for the punch-ons. If youre still a sceptic, Tony Wilsons book 1989: The Great Grand Final should sway you. Collingwood won the replay the following week. The two teams alternated goals throughout the final term. Collingwood: 11.11 (77) Venue: MCG (Crowd: 113,545) Norm Smith Medal: Wayne Harmes - Carlton TV AND RADIO:Click here for broadcast guide. Came into the game late and kicked a goal within a minute. One of those led to a goal to Smith, who then streamed forward and kicked his second. Collingwood won the quarter 3.3 (21) to St Kilda's 1.6 (12) and took a 27-point lead into half time.[29]. If it is a valid email, your password will be reset and emailed to you. Collingwood took an eight-point lead into three-quarter time. 8, An awesome game to cap off an awesome season. Overall, Collingwood managed ten shots at goal, but took many from long distance, which affected their overall accuracy: their total score for the quarter was 3.6 (24) with one out on the full. It was amazing. Geelong 10.17 (77) at the SCG, Swamp's spectacular Grand Final statistics, Smith's standout game was rewarded with a Norm Smith Medal, Danger's elusive premiership, Selwood's touching tribute, Superstar Cat finally gets his premiership medallion. It was a first quarter that will live on in the memories of Cats fans forever. The match ended in a draw, with both teams scoring 68 points. Round 2: Sydney 17.5 (107) def. It took Koschitzke to end that streak, after marking the ball from a Riewoldt kick from the centre square. 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. >> Get all your LIVE scores and stats on the go with the AFL Live Official AppCATS v SWANS Follow it LIVE. 8, Flawless by foot, helping repel several (albeit rare) Swans attacking forays. With its loss, St Kilda became the first team since Collingwood in 2002 and 2003 to finish runners-up twice in a row. No grand final had richer storylines from Dippers audibly hissing lungs, to Dermott Breretons ruptured kidney, to Gary Ablett thanking his saviour. Geelong's Paul Chapman celebrates after defeating Collingwood at the MCG in the 2011 grand final. Then, in the 20th minute, Goddard scored a goal from 20 metres out, directly in front, after taking a big specky over O'Brien. Had a nervous start, shanking a kick out of bounds on the full despite being under no pressure. This article was amended on 19 September 2022. [35], Tyson Goldsack's mother placed a successful bet on her son, who is usually a defender but started in the forward-line, to kick the first goal of the replay. He couldnt give a stuff about his stats sheet. Ladder positions 5 and 6 have provided only 6 Grand Finalists between them, and only 2 Flags. The matches were the first occasion when a clash guernsey was required in a grand final since the introduction of them in the 1990s, with St Kilda (being the lower ranked team on the ladder) required to wear its predominantly white clash guernsey due to their home guernsey clashing with Collingwood, who began wearing a predominantly black home guernsey in 2001. Goals were scored by Thomas (5th minute), Dal Santo (7th minute), O'Brien (12th minute, with the assistance of a 50-metre penalty), Milne (13th minute), Wellingham (17th minute), Milne again (25th minute), and finally Sidebottom (27th minute).