Only one match is left to be played in this season and it'll be to decide the AFL premiers for season 2021. 1,360. Geelong and Sydney do battle at the MCG on the final Saturday in September, bidding to be crowned the 2022 premier. While the veterans starred, young gun Tyson Stengle capped off one of the stories of the AFL season with an epic Every Geelong player rated out of 10 from the Grand Final against Sydney. 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. 8, Consistent and reliable as always in the middle. 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. Collingwood's three-quarter-time lead was 41 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 . The finals system [ edit] The system is a final eight system. 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. Had a nervous start, shanking a kick out of bounds on the full despite being under no pressure. 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). 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. MATCH DAY OPTION + FUNCTION* From TBC per person Package includes: Match Day Option - Grand Final Plus Pass or Final Siren* or Crown Grand Final Breakfast* or In-Ground Dining* Grand Final Plus Pass - Includes a ticket for 2023 Toyota AFL Finals Series This system is different from the McIntyre final eight system, which was previously used by the AFL First and second goalkicker, quintessentially grabbing the ball out of the ruck from a forward 50 stoppage and snapping two classy majors. 1. St Kilda advanced to its second consecutive Grand Final. Quite the contrary, it transpires. 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. 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. Rat-cunning, he scoured the country for rough-hewn types who would play in his image. Collingwood entered half time with a 24-point lead. Follow throughout the day for all the news and colour from around the country, match . [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. 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. CROWNING MOMENT Superstar Cat finally gets his premiership medallion. In a sea of sideburns, Ross Twiggy Dunne marked a long bomb. It's war today. [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. The two sides subsequently kicked goal for goal, with Didak, Hayes, Sidebottom, and Gilbert all registering goals. [23] Cricket Victoria delayed the opening of the Victorian Premier Cricket season to the following weekend. This game often gets relegated in these type of lists, partly because of the Meat Loaf debacle, but mainly because it blew out in the final term. Lenny Hayes won the Norm Smith Medal for the drawn grand final comfortably, with 13 of a possible 15 votes, named best on ground by four of the five voters. Another great premiership player story. The Hawks blew them away early but were dead on their feet at three quarter time. 6, As hes done several times this year, got better as the game wore on after a quiet first half. Geelong advanced to its fourth consecutive preliminary final, and the third of those to be played against Collingwood. They finally worked the locks at the MCG. 9, Looked assured in defence, as he has done all finals series, especially early in the game. Passwords are encrypted before being stored in our system (we cannot see what your password is). 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. St Kilda and Collingwood players after the 2010 AFL grand final ended in a draw. 7, Started as the Cats sub. Geelong hammered Brisbane in its preliminary final to advance, while Sydney squeaked home against Collingwood. He couldnt give a stuff about his stats sheet. They came in different ways: Duncan the beneficiary of a holding the ball free kick, Close the winner from a Tom McCartin miskick. Tyson Stengle adds to his amazing season with two more mesmerising majors in the Grand Final. All data entered is sent securely via SSL to our system. [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. Far more common, as you'd expect, has been a matchup between the teams from 1st and 2nd on the ladder. [26] Many players had to reschedule their post-season holiday plans to be available to play in the replay.[27]. The first score was registered in the 5th minute, a goal from a set shot by Tyson Goldsack. 8, Flawless by foot, helping repel several (albeit rare) Swans attacking forays. By comparison, teams finishing 2nd have appeared in 68 Grand Finals (61%) and won 44% of them. Hawthorn kicked four goals to two in the final quarter, but Fremantle withstood the minor challenge to win and advance to the second semi-final against Geelong. 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. 8, Was the beneficiary of the Swans tagging Tom Stewart and Jack Henry taking Lance Franklin. West Coast Eagles Ben Cousin (left) and captain Chris Judd celebrate winning the 2006 grand final in 2006. Melbourne is expected to reach a maximum of 14C throughout the day with light southwesterly winds and the chance of a morning shower. But they were a goal down with seconds to go. A four-time premiership player and now a premiership captain. You are advised to change this password after using it to sign in again. It was that sort of day. The match was played under dry conditions. But the Swans fought and harassed their way to an upset win. GeelongThe Cats love to overwhelm their opponents with superior numbers. Had more contested possessions, clearances and score assists than any other player on the field and was especially dominant in the second term. 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. [2014 Player Statistics] Round: Grand Final Venue: M.C.G.Date: Sat, 27-Sep-2014 2:30 PM Attendance:99454 Sydney 2.3.15 5.3.33 8.5.53 11.8.74 Hawthorn 5.5.35 11.9.75 16.11.107 21.11.137 Qrt margin HW by 20 HW by 42 HW by 54 HW by 63 Qrt scores HW 35-15 HW 40-18 HW 32-20 HW 30-21 Field umpires Dont panic! the late Ken Judge screamed at his teammates. This was followed by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, who performed orchestral arrangements of the Collingwood and St Kilda theme songs. [29] Steele Sidebottom (26 disposals, two goals) was a close second, with eight votes. Collingwood scored the first goal only twenty seconds into the game, winning the first clearance and eventually getting the ball to Darren Jolly to score from 5 metres out. Chad Warner One of the few winners on a nightmare day for his team. Kicked two goals himself and went at 100 per cent by foot. [24] The Chris Mainwaring Legends Match, which raises money for Perth's Telethon was moved to 9 October. The Swans could manage just one point as the Cats piled on six goals to steamroll them into oblivion. The statistics of the match, unlike the drawn grand final, were mostly dominated by Collingwood. However, goals against the run of play to Bulldogs Barry Hall and debutante Andrew Hooper reduced the margin to 16 points at half time. Was just as influential in the ruck, neutralising Tom Hickeys influence consistently. At the other end of the ground it's the lung-busting repeat sprints of players like Gryan Miers, Brad Close and Gary Rohan that help the Cats get more players to each contest and then allows them to quickly transition either into attack or defence. One of the oldest clubs in the competition added the 10thcup of its history to its coffers in commanding style, with the Cats claiming their 16thconsecutive win with the 20.13 (133) to 8.4 (52) thrashing.