He probably should have won it anyway. In 2020, when most of the league's clubs had been relocated to Queensland for the majority of the season, the grand final was played at the Gabba in Brisbane, the first time it had been played outside Victoria. More often than not, the grand final was a rematch between the teams who played the second semi-final two weeks earlier. [11] On several occasions during the 1920s, semi-final crowds exceeded that of the final or grand final. If hed kicked straight, he would have romped in the Norm Smith Medal. Ahead of this years final on Saturday, Jonathan Horn looks back over 50 years of VFL and AFL to pick the most memorable, heartbreaking and exciting games. Download ESPN from iTunes App Store The first photo shows Greg Dear, not Greg Dean as an earlier version said. 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). Do others need to take the next step? It is a corporate-style breakfast event, featuring keynote speakers and guests including prime ministers, state premiers and football celebrities. [70][71] Since 2012, the main pre-match/half-time entertainer has also performed a post-match entertainment set on the arena after the presentations and player celebrations have concluded, which is free and open to the general public. The latest grand final date has been 24 October, in the 2020 season, which was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the event of a drawn game, the teams will play two extra time periods in full, each lasting three minutes plus time on, with a change of ends after the first period: if still tied, further pairs of extra time periods will be played in the same manner until a winner is determined. The club which wins the grand final receives the AFL's premiership cup and flag; players on the winning team receive a gold premiership medallion, and the best player receives the Norm Smith Medal. They beat Collingwood three times. And what would we say if Cats skipper Joel Selwood was injured in Round 3 and missed the rest of the year? Dont panic! the late Ken Judge screamed at his teammates. Joel Selwood 9Turned over a few early disposals uncharacteristically, but came good in a big way, recording a game-high 12 touches in the first quarter. Since the match was televised live in the late 1970s, many big Australian and international music stars have performed on the ground as part of pre-match, or occasionally half-time, entertainment. Zach Guthrie 6A little fumbly in his first few minutes but performed well in his first Grand Final, providing plenty of spark off half-back. There have been five other players in NFL history who have kicked seven field goals in a game. A selfless handball from Patrick Dangerfield sets up Jeremy Cameron for his first goal of the game. Just brilliant. We cant do anything about it. No Cat had more clearances (nine), goal assists (six!) The last of those games, in 1945, saw a capacity crowd of 62,986 squeeze into the Carlton ground, which was played just weeks after the armistice with Japan was declared. Football had never seen anyone like Kevin Sheedy. Since the fifth Grand Final in 1902, after a deal was made with the Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC), the Grand Final has been played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground every season, except when it has been unavailable. However, it is often claimed that historical records show players in the early 1950s and 60s scored many more goals at club level which were unfortunately not counted in official records. [74], Curtain raiser matches are played on the main arena prior to the musical entertainment. JB: There's not too much more they need to do to go one step further next year, given the abundance of young talent they've got on their list that virtually carried them to a first Grand Final appearance in six years. He would turn up to Hawthorn training, sit on the fence, and eyeball them. Picture: AFL Photos, Geelong's Patrick Dangerfield in action against Sydney in the 2022 Grand Final. JM: Overcome the eight-goal Grand Final defeat curse! For much of the league's history, premiership medals were awards made by clubs or their benefactors to the players as part of their celebrations; however, since live telecasts of the game were introduced in 1977, the medal has been a league award presented in the on-field presentation following the match. Since 1994, new finals systems required both grand finalists to qualify by winning a preliminary final in the previous week, ending the long-standing custom of one qualifier enjoying a bye in the week before the grand final. Put aside footy tribalism and just enjoy the Pies, The 10 best AFL players at the quarter mark of the 2023 season. The Australian government requisitioned a number of VFL grounds, including the Melbourne Cricket Ground, so the grand finals were staged at Carlton's Princes Park in 1942, 1943 and 1945, and at the St Kilda Cricket Ground in 1944. A very drunk uncle rose from the couch at home BURY HIM! he boomed. [22] The grandstands were expanded again in 1968, and an enduring record crowd of 121,696 saw one of the most famous grand finals of all in 1970, in which Carlton overcome a 44-point half-time deficit to defeat Collingwood. 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 Collingwood have played in the most Grand Finals. MW: I think as soon as we rip the bandaid off and start doing it, it'll become second nature. Mark Blicavs 8Played his usual unusual role of midfielder/ruck to perfection. Sure, Logan McDonald and perhaps Hayden McLean up forward given the ages of current spearheads Lance Franklin and Sam Reid, but the Swans all in all are doing a fair bit right. The sight of thousands sitting between the fence and the boundary line was now usual at the grand final,[16] often resulting in injuries to spectators when players collided with them. Round Table: The Grand Final's 'best moment'? Alex Jesaulenko of Carlton competes in the 1979 VFL grand final between the Blues and Collingwood Magpies at the MCG in 1979. [60] From its inception until 2014, the parade was based in the Melbourne city centre, usually proceeding along St Kilda Road, Swanston Street, Collins Street and ending at the steps of the Old Treasury Building. You just can't ask for more from a player whose leadership in this league is second to none and ability to stand up in big moments over the course of an exceptional but arduous career is admirable. [140] If you ever want an example of what football can do to people and how much it means, look at the footage of the old Saints fans in the stands afterwards. The Collingwood Football Club has appeared in the most grand finals, with a total 15 wins from 44 games played; Collingwood has also won the most consecutive grand finals, with four between 1927 and 1930. Ken oath they're contenders: Power back on under Hinkley revival, ESPN's ultimate 2023 Brownlow Medal predictor, The Six Points: Eagles almost beyond embarrassment; Daicos should have been suspended, Damien Hardwick's legacy mustn't be understated, even among the all-time greats, Why venue, not timeslot, still 'looms large' as decisive premiership factor. Smart taps and disposals across half-forward and forever putting defenders on edge. In 1902, the Grand Final was first played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, when Collingwood 9.6 (60) defeated Essendon 3.9 (27) before a then-record Australian football crowd of 35,000. It was Elsie Rose, the widow of Bob Rose, the Collingwood coach who knew a thing or two about grand final curses. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today. But these things are subjective and this column is an indulgence. During this period, Carlton became the first club to win three consecutive premierships, winning 'finals' in all three years. Which club would you rather be? 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. Girls, he said. Football served as a distraction for people and as a war fundraiser on the home front during the World War II. This article was amended on 19 September 2022. Essendon and Carlton have been premiers 16 times, Collingwood 15. Joey Lynch sets the scene for a grand final played against a backdrop of infighting in Australian football. The establishment of the modern premiership cup in 1959 gave the after-match a ceremonial focus and allowed the attention to settle on the premier team, ending the previous custom of the crowd descending on the arena and variously chairing or walking the players off the ground. 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This page is not available in other languages. Each year, a motorcade is staged, in which players who have retired since the previous grand final are given a lap of honour in open top cars. The cup was first introduced in 1959 after league president Kenneth Luke sought to recreate the spectacle he had observed at England's FA Cup final; a lap of honour with the cup by the winning team has become customary since 1966. Had a quieter game by his lofty standards, but arguably wasn't really needed to star. Get live scores, news and videos ANYWHERE, ANYTIME. [44], As the largest venue in Melbourne, long-term contracts have secured the game at the Melbourne Cricket Ground since as early as the 1930s. West Coast Eagles Ben Cousin (left) and captain Chris Judd celebrate winning the 2006 grand final in 2006. Rohan Connolly: In a "it's ours" sense, probably Isaac Smith's third goal early in the third quarter which blew the gap out to 54 points for the Cats. The new league introduced a system of finals to be contested after the home-and-away matches; this ensured that the premiership could not be decided until the last match had been played, generating greater public interest at the end of the season compared with the VFA's system, which awarded the premiership based on winloss record across the entire season, with a playoff match only in the event of tied records. Hawthorn won their third straight grand final in 2015, making a total of 13 grand final wins for them. [131][133] The worldwide audience has grown substantially, with broadcasts being televised into 72 countries for an estimated audience of around 30million.[138]. Part of me thinks it should be the 22 players on the day plus the players who have played a certain number of senior games throughout the season. Until the 2015 season, a drawn grand final would be replayed the following Saturday to determine the premier. JB: I'm pretty happy with the Norm Smith Medal voting results and think Isaac Smith is a worthy winner - he was fantastic. In fact, I wouldn't have him in my best two. [80][81] This most infamously meant that photographs of St Kilda celebrating its only premiership in 1966 featured captain Darrel Baldock hoisting the trophy wearing a Collingwood guernsey; St Kilda later doctored the photo to put him back in a St Kilda guernsey in murals and promotional material it created with the image. No grand final gets in your marrow quite like 1989. Given it wasn't the greatest Grand Final contest we've ever seen, there aren't going to be too many moments which stay entrenched in the memory banks. Five goals were kicked in the last 10 minutes, which was unusual for this rivalry. Especially strong in the clearances and in his delivery inside 50. Share During the 1920s, the VFL grappled with the problems of the challenge final system specifically that the league was not always guaranteed four finals, and there was the perception that semi-finals could be thrown to guarantee a grand final and the dividend which came with it. Logan McDonald would have been stiff. In 2016, it was rediscovered under a stairwell at AFL House; it was refurbished, extra space was added, and it was brought up to date. AFL Debate Club: Which AFL coach should be under the most pressure right now? Youre six points down, 20 metres out, directly in front and you have a set shot to tie the grand final whats your plan of attack? Collingwood won the replay the following week. At the time, it was only this challenge match, if played, which was known as the grand final; however, all 'final' matches which decided the premiership have since retrospectively been considered grand finals. A new record crowd of 64,288 was set in 1925, when Geelong played and won its first grand final, attracting a huge contingent of both provincial and metropolitan supporters. The Victorian Football League (VFL) was established for the 1897 season by eight clubs which seceded from the Victorian Football Association (VFA). Maybe similar to VFL Grand Final eligibility you have a threshold of some form -- one game played, perhaps -- and leave it there. [62], In the city centre, a parade featuring two Victorian teams in fine weather would generally attract in excess of 100,000 fans;[63][64] attendances are typically lower in inclement weather or in the absence of Victorian clubs. Peter Dicksons short documentary on the 2009 AFL grand final, Life is Too Slow For Those Who Wait. AFL Draft Power Rankings: Harley Reid leads the top 20 prospects, AFL Draft: Five must-watch prospects in 2023. The coach of the winning team receives the Jock McHale Medal, named in honour of Collingwood coach Jock McHale who coached a record eight premierships. Some spectators who gained entry perched dangerously on the back fences of the grandstands and even the roof of the southern stand to get a view of the game; and in violent scenes outside the ground, at least 2,500 gained entry by mobbing gates, climbing fences or sneaking in when the Military Band arrived, while at least 20,000 more were turned away at the gate. Attacked the contest with pace and set up numerous goals inside 50. AFL Debate Club: What is Gillon McLachlan's defining achievement as AFL CEO? Hawthorn arguably played better football throughout 2012 than in their four premiership years. [24] Hawthorn was dominant in the early 2010s, winning three grand finals in a row between 2013 and 2015. Jed Bews 5Had the unenviable task of tackling the dangerous Tom Papley and did well to limit the small Swans influence. We just dig deep, use it as motivation and go again. They did, and won the next three flags. EVERY SWAN RATED Skipper battles, Chad stands tall. *A crowd of 100,022 packed into the MCG, one more than . most goals in afl grand final by one player. Chris Scott 9Made the extraordinarily tough (but correct) call not to bring in a proppy Max Holmes, replacing him with Mark O'Connor. Mitch Duncan 8Did whatever he pleased, owning vast swathes of the MCG grass. The provision to play extra time in the event of a draw was introduced in 2016, ensuring that future grand finals will always be decided on the scheduled day. Jake Kolodjashnij 7A very solid performance in defence, setting up the Cats well with plenty of rebound. The North Melbourne Grand Final Breakfast has been held annually since 1967 on the morning of the grand final. Sam De Koning 7Showed the briefest glimpse of nerves in the opening minutes, but settled quickly to dominate the air in defence. Although the official capacity was 120,000, the ground could not comfortably accommodate the record crowd of 115,802. This was first established in 1979 and held each year until 1987 (except 1986) before being discontinued. It was first awarded in 1979, and has come to carry great prestige as an individual prize. The 1899 VFL Grand Final is the earliest such game; it was won by Fitzroy, while losing team South Melbourne would have had to have defeated Fitzroy again in a challenge match to win the premiership. St Kilda and Collingwood players after the 2010 AFL grand final ended in a draw. The third and final drawn grand final occurred in 2010 between Collingwood and St Kilda, with Collingwood winning the replay; extra time has since been introduced to decide drawn grand finals, but it is yet to have been required. They won it without Andrew Gaff, Nic Naitanui and Brad Sheppard. Fri 16 Sep 2022 12.10 EDT Last modified on Fri 16 Sep 2022 20.10 EDT Geelong are one win away from an elusive AFL premiership after banishing their preliminary final demons with a 71-point. Tom Atkins 6Did exactly what his coach would have asked of him, bringing pressure around the ground and winning the footy himself. Schools. The Swans' group of younger types, via Chad Warner, Justin McInerney, Errol Gulden and co. is as talented as any bunch of emerging players in the competition. On the Bulldogs' side, Caleb Daniel had a ridiculous 26 disposals at halftime and . Hall of Fame View the inductees and legends in the Australian Football Hall of Fame Mark of the Year Every Mark of the Year winner from 1970 to 2020 Goal of the Year Every Goal of the Year winner from 1976 to 2020 AFL/VFL Records View the AFL / VFL record holders Premiership Winners View the complete list of premiership winners from 1897 to present 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). The league announced that it would move the grand final to VFL Park starting from 1984, and submitted plans to expand its ground's capacity to 104,500;[51] but the upgrade was blocked by the state government, which even threatened to pass legislation requiring that the game remain at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. RC: I don't think the Swans have too much to worry about, really. Geelong players celebrate with Joel . [69] Today, the breakfast is broadcast live on Fox Footy. [35] Prior to its increase in 2007, the prize for the premier was only $250k, which was not even enough to cover an interstate club's participation in the finals series. In the spirit of reconciliation the AFL acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. The AFL Grand Final is the biggest stage for Australia's own game, held each year to crown the premiers for that year's Australian Football League (AFL) season.. Throughout its history, the grand final has remained scheduled for the traditional Saturday afternoon timeslot, most recently at 2:30pm AEST, even after night premiership football became common in the 1980s and when rival codes such as the NRL began regularly broadcasting the NRL Grand Final in the evening for primetime TV. Ferocious at the ball all day, the player who has now played the most finals in VFL/AFL history collected the Sherrin and threw it onto his boot from about 40m. Medi-sub for the rest of the match. Now, like pretty much everyone else at the MCG, Elsie had her head in her hands. Brad Close 7Was one of Geelong's best when the heat was on, typifying its ferocious attack on the footy and connection with teammates. It is the most well-known corporate hospitality event associated with the grand final, and it rose to prominence in the 1970s when it was first televised across Victoria; it was endorsed by the VFL as the official pre-match function. A new cup is manufactured each year by Cash's International at its metalworks in Frankston. JM: We seem to ask this every year and I'm always torn with my answer. That said everything about how hard he has worked to keep this group on track and focused, and just how much they appreciate that. Matt Walsh: I mean, the result was known from early in the second term, so from when it was truly party time, it has to be Jeremy Cameron's beer can opening celebration as Jake mentioned. Every present-day club has played in at least one grand final, with the exception of the 2011 expansion club Gold Coast . Iconic celebration! Match history [ edit] [12] This new finals system was abandoned after one year. 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. Tom Hawkins 8Had one of the more unusual starts to a match we've seen, booting not just the first goal, but the second from throw-in ruck contests inside 50. One of the defence team who would have been very happy to have not seen much of the ball. September 26, 2022 AFL Season 2022 After an engrossing finals series, with seemingly every game better than the one which preceded it, we were due for a letdown and unfortunately on the biggest stage the young Sydney side couldn't handle the experience and class of a Geelong team finally destined for glory. The Six Points: Carlton is just a bang average football team, nothing more, AFL Rookie Rankings: Crows defender on AA watch. It was raw, pitiless, attritional football. Kicked one goal but missed a sitter just before half time. A solid contributor with 16 disposals and seven tackles. [61] In 2022, part of the parade saw the teams travel down the Yarra River on boats. In 2019, the allocations were: 13,000 to 23,000 for AFL members, with priority given to nominated supporters of the competing clubs; 3,000 to 5,000 for AFL Medallion Club members; 34,000 divided between the members of the two competing clubs; up to 5,000 for staff, sponsors and guests of the competing clubs; up to 7,000 for staff, sponsors and guests of the non-competing clubs; 5,000 to 30,000 for corporate box, coterie and hospitality packages; and 16,000 to 26,000 for Melbourne Cricket Club members in the ground's permanently dedicated members' reserve area. [1] Individual records [ edit] Team records [ edit] See also [ edit] AFL Grand Final List of VFL/AFL records References [ edit] ^ "Grand final records". analysis Sport Where Melbourne Demons won the 2021 AFL Grand final over Western Bulldogs By Cody Atkinson and Sean Lawson Posted Sat 25 Sep 2021 at 3:57pm, updated Sat 25 Sep 2021 at 6:59pm The Demons ended their 57-year Premiership drought. From Tom Atkins to Zach Tuohy, we assess all the Geelong players in their huge Grand Final win. Occasionally, the match is scheduled for the first Saturday in October, and prior to the introduction of extra time to finals in 1991, any drawn finals matches would be replayed, delaying all subsequent finals by a week and pushing the grand final into October. Head to ESPN's Home of AFL The players have in the past appeared on parade floats; in recent times it has become a motorcade of open-top vehicles, weather permitting. This was discontinued after 1981, popularly attributed to the negative spectacle of Collingwood's Peter Moore in his fourth losing grand final throwing the medal on the ground shortly after receiving it.[37]. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This is a list of VFL/AFL Grand Final records, as they apply to the history of the VFL/AFL Grand Final between 1898 and the present day. That year, the GeelongCollingwood grand final attracted 88,540, with spectators crossing the fence and sitting eight deep along the boundary line;[15] the following year, another record of 96,834 watched Collingwood play Carlton. Ranking every AFL after-the-siren winning goal since 2000, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Download ESPN from Google Play Store This occurred on three occasions: in 1948, 1977 and 2010. The award is named in honour of ten-time Melbourne premiership player and coach Norm Smith. AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan has stated that it is out of respect for tradition that the afternoon timeslot has remained, even though playing in the twilight or night timeslots would attract more lucrative television deals. Five things Tasmania must get right before its entry into the AFL, AFL Draft 2023 Power Rankings: 'The Wizard' shoots up the list. Geelong have won their 10th AFL premiership and first since 2011 with an 81-point thumping of Sydney in the grand final in front of a crowd of 100,024 at the MCG on Saturday. [21] Delayed telecasts of the match were first shown on television in 1961. We all took different things from it. Tyson Stengle 9 Excellent defensive pressure as always, and his ability to execute from the toughest angles set him apart. [18][19] To finally prevent a recurrence of these growing crowd management problems, the VFL introduced a pre-purchase ticketing system for the finals and grand final from 1957, and attendances hovered around the health department's revised ground capacity of 102,000 over the following years.[20]. MW: Not get too discouraged from this performance, which is easier said than done having listened to Callum Mills and Isaac Heeney in the aftermath. Minutes, which was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic and this column is an indulgence picture: Photos. 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