Posts Tagged "2010 AFL Grand Final"

“One day in September, we want to remember”. The traditional footy song is sure to get plenty of airplay in grand final week; even though it’s an October GF this year. And there’s been plenty of memorable Grand Finals over the years.

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No matter how you spin it, 2010 has been a year of controversy and drama in the AFL, both on and off the field. Football has certainly been no stranger to the front page. Now, as the year comes to a close – fittingly, with a nude photo scandal still making headlines – it’s time [...]

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The AFL must be delighted with the television ratings generated in both Sydney and Brisbane from the replayed 2010 grand final. With two Victorian teams going head-to-head in the AFL and two NSW teams in the NRL, this removed the parochial factor that so often clouds the debate between AFL and NRL over grand final [...]

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The right team won. Yes, the Grand Final replay was an anticlimax. Yes, it had the misfortune of being both one-sided and, in the first half, low-scoring. But the team most deserving of the premiership ended up premiers – something that all the extra time cheerleaders of last week should take serious note of.

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Leigh Matthews has warned against the inevitable speculation that Collingwood’s 2010 premiership will lead to a series of flags for the Magpies.

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St Kilda captain Nick Riewoldt has admitted there were no “alibis” for Saturday’s AFL grand final loss to Collingwood but has vowed to lead a tougher and better prepared side next season.

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They say the sequel is rarely better than the original, and plenty of neutrals will agree with that sentiment after yesterday’s one-sided grand final replay, but Collingwood fans won’t. It was a sweet, drought-breaking victory for the Magpie Army as this time round they made their dominance count.

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Maybe there are lessons for the AFL from this grand final replay. Without lengthy pre-game entertainment and the large contingent of corporates in the crowd, this had the feel of a traditional footy match.

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St Kilda coach Ross Lyon called it a new, improved version of St Kilda’s gameplan, but Mick Malthouse revealed Collingwood’s AFL premiership blueprint had a much older inspiration.

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Collingwood midfielder Luke Ball revealed the challenge of facing his old club St Kilda in the grand final draw last week had left him an “emotional wreck”.

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Collingwood coach Mick Malthouse admits a wave of relief at being able to deliver this season’s AFL premiership as he prepares to hand over the coaching reins to Nathan Buckley in a year.

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St Kilda have “no choice” but to recover quickly from Saturday’s heavy AFL grand final replay loss and keep improving, according to captain Nick Riewoldt.

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Collingwood are premiers for the first time since 1990 after disposing of St Kilda by 56 points in today’s Grand Final replay. In stark contrast to last week’s nail-biter, the Pies were convincing winners and had the game sewn up early in the third quarter.

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Here we go again. Collingwood and St Kilda are today set to do battle in just the third replay in grand final history. Join other Roar readers here from the opening bounce at 2.30pm to discuss all the action.

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It has been the most low-key AFL grand final build-up in recent memory, and Collingwood and St Kilda are not complaining.

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They will start the underdog but St Kilda has a secret weapon that might just prove the difference – its tough psyche. This week has required the kind of mental preparation and strength that would test even the most resilient mind, let alone team.

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Collingwood forward Leon Davis may never get another chance to exorcise his grand final demons after he was dropped for Saturday’s AFL re-match against St Kilda at the MCG.

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Okay, I always have to preface posts like the one I am going to write now with this. I like Australian Rules football. I went to almost every Carlton match between 1978 and 1989. Life changes have precluded me to attend both association football and Australian football matches.

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The immediate disappointment is understandable. I was slain by it too. So were the Swiss guy, the British couple and the Argentinian bartender that I had converted to the St Kilda denomination of the cult of our code over the two and a half hours.

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Concepts like extra time, penalty shootouts and golden point probably do a good job of servicing the sports they are used in. But the AFL should be applauded for sticking by the replay this week in the wake of Saturday’s drawn Grand Final. When it comes to the biggest game of the year, the replay [...]

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