The future of our great game depends so enchantingly on the past.
In this sporting cathedral, you do not have to close your eyes to dream.
There is a magic about the place and its people.
The champions to which our dreams belong.
Today we honour this year's Hall of Fame inductees with the handing down of the Guernsey's.
Gordon Coventry, this year elevated to legend status.
Jack Clark.
Ken Farmer.
Fred Flanagan.
And we welcome Alan Routhven.
Lynn Thompson.
Terry Danaher.
Joining them, retiring greats.
John Platton.
Brett Lovett.
Graham Wright.
Richard Osmond.
Peter Dean.
Darren Crocker.
John Worsfall.
Gary O'Donnell.
Andrew Bews.
Mark Bayes.
Paul Ruse.
And jeweled Brownlow Medalist.
Robert Harvey.
Robert Harvey.
And a voice keeps saying, this is where I'm meant to be.
I'll be there someday.
I can go the distance.
I will find my way.
If I can be strong, I know every mile
will be worth my while.
When I go the distance, I'll be right where I belong.
Turn an unknown road to where there's light.
Though there only wander, we'll be featured.
And a thousand years will be worth the wait.
It might take a lifetime, but somehow I'll see through.
And I won't look back, I can go the distance.
And I'll stay on track, though I won't accept defeat.
It's an uphill slope, but I won't slow
till I go the distance and my journey is the lead.
But to look beyond the glory is the hardest part.
For I hear your strength, it's better by his heart.
Like a shooting star, I can go the distance
till I find my hero's welcome place.
I can go the distance till I find my hero's welcome place.
I can go the distance till I find my hero's welcome place.
Australia is renowned for its diverse culture and terrain.
A country of unique artistry.
Please welcome two of Australia's leading stars, Jane Scarley and Michael Comming,
to share with us more than a song, a tradition called Walsing Matilda.
Walsing Matilda, Walsing Matilda, you can call me Walsing Matilda with me.
And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boy
You come a-walsing Matilda with me.
Once a jolly swan came by the billy boy
Under the shade of a cool bar tree
And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boy
You come a-walsing Matilda with me.
Down came a jumbuck to drink at that billy boy
Up jumped the swag man and grabbed him with glee
And he sang as he shoved that jumbuck in his darker bag
You come a-walsing Matilda with me.
With me.
With me, yeah.
When you hear them singin'
Walsing Matilda, Walsing Matilda, you come a-walsing Matilda with me.
And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boy
You come a-walsing Matilda with me.
Up jumped the swag man, sprang into the billy boy
You'll never catch me, life said he.
And his ghostly be heard as you pass by that billy boy
You come a-walsing Matilda with me.
With me.
When you hear them singin'
Walsing Matilda, Walsing Matilda, you come a-walsing Matilda with me.
And his ghostly be heard as you pass by that billy boy
You come a-walsing Matilda with me.
Walsing Matilda, Walsing Matilda, Walsing Matilda, Walsing Matilda
You come a-walsing Matilda with me.
And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boy
You come a-walsing Matilda with me.
With me.
Because it's the day in September, we want to remember
There isn't any doubting, we'll be in there shouting
Because St. Chaparr's is home town
And we know that you won't let us down
Because it's the day in September, we want to remember
There isn't any doubting, we'll be in there shouting
Because St. Chaparr's is home town
And we know that you won't let us down
So join the England chorus and sing it one and all
Join the England chorus, the mountains are full
Through the whole of Melbourne, by chariots you'll agree
The world will live, the team will live, to win for you and me
So join the England chorus and sing it one and all
Join the England chorus, of love and talk and love
Through love of Melbourne, by chariots you'll agree
The world will live, the team will live, to win for you and me
With the pride of South Australia, the mighty England crew
With the rages from your pastor, and respected by our rules
At the ration of the nation, our eternal nation shows
With the pride of South Australia, the mighty England crew
With the pride of South Australia, the mighty Adelaide crew
Just come on in, cos we've got it all
The crowd is hot, and we're ready for the football
The big game is coming your way, the grand final teams are ready to play
We've got to get it on, see the big men fly
Feeling under as the pride goes wild
Come on now, don't it feel good
We're rocking the MSU team, we're rocking football
Suppy, Iko, the dabber, the wacker, now the party's on
Rocking the SAG, we're gonna shake it to the ground
Are you ready?
We're gonna rock the G, we're gonna have a big thong
When you hear the siren, well you know the party's on
Rocking the SAG, we're gonna shake it to the ground
Are you ready?
We're gonna rock the G
Rock the G
Rock the G
In sports, as in life itself, special moments are few
To share this special moment, please welcome Rob Guest
Ladies and gentlemen, would you welcome former heavyweight champion of the world
He is the greatest, Muhammad Ali
When we were kids
When we were kids
This is the moment
This is the time
The momentum and the moment are in rhyme
Give me this moment, these precious chance
I'll gather up my past and make some sense at last
This is the moment when all I've done
All of the dreaming, screaming and screaming becomes one
This is the day
See it sparkle and shine
When all I've lived for becomes mine
For all these years I faced the world alone
And now the time has come to prove to them I've made it on my own
This is the moment, my final test
Destiny beckons, I never reckon second best
I won't look down
I must not fall
This is the moment
The seed is no longer there, but thereof
This is the moment
Down all the odds
This day or never, I'll sit forever with the gods
When I look back
I will always recall
Moment for moment
This was the moment
The greatest moment of them all
Everybody shout
Everybody groove
Everybody shout
Oh yeah
The final tear in a cup will be mine
I wanna be with you
I got the flag right in my side
And everything's gonna be right, right, right, yeah
We're gonna have a great day today
Football music keeps it coming your way
Come on baby, it won't take long
It only takes a minute just to sing our songs
And that's the thing about, that's what I like about
That's the thing about, the thing about football
And that's the thing about, that's what I like about
That's the thing about, the thing about football
Put his arms around his ears and say
That everything's like it all, baby
And that's the thing about, that's what I like about
That's the thing about, the thing about football
And that's the thing about, that's what I like about
That's the thing about, the thing about football
The thing, the thing about football
Out there, they say, in there and fight
Out there and out, show them your might
Out there, they say, show them your might
Fight like we care all the crowds on your side
The crowd is on your side
On your side
On your side
On your side
On your side
On your side
On your side
On your side
On your side
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Let me tell you what a grand final means
And at the same time Australia let me tell you nothing
It's all played out here
At the G
The ghosts
And the galahs
The gladiators
The glory
It's the fans getting worked up
And the players getting run down
Triumph and disaster
Kipling suggested we treat these as the very same beasts
Though Kipling evidently never played Aussie rules
Not in a grand final
It's an all time favourite kangaroo who's moved on and suddenly returned
With something to really crow about
It's a character named Pagan whom Dickens would have loved
Trying to steal the greatest prize of all
It's about sirens and split seconds and sensations
Live and kicking
About men, if not mortals, who are not supposed to fly
It's the king, Wayne Carey
The towering talents of Andrew McCloud
And the toughness of Glenn Archer
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Take me to the 15th round, I don't care, watch me get up again
Ah, talent and toughness
Triumph and disaster
Ghosts and galahs and gladiators
Welcome to the GE Australia
To our grand final
North Melbourne versus Adelaide
What does it mean?
Everything
Everything
To this city and to this nation who will win today between Adelaide and North Melbourne
It's the last Saturday in September
It's sacred for some, it's special for all of us
Hello and welcome to the 1998 Coca Cola AFL Grand Final
Welcome in Australia through the Seven Network
Welcome around the world in the United States through Fox
In the UK through B Sky B
In New Zealand through Sky Sport
And in viewers in Asia and the Pacific on Australian television
It is our day, it's very much our national day
And as Mark Seymour, the singer-songwriter said
It's the day you do feel connected with everybody in this country
Welcome to Lee Matthews and also to Tim Watson
Who as players won seven premierships between them
Well we've had the perfect build up I feel in the last half an hour
We're almost about to start, let's have a look at the line ups Lee
Well these were the teams of course that were selected a couple of days ago
The coaches may alter them as the players line up
Let's have a look at the back lines for start for the Crows
Edwards a good small defender, Winston Abraham a really classy forward
Well Ben Hart is an attacking rebounding defender
Craig Shaw a goal kicking forward
And you've got David Pittman the reserve ruck
My second ruck for the Crows, Mark Roberts a floating on baller as well
Nigel Smart he's a key player for this Adelaide Crows side
He's a rebounder, Allison a goal kicker
Maybe the jewel of the day, Ken Cave and Stop Cary North match winner
Well Corey McKernan will play in the ruck
He's a tall ruckman and Goodwin's a good match up run with tagging player
You've got Kostra a tagging tight winger for the Crows
And Shannon Grant a left footed goal kicker for North
Well Darren Jarman he's just a brilliant player
He needs to be stopped today for the North Melbourne side to win Simpson a good run with tagging
And Eccles young player doing well for the Crows
John Blakey usually plays a tagging role maybe on Darren Jarman
Well McLeod he was the brilliant player in last year's grand final
Seven goals last week, King a rebounding running player
And Robyn six goals last week, just maybe Glenn Archer will get that job
Archer a tough defender
Well Pickett he may suffer from nerves, the best rookie in the competition this year
Barty a brilliant goal kicker
And we've got Bickley probably going to play small defence
But Pickford, Robert Scott, North Melbourne's main small defender
And Mickey Martin he holds this North Melbourne defence together
He's the cornerstone Stevens in North Melbourne colours last year
Shane Allen, bit of a stormtrooper, could be forward, could be back
Martin Pipe often plays a tallish negative role in midfield
And Sean Wren he is the big man, the key to the Crows tall men department
And Capuano he'll probably spend a bit of time on the bench
Rui Chudo the gun midfielder for the Crows and Anthony Stevens
I think North need to keep me in the midfield to do their best
Kane Johnson is a runner, run with tag type player
Bell is a very important midfielder for the North side
And we've got the Adelaide bench, Connell James, Martian Tyson
Plenty of variation in that fall
And a lot of flexibility in the North Melbourne bench too
Freeburn's been good in the grand final before Harvey's a goal kicker, Rock's a tagger
And McCartney's a tall defender
So just one change from last weekend
Ben Marsh coming in rookie list to start with
Muhammad Ali, what a moment for the legends here
Lenny Thompson alongside of him and we can see Buzy in the front and Robin Harvey
Nice win, the sobriquet that you have is simply the greatest
He won an Olympic gold medal in 1960
Three times the heavyweight champion and the athlete of the 20th century
What a day to have him with us today
I think we're all privileged aren't we?
They'll value that photo I reckon
There is no question about that
Well what about the day, the weather, does it give the Crows any edge with their leg speed?
Well it's pretty windy and the ground is very firm
It was a wet weekend last week, the game got a bit churned up
And when you dry the ground out and it gets rolled out
It gets a very crusty surface of dirt even though there's plenty of grass on it
So I think it's going to be very hard, fast conditions
Well we talked about it during the week that if it is windy, if it is wet
That may favour North Melbourne because the ball will move around in the air
It's also hard in the centre as you say
And that means that you do need numbers to get to the contests
I saw Andrew coach a moment ago, it's his first grand final for him, the umpires
We go in to the Adelaide rooms
And as we say we've been there before, they're the first team aren't they?
In the 90s to actually come back to a grand final after winning a premiership
It's amazing Tim, you get to this stage, you're about to run out on the field
And I think as a player you say to yourself, let's get it over and done with
You just want to burst out onto the ground and do what you do as a football
And that is play the game
And I don't know about you Lee but I've never heard one word that the coach said before I ran out onto the ground
They're on their way
They'll see the great southern sound in front of them when they come through
It's a fantastic moment, the MCG is a big aruna but it feels like a postage stamp when you run out those 100 odd thousand people
They almost get out of the stands and just crowd the ground, it's just a really claustrophobic feeling
Tim, Mickey Malthouse said last year he felt the MCG was neutral on grand final day
There was no disadvantages of interstate club as we look at North Melbourne about to come
Do you agree?
I agree totally
So the Kangaroos come out of familiar ground rooms I should say don't they?
And they were here in 1996
One of the interesting things about today is that there are so many premiership players in both teams
And there's Dennis Pagan who has been meticulous
I mean is there a coach that thinks of all the things that Dennis thinks of in the course of a year and prepares so well
So the Kangaroos led by a modern great in Wayne Carey are about to come forward
Dennis Pagan would be thinking at the moment have I done everything that I can possibly do to prepare this side for this moment
I'm sure you're ready to go
Keep coming, come on
Come on boys
Well it's a determined look as you would expect
One of the keys today is that at any stage you can take away North's self belief
Their belief that they're destined to win this year, do you feel the same?
Well I think it's probably part of what they've talked about during the week getting on top of North Melbourne early
But this North Melbourne side I described last week as death by a thousand cut-throats
Well I just this week thought they were like the Big Mac truck Tim
They just keep rolling and rolling and rolling and strong and powerful and Carey in the middle of screen number 18
I think everybody, very few parts of footy have I ever known of where one player is unanimously accepted as the best player in the competition
And he's got a job to do today and so has Peter Cavan as we mentioned earlier
The rucks are going to be vital, Wren McKernan, what role Pittman plays and whether Marsh also gets a run and Capuano
Well it's going to be the fascination in the early part of the game I think
Where Wren goes after he's taken the centre back, Snocks, does he go with McKernan?
Does Roberts come on the ball for North Melbourne?
Do the Adelaide Crows start Marsh in their forward line and try and draw another tall North Melbourne defender?
Yes there's many, many variations, Wayne Carey, 1998, all-Australian captain of course
He's got to lead the Australian team, he plays against Ireland in October but just a mad, innocent player
And the variations that are possible, Andrew McLeod, seven goals last week, what a superclass
And the proven grand final player, the Norm Smith-Bettleson, a winning team last year
The third-ever original to win the Norm Smith-Better, we started with Maurice Reolte didn't we?
And Michael Long, and when you won in 93, Shadid Grant
Who was here two years ago ironically against this very team wasn't he?
And there are 33 blokes out there that have played in grand finals
This poor fellow is the only one that hasn't won one of the 33
I'll be hoping that's right, Mark Bitwey of course, Adelaide, captain, played against North
Second last game of the home and away series, but a really solid, great leader for the post
And Glenn Archer who won the Norm Smith-Bettle two years ago
Wouldn't you like to go with the war with him, Kim?
Oh you'd be the first bloke you'd pack in your suitcase, wouldn't you Glenn Archer?
A great man that plays across the back line, he goes forward
But I think North Melbourne prefer to have him deep in defence at the start of the game
All-Australian fourth in the Brownlow this year, Sean Wren
Can be a very dominating rugbyman, he got a dominating game last week when the Croats qualified for today
But I think Corey McEwen likes playing against the jumping rugbyman, so that duel is just going to be pivotal
Oldest man on the field at 33, played his 200th, a remarkable career, a danger player
Well he has freakish type skills and ball getting ability
And he's also one of the smartest players in this North Melbourne side
He's one player that Dennis Pagan does like to give his head to
He's a floater isn't he, he's hard to match up with
Robyn who kicked six last week, a repeat of that and the Croats are well and truly on the way
Many of them from a long, long distance, that was the important thing with his game last week
But six goals, that was a great bonus for the Croats last week
But Robyn hasn't kicked anywhere to live like those numbers, so let's see if he can do it two weeks in a row
Star-studded line-ups everywhere you look aren't they, we've looked at just a few of the players who may have an impact
Winston Abraham, mark of the year, maybe goal of the year
Darren Jarman who kicked six on this very ground, five in the last quarter last year
So the scene is set isn't it, it's set for what should be a classic match
We'll be back with the national anthem right after this
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Welcome back to Melbourne, to Australia
On this beautiful day, the last Saturday in September, expected maximum 20, currently 19 degrees
So we're almost there for the 1998 Coca-Cola AFL Grand Final
It's a great pleasure to be calling the Grand Final again this year with Sandy Robertson, Dennis Comedie
Welcome to both of you gentlemen
Thank you Bruce, it's fantastic to be here, you couldn't keep us away from anything, Dennis could you?
What a great build up you've got to say too, hopefully the game matches the build up Bruce
We've got our fingers crossed, there's no doubt about that Dennis
And on Pineapple Head play track, a Premiership player and his own right with the Magpies, Mickey McGwon
Mickey, who are you looking at mate in the first quarter?
Yes Bruce, Senaha Ford has long been discussed about one being one of the most important positions on the ground
And today's players, Wayne Carey of North Melbourne and Matthew Robrann of the Adelaide Crows
Will have to play significant roles for their respective teams today
So we'll monitor their styles of play
What we may see is Carey being isolated in North's forward 50 metre area
And a lot of his running may be back towards his own goal
Whereas Robrann prefers to use the space forward of him when the Adelaide Crows team are streaming forward to win the ball
Thanks for that Mickey, Mickey McGwon on the play track
Let's join our master of ceremonies, Craig Willis for the National Anthem
Ladies and gentlemen, it is time now for us to prepare for yet another great chapter in Australian sporting folklore
In the most traditional way of all
On this last Saturday in September, would you please be upstanding for the National Anthem to be performed by Rob Guest
Australians all let us rejoice, for we are young and free
With golden soil and wealth of soil, our home is girt by sea
Our land abounds in nature's gifts of beauty, rich and rare
In history's page, let every stage announce Australia fair
In joyful strains, then let us sing of ours, Australia fair
It is the moment, isn't it? It is the tradition
The stirring time, Neil Curley and Robert Deben, Dominico down on the ground at the moment, Dipper
Thanks very much, what a great atmosphere, Curles
How many times do you reckon the players have driven out that song? Just moving it out there
It's an emotional day, particularly for the players, and it's a day where they cannot let their emotions take control of their football brain
They must think clearly and react clearly, but this is a difficult wind
Let's join the toss of the coin with John Hickley, who won the competition
Gary's won the toss and kicks to the left of screen, a special coin was minted for today's toss
Let's rejoin Robert Deben, Dominico, and also Neil Curley
Hey Bruce, just looking at the conditions down here, this is one of the box, just fantastic
But a little bit swirly as normal here, no favouritism down here, but the track is very, very fast
That centre ground is rock hard
And also the players will have difficulty in their marking today because the wind is very erratic
It's a swirly wind, it's going one way that way and the other way this way, so they'll have problems
The hardest thing to do is to win back the back premiership, so Curles, the last thing to do is Hawthorne, 88, 89, can the Crows do it?
You know the hardest thing to do is be involved in back the back premiership, that's hard too
Back to you Bruce
Good on you Neil, and also the big tipper, Peter McInnes played in huge matches here, including one of the most famous grand finals of all in 1970
Great goal kicker, he's in the great southern stand, Peter
Good on you Bruce, in this magnificent southern stand as you say, and I'm particularly looking forward to sitting up here and watching the forwards
One of the great forwards of all time in Wayne Carey, 79 goals for the year, probably the key to the game
And down the other end, if Matthew Rodman can perform as he did last week, the Crows will be right in it
Also Andrew McLeod on the half forward line or forward pocket for the Crows, a player, I rate a champion
So looking forward to watching the forwards, and both sides with great back lines also, Bruce
Thanks Peter, or no real surprises in who's gone to the interchange, we'll check them in a moment
North kick to the left of the screen, the Crows to the right
Andrew Coates's dad was an umpire at this level
Caven's got Carey, Pike looks like he might have smart interestingly enough
Jarman's in the centre square
The moment has arrived, it's the big one, the last Saturday in September, the opening bounce, Renan McKernan
McKernan jumps high, gets his hands on it, the ball is going to bounce very high in the centre square all day
Abraham over the top of it, finds some space, delivers, carries the target, got him, what a start
Could he go back and bang it through, winds himself up, gives it a ride, it's going and going, it's not going to make it
Front spot, Pike, hard in trouble, Scholl's got him, it's a ball up in the goal square
Well Abraham to Carey, Carey to the goal square, and Ben Hart throws almost for a moment
As North came to him and Scholl put the tackle on, bounce of the ball, Crows will try and rush it through
They succeed, and behind, North Melbourne draw first blood, very little blood I might add, but they've got it
We're to catch up with the bench down here, North Melbourne, Anthony Rock Capuano, Freeborn and Ellison
And for Adelaide we've got Connell, Stephens, Marsh and Eccles
North fans being teased in the opening 30 seconds as Bickley comes from the back pocket
The Adelaide skipper looks towards his tall timber but Roberts is there, Smart comes over the top
Abraham gets caught, Roberts will go again, James comes in over the top
Interesting to see to the Jarman kicked the ball out from full back on that occasion
That's often a tactic used by clubs to drop a tag, Blakey's now got him again
McKernan has a roundhouse right, he was held, and he's got a free kick
Just forward of centre
Seth Saik will return to form for Corey McKernan in recent times, kicks the half ball, there he is again, Carey!
Well that was ominous wasn't it, he just out bodied Caven from Abraham's kick a minute or so ago
And that time he just set himself for the mark, Carey and show was up
And sometimes he jumps for the ball like he's the only guy who really knows where it is and that was exactly what happened
Has kicked 40 goals in finals, has kicked 79 so far this season, the home and away
Speaking of away, it is to the right and none of them are home
It's very swirly down that end of the ground boys, obviously in that pocket down there
So we've got to be careful, the ball's down from left to right, it's across that goal square
North Melbourne lead it by two points, the early going, the grand final, Jarman short to the pocket
This is Hart, marked by Harvey, bright sunny day
Hart kicking it up towards half back, Ren in front, fell behind Abraham, 65m out from goal, unloads, long down awards, fall forward
Scholl in best position, fisted away by Hart, down in front, a chance for Grant, knocked away by Jarman, Harvey was taken high
Wasi, will get the free kick, close to the boundary line, left full forward, play goes on but it matters not, Harvey will get the free
Yes it was just going at the ball hard, get your head down and just, it was only a slightly high tackle but
You go hard on the ground level ball, a little chip kick to Blakey has even opened up the angle even further
John Blakey in his second grand final, a veteran of six preliminary finals
Kicks, it's swinging back, it's okay, best goal of the afternoon
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Blakey with the opening goal, Adelaide starting it, with Reshudo and Pittman in the goal square at the other end of the ground
So a few surprises, we thought Pittman might be back, Ren time to better through the centre, Tyson's high ball, 250, Scott and McLeod
Went to ground, Scott in his fourth grand final, little left foot at time, the beautiful to bike at centre wing, so North has started confidently
They've had good first quarters against the Crows so far this season, just kicks it up, controls it, wants Kerry, couldn't get a crack at it, Johnson belted the ball away
Vardy there, there's been a lot of talk about his fitness levels and a boundary throw in between centre wing and half forward left
Fairly conventional structure, Martin has come up to take Robin at centre half back, McCartney on the big fella, Pittman
And Ren dropping back and McCartney's going to push forward for North
Roberts, couldn't quite get clear, then had a toe poke that missed, Schultz, Hamble was good, Pels on the left foot, kicked to the pocket
Caven went to ground, got away with it, ball out of play, boundary throw in about 55 metres from North Melbourne's goal
Archer went up the ground and started on Edwards, in fact it was James and then that switched, Archer's gone to full back and now we've got Pickett out on James
Stevens had it but then lost it, Goodwood has done extremely well, kicks back towards the middle, Mickey Martin got a hand to it, it wasn't enough
James lurking in front but he's not alone, here's Byron Pickett, Pickett at half forward, backpedals a little, Martin was his target, there's going to be a free kick
Coming back to Pickett, just forward at the centre, North have made a positive start, Kerry is the target once again
Caven is right there with him, no one able to take it cleanly, picked up and snapped in towards the forward line, once again too far out in front is young Brent Harvey
What an exciting young player he is too, got a throw in to the left forward pocket
And we'll see that Martin Pike is playing half forward, I think defensively against Nigel Smart, the running crows halfback
John Blakey the only goal at the moment, McKernan a couple of touches, Pike desperate, Bickley also was crouched but he got the hand pass away straight to Scholl
Scholl's a centre kick a little too far for Kerry, goes back to the other pocket, Peter Caven is right there with him and another throw in
Kane Johnson picking up Shannon Grant, Grant will be trying to take him up the ground and then running back towards goals
The ship in Adelaide, then switched on to this one, Roberts short passes, Harvey juggled a tip, this is Pike under pressure, snaps it back, they'll contest about 10 meters out
Crashing the pack, McKernan spills wide, Abraham in the grasp, hand pass is back towards the middle, Harvey, Scholl upended, kicks, it's close, behind
Getting a lot of it aren't they, north and they're forward 50 at the moment, 1-3 Adelaide, yet to score, yet to really get a forward, great day, huge crowd, packed house as it must be on this day
Jarman again short to Caven, they've gone very short the crows out of the kick outs
Set up a good zone north to just hem them in there, they're going to be able to chip the ball around the crows but a long way to get it out with any length or direction
Three kicks and now they get it just outside of 50, Johnson going on to Costa
Already blight, worried about the run of Pickett, he's telling James, who's his direct opponent, to actually march him back towards the goal line
Costa's high ball to centre wing, Caven and also smart, Archer almost, Wren couldn't quite get it out, Archer's handball was good, back to Bell, back to Archer, Archer to Scott, they can attack through the centre corridor
Scott little one over the top, I think he meant Roberts but he got Stephens anyway, Stephens probing, kicked to Scholl, Scholl's got it, not quite, well done crows at the back, Harvey on to Harty's in trouble
It's again a ball up, Ben Hart unable to get it out but the crows held it up pretty well and if they can hang on here is Malcolm Blight
They are being harassed and attacked heavily here by the kangaroos, other crows
Inside, North's 50 once again, Hart around the body, comes back towards centre wing, a high floating kick, well marked by Winston Abraham
An exciting play, he revs it back in towards full forward, the dive in attempt was there by Pipe, not taken, the red goes to ground, Scholl's got it, he asks the question once again, Aldernalla bail
Coming out was Caver, had it only for a moment, Jarman leaves it for Hart, he goes short to Ellen, call to play on in the back pocket
Up towards centre wing he goes, over the head of Scott, McCloud, twists beautifully, had to beat a couple of knicks up, a positive thrust by Adelaide Crows, down towards half forward
No mark was taken, pressure now on the North Melbourne defense, pushed back towards Harvey, goes through with strength, gets the hand pass away and they are able to steady it down, back towards Roberts at half forward
Jarman in with aggression, kick, David King is clear, 55 metres out, wobbles it into right forward forward, clean ball, smart, picked up beautifully by Pipe, poor kick though, great pressure
And he finishes up, wobbling it into the right forward pocket, no addition to the score, North Melbourne by 9 points
That's interesting, Wynton Abraham up on the wings already at five positions and Martin Pipe is just, he plays loose, Martin Pipe has already had three kicks
North Melbourne dominating the game, leading by 9 points, Wim knocks it down, Goodwin hits towards the boundary line, he's a natural left footer, can't work it into space and across the line it goes
I think they'd be pretty happy, North Melbourne, that they've both got their running defenders, Pickett and King are both playing up in the field
They get a little bit shaky at times on the last line of defense, but just at the moment that structure is exactly the way North wanted
McCurden gains about 15 metres, Cavan knocks it down, Kerry first back, he's about 35 metres out, they stay off in, Cavan did well, blanket of a kick, it ricochets to Wren, back to Cavan
On his defensive 50, kicks it out towards the wing, Edwards on the lead, Tyson Edwards wants to go and does, driving towards half forward, killing kick, Robyn in front, Martin fisting away
Vardy leads in the race, runs onto the loose ball, kicks down towards half forward, it pitches well inside the 50, Rosciuto feeds it back to the middle, taken now by the Crows, a chance at goal from Tyson, white at the mark, out of bounds
And Tyson is King's direct opponent and Dennis Pagan will be concerned about King not picking up his man when the Crows go forward with the ball
McCartney, gets it well outside 50, McCurden unopposed really, Robyn couldn't get a grab at him, McCurden has taken the mark and quickly kicks to Centarwing, Jarman good grab, over the top to Stephens, quickly onto Goodwin, Adelaide settling
Goodwin's kick to centre half forward, Robyn's going to be the target, Pickett, well read by Edwards, Pickett's got him, you don't get away from Pickett, Martin to Bell, Bell's little kick into the centre, bouncing ball, Johnson straightens the body, handball, okay to Vardy
Vardy gets it across to Pickley, squeezes at the half forward, Rosciuto's got it, and the Roos playing against the Roos from about 54
Bruce the only advantage the Crows have here is the fact that Northern controlled the game for 11 minutes and they've only scored the one goal
It's a good point, Neil, Neil Curley and the Big Dipper on the boundary line today
He can kick a long goal, Rosciuto from outside 50, this is really going to test him because it is a swirling breeze here at the MCG
I think at the moment he'd be just wondering which direction to aim, I think sometimes he's got to go back and aim for the middle and just hope that the wind is not going to be too much pushing it off line
Martin kicks, it's a good kick off the boot, certainly the distance, no problems about that, it's a behind, so Adelaide are on the board, it's North Melbourne 9, Adelaide 1
To the southern stand, Peter McKenna
Yes, North Melbourne doing well, Dennis Pagan, by picking up Nigel Smart, he gives them enormous drivers, we see them going forward through Tyson, and they're playing him very, very close
Cloud in towards full forward once again, Belton down in front, Pagan does the defending for North Melbourne, off he goes to the running defender in David King
Wobbly old punt kick by David King, but they get a final about, it was picked up by McCartney, playing against his old side, he kicks towards half forward
Harvey gives it away, an opportunity once again for Kerry, down towards the forward line, North doing the bulk of the attacking, Schalke looking for a welcome return
He's got his measure at the moment, but it's Smutton, Hux, the first to recover, he goes again, kicks towards the half back
Wonderful mark by Winston, put it on Winston, and he does, kicking inside 50, pint of the blind, but quickly cut across
Strong play, off he goes to Shane Allen, Allen to the outer side, Tyson a chance
The Crows looking for their first goal, as they start to settle it, Robrind leaves it, and his code big man takes it in Pittman, gives it away to Jarvan, the pass has got to be good
It almost was, Martin missed it, Archer couldn't take it, they go again, Robrind wobbles it, he wobbles it into the woodwork
One behind, they get the second, the margin is seven points
He's going to get another kick I think, the trip was played against Rashido
After looking at Wimson Abraham's one-hander
Just clean wasn't it, he's asked for a play-off
You're right, he's going to get another kick, so the ball comes back, it's an eight point margin at the moment
Well a special moment for Mark Rashido, he missed last year, was absolutely devastated, he's had 12 months to think about it
Can he kick the Crows first, from just on 40 metres, a floating drop punt and he's got it, Crows are on the ball
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North Melbourne on top by two points, time remaining, 9.26 to quarter time, Rucks go at it, over the top was Pittman, crashing in was Harvey, has been busy, held to him, ball up
Thanks Neil, Simpson has come up with Rashido inside the centre square
Another bounce then, backhanded down by Pittman, Bickley who took a wonderful mark moments ago, only as far as Archer, Archer drives it back towards half forward for his team, Pickle bounce there for Carey, running behind Cave and looping, hand pass away
Releases Smart wants a runner, James inside, Cave and runs on, he's about 80 metres from goal, Longana what's called forward, Martin goes back, dropped it, Rens slaps it, Goldwood, Martin on his knees, punches towards the safety of the boundary line and finds it
Gypsy in this North Melbourne defence, Archer actually hasn't got a tall player to play on so he's alternating on Edwards and James and I think whoever he's on, Melbourne White is pushing deep to get Archer off halfback
Scott and McLeod boundary throwing, Crows have settled though haven't they?
They have settled, but the point with that to continue with that, that is Archer's going to play fairly loose, I reckon he's just going to try and read the play a little and interesting to see whether Edwards or James can just get a bit of the ball without freedom
McCartney and Wren, now McCartney's done really well to get a free kick on Wren here
Goodwin's now dropped off Stevens and Smart's gone onto Stevens
So Blakey gets it from McCartney and bangs it to centre wing, Bull holds up in the air, Rossuto and Simpson, Pittman also with McKernan and Stevens over the line so a boundary throwing
Actually what Goodwin's done is he's gone down onto Pike, they're trying to free up Smart, Smart's being tagged as a halfback by the half forward, Pike and North Adelaide obviously just trying to free him up, get him running, get him loose
Stevens read it well, on his wrong side, right foot, Johnson went early, but straight down to Roberts, here's the paddock, there's only Scholl and Hart, it's been a good match up so far, Hart holds his ground, Scholl with him, Ben Hart still with Scholl, what a great one on one contest, Hart with him, Scholl playing it, back to Carey, can he break the Cavern tackle, Cavern's doing well on the king after Carey's early mark and it's a boundary throwing, so Hart doing well on Scholl and Cavern doing very well on Carey
He's a very good player, Dennis Pagan, he'd be a little concerned, they started well but then Adelaide have done well just lately but certainly Hart, very good one on one player
Low scoring, tight start, Smart's punch to Shannon Grant off to Peter Bell, round the body, Kane Johnson stands his ground, may get another chance, Costa there to assist but he'll run out of room, maybe just as well
It's actually north of just really playing a two man forward line really, they've got Scholl at full forward and Carey a bit further up the ground, I just wonder, that's an interesting match up, Ben Hart certainly I'd say just doing a little better than Craig Scholl in the one on one duels
Pittman and Roberts, Pittman with the high advantage, Bell again takes it, could have been taken high too, take while so it'll be down the ground, Edwards now up the ground playing on Abraham
Here's Simpson, here's a big kick from Simpson, a big goal for North Belmont
Matter of fact I got it now
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North Melbourne leading by 8 points, awkward bounce, McKernan had to wait, over the top Pittman thumbing towards half forward, Tyson left it behind, and the free kick is going north's way, it'll get a bell, getting busy in and under, Peter Bell at center half back, former docker, fine kangaroo now, probing kick down towards half forward and why not
Too much carry for Carey, off hands to Grant, dragged down, kicks spills towards goal, smart play pretty well coming up, Scholl equally well under pressure, gets the kick off, it bounces out of bounds in the pocket, good enough, Craig Scholl playing gang number 200 this afternoon
15-7 the scene from the Whitman's Lightship, and what a scene it is, grand final day, so much at stake, the pride of two cities, Carey plucks it nicely, breaks free, has a look over the shoulder, hooks it back, high ball, Roberts can't underneath it, Pickley could knock it away, Roberts the oldest man on the ground, finishes up on the ground but with the footy, and he'll kick it gold from about 15 meters out, what a sharp angle
You can't really tell when the ball swirls around in the air, the player that can keep his eye on the ball, the hardest, it's not going to go where you first think, this is just a quick kick in the air and the ball just drops short as it will and Roberts he just parked himself in front spot there
Forget the footsteps, the ground almost becomes silent in that situation, everyone bearing down, now Roberts, important kick, he likes it off the hoop, weight on it, it's a goal
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Some famous faces, we saw the Prime Minister a moment ago and then the Leader of the Opposition, so North a little break, 3-3 to 1-1, back in the center, Pittman and McKernham, Pittman, Belts are backhanded, G.A. Abraham's having an opening turn, squeezes up beautifully
Roberts so important, floating through the midfield, delivers to Scholl, Hart with him, diving Mark, went to Brown, didn't hold it, Scholl squares it up and halfs, Mark with those good hands, good to play on obviously not far enough, big call by the umpire, kicks the ball wide and King's got hold of it
Between the center wing and half forward, 3-3 to 1-1, King unloves, terrible kick, ball bounces beautifully for Goodwin, Goodwin's high ball, back towards half forward, Rodman and also Martin at the back, Pickett going to McLeod, worried him out of it, you don't see that too often, handball was terrific, taken by Edwards, Edwards unloads to fall forward, one on one situation and McCarthy and Wren, McCarthy doing well against his old teammate and Truffaut behind
This day is the close of being murdered on the weakest
Well once again, Tyson just ran hard and forward and King didn't pick him up, now if he continues to do that throughout the game, eventually the ball will fall Tyson's way
Crucial five minutes left in this first quarter, North with a mini break
Goodwin going nowhere
Just wonder whether Dennis Pagan there, getting the ball into their forward 50 plenty of occasions, just at the moment, one out at fullback, Ben Hart looks like he's fairly much on top of Craig Shaw, whether to just remove that position
Pickett does the right work but straight down to McLeod
Back towards Pickett again, he's been exciting but he's been beaten this time, Barty gives the hand pass away, here's a chance for the Crows chipping in towards full forward but Blankey is there, standing firm John Blankey
An unsung hero of North Melbourne, quiet but very, very efficient
He looks to the outer side once again, Roberts was his target, Tyson waiting down in front, just keeps it in play, Tyson heads home for goal, what a kick by Tyson
Might be out of bounds, Sandy unfortunately for the Crows, still a great kick, the kick was great, no doubt about that, golly back it comes
Well he's held it in, yeah maybe just, as he brought it back to Kickett, that was the problem
It was the point I was making before though, King is just giving a little bit too much latitude when the Crows have the ball in their attacking 50
McCartney and Wren, one by the latter, Scott couldn't take it away, Wren gets another hand pass, this time he finds McLeod, a worm burning pass in towards half forward
Out the back it goes and in towards the pocket, kept in play however, well done by Jarman, he bends it back as any Jarman can do and he kicks the guard, what a beauty
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Darren Jarman, six goals in last year's grand final, five in the final turn, putting his stamp on the Crows' second goal this afternoon
McKernan goes up, Pittman beats him though, Stevens trapped it, coming through his bell, forcing it down towards half forward
Still he goes into the path of Roberts, 52 metres out, long kick down towards a vacant square, it bounces wide at the mark though
And goes out of bounds, North Melbourne up by seven points, approaching quarter time
What a story that is, young Marsh, waiting his chance
21 plays 14, Pittman and Roberts now
King coming off the ground down in front of us, meantime, Pittman clean possession, tied up immediately, and the ball up
He made his name as a running small defender, did David King, but I must say, as his career's developed, certainly this season, he has played fairly loose when he's been in that part of the ground
Roberts and Pittman, and the Empire pleading his case
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Eventually, he bounces it down, Pittman very conscious of Roberts, did well, but the hand pass not good, Harvey comes back to Simpson, hard against the boundary line, intelligent kick, smart in front, bounces off his chest, he's going to get the free kick
Two and a half minutes to go, to quarter time, Nigel Smart breaks away, drives towards the outer side, look at the path of Bellin, can't catch it, out of bounds
21 to 14
They're normally really efficient in their scoring opportunities, North, but they've gone into their inside 50 metres 16 times to the crows 10, so their scoring percentages today haven't been fantastic
Free kick 7 to 2, it's on imbalance there, Roberts has handled back to Stephens, Stephens kicks well inside 50, McKernan pushed out of it, smart sweeping at the back, Kerry, go!
Unbelievable, the King!
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Well I think Wayne Kerry has given us the first magical moment to remember in this year's grand final
What a free goal in such an important time
Freiborn is on the ground as we saw, and he soccers it away towards Stephens on the outer wing
Thought about letting it trickle over, but now kicks it in play, has to give away a little bit of ground, it's okay, he's got Martin Pike there
Pike steadies himself and kicks long, down towards half-point once again, Johnson the juggler, Kane Johnson a good mark in opposition to Shannon Grant
North on top in the midfield, they've had 31 kicks to 16, 10 marks to 5
Tyson Edwards, still on half-back, 13 points to the margin, favouring North Melbourne, he comes into Mark Begley
And the skipper's got it at centre half-back
Just over a minute remaining, Schal and Hart, what a duel those two have had so far in this game
Hart wins it this time, gives it back towards Shane Allen, he looks up towards half-forward, over the top of Kerry it goes, here's the chance for Goodwood
Goodwood can pop it over the top, he does, James goes into the open goal, and they get run with just a minute remaining
Craig James gets his first goal
And Adelaide stay in touch
Well it doesn't always favour you when you're first at the ball, just watch this, the bouncing ball over the top there
And Goodwood, just a young player, but showed a lot of composure on that occasion, and James running into the offensive part of the ground for the Adelaide Crows
And that's the steady they needed just before quarter time
Great pick-up from Collingwood, only a couple of years with the Crows, James hard and tough at ground level
His first possession right there, had 37 against Melbourne back in round 10, the most by a Crow all season
Pittman slaps it out, smacking off the boot of Harvey at Ricochet, still inside the centre square
Money bounce, Pickett came through, he bounced to McLeod, gets a hand pass away, storming through the middle of Spreebourne, kicks it down to watch half-forward Kerry
Unkind bounce, it runs on the big fella McHurnam, open goal Beckins, and he's missed by quite a margin, and great pressure by Hart
Good running there by Hart, but the big fella, he was always going to take a lot of time to drop the ball from his hand and connect with his boot
As we see Byron Pickett there, just in, getting some attention there from the train, that's the bump
Bit of body contact there
And that's a hard surface to come down on too
I think you find the ground is so hard, every time the ball bounces, it just really bounces at all different angles and very high
So players, once it bounces in front of them, really not going to be sure where it is going to go
Hart to Jarman, he started pretty well today, good grab by Pitman, not paid, has it?
That centre wing, looked out plenty of it
Gee, good job
Not too great
North have probably had a couple of lucky breaks in the opening turn
And Pitman looked to have marked that
So centre wing, Roberts, Allen onto him, taken by Blakey, back to Steve, and to Harvey, to Scott, Brunetong
Terrific opening turn, North on top early, but I think the Craves have shown plenty
It's about even Stevens, isn't it?
Yeah, very efficient in their scoring, the Craves, they've been able to get those three goals without an enormous amount of play in their forward line
So I think they'll be pretty pleased with the overall result
Two outstanding goals in the opening turn, one from that man, Darren Jarman, a gem in the pocket, and the other from Wayne Carey
But a quarter time, it's North Melbourne 4-4 over Adelaide 3-2
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North banking the running in the opening term, Adelaide staying with them on play track
Mickey McGaughan looking at Matthew Robburn and Wayne Carey
Yes Bruce, on play track in that first quarter we highlight Wayne Carey who's in the yellow dots
and also Matthew Robburn in blue
We've just seen the difference between the two players
Predominantly Carey played in the forward 50 part of the ground
He accumulated seven possessions as opposed to Matthew Robburn one
Both players ran just under 2.9 kilometres in that quarter, terrific work rate
Thanks Mickey, great scene from the Whitman's Lightship as we look down on the Melbourne cricket ground bathed in sunshine
Seven goals scored in the first quarter, two we won't forget for a long time
One from Wayne Carey, the other from Darren Jarman
Second quarter of the 98 AFL Coca-Cola Grand Final
North Melbourne going into the game as favourites, lead by eight points out of the rock hard centre
Matthew McCurden charging away, 70 metres out, a long bomb in towards full forward
and taken over for one behind by Peter Caven
To the boundary line, Deferent Curls
It's so important to get that ball out of the middle though, Curls, they certainly have to match up a bit higher in the middle
Yeah they've been clearly on top there and Kane Johnson, keep an eye on him fellas, he's not real good with his leg
Right Curls, we will do that as Hart brings it back into play, he finds Tyson in the back pop
A nine point margin to North Melbourne
He kicks towards centre wing, McCurden in front of the pack, Ellon came over the top, Goodwin was waiting down in front, unable to take it cleanly
Costa likewise tries to burst his way through, King showing close attention
Smart, nice little pirouette and kicks it back towards Wren, going with the flight of the ball, the big man can't take it
But Peter Bell did extremely well, eventually does get the kick, down towards Robben, bad bounce, cool bounce
Maybe the door will open for Martin again, he's able to apply the tackle, the Costa hand pass goes to Tyson Edwards
Still outside half-point, what a smother by Byron Pickett, great work by Pickett
And he sets it up for North Melbourne as Grant takes it away from Robben, up towards Martin Pike and he takes the mark
43 metres out, 45 degree angle
I don't know how many metres you give a smother but that's 100 metres smother that one there Tim
It was an enormous turnover wasn't it, the Crows were going forward, they'd all run forward of the play, North were lagging behind, the turnover occurs
And then we have the same thing happening with North Melbourne heading towards their own goal
Martin Pike has been somewhat of a football nomad but here he is playing in his first Grand Final
Big kick from Martin Pike, kicks it like a forward, and goals
What can you say other than that was a magnificent smother there by Byron Pickett in a disadvantaged position
Just launched himself at the ball, North Melbourne were quick enough to seize the crumb, just watch this again
Let's pick it there, Edwards actually got around, smothers the ball, it goes to Roberts and then quickly North Melbourne move the ball back into their own forward
50 and still Robben yet to play a part in this game, Mickey Martin holding him at centre half forward
8 possessions for Mark Roberts
Margin 15 points, Rucks go at it, well it hit Wren on the head eventually, bounces wide taken by Jarman
Sprung into a tackle, high tackle, in fact the forearm has been penalised there, Bell plays on immediately
Blakey goes down towards half forward, low, firm, and on to the chest of Harvey, 52 metres out from goal, Peter McKenna
One Blakey being joined in this tennis is Glenn Archer who's picking up Peter Vardy, a much smaller player than he's used to
Carey missed the golden opportunity, Blakey feeds it back towards the middle, it was Pike, it was Pike's hand pass
Down goes Carey, tackle to the ground, ball up about 25 metres out directly in front
And the crows concerned about Winston Abraham in that first quarter, they've now got Cain Johnson on him and Edwards is picking up Grant
And in charge this afternoon, Andrew Coates, umpiring his first grand final, Goldspink bounces it down, Carey through the legs of Ellen
The hand pass, two slip coming away from Jarman, bodies go in willingly close to the line
Harvey on top there for North, at the base of that is Bickley, and we'll have another ball up
We've got this ball up in the forward pocket and Craig Scholl has ran Ben Hart up to half forward, just to get Hart out of his comfort spot there on the last line of defence
Wren wins it against Roberts, ball comes out to Grant, tackle on him by Edwards
Bruce to keep up the date with the Benches, Anthony Rock for North, Nola Capuano, Freeborn and Allison, and for LA, Connell, Stephens, Marsh and Edwards
Haven't been used much, have they, the Benches?
Not a lot, there's only one move being made, that was David King
And Freeborn came on for a short time, thanks Dipper
Wren worked underneath it, belts it away, wants the boundary line, Harvey keeps it in towards King, ball very close to the line, looked out actually
Handball back in was terrific to McKernan, McKernan's kick to the hotspot, it's hit a half forward
It's hit to Wren, loping, good take in the end by Jarman, he's in very good nick today, kicks to centre wing, Martin's had a terrific match
Robyn with him, back to Scott, Scott's handball to Pickett who's settled beautifully, Pickett's left foot kick to about 30 minutes, Abraham takes off
Wren from the side, Kerry gets on him, turns, bouncing ball, well done, smart, pushes forward, Shannon Grant, dangerous in the forward pocket
Looking to give it off, goes for goal and misses, it's behind
36-20, North Melbourne making an early move here in the second quarter
And we don't often see Wayne Kerry choosing the wrong option, but on that occasion he really hurried himself, he had plenty of time
He'd done all the hard work we see, Jarman once again kicking the ball in, trying to lose his tag after this kick in
Matty Connell is getting a run too, at the expense of Kim Costa
So good last week in the third term
Yeah, Hart in the meantime, kicks towards centre wing, oh there's a fine mark by Stephens
Anthony Stephens kicks it back to half-ord, McCurnham will come in from the side, wasn't able to get a hand on it
Some strong work by Val, who's almost taken high, he takes the ball and he might be picked
Trying to go through a wall of crows
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There he is, another crack at it, King unable to take the mark now, Pickett could have been held
Scott gets a bad bounce, so to McLeod, McLeod will go again, he's dangerous, he's 52 metres out, spears it in towards Pitman
Man, what a push, and Will got a free kick
Yes, he pushed his chest into Pitman's back there in McCartney, but really it was a fair bit of pressure from behind
It certainly wasn't hands, but the umpire chose it, it was illegal push from behind
And sometimes it doesn't have to be a clear possession forward, does it?
It was just a kick off the ground that time that saw the ball running forward again into the crows attacking part of the ground
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Lucky free kick, margin 10 points, 5-6-4-2
Good bounce this time, Wren approaches the ball very conscious of his opposing Ruckman
Down goes Blakey, was he pushed in the back, not according to the umpire
Another ball up alongside the centre circle
When the ground is like this, Leo, as you mentioned Pitman there playing in front, it's terrific because if the ground is so hard like this
If you're playing in front you've got every opportunity either to get a free kick or push the ball on
Kim Costa, McKernan only as far as McLeod, high kick, but Wanda's out towards right half forward
Martin Leeds in the race out there, plenty of time now, heads for the boundary line
A team mate, it bounces to Bell, who then goes for the boundary line, it bounces across, took a while
I reckon there's one misnomer in football we should get rid of right now
That is that Mickey Martin is slow and can't play away from the full back line
Pit there, that theory's been around for a few years now, but Mickey nowadays can come upfield and he's running just as well as Robbren
And he can ruck too, he knocked that one down, Bickley's kick, almost marked by King, fumbles, recovers
Inside the centre square, under pressure, off his step, boots it out towards right centre wing, taken by Roberts
Playing a blinder, Roberts the high kick, Carey with the numbers around for North, almost the one-hander
Scott gets away from the pack, Scott 45 metres out, blanket it off the boot, it bounces down towards full forward
Still Carey over the ball, looks over the shoulder, pulls it back, but he's wired at the mark behind
I think tension gets to even the great players because I think for the second time there Carey
Probably kicked the ball just half a step quicker than he had to, almost brought that mark down
But on the second effort again I think just hurried himself a little more than he had to
Double the scoring shots for North, 5742, Jarman goes long, wants Wren or Smart, front spot Wren comes to ground
James hasn't got a hand on him, handball to McLeod and the up was good, McLeod clever, he's having an impact
Kicks to centre wing, Gardy Pickett's having a wonderful match, Archer, McLeod onto him the two, Norm Smith-Medlers
Archer found his target, Roberts as Dennison having a blinder, kicks the ball towards the poppet
McKernan, boots it, it's ran away from him, it gapped its feet for a moment and he couldn't get to it
And North Melbourne with a lot of the play leading 38-26
It's a very poor option then by Roberts, McKernan had just dropped into space 30 metres out from goal
The sloppy kick, almost made it anyway but very sloppy kick
Just under 13 minutes remaining, this is dangerous
Very good zone defence then by Bally, just read the kick off the boot
And got across and got the high tackle but the front position, you've got to get the freeze
And North a little bit confused at the moment because the Crows have done a rotation between James and McLeod
It's just taking a while to find their man
Peter Bell, he's played every game this year but he's away to the left so North putting away a few chances
5-9, they lead by 13 points, they've kicked one goal five so far in this second quarter
Kane Johnson takes the kick in but he's still tucked in the back pocket
Tyson gives him one option, Kavan another
They are having to get him pinned in there aren't they, they just can't get the ball out
They can't stream the ball out of defence, the Crows, they've been chipping it around but not with any real flow
Kavan heads to the other side, hardly ran it better than anyone
Then is forced to pop it out in front, may come back again once more, it does
In towards full forward, Pike uses the body at the back
Kavan over the line
The Batmans always looking for someone to move at the moment, the Crows are certainly not moving around the centre half back area
They're very flat today
What are your thoughts, Peter McKenna in the southern stand?
Yes, just watching Dennis Pagan too has brought Len Archer who was deep in defence on Barty
When they got on top he brought him up more around half back and almost towards the centre of the ground to give them a bit of drive up there
Jarvan this time goes straight down the middle, Roberts who has been playing well makes a blue
Opens the door for McLeod and Rand, here's a chance now for the Crows as Rand kicks it up towards half forward
Brasciuto got a hand to it, wasn't enough, Archer taking half back, he'll be free kicking half back
And North Melbourne had a problem with McLeod in the midfield, they had him under control when he was at half forward and Scott had him
Now he's going up into the midfield, he's starting to find the ball, Stevens is his direct opponent but he's just losing him in the congestion
Third bounce for Stevens around the outer side, looks up now and kicks it down towards half forward
Kane Johnson will fly from behind, missed the ball, so did Blakey, taken by Connell, lays it off, this is Hart
Hart pulls it back towards the middle, 50-50 ball, King and Smart standing alongside was Harvey
He reaped the benefit, gets it across to Shaw, looping hand pass and turned to Blakey, turns around, kicked it in the second and missed
They have got the yips haven't they North Melbourne, it's amazing when you get a succession of points, two or three
All of a sudden every player having a shot at goal is just that little bit more tense, they've certainly 10 times the two inside their forward 50
So they've got a lead but it should be much, much bigger
Six behind straight now for North, here's Jarman, again the long kick up towards midfield, Ren in from the side, great grab by the big fellow
It's in a half back, Sean Ren wants to go, nimble if you don't mind, kicks it through the centre square and pick it as Bruce said playing a wonderful game
I thought he was very shaky in his first final, even the first half of the preliminary final but the last half of last week's game he really got his legs and continuing on he's really got the rhythm now
Penetrating kick, Jarman just timed it better than Blakey, smuggled though by Harvey, danger here, Harvey in the pocket, kicks the full forward
Diving Mark there was a good one by Harder who's having a very good game
What they've done now the Adelaide Crows is they're actually playing Jarman as a defender because Blakey's been tagging and running him with him and I think they're just using him as that architect across half back
Ellen the target, forced under the ball on the end, Bell and Edwards, Bell gets a little handball out to nobody, Johnson's handball was very very good, it split the pack and gave Bickley the run and the captain's away
A third bounce, Winnie Abraham tries to run him down, Bickley's kicked the half forward, Rashido caught behind, does well to bring the ball to the ground and build it out of play
So good rebound footy by the Crows from one end to the other
Good play by Simpson, those three tall as midfielders, Simpson, Pike and Blakey are very flexible players
Pittman and McCartney going at it once again, Pittman trying to sneak away
There is no freedom for the Crows players at all, the North players are blanking them very well at this stage
Comments there from Neil Curley on the boundary line, Anthony Stephens
And North Melbourne have set up what we have termed Pagan's paddock where Wayne Carey goes and plays at centre half forward and basically no one plays behind him, but Brett Allison has just come off interchange as we see
He's going to play a quickie sluiting forward against probably the slower Shane Allen
Archer's kick goes to centre wing taken by McCurl and the door opens for Winston Abraham again, kicks it down towards half forward, Peter Pavan in front
Low preventory pass
That North Melbourne move almost worked immediately with Allison at shorter, quicker play as Lee said, now against Allen and the Crows will have to reshuffle their own defence
Here's Matthew Connell, club champion, three years ago, finds himself in a grand final once more, Martin and Pickett ask the question, he's still asking the question
I must say I would wonder whether in fact Dennis Pagan just should put Allison up across half forward and run Allen around and actually lose that vacant space and just let Carey pay this paddock set up and just see how that goes
Certainly Allison's speed on the rebound run back would trouble Allen
Rashido had it just a fraction too long, Pipe goes in strongly and sock it off the ground away from Grant
Beats him over the line and with him is Tyson Edwards, so I just wonder Sandy how long that Malcolm Blight will persevere with Robyn at centre half forward, he's had one kick to this point of the game
Mickey Martin's doing a sterling job at centre half back, maybe it's time now to reshuffle that position and just keep North Melbourne guessing, it's very predictable about the way they're playing at the moment
And the domination inside 50 for North Melbourne, 18 to 11 in the first quarter, 13 to 3 so far in this quarter
Kennedy with a bounce on the outer side, Pickett dragged down immediately, another bounce, North Melbourne coming in with 11 straight wins, they've really opened up their forward line now North, they've only got two players forward of centre
This ball up on the half back flank for their team, Archer across the boundary line, very important now in the context of this game, Adelaide hitting the next goal, they've taken a lot of pressure
McKernan conscious of Pittman, Pittman reaches over the top, slapped on up towards the wing for North, running onto that ball is Archer, Archer kicking down towards half forward, carries the target, Caven inadvertently got it across the boundary line
Anything will do in this situation, I wonder at the moment Scholl across half forward with Ben Hart, whether actually Ben Hart would go back and play on Allison and Alan comes up, but I guess they want to keep that one on one contest going from the cross-court of the
Pittman clean possession, it was ambitious, dragged down by Simpson, Fraddon can't in front of the pack, and the ball up
It was now going down Lee to pick up Allison and it was coming up, swapping him over
Pittman, could have been held that time, Simpson dropped it, but it's coming back to Pittman, he's forwarded right half back with the free kick, inside down by 15 points
It's got Smart short inside, but it's going to go longer, there's a big pack forming, Rob rinner, a target who is struggling, front spot, carry and Caven, so they've moved forward, McLeod traps it, Handel not affected, Pickett trying to cut it off
Bickley was there, cut off by Simpson, Rodman couldn't get a hand on it, well played by Shannon Grant, bouncing ball in the center, Archer's handball, terrific to Overhand, he can go, 50 out, he gives it a hook, it's coming back, it's a behind
Great plays with the centre by Archer, really split the game apart didn't he?
See they all went in hard though didn't they, Abraham charged out at one point there, then eventually Archer got the hand pass clear to Abraham, he's a very very strong player Glen Archer, have a look at this for the attack on the ball
Seven consecutive points to the Kangaroo, so it's been a long time also since the Crows have had an effective scoring shot, 4-2 to 5-12, Rashido unloads and kicks the ball into the center square, Smart out number, he's taken a terrific mark I reckon, fantastic grab, Caven was away but it's got to come back
I was lucky it did too, it took so long for the ball to get back to Smart because the Atlantic Crows players had run four, they had plenty of space and the North Melbourne players just now getting to them
She's a good effort by Smart, high ball to center half forward, Ellan from the side, Kerry has dropped back in defence, Johnson tapped forward but it went the wrong way, the ball was cut off though, does Abraham get back, good vision pushes wide, an important play here
King turns back, handball to the space into the corner, Archer nobody will stop him, bangs at the center half forward, Smart again high, ball coming to ground, Hart holds it up clever, well played, Caven squeezes it out towards half back and the Atlantic defence is holding on and just holding on for the moment
The margin was 8 points at quarter time, it's now up to 16
Shot coming off of North Melbourne
Could have been a lot more than that
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Throw in again, Pittman doing the rock work
He wins it, Allison asks the question and there's a free kick going the way of Mark Bickley
The Adelaide skipper to take it at half back
The Crows desperate for the next goal, to stay in touch, Robrind desperate to get into the game, Martin tumbles a punt back towards Allison
Couldn't quite wrap those long sleeves around him but he's quick to recover on all fours, gets the hand pass away, Harvey gives it to Archer, Archer kicks in towards full forward, Pipe is at the back, Kerry!
Straight into the woodwork and another behind, Prez on the ball
Well again he's had three opportunities Kerry for shots at goal, I reckon he's hurried himself both times, he certainly just tried to dribble the ball through which was an interesting technique but just see, could he have had the other half a step, I reckon he could have had another half step to just balance a bit further
The problem is not getting the ball in there though is it, they had 18 scoring shots to just 6, at some point you would think that the Adelaide Crows are going to break
I think what is happening though, the North Fords aren't winning the one on one contest, they're having a lot of shots at goal but they're mostly from scrubby ground level kicks, they're not set shots really where they can really get balance and drill it through
That had one 9 in this turn but Adelaide in real trouble, Goodwin got it to Erling, sold him to trouble, picked up now by Kerry, smothered off the good by Goodwin, spills across towards Alisson, here was Slung swooping under this ball is Bell, it'll come back I think, the end power one down and get the all clear, it's a goal
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So North getting a real grip here, 4-2 to 6-13, 26 to 49, back in the centre square, Crows desperate for the next one, Johnson, Hitman shoulder, he's in trouble, they've got a taste of it North, have a look at this, they're going in for the kill
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Simpson inside 50 again, Kerry and Cavan comes to ground, McKernan paves the way, good tackle on Kerry by Cavan, been a wonderful duel, Tyson Edwards, smarts a trouble free kick, up into completely from the front
Looks like he's hurt himself too, or been hurt, maybe that's more to the point, but he kept it down Kim, he's in North Melbourne behind, 8 have been fought from general play, 3 rust, 1 free and 1 from a mark, so certainly the Adelaide defences at least making sure they are hurried shots that the North Melbourne team are having
He's done a good job here smart hasn't he, he's picked himself up, he looks as if he's alright, take a while to feel 100% physically, but mentally he looks alert enough, 4-2-6-13, they certainly need him, oh gee maybe I was wrong completely, shades of seacamp, last Friday night, he's banged it out on the floor, so, he's got to bring it back in
Bruce, all Adelaide are doing at this stage are playing, trying to play holding football, they're not attacking at all
The avenues the problem isn't it, they've been cut off at centre half forward and they've got to find another one
Certainly right
Pickett's kicked it within 25 metres of the goal, Kerry and Cavan both miss read it, ball comes to ground, Pike got rid of smart, Kerry kicks to the front of the square, Ellam takes the mark, smart is in a bit of trouble now, Pickley takes it away, finds Kane Johnson at 50
Johnson from half back, with 3.5 minutes remaining, Hart sends them into attack for one of the rare occasions this quarter, Stevens on the ground, got a hand to it but that was all, Nigel Smart in trouble as you can see
After that heavy knock McCartney takes on a couple as play goes on, down the end of the ground, he gives it away to Blakey, North Melbourne out of trouble once again, kicks it up towards centre wing, Johnson gets in the way of Winston Abraham, Hart was waiting down in front, pucks at high and long
Hart, you're in from the side but up maybe a fraction early, play on as the call, McLeod, danger to see the Jarman, here's a chance for the Crows, Jarman though goes right across the face of goal and puts it all behind
Couple of heavy knocks to Nigel Smart, and now he's having a spell, David King, he's close with him, brings it back into play to Stevens, Anthony Stevens, saw his brother involved in a Premiership win earlier on today, here's Kane Johnson, dodging and weaving, dashing forward but there's no one home, King again
King off his step, close to the boundary line, Stevens getting plenty of the ball now, breaks away, inside his own defensive 50, pinpoint accuracy, Martin pushing up the ground, just inside the line, Michael Martin, long kick to a contest, McCona must get a free in front, nothing doing
Key, where's Kavan, gathers it, hand passes to Edwards, Edwards down towards half forward, Robbbrim played it well, still he goes, cheeky work goes in short towards the pocket and the mark is held by Barty, Barty's sharp angle, manhole in the middle, oh where did he go there, it was behind Goodwin and short at Tyson
Smart by King, he comes towards that broadcast side, awkward bounce by Freiborn, played it to his own advantage, knocked away by Ellen, one out contest about 10 metres in from the line, Ellen in two minds, and the second of them didn't work out too well, the wrong decision, he popped it across the boundary line on the ball
Still Smart looking the worst, but where, what's this again, will I, won't I, yes I will, wish I hadn't done that
Pike, taken by Capuano, floating it towards the goal square and through for yet another behind, 6-14, 2-10 to 1-1 in this quarter, Bruce report on Smart as we all saw, slightly shook up, just giving him a chance to clear his head
James Heard who we'll talk to at half time, Premiership player in 1993, Brownlow medallist in 1996, Rashido's kick once Tyson, got him at half back, the Crows would just love one goal before half time
They'd certainly need it, floating kick, Robb and frontspot, Martin just eased him out, got over the footy, kept his eye on it, brings the ball back cleverly into the centre, Freiborn releases Stephens, Stephens beautifully to McKernan
And at times he looked like a colossus on the ground and he certainly did there all alone, 25 metres from goal, and North is breaking this match apart before half time, he's got in there a number of times really, that was a fantastic kick back into the centre square, dangerous kick but ok when it comes off
And McKernan's actually streamed into the forward line quite regularly, but that's about the first time that the North midfield kick has been accurate enough to find him
I don't want to put him off but he kicked dreadfully last week against Melbourne, this is no gimme, he wants this goal for his own confidence and this would give North Melbourne a huge break, at the half time break, McKernan 25 metres out, it's close, he's missed, he was no good thing
We saw him miss too many of those last Friday night, 6.15, I think anyone with a North Melbourne gurn is no good thing at the moment, the inaccuracies, the disease that spread through the team
Well they went through a stage during the season where they had a similar problem, can the Adelaide Crows make them play in the last 30 seconds, cave in down to the half forward line, just maybe they can, Stephens could have given away a free kick, no, play on they do, Andrew Eccles wobbles it in towards goal
But only as far as the mid mark, the cold figure from Arden Street puts it out in front of Freiburg, he's got Connell chasing but he pops it over the top to Anthony Stephens, Stephens has got a panic, he looks down towards half forward, Peter Bell's away, there's time for Peter Bell, no there isn't, as the siren sounds, Bell's kick lands in the left forward pocket
It's half time but now your team is in trouble, big trouble with North Melbourne dominating in that second quarter, they took their score from 4 goals 4 to 6 goals 15
It's only one thing Sandy, it feels like a 10 goal game and it's only a 4 goal game
Exactly right, yep they're still in it, the Adelaide Crows don't worry about that, their goal kickers have been Jarman, James, Pittman and Rasciutto, Wilds for North Melbourne again all singles, Blakey, Pike, Kerry, Roberts, Bell and Simpson
An intriguing first half leave at North certainly taking the honours
Yeah no doubt about that, they certainly dominated the play and it was only in accuracy that's probably prevented them from building up really insurmountable lead but the Crows do finish strong, they run hard, they were very fit team so I think they're still in it
You're going to need to finish strongly aren't they because of the number at half time it's 27 to 51
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Welcome back to the Melbourne Cricket Ground Grand Final
And the Crows trail by 24 points
Well, welcome back and with Tim, it's a big lead for North at half-time
Not insurmountable, but pretty big
And should be a lot bigger than what it is to lead, just going through some players at half-time
That haven't had enough effectiveness on this game in the forward line for the Crows
In that first half, Jarman, Rashido, Vardy and McLeod who were so good last week
But there's been some wonderful clashes in this first half of football
They've been in much positions and certainly Byron Pickett doesn't really like the physical contact
I guess that one was just two guys wanting the ball
And we see it from a few angles, that is body against body, have a look at this, bang
And that is a hard centre-wicket area out there on the MCG too
Byron Pickett has also featured in one of the other great defensive moves in this first half
This smother in the first quarter
Actually, I think the ball just about hit him on the head, Lee
Well, it was just a fantastic effort, have a look at this
He just held onto the ball a fraction long with the lunge and smother
And then when they got the ball forward, all of a sudden the ball would have been in Adelaide's forward line
But the ball goes to Pike for a shot at goal, so just a fantastic effort by young Byron Pickett
Well, Pike went back now and that actually kicked that goal
But there's been a lot of misses in this first half, as we mentioned just before, the game should be all over
It's incredibly wasteful, they just had shot after shot
Mostly they were shots where I thought plays, everyone, Wayne Kerry, I thought, well it was off balance I guess
Didn't have much of a choice, but Peter Bell, well these are the ones, 45m shots with a windy swirly day
I guess you're hoping you can kick them without expecting them
And the football always follow the ball, won't it?
If it's dropped awkwardly in windy conditions like this, then you are going to get that errant kicking
But this is the one you'd hope to convert, but at least the Adelaide defence has just made sure the North guys had all the pressure on them when they had the shots
Winston Abraham, the long shot from the 50m mark
Last week there was a lot of shots kicked from the 50m mark, but again, a lot of long shots is usually a lot of long behinds
Well Corey McKernan's been pretty good in the centre bounces, he's been nullifying Wren and also Pittman in there
He's been good when he's gone forward, he had the opportunity, I believe, just before half time
Just about to put this game out of the grasp of the Adelaide Crows
Well absolutely, he drifted into the forward line quite a bit, got a bit of space and marked the ball from 25m out
Just missed and then of course Andrew Eccles late in the quarter had the chance
And did they know, they knew every goal they can get the Crows, because they are struggling to get the ball in their forward line
And Eccles on the left side, but really completely missed again
Mickey Martin hasn't been terrific at centre half back
Just checking the match stats now, the kicks, North Melbourne 111-82, that's an interesting statistic
They're in the samples, they're even ahead in both departments
Now that really is interesting because they are one of the most efficient, low possession sides in the competition
The mark's pretty even, there's not a lot of uncontested marks there for the Adelaide Crows and the centre break's interesting
Actually the inside 50s, well I guess they've had so many scoring shots, no wonder they've had so much more in there
It's interesting, one of the stats, the clankers, the really bad skill errors, Adelaide 18-4
Maintained possessions in the North rooms, well they'd be pretty confident that they're in control
And 24 point lead at half time will go to a short break
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The Crows trailing at half time by 24 points over North Melbourne
North had so much of it in the second quarter, they made the running in the opening turn
The Crows stayed with them though, and it was pretty close at quarter time, just 8 points
But it did get out to 24 at half time, it's 6 goals 15 to 4 goals 3
So 21 scoring shots to 7 at this stage
Well, Mickie McLean's been having a look at Andrew McLeod, the Norm Smith meddler from last year on play track in the second quarter
Yes, thanks Bruce, and we did have a look at Andrew McLeod in that second quarter
Of course he was moved to the midfield part of the ground
And as we see on the screen, we see the work rate required by Andrew McLeod
He only ran 2.7 kilometres in that second quarter, which is not enough for a midfielder
As we see with the pie chart, he actually walked 53% of that quarter
And that's not far enough, not long enough, far enough for a quality player in that part of the ground
We have a look at the distance travelled per metre, and it's only 97 per metres
You could use comparisons, Robert Harvey actually travels 160 metres per minute
And that's one thing Andrew McLeod has to do, he has to lift his work rate
Mickie McLeod there having a look at Andrew McLeod on the play track in the second quarter
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Dennis and Sandy, both teams struggled to kick goals didn't they in the second term?
Extraordinary quarter Bruce, when David Pittman booted that goal at the 6 3 quarter minute mark of the second quarter
North Melbourne then added one goal nine
But I think we have to get back to the first quarter for two goals we won't forget for a long long time
No, well the stage is made for great players
And watch this again, there's an opportunity for Jarman
There's a man on in the middle you can see him in the distance watch as we go around that's ignored, but why not?
It kicks the goal that's terrific
At the other end of the ground the outside of the boot Wayne Carey
And this is deliberate no question about that angles the boot goes with the outside full points if you don't mind
Halftime 24 points the margin can the crows come back?
Well Melbourne's out of gas I think Adelaide could be too
Already
I think so
I think the thing the crows favour is that they're still within touch
They are out of touch on the ground at the moment on the scoreboard
They're within touch it gives Malcolm something to work with at halftime Malcolm Blom
He's fighting for straws now isn't he Bruce?
No question
He's saying we're still in this despite the scoreboard
I mean they could have been eight goals down
They're four
They've got to find somebody that's in a half four whether it's Matthew, Robert or somebody or somebody must stand up there
Quickly
In the second half
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Not you we're going to take a break and we'll be back with more right after this
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It all happened more than 30 years ago
But I remember it as though it was just yesterday
It was 1967
It was a summer of love
But somehow someone forgot to tell these guys
Florida Gators were doing a tough against the favorites Georgia Tech in their first ever Orange Bowl
The Gators have no answer to this
In the first quarter it seemed like Georgia Tech had all the answers
My teammates they were blocking their hearts out
It seemed like nothing was working
Come on save me oh yeah
The guys were getting powered
Go Gators
We did everything we could to try and lift them
But in the first quarter me and just about everybody else in the place never gave them a chance
All the Gators are not looking good
The problem for the Gators was that they expended so much energy early in the game that they had none left for the AM
So we devised a drink of carbohydrate and electrolytes that speeds into the system and supplies everything they need for energy production
Naturally we named it Gator A
Whatever these guys came up with worked
Because when the Gators came out the second half they were a different team
Well folks I figure the Gators coach had some stern words to say to his players
Does their play the third quarter as if their life depended on it
In the second half our guys seemed to get more tired than those Gators
He just kept on coming
We got a whole bunch of ball games here folks
These are games we have not seen before
The final nail in Georgia Tech's coffin came when Larry Smith set an Orange Bowl record by running 94 yards for a Gator touchdown
Larry Smith is on the locomotive
It's all over now but the Florida Gators have taken the Orange Bowl
So the Gators with a little help from the doctors from the University of Florida won the 1967 Orange Bowl for the first time ever
After the game Georgia Tech's coach Bobby Dodd said to me we didn't have Gatorade
That made the difference
I believe that then and I still believe that to this day
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Welcome back to the MCG half time North Melbourne by 24 points over the Crows
Let's go down and join James here, Premiership player in 1993
James do you give Adelaide any chance from here and if so how?
Bruce North Melbourne have been playing terrific football but for Adelaide to win I think they need to change it
centre half forward and through their midfield they've got to get some ball
I mean the North Melbourne midfield has been great with Peter Bell and Anthony Stevens
really dominating and I just can't see Adelaide getting back
North Melbourne really should have put the game away by now and I would have thought that North Melbourne will kick on
They've choked Adelaide out of it in the first half and really their pressure through the midfield
and in their back line with Archer and especially Nicky Martin has been great
and one of the problems for Adelaide now is they've been on the road for a long time
they've had to play one extra week also over North Melbourne and have basically had the perfect preparation
Yeah look Adelaide look very tired and I think their preparation over the last four or five weeks have done a great effort to get here
they just look so tired and I can't see North Melbourne really slacking off
Dennis Pagan is the best coach from personal experience at getting his team up and making sure they don't relax
and I'd expect North Melbourne to kick on
I bet you wish you were out there this year, maybe next year James
Thanks Bruce
Good on you mate, terrific James heard from 7 Sport and Live and Kicking a Break
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Welcome back to the Melbourne Cricket Ground
Terrific scenes here, I think everybody's just wondering how
can Adelaide get back and really impose itself on this match
because North Melbourne's made all the running haven't they
and yet we find Adelaide just 24 points behind
Crow's out pretty early, North now coming back out
must feel confident, they've really squeezed the Crows in the first half
Lane Carey's had an interesting battle with Peter Cabe
probably should have kicked four goals to half time
I think I guess he's been wasteful as the whole North Melbourne side
but nevertheless they haven't been able to mark the ball easily against the Adelaide defence
that's the one part of the game where North really haven't been excelling
I think Lee and Tim the body language told us something too
when Adelaide did come out for the second half they were a side that almost looked tied
as Bruce said it's been a long haul, they've had a lot of weeks on the road
and for North Melbourne they've had a spell, they've got a day's break on them this week
and they look very, very pumped and ready to take their second flag in three years
Well they've looked focused all throughout this final series haven't they, this finals campaign
even yesterday the grand final parade, Wayne Carey almost didn't allow himself to smile
or look like he was enjoying it, almost didn't allow himself to look like he was anything
but a focused footballer who still had a job to do
even early in the week he was the Brownlow medal favourite, we see him there on camera now
but they've just been a hard nailed side all year
and I really believe that it's going to take a Herculean effort by the Adelaide Crows to get back into this game
Dipper and Curls
Yeah, an interesting move here by the Crows, putting Pittman on the bench
Yeah, I thought he was at least challenging that quarter but the Crows will get back into this game
looking at their corner, they have to kick the first two goals
Thanks Nils, we're about to start the third quarter, the Premiership quarter
and the grand final
and the Crows have got a great record in third quarters against North this year
Boy they'd like another one today, McLeowns push forward, Marshes at full forward, Vardy
back turn, back to Eccles, back to Loughran, gets one of his few touches, front spot, Jarvan not held
Is he going to pay it? No
Good decision by Andrew Coates
Great decision
51 to 27
Jarvan in the box seat here
He almost got it didn't he, he just didn't quite get it, and Nigel Smart has actually been pushed into the forward line
they have to kick goals now the Crows
Marsh to Vardy, North hold it up
With the benches down here, North Melbourne, Rock Capiano, Freeborn Allison, and Adelaide Costa, Alan Connell and Pittman
See the North bench there, in the various modes of getting themselves organised, McCartney was there
He held it up pretty well, Marsh and Pickett, Pickett on the ground and again a ball up
North has no body, basically forward of the centre
Kerry and Scholl and Abraham are in a line in the centre square
70 metres behind them, so the paddock has been set up early
Pickett belts it towards King, King runs it to the boundary line with a little handball
Did McLeod keep it in, he did, King works it back, looks for a free and gets it
So just the little things have happened well for North today haven't they
And King played that well and he gets a kick at half back
What a year it's been for Byron Pickett
A Norwich Rising Star winner
And playing a marvellous game, and look at Kerry, floating over the pack to take a fine mark
Here's the two, wrapping for the stepladders, there's a long way up
Four marks, the man they know as the King
Stevens gets a cruel bounce
Peter Bell
Oh, Harrigan kicked that one, wasn't it
There he is once again, Wayne Kerry, asserting his authority early in the second half
51, plays 27, McKernan a pirouette at the back, then he misses, it opens the door for James who sneaks away from Simpson
Under pressure he gets a kick, he was pushed, so it'll come back to James
He's the only player in one half of the ground as he kicks to Wren who marks it half forward
If Hadlake can get the first one here
We know they have an enjoyable second half usually
A sensational kick to Fion Jarman
Byron Jarman kicked a goal in the first quarter, he's kicked 248 in his career
And he'll forget his six-goal haul last year in the grand final, kicking from 40 metres
By our desperate Ballista Crows and he's got it
The game is over
Peter McKenna
Yes, Tennessee, if Adelaide are to win this game, I think Jarman's the man, give him plenty of room
I'd even put him one out in the goal square, give him heaps of room and let him run loose because he's a brilliant forward
McLeod robbed, Roberts kicking down towards half-court, this is James
Suddenly more composure about the Crows at the moment to Eccles
Eccles at centre-half back, lays it off for a shootout, only his third kick
Down towards centre-half, forward, drifting back, good break, it's taken by Barty
Barty just outside the attacking 50, spots a short one on, Martin's spotted it too
Got back the fine fist, knocked it out towards the wing, all Crows out there, Goodwin, aided by a good shepherd
Goes down towards the pocket, not a good effort, bounces out of bounds in front of Marsh
It was usually what Peter McKenna said about playing Jarman running out at full-four
Really their finals campaign, Malcolm Blige's been very keen to play a Ruckman type player
Ben Marsh now is playing there at the start of this third quarter to give that height in the goal square
It's all or nothing now, you get the feeling the Crows have steeled themselves at half-time
McLeod, he's got seven last work, pulls it back, I think he's missed
He kicked his fifth last week, his knee locked on him, he's got a limp now
Signs better though for the Crows, they can manage a smile, 51 plays 34
Back to 17 points, manageable isn't it?
North so much on top in that second quarter, King to himself
In the back pocket, delivers beautifully to Archer, had a super first half, particularly in the second term when he needed to
Goes down the line to Carey, front spot, gave him to the back, Goodwin, another touch importantly to Tyson
Releases him at centre wing, Adelaide attacked through Tyson, smacks the target
Front spot, couldn't take a good mark, Blige, very easily actually in the end
Just wonder whether Nigel Smarts fully recovered after being put out of it in the second quarter
With the strong bump from King, good mark by Blige, he's had a good start here
To Ben Hart, Ben Hart squeezes it, Robb, nearly clever, handled it, Johnson, Johnson trying to break it
McLeod brilliantly done, back to Johnson, Johnson goes and he's kicked it, they're back, they're back
He's alive
Hang in there mate
Can't you do something?
With any changes in his behaviour, any warning sign
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You think she deliberately harmed it baby?
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Watch All Saints egg 30 Tuesday and you can win a Titanic pack
We know that North is a team of great character, just maybe it'll be tested now
It's belted to half forward for the Crows once again
Nichols goes down towards Robb, Robb gets it off to Tyson Edwards
Tyson Edwards gets it away with Peter Barty, he gets the goal
He misses, he misses what it should have kicked
Explosive out of the centre
Well he would have kicked that if the Crows were 10 in front, pressure does a lot of things to players
It just tightens up the reflexes
He just knew he had to make a certainty of it and that means you just tighten up
Instead of just kicking it naturally through the line of the ball
Sandy, Robb has been important early in this quarter
He has, Robb and Sean Rand, Anthony Stevens, flat looking putt towards McKernan and Rand
Push towards the line
Pike, solid, and his attack a little too solid
Oh Andrew Atkins
The Crows getting their hands on the ball in this quarter, 27 possessions to 8
So for the first time in this game they're actually controlling the ball
Smart, couldn't take it, Robb renewed his bolt
Archer almost throws it out towards Stevens, he couldn't take it
There he was, hell, was it Tyson?
It's gonna come back, Tyson was hell
He's got a free kick
No doubt about the free kick, the advantage rule, the umpire must have thought about playing it
Because it looked like McClare was going to run and have a shuttled goal
But I think he just thought maybe there were too many bits of play that happened in between
But Tyson, just an important kick, they've got the momentum going, they've got to make it count
Well they've seen North kick one goal, nine straight
They've come out after half time
And that is a miss too for Tyson
Bruce, just to clear that one on Smart, I'll check with the doctor
They're very happy with him, they're a very clear head
They've kicked the couple so far in this turn
Adelaide is 6-6, North Melbourne 6-15
Things are tightening up as Keaton brings it back into play
Gets the distance to the roots of the outer side
Off hands, waiting in front, Robb
The advantage of this man around the other side, Freiborn
Freiborn goes down towards right half for it
Keery on the lead, gathers the bouncing ball
Pushes it towards the line, Kavan initially
Thought about keeping it in, it spills across
Down we throw in, Blake sitting down
Both Pike and Shannon Grant off the ground now
And Freiborn and Anthony Rockett have replaced him in the tennis
North Melbourne lead it by nine points
Third term, grand final at the MCG
Down goes Roberts, Wren who's been terrific in this turn
Gains about 15 metres, North Melbourne at the moment playing
Blake has said he felt they hit the grand final one at half time
It's interesting, the Crows are playing four players deep in their forward line
But what that does mean, there's more space further up the field
And just maybe their running power can just put North under pressure around the middle of the ground
Roberts did better that time, Rock was pushed in the back
No, ball up on the wing
Lee, you've got a better view than us up there
Do you see some more urgency in this Crows team now?
No doubt about that, Curls, they've come up knowing the game and the balance
And they've risen to the challenge so far in this third term, haven't they?
Wren at the second attempt, only as far as Harvey
Harvey goes with the left foot down towards half foot, Carey beat him
Coming up the ground, McKernan knocks it across to Simpson
Falling to the ground, gets the kick away
Abraham tracks it back towards the pocket
One of bounds on the full
And the lead three
And Resciutto continues to play as a defensive player
He's got the run with Claire Simpson tagging him
And Malcolm Byte believing that he's a better man in the back half for them
Goodwin to Mark Stevens, Stevens to centre wing
Doesn't quite get that far, McLeod did well at the back of Roberts
Because Wren was caught underneath it, boundary throwing
42 to 51
It's closed right up in a hurry
Crow supporters now smiling a bit, North Melbourne suddenly a little anxious
He said it was a Premiership quarter, it's early days yet, there's a lot of footy to be played in this match
Stevens read it well, bangs it in McKernan and Stevens
One out, oh rather Carey and...
Cave and Cave and it's well to bring it to the front
Resciutto with a bit of run, long bounce, went to go to handboard a side and not
Bangs at the centre half forward, Smak was pushed out of it by Archer
Built it away by Pickett, Robyn has a crack at it
Coming in from the side was Roberts, ball up 50 metres out
One player trying to get the game, Bruce as Resciutto obviously playing the half back line there
Looks like Resciutto is actually dropping back to be the player
Just blocking up that space, fall between Wren Carey and the North goal
Vardy round the body, high ball, North should take it
Bouncing ball, Bell did well, pushed it in front
Those little legs are working like pistons, kicks the ball to centre wing to another little fast player
And Harvey goes over the top, Eccles had a big second half last week
Good kick into the centre, releases Bickley, Bickley over the top
And this is Goodwin, Simon Goodwin, 65 metres out
Looks in towards full forward, Jarman's the target but it's Mickey Martin who cuts across
They're throwing everything at North now, the Crows
As we said at the start of this game, this is the Premiership quarter
It's going to come back to Mickey Martin
And all of a sudden Dennis Pagan and the North Brains Trust have a real fight on their hands
And Eccles getting plenty of the ball on the wing for the Crows
And I wouldn't be surprised if King comes from the ground
Martin again going to the outer side, high and wide
Marsh was there to provide a contest for the Crows, he did well
Here they go again, Kane Johnson lets one go, it's long, Vardy!
Couldn't take them out, it doesn't matter because Jarman is there and Jarman is back too
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Darren Jarman making a habit of this, three goals
And suddenly Adelaide, eyeball to eyeball with the Kangaroos
Back in the middle
This grounded fever pitch now
6.15 to 7.6, Rux go at it, not wide of the pack
Opportunity for Tyson, slaps it across to McLeod
McLeod goes inside the 50, Jarman again is on fire
North need to hose him down
He's right on the 50
And will kick at his fourth
Thought about a lead but really I think he wants to go for it
The breeze favouring that end
And what a team lifter this will be
In the space of less than 10 minutes
They will have grabbed the lead, it's a mammoth kick
It's just off line, behind
And it's something of the lesser likes for Adelaide
Certainly Andrew McLeod's been good in this third quarter
But Eccles has come on and had six possessions
Goodwin's had four and some of these other players
Jarman started to get the ball up forward
But a few of these running midfielders have been very good
Muhammad Ali is looking on today
And for the moment North Melbourne are on the ropes
51.49, King to bring it in to himself
Runs towards the back pocket
Now D2 is back towards the middle
Goes straight down the middle of this ground
Coming up to take the mark on his chest
As Pike plays on immediately
Kicking towards centre half forward
Plenty of vacant land in that direction
Coming through his cave-in
Gets it away to James
Adelaide rebound again towards the outer side
Tyson, intent on the Sheppard
Clear the path there for Johnson
Johnson goes back to Tyson
Tyson running down towards half forward
Kicks towards the 50
Out in front, McCutley with nice
The youngster has plucked it
You can keep a thing to this young fella
If he kicks the dial
The crows will hit the front for the first time today
We'd have to pinch ourselves
You couldn't believe it, could you?
They didn't change jumpers at half time, did they?
Yeah, that's right, it's the same players and the same jumpers
But they're playing a little differently as this
Opening half of the half-time break
As Dennis said, what a remarkable story
On the rookie list at the start of the season
The only player not to play last week
And he's missed
Nothing wrong with the distance
But Adelaide within a point
And it's interesting, Terry Wallace on our final word programme last night
Was talking of using players being tagged
To block up the space in the north forward 50
That's what the Adelaide crows have done with Mark Rusciuto
He's gone down there and Adam Simpson has gone as well
And there's been plenty of rebound from there
From the crows' point of view
King's floater, not good
Mark taken by Bickley to Marsh
Marsh strolls away, kicks to full forward
Too far, scores a level
Oh no, way over the line
It looked way over the line
No despite being paid
It hasn't been there in the other government plays has it?
He just has to think his way through this one
He just gets towards the man on the mark
Takes a couple of steps out
It's a good shot there
This is a...
He'll kick the ball across his body
From the other angle
A point
Makes it all square
A goal
And the crows are in front for the first time today
A remarkable turnaround
He's now committed to taking the shot
Improves the angle, hits the post
It's a dramatic third turn to say the least
Scores are level
It's 51 apiece
This is where North Melbourne have to resist the panic urge
All of a sudden the game was going so well their way in the first half
And the crows are now on terms
And North just have to be able to regroup
And just resist that panic
They can take the roof off that shed in South Australia if they're not careful
Three more
Marks it half back from the kick out
Now it's North who desperately require a steadier
No mark paid
Play it as the core
Wren is like a general there
Gives it away to Goodwin
Pumps it back towards the centre
The diamond king was unable to take it
Suddenly it's the crows first to it now
Eccles flipped on by McCloud
Danger once again
Ties it up towards full forward
Belt hit clear
Waiting down was McCloud
He couldn't take it
Ducking his head but getting another crack at it was Stevens
Poking it wide towards centre wing
Peter Bell leads in the race
Kane Johnson is right there with him
And there will be a throw in on the other side
One of the real problems North Melbourne has at the moment too
Is locking the ball in their forward line
In the first half they're able to take it to about centre half forward
Actually lock the ball
Now the crows are getting a lot of rebound from there
And their players that aren't following the North players down the ground
Are there as players to use on the way back
Well the Ruth haven't scored this quarter
Oh Abraham had it, lost it, regained it
Play by Winston
They may score now
It's Rob and it's Winston
What a goal
North Melbourne lead by six points
Back in the middle
Wren taking the long run
McKernan directs it down
McCloud didn't have the ball
They'll get the free kick
One side is in a circle
He's got busy
McCloud probing kick inside the 50
Picker terrific
Plays on immediately
Bell deep in his own defence
Various swings it out wide
Carey subtle leads back in the race
Close to the boundary line
Tyson did brilliantly
Wrote him off the ball
This is Stephens
Forward and half back is second bounce
Anthony Stephens down towards half
No easy mark that one
Meanwhile Carey and Tyson
Pick themselves up
This is Pike kicking inside the 50
McQhurnan
Backmanhoof at that time
Back is held by Stephens
Traded by North pre-season
He had to turn that one into a crumb in the full line
On that occasion McQhurnan
Capuano's come back onto the ground
So McQhurnan, I think what we'll see him do now
Is play more as a forward
Than what he has for the greater part of this game
Stephens out of defence then
High kick in front of the Great Southern stand
Capuano, that was good
Going back into unexplored territory
Allison back off from North Melbourne
Got directly down the four line
Capuano boots it back inside the 50
McQhurnan was he pushed
Loose ball at the back
It's going to be a free kick
And it's going to Anderlein
And I think we'll come to James
Against McQhurnan I think Dennis
Hand or wide
Finds his target
Goodwin has had a big third turn
Finds Johnson who's also playing well
Shades it last year these two
It is isn't it really
Third quarter Johnson's really starting to find it
Delivers to half forward
Good mark Archer
Terrific mark
North have stood up in the last five minutes
You can feel it can't you
But they needed to
And the crows within a kick
Archer leans back and then kicks to
Center wing McQhurnan
With him Stephens
Stephens did very well
In a good little patch here for Stephens
He played from the inter-james bench
In the first half
Poor kick to half forward
Caveman pushed forward
Smart bouncing ball
Can he get a handle on it
He does runs out of room
Handball back was clever enough to Tyson
Having a big turn
Kicks towards half forward
Vardy and Pickett
Pickett gets rid of him
Quick kick away by Blakey
Over the top
Carey with an opportunity
Carey still with it
Handball out
Gets it back to Stephens
Having another burl
Burl pumps it forward to McQhurnan
He stood tall
Pagan's Pagan and Pickett here
Archer running on
McQhurnan leans back
He's got Capuano
Can he take the man
Leans back with him
Full comes loose
Close get a break
James
Rosciuto
Handles a beauty
To run a half back
The big man steadies
Looks in towards the middle
Robren is the target
Martin is right there with him
This is a dogfight now
As Bell picks it up and chips back
Back towards Sendawin
This time the mark is held by Capuano
Swings it up towards the 50
Pike had to beat a couple
Wasn't a good option
Hart takes the hand pass
Pike's solid but fair
Gets the bumper away
Martin and Robren
Mickey Martin is first to recover
Robren right on his hammer
Spirals a little one
Back towards Freiburg
Eccles turns him inside out
He loses it
Sock and clear
Rosciuto gets a chance
Powell's spinning ball
Sick for him
Taken out by Stephens
Simpson comes in over the top
And drives him out
There will be a ball up
And Sean Wren looks very tight in the ruck
That fresh Ruckman Capuano
Is just going to run Wren now
Harvey on for North Melbourne
McCloud does wonderfully well
Sneaks clear
Kicks in towards centre half forward
But standing firm once again
Sean Wren coming off Lee and
Jason McCartney
Kippen coming on for Sean Wren Lee
McCartney from half back
Looks towards centre wing
Wren is in the pack
He almost took it
Simpson first to recover
Bounces up towards Allison
Flicks it over the back
He wanted Pike
Instead he found Hart
Who in turn finds Eccles
Now maybe the Crows
Will get another crack at it
Goodwin lets one go
Pumps it along
Archer's in the pack
No one able to take it
Here's McCloud
McCloud gives it to Barty
And Barty puts it through
And it's a win
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Sean Wren
Job well done sitting down
Watching the last few minutes of this third term
How brave is this by the Crows
Trailed by 24 points at half time
Suddenly scores a level for the second time in the term
Billed towards half court
Missed by Hart
Falls in front
Not towards the boundary by Eccles
Coming across his path
Stevens
Taking front on by Goodwin
Down they go
And a bounce
Court of left centre wing for North
Adelaide Runyon sharing the ball this quarter
29 handballs to North Melbourne's 5
Hogan on the phone
There's the clock
Pittman in relief now
Grosciutto to Pickley the skipper
Off his step
Drives it down towards half forward
Knocked forward by the defence
Blakey goes after his own ball
Gives it back to Martin
Martin drives it out wide
Golden opportunity for North now
Harvey meters in the clear
Tyson goes after him
Harvey takes him on
Watched twice
Slips past
Running down towards half forward
Harvey unloads for distance
Missed cues
All close around the ball
They need to keep it in here
Cavan realising that
Feeds it back
Finds Hart
Hart against the boundary line
Ben Hart comes away
Comes up the middle
Spotted Johnson
Gathers the half volley
Hooks it across his body
Brilliantly done to Pickley
Pickley thought about the hand pass
Runs through the centre square
Cavan kicked a half forward
Just missed the target intended for Robblin
Up came Vardy
Slips it away to Robblin
Crescent of accuracy
20 meters out
Hit the post again
No sign of any emotion
Certainly I reckon Malcolm Blount set up a terrific structure in this third quarter
He's actually at that life set about you
Edward Smart, Martin Vardy
He's up on the full forward line
And with all this space in the midfield
The Adelaide leg speed is becoming a very significant factor
Robblin didn't quite do the finishing
But they're just running away from north at this point of the game
In front for the first time today
58 to 57
Mask, that third tall option is important
Pickley, MacLeod
Who'd reckon he'd kick this?
No, he kicks it to Smart
He can go on and kick it if he wants to
Oh, MacLeod, isn't it interesting?
I mean, the Smart was always on the angle
I thought Smart probably should have played on him
This is going to be a very difficult shot now
It's a tough shot for a right foot of this one
Not much daylight at all between the goal posts
He's going to have to run around and kick a banana kick
He'll lay the ball across his boot
As you can see there, he's got the ball in the hands
Crowes kicks 6-1 to 2-2 against the Saints in last year's grand final
In the third quarter, he's kicked the goal!
There's 7 points in front
Andrew MacLeod
Andrew MacLeod is turning this game inside out
It's 9-10 to 7-15
Well, they're just there midfield speed
We see it again now
Every time we see the ball now, it seems like there's an extra Adelaide runner
Around the ball and their midfield speed
MacLeod in the midfield, he's been fantastic
Johnson's been terrific, Etles has been good
Johnson's been good and they've been giving their full 20 of supply
7 points to the margin
Pittman out of the middle, has it held?
Mickleys kick is smothered
Stephens wobbles it down towards Carey, he too could have been hurt
But the up-fire was right there and he said I don't see anything
It's a tough play on Johnson, if it sits, could be in business for the Crows
What a dream story for Kane Johnson
Kicks it down towards half-forward, Martin traps it well
But he's under pressure, he felt the heat
Popped it straight up in the air, went to Jarman
Jarman off to Robren, Robren over the top
They're finishing this quarter in a blaze of glory
Etles can't bend it back enough
Another behind goes on the ball
They lead by another behind, their lead is now 8 points
Adelaide really using the spaces here at the MCG now
They're breaking wide, they're freeing up players
They're making North Melbourne, who aren't a quick side
Run the full spaces of this MCG
And that's really beginning to take its toll his third term
Tim McKernan off as well from North Melbourne
Trying to use the best to get that lead speed up and run him
Just made a phenomenal comeback by the Adelaide Crows
Capuano couldn't take it
Taken over the line by Scholl
Andrew Eccles presses in
And they're rocking in the shed at the moment
And well they may be because in this quarter it's 5 goals 8
To one straight goal from North Melbourne
It's been a one-sided affair and this man's had a lot to do with it
McLeod's hand pass this time towards Capuano
Kept in play and kicked towards centre wing by Harvey
But only for a moment as Scholl is taken over the line by Stevens
And one of the interesting things this quarter
They've dropped off one of the tagging type players on Bell
They now have Johnson and Johnson
When the Adelaide Crows look like getting the ball
Is becoming a very attacking player
And Bell's really going to have to tighten up on him on the way back
Capuano down to Bell
Kicks towards half forward
Carey, clever mark
Well held this afternoon
He started well
Wayne Carey looks towards the middle
Brilliant kick intended for Allison
And Allison is marked
About 40 metres out
That is a terrific kick isn't it?
It had to be weighted perfectly
And it was and with just a couple of seconds to go
This is going to be the last shot
What a quarter by the Adelaide Crows
Looking to go back to back
Women's team in the 90s has done that
White
In for the middle
Allison
This kick, so important
65 to 57
His team are down
And his baguette
Concerned, it's gone his face
Not a good year for Brett Allison
Dogged by injury
Hip injury pre-season
And knee injury mid-season
A broken thumb and round 19
This could be the best medicine
Allison's kick is on the way
It's good
They needed that one
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The weather's bad
You can't get in shape soon enough
The water's freezing
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The water is a little chilly
We're not being judgmental here on Peter Vardy
No, exactly right
We're not being judgmental
What he did for the Crows was magnificent
We're having a philosophical argument
If he hadn't had the needle
He can't play
So therefore on that particular day taking the needle hasn't enhanced his performance
No it hasn't
It's enabled him to play at his natural level
He could have played
No he couldn't have played
Without the needle he can't play
So he's taken the needle
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Now lead by two at three quarter time
Low scoring match 9.11 to 8.15
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Well we were wondering at half time
The one thing we said in the Crows favour they hadn't been put away
But off half bat they got tremendous drive lead in that third quarter didn't they?
Well it was interesting at the start of the third quarter the Crows had Alan, Costa, Connell and Pittman all on the bench
And I reckon what they did they're going to maximise their speed and run
And I think it's worked very well for them because they just look so much fresher and quicker around the midfield
They loaded up their full forward line which again kept more space in the midfield
And that move of Rossiuto to a half back
He'd been tagged by Simpson, he'd been an ineffectual player in the first half of football
All of a sudden he went to half back
He started to find the ball for the first time this match and he gave them a little bit of drive
Goodwin as you said has been good at half back
And Smart also gave them a lot more life
And Jarman out of the square too and Marsh
All those players are featured but McLeod in the midfield has just been a star today
23 possessions for McLeod
Nobody has won back to back Norm Smith medals
Sean Wren who's started the ball rolling
It's come down to this
30 minutes to play for the Premiership flag Adelaide
Lead by two points
A surging third turn
And there's our scoreline
Away we go
Wren reaches over the top, goes after the ball on the ground, wrestled to the ground
And another bounce
Dennis Debenches for North Melbourne, Anthony Rock, Martin Pike, Mark Robertson, Craig Scholl
And for Adelaide, Kim Costas, Shane Allen, Matthew Connell and David Pittman
What a finish
And it's gone out to 63
Rocks go at it again
Wren, helped on by Johnson
Chance for King, taken by Tyson
It's an interesting call by Dennis Pagan to start Capuano in the rock
And start McHurnan in the forward line
So he's going to try and use McHurnan as a marking forward
And the fresh Capuano, see if he can go and do it in the rock
McLeod after Wren, back to Thornton McLeod, feeds it back to Tyson
45 meters out
What a start
And there it was, that man again, Andrew McLeod
The ability to take possession of the ball at ground level
Have a look at the high ball, just the way he takes control but under pressure
Weave his way through, set up Tyson, goal
He's a great player in heavy traffic, isn't he?
He's been compiling the congested areas, he feeds it out and releases the ball to the players who are on the outside of where all the traffic is
10, 11 to 8, 15
North been put to the sword, aren't they?
They're a great footy club, North Melbourne, they've had all the answers for 11 weeks
Have they got it for the 12th? McLeod out of the centre
Ball going forward, Edwards held up, North meet the next one, the momentum's all against them
Stephens wobbles, Rosciutto did well, then the half-faked one, a dummy one
And then takes them on, and takes them on again
And gives it to Wren, who unloads, and it's going and going to half-forward
Archer called the play on, Archer's little kick is a good one under pressure
And finds the line, he talks a lot about Archer and Smart
And the capabilities for both teams, they matched up against each other in the last quarter
He hits amazing, isn't it? Certainly in the Round 21 game in Adelaide, it was Archer forward and Smart defence
They just reversed roles
The other thing about North Melbourne, they've got a very old bench at the moment
Varnie, high ball, to fall forward, Marsh getting himself set
McCartney in the front, built it away, Tyson's had a magnificent match
He's got Jarman loose, he's going to hit him now
Jarman go back and drill it, he's kicked through
He kicked six last year, five of them in the final term at this end of the ground
Bruce, at three-quarter time Malcolm Bright spent a lot of time with his three tools
And there was a very strong body language from the players, they believe they can win this footy match
Eight points to margin, 10.11 to 8.15, they've kicked six eight to two goals since half-time
Fourteen shots to two
Jarman's already played in two Premierships, one at Hawfield in 91 and one at Adelaide last year
Gives it all he's got, it's a beauty, he's done it, he's kicked his foot
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Well this crows team is like a runaway train at the moment
Can maybe stop, an important bounce for North Melbourne as we go back into the middle once again
McKernan's back on the ball, Capuano's on the bench, Peter McKenna in the southern stand
Yes they're getting murdered in the middle of the ground, North Melbourne, Sandy and
Unless they can get on top there and get Kerry getting the ball around half-forward
I think you'll see him playing a lot between half-forward and full-forward
He's the only man who can win it for them now I think
Simpson trying to pluck it out of the air, Winston was stripped almost but he plays on
They need something desperately here as Scholl's kick is wide and over the line, one behind
Mark Rusciuto will bring it back into play
Straight down the middle, the drop short however, David King
Sending North back into attack, Peter Bell, down it's clear, 40 metres out, they definitely need a goal
Allison can't hold it inside the line, it's another behind, behinds have been their story today
8 goals 17
They've had a good virus at that end
8-17 plays 11-11
Condition's still very swirly down here, the wind certainly has picked up in the last 10 minutes
Does it favour that end-dipper? Not at all Sandy
McKernan over the top pushes down but straight to Bickley, Bickley looks up towards centre half-forward
Rob Brown! Yes!
This is Goldsby
Wow, what else has he got to do?
I'm not sure he's got a free kick
1, 2, didn't hold it and was it a free kick?
Gee, plenty of hands on the back of Mick Martin's head then
Anyway, the bottom line is a bounce and it's Bickley again who charges them forward towards Johnson
40 metres out
Dennis Pagan's very concerned now about the midfield running power, the Adelaide Crows
He's taken Simpson from Rusciuto, he's put him onto the ball
Grant's now the half-forward for the North Melbourne side
Once again Kane Johnson getting away from Peter Bell
One stage though, down by 24 points, this is to make the margin 18
But he's missed, one behind but he does stretch the lead
13 points, North in trouble, Pagan in trouble, what can he do?
I like the sign beneath him, a great stress
What he needs is some fresh quick legs and he doesn't know where they are in the North Melbourne Jumper today
Archer drives it out, Freibourg takes the grab
He's in right half back
Side down by 13 points, he kicks to half for a carry so well blanketed this afternoon
Knocked away again by Pagan, taken by James, here for good hands
Rusciuto, the run is there, Johnson to vehicles, looping hand pass over the top
Edwards in trouble, spills across to Scott, goes up a step but only as far as Stephens
Stephens at centre half back, Adelaide irresistible since half time
16 scoring shots to four, Bickley up towards the wing
The captain, driving towards centre half forward, Wren brilliantly done
The North Melbourne players look tight, McKermin then against Wren, just almost lost his balance from fatigue
Short Jarman, that was a clever mark, out in front, giving the defender no chance
Since half time Wren's been prepared to play across half board too
Robberon's been shut down for most of the day by Mickey Martin, they've had Wren who's been able to drift across half board
Take those marks, lock the ball in their forward line and then they've had this man who's just
got the radar on to Tim, he's got the radar, you're tipping to kick this from here
Here's Jarman strutting the green stage, I think he's gone very close, he's missed it
Just missed it, admonishes the swirling breeze
11.13 to 8.17, so close lead by 14 points
Archer to bring it in, North need some inspiration, they've got to find something
To half back, front spot McKermin, Tyson's kick didn't go far, Stephens down low, did well to Hamble to Simpson
Simpson to centre wing, Goodwin belted away too, Fissard, they've got players in the right spot, haven't made it close
Mark Stephens to Robben, got him, the distance won't be any problem, we know that
If he goes back and kicks this, North Noggin is going to be in a whole lot of trouble
This is a huge kick in the context of this match, Adelaide's so far on top
Full credit to Robben who's turned his match around since half time
This will make it very difficult, he's missed it
Out of bounds, this is probably the best result for Adelaide at this stage
So the Crows now suffering a little from what North Melbourne did in the first half
Had a chance to bury North and haven't quite done it
Boundary throw in, forward pop it, McCartney at the bat, Blakey can't get through and it will be another ball up
It's interesting, in this second half, Wayne Carey's only had three possessions
Peter Caven has done a very very good job of making sure Carey's not getting the ball
Really the whole Adelaide defence in this second half has just denied North Melbourne possession of the ball
Marsh, wins it again, Archer's kick doesn't travel very far
He's going to need help, Scholl provides it
It's high and it's wide towards Freiborn, he's under plenty of pressure too
Going to be kept in play by Rasciutto but only for a moment, turned inside out by Freiborn
Shannon Grant there also, Rasciutto missed last year's grand final
And Archer's now gone on to Jarman and Blakey's gone forward
Wren can't get a look at it there, blocked out
Bell around the body, back towards centre wing, Pike and Hart, Pike had front spot
Rasciutto a little topo, Simpson under pressure, kicks it back towards the middle, taken by Harvey
There's a real sense of urgency now in North's game
Another one goes against them here, they're in trouble, the lights are on at the MCG
North at the moment aren't home, maybe this is the chance for David Keane
48 metres out, it's high, it's a way to the left and it's a maha
Sandy, one of the good moves that happened after half time was Rasciutto to the half back
Where not only has he shaken his tag but he's given the crows drive off that line
Anthony Rock, Addy Capuano, a couple on the beach, Caven takes the kick in at half back
He's been quite outstanding
Across the ground, James, of course Caven, a legacy of Robert Shaw
Recruited and since then has played 66 of the possible 74 games for the Crows
Here's Johnson, short one, the Caven has run on
Keeping Kerry honest, storms up to the wing, kicks inside the 50
Jarman out of position, well done in front by Archer
North under pressure, Archer comes out wide, Stevens to Scott
Over the top to Bill, in space, Bill pulls it back towards the middle, nicely done
Simpson, Simpson about 75 metres from goal, goes long, Kerry in best position
He's taken the mark, lunging at that one wing Kerry
His fifth mark of the afternoon, his season's high 14 against the Saints back in round 15
Arguably the league's best player with so much responsibility
Widening his broad shoulders here
So important this kick, can he pull north back? He's missed
Stayed right behind
One fuller Kerry today
It's the opportunity but you've got to make the most of it, he hasn't been able to do it today, he's usually a terrific finisher
But today he's been a bit sloppy
Lee, dare I say they needed the captain's goal right there
They're not gone by long shot but the Crows lead 11-13 to 8-19
James in the back pocket, Rashido's very short but it would be dangerous
Eccles is short, Bickley's short
You just sense they've found a little bit the last few minutes north, this is the time they really have to make the challenge
And I think they're trying hard, they're just whether they can get the goal or two to get them terms
Eccles, Kerry, he's going to have to play a magnificent last 10 minutes you'd think Kerry from the beginning wouldn't you
They surge though don't they north Melbourne, they're very good at actually capturing the momentum and then using it to their advantage
But time is getting away now
Just a two goal game though
Stevens at the back, Pipe pushes down forward, Rashido's having a big last quarter at the back
Playing almost as a sweeper isn't he, as he belts the ball across the line and another boundary throw in
He didn't play last year, remember that
How hungry would he be with about 10 minutes of foot he left
16 of his mates have won Premierships, he and Vardy Mista were playing today
McKernan's little giver's court to Stevens, Stevens runs and kicks
Can Kaven get it again, what a game he's playing, he's away
And Hart's running for him and Kaven's kicking it, danger Hart's got to get there
He does, he hasn't put a foot run all day
Perfect kick, Kerry fell over just before the contest, Kaven just outbidding him on that occasion
He does look tired Kerry doesn't he, Kaven is just running much stronger than the north captain
Hart puts it out in front of James, he's on centre wing for the Adelaide side
Looks up towards his mate, Jules Sparks
Well he was knocked from pillar to post in the first half
He withstood that barrage and now he's back
12 points the margin, distance will test him
Kicking from 60, a big puck in towards the pocket, McCartney jamming over the top of him
And a throw in the right forward pocket
And Hart's back on jamming, he gets all the big jobs doesn't he, Hart's jamming just starting to cut north Melbourne up
So Hart's given that really very important role
Thousands of fans trying to Adelaide in the shed in South Australia, king on the half, Bollie can't take it cleanly
We've got another throw in, 8.5 minutes remaining
And McLeod just appearing to tire in the last 5 or so minutes of this game
Stephens has been able to get hold of the ball on a number of occasions, McLeod didn't have the ideal preparation coming into this final series
Marsh wins it down, here's it to Robyn and Martin
Smart in front, Freedon's got it, he gets a kick, he gets a kick!
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Five weeks on the road, almost smell it now, Johnson, into the path of McLeod, surges away from the centre, kicks inside the 50, Jarvin inspired!
This kick could almost do it, he's kicked four this afternoon
And the margin now is slipping out to a considerable one
South Australia holds its collective breath, Darren Jarman kicks for goal
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And for the moment, Timmy Watson, 11 goals in the last two Grand Finals
He's going to give a free kickaway, he's got to be careful here, and silly stuff
Just nothing, no, it's going to be a boundary throw, six last year and five this year
It just further enhances reputation as a big occasion player
With every set that cost the Adelaide Crows to get him across from Hawthorn
Marsh built forward, Archer under pressure
Archer pushing forward
I remember Jarman in a State of Origin match kicking six from the pocket here one day
When it's out the side of Big Victoria, he's had some big moments at the Northern Picket Ground
This is hard for McCordans pushing into the North half forward line
Now Marsh versus McCartney, the Rockman versus the key position player
Adelaide are really doing very well in this area
Forward on the brakes, pick the oner, the captain running into the ground
Peter Bell, it's Q's off the boot, Nigel Smart in the pocket, it's a boundary throw
Bruce, I think North are killing his heel, and I feel they've only had one all year at their pace
And they've certainly been exposed this last half
Crows had 53 handballs to North 18 in this second half
Marsh tries to flick it out the back, Tyson Edwards is lurking in the pocket
Can't bend it back enough, but it's out of bounds on the fall
But now, time is the enemy of North Melbourne
It's been a brilliant performance by the defence side of the Adelaide Crows in this second half
They've shut North Melbourne down
North Melbourne have not been able to take a mark and lock the ball in the forward line
And then they've counter-attacked and they've found all the space in the world to work in
Some have described Malcolm Blunt as a little freakish
I don't know what he'll be in seven or eight minutes if they continue to do this
But it's not that Scott defends
But his kick falls onto the chest of the Crows captain in Mark Bickley
Bickley's on centre wing
Kicks up towards half forward
A tie for desperate North lunge at it
Mark tries to get it out towards Scott
He looks towards three boards, Smart's got him
They're like a road train now, Adelaide Crows
And they've locked it up inside 50
Well they've had a hard preparation to Crows haven't they
They've travelled for the last five weeks
But gee are they running the game out strong
Under six minutes remaining
Kick it to Stephens
Anthony Stephens kicks back towards the middle
Kerry in the pack for peak
By Mark Stephens
Away he goes, look at the confidence of this youngster
One bounce, rushes full distance
70 metres out, long and low
Into the full board
And Nigel may have spent it a little early
But he was ready
Some irony in that Stephens outmarking Kerry in the centre of the ground
Exactly right
Mark Stephens of course
Had 21 games with North Melbourne
Here's Arnton
Finding rock
Margin 25 points
To Martin Rock's first possession right there
Kick through the centre square
Kerry could have been interfered with
Freeborn onto the loose ball
Sweeps the hand pass for a bell
Needs to finish here
Pulls it back
Rushes the post, they can't catch it bro
It's interesting when you look at the shots at goal though isn't it
28 to North Melbourne, 27 to the Adelaide Crows
A real tale of missed opportunities today for North Melbourne
They had their moments in that first half when they should have been able to put the Adelaide Crows away
They didn't, they left the door open
And Adelaide have come charging through in the second half
9.11 to 2.5 in the second half Tim
Inside five minutes now, Kerry to Stephens
Off his steps, sends it back in
Close to the boundary line
Over on the fourth
And half
Started so well
Back steady all day, chips to the numbers on the outer side
Tyson
Headed by Johnson
In the second half we, when it's going well
North kicking the ball long into their forward line works well
But today it just looks like they're kicking and hoping doesn't it
Just no one on the end of it
What a match Cavern's having, what confidence
Tyson from one end of the ground to the other
Cavern over the top
To Rosciutto, back to Cavern
He'll get squeezed, no he takes Kerry on
And then delivers to half-ball
Particularly good kick, picker takes a beauty
Sam is in between, was Vardy
The Crows are on their way
To doing what the Bombers did in 84 and 85
And Carlton did earlier in the 80s
Stephens kicks the centre half forward
McKernan, haven't seen him for ages
Big league, clever
To Edwards, Edwards on the left
Straightening the body, Martin and Smart
Smart traffic superbly
Handball out, they can do no wrong
Tyson, back in board to Robyn
He's enjoying it now
Robyn caresses the footy
To Edwards, who can make it an absolute certainly
50 metres out
It's going
He's just missed
But they are home
The Crows have done it again
It seems like yesterday that somebody said that
Nobody would win back to back friendships
In the AFL competition
If we'd done it in the VFL competition
No one said it could be done in the AFL competition
That way Crows are a super team
Arntons kick out, almost back to the centre
Kane Johnson almost throws it away
It matters not, Tyson has been sensational
Nigel Smart firing again
A goal like a back-and-forth
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What's here?
The Mitre 10 truck
They are celebrating
They are the Premiers
Smart, two goals in the final turn
Adelaide, the team of destiny, the benchmark now
Wren knocks it down
Bickley, Johnson, irresistible football
McLeod, penetrating kick inside the 50
Spills back out towards the half back line
McLeod back onto the ball
Tries to sneak away
Pretty of options, Jarman
Mardy, 20 metres out
Curly sharp angle, but you can guess the results
And look at the shed
To the putter body, in-drop coming in
He's walking right here now
No sign of that bruised hand
Well, it's a good time to play footy, Tim, isn't it?
You've got the grand final run, there's a minute or two to go
You can really enjoy it
Well, I know Bruce has been saying all year
They are the super fit side
They finished games strongly
And once again today in the second half of the grand final
They absorbed a lot of body pressure and punishment in that first half
They withstood all that, they collected themselves at half time
And they have just given a wonderful display of attacking, running brilliant football in the second half
15-15 to 8-20
11-12 to 2-5 half to half time
This has been a magnificent display
This has really won for the ages
McLeod in the centre
And I think the difference between this year and last year
They've beaten a very, very, very good footy team in North Melbourne
There were a few doubts about the Saints last year
There's been no doubts about North Melbourne's pedigree going into this match
11 consecutive wins
And they've just been completely outclassed after half time
Rosciutto, McLeod, will he win the Norm Smith for the second time?
Let's hope he does
He deserves it
Short to Johnson
We're seeing 97 all over again, aren't we?
Yeah
As we look at McLeod and Johnson and Goodwin
Unloads to full forward
Marsh, ball comes to ground
Archer, smart, it's all happening
Smart to the goal square
Pickett running back with it
Vardy after him
We shouldn't forget Jarman either with his five
Four of them after half time
The throws are magnificent at the moment
Handball on the up
Back to freeboard
Back to Capuano
Oh, James, terrific stuff
Takes it beautifully to Wren
Wren to Eccles
Eccles in board
Johnson under pressure
Gone, holding the footy
You've got to make one mistake and a half a footy
Simpson has it on half back
Kicks back towards the middle
Strong mark taken by Blakey
50 metre penalty over the mark
I think the other person too that's got to take a lot of credit
For the outlaid side is their fitness coordinator Neil Craig
Himself a former champion within the SA NFL
I love it, he kicked the first Blakey
I wonder if he'll kick the last goal with a grand final
It will mean not much, I know, but
Quick feet, just over a minute remaining
So the 50 brings him to within 30 metres
John Blakey's kick is away to the right one fears
One behind
McCloud's now limping quite severely
That's it, let's spare a thought for Ron Casey
President of North Melbourne
And they've steered them through some marvellous times
Today is not going to be his day
Once again it's getting them along to Adelaide
What a side
And hasn't that man on screen, Ben Hart, just been magnificent
Full back then up at half back
When it was hot with Scholl earlier, it was a pivotal duel wasn't it
94,431 fans here today
And for many of those it will be a very slow trip back across the border
Rashida is at half back
Some might go back till next September, who knows
Kovan, tucked in the back pocket
A mighty win coming up for Adelaide
And this man, knock them back
Now that is an enjoyable walk
What a job he's done
Back to back penance
All his other bans on the floor on the outer side
We're down to 40 seconds
I remember you punched the air in 1990, that one you came down
I can't remember doing it, that was so exhilarating
I didn't enjoy that walk though
Just playing out time, Kovan knocks it away
Blakey hurriedly off his step
It floats down towards the pocket, Bill
Getting him behind the defence
Feeds it back, it comes to Grant who snaps and misses
From behind
Well, Mimo Adelaide, we're down to 20 seconds
Clear the streets
The parade is coming your way
Great stuff, isn't it? Malcolm Grant
Gentlemen, one of the greatest footballers of all time
And now surely, one of the great coaches ever
Good one
Hard and long
Good effort by Stephens and Paye
Boy, hasn't he enjoyed today, Mark Stephens
The crows are home
It's ticking away
They've done what we thought was impossible
They've been to Perth, to Melbourne, to Sydney, to Melbourne
And they've come back
What are you?
They are a super football team
No question, it's endorsed, it's framed tonight
16 have won with that last year
Javan wins his third and for six at the moment their second
And their first Luscious side
I doubt there's anything that can bring us a victory this time
16 take competition, fire at the road
And they've come back to back, that is unbelievable
Thanks very much, Bruce, well, George has done it now
In fact, the hardest thing to do, well played
It's an amazing dip
First time since Hawthorn did it in the late 80s
It was such a great time
You see today, I think we've quite gone now
What a great win, I mean, slow start in the second half
Everyone thought that you lost the game but you've come back fantastically
It was just amazing, you know, you're hanging there
I thought that Northam
I think the second quarter, a lot of points
And we went there at half time and said let's go and have a crack
Well done, mate, you started the catch up
It's a down-jump, three wins
He was taken for the ground in Hawthorn by 91
It's just 11 goals in the last two grand finals
Bruce, I wouldn't worry about the federal election in South Australia
It's difficult to blind him, just give him to it
Must feel for North Melbourne, 11 consecutive wins coming in
And at half time, they must have thought that they had it
They'd gone in for the kill, they just didn't quite do it on the scoreboard, did they?
No, in the second quarter when they kicked two goals, 11
That was their chance to really open up the lead
But even with a 24-point lead, I mean, we always knew that the Crows played their game down very strongly
But nothing like what this turnaround was today
North just stopped completely
Mark Bigley, second consecutive win as a captain with Neil Curley
Mark, that was pretty special
At half time, a lot of people wouldn't have given us a chance to come back into it
Just the way that we stuck in it
The amount of belief in this team is amazing
Probably a lot of people have written us off
But I don't think they'll write us off in a long time from now, because it's just fantastic
Some great moves by the coach at half time
Oh, we had to, we weren't doing anything without him
So we had to make some type of move
And a few of them worked out
We just started in the middle with a big crowd
He's just got a heart, like, decided to foul up
And he really got us on our way
Two years as captain, two Premierships
Congratulations
Last night to do that, by the way, was Noam McMahon in the early 50s at Melbourne
First two years as a captain to win two Premierships
As with North, I reckon the Crows will be hoping like mad that Robert Harvey wins his third Brownlow next year, don't you?
Yeah, yeah
That's the truth for the South Australians, isn't it?
Pat Raft, the second US Open
Absolutely
Yes, Bruce
Bruce, I've got Mark Lashuda here
Mark, last year you missed out, but you finally got one, buddy
Yeah, I'll make up for it this year
It was just a great team game today
We've had great second halves all year
And we've come from behind again today
And it's just been great effort
What was seven half time?
We had a lot of players down in the first half
And North Melbourne didn't put us away
So we knew if we got into top gear that we'd be a chance to run over them
And it's just a credit to everyone
We've played as a team all year and we've got the results today
That's back to back with the Haley-sings to do
I think, Pat, Tom, we've earned some respect from the Victorians
And we've had a big year on the road this year
And we're going to keep it going next year
Well played and congratulations, mate
Thanks, Tipper
Mark Lashuda, Johnny Williams in the middle there
North Melbourne goalless in the final two
I think for the first time in any quarter this season
Remarkable, really, that Adelaide can finish so strongly
Must say I had the feeling that if they were in three-quarter time
They would come over the top
Neil Curley, one of the big heroes, Peter Kaepern
Yes, Peter, huge job for you today, but you did it well
Unbelievable
I thought we were down at half-time there, you know, four goals, five goals
Midfield fantastic after half-time, boys were senseless
And your half-back line, when Lashuda went back there alongside you
That's different than right after
Yeah, he was getting tagged early so we had to do something
So yeah, really well in the half-back line there
Beautiful
When you moved to Adelaide, you didn't expect this, did you?
I was hoping, we'd better put the steps in the play so we can get there
It's actually been made, unbelievable
Great game, thanks, boys
Neil Curley there with Peter Kaepern who stood the king
It wasn't his day today, 1-4, he did miss an important shot
In the last quarter when the Kangaroos really needed one
But he knows that better than we do
He's the great one
But it's Malcolm Blythe's and Adelaide Crowe's day
And Andrew McLeod who, Blythe he's talked a lot about
And a lot of it is probably not for public consumption
But boy oh boy, didn't he stand tall today
Craig Willis, the MC, with the presentations after the 1998 Coca-Cola Grand Final
Ladies and gentlemen, just before we begin the presentation to the Adelaide Football Club
Show your appreciation for the efforts here of North Melbourne
On the Melbourne cricket ground today at the Grand Final
A gallant in defeat
And I'm sure we'll see them back here in the Grand Final again in the not too distant future
Gives me a great deal of pleasure now to invite former North Melbourne champion and a dual Brownlow medallist
Keith Gregg to join me on the presentation dais to present the Norm Smith Medal
To the player adjudged the best of ground here in the 1998 Coca-Cola AFL Grand Final
And ladies and gentlemen, the Norm Smith Medalist is Andrew McLeod of Adelaide
And now ladies and gentlemen, would you please welcome an AFL Hall of Fame member and no stranger himself
To the Premiership Presentation area, former Richmond champion Royce Hart
Who's going to join with Keith Gregg in presenting the medallions to each player of the winning team
Please welcome Royce Hart
And let's begin the presentation of the medallions
Number 3 for the Crows Darren Jarman
Number 5 Kim Costa
Number 7 is Nigel Smart
Number 9 Tyson Edwards
Number 10 Matthew Robrun
Number 11 Brett James
Number 13 Shane Ellen
Number 14 Matthew Connell
Number 15 David Hickman
Number 19 Mark Stephens
Number 23 Andrew McLeod
Number 28 Kane Johnson
Number 29 James Tyson
Number 30 Peter Varney
Number 31 Ben Marsh
Number 32 Mark Rosciutto
Number 33 Andrew Echol
Number 34 Ben Hart
Number 36 Simon Goodwin
Number 44 Peter Kavan
Number 52 Sean Wren
And now we're to welcome the Adelaide Crows coach Malcolm Blight
And now ladies and gentlemen to present the Premiership Cup 1998 Coca-Cola AFL Grand Final
Royce Hart to present it to number 26 the captain Mark Beckley
And a few words from Mark Beckley
Just on behalf of the Adelaide Football Club, commiserations to North Melbourne, they put up a great fight
And just thank you to everyone who travelled across and supported us, it was just magnificent, thank you!
Ladies and gentlemen, back to back Premiership, the Adelaide Crows, Mark, take the boys on a leg of honour
Sorry Matt
Remarkable scenes here, a repeat of 1997 with a closing half of football that was irresistible in the end
11-12 to 2-7 after the long play, no body, not one person could have predicted the strength of their comeback
And when they got up there individually to receive their medallions, it was obvious the depth in this footy club
And they tipped there today, so many good players
Kane Johnson hasn't had a fantastic year, but again a couple of terrific games late in September
He was terrific, Eggles in the third quarter, fairly unknown, Ted Possessor in the third quarter, Goodwin 7
Tyson had a five, but McLeod his second half, seven in Possessor in the second half and such a great user of the ball
History here today too, he should really make a big thing of this, Andrew McLeod the first player to win consecutive Norm Smith medals
And in gap years now, the two players to have run a couple of them, that's best player on the ground, the grandfather
Yes, it's a day of history really for South Australia, back to back flags
And it's interesting, Malcolm Blythe has said that Andrew McLeod is probably one of the best players he's ever coached
Now that puts him, it's a very lofty company, including the great man for wall number five, Jonathan Ingemar
And Dennis West Coast in its first eight years won two Premierships in 94
The pros are right there now, after eight years in the competition, they've matched them with their second Premiership today
No doubt about that Bruce, as I said before, this is one of the greatest Premierships ever won
I mean given the fact they're on the road for five weeks, and that's the end result
Good calling Dennis and Sandy, a job very well done, we're going to take a break from the Melbourne Cricket Ground as that night celebrates
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Why should they get tickets anyway? I mean why should the other 14 clubs get 20,000?
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Welcome back, haven't we had some great scenes from the Whitman's Lightship throughout today
It's been a beautiful day in Melbourne
I'm not sure how much this city will be rocking tonight
Probably a fair bit because a lot of that made people live in and made the trip
And as I said we've had a whole host of great shots from the Whitman's Lightship today
So the final scores in the 1998 Coca-Cola AFL Grand Final
Adelaide with that irresistible second half, 15-15 to 8-22, 11-12 to 2-7
You two men know better than anybody that heroes are made in September
And having the Crows rewritten the record books in the last two years
Haven't they, the last two years
I mean as I said they've been pretty good team throughout the year
They've been up around the action
But just the last couple of weeks of September
They just fell in in the preliminary final last year as we can recall
But their two Grand Final performances
Particularly the second half of the last two Grand Finals has just been tremendous
The way they run the games out
And I think a lot of people were interested when they heard what sort of training
The Adelaide Crows were doing over there pre-season
They thought maybe they wouldn't have anything left at the end of the season
But they've been quite magnificent
Now newsagents on Monday, the Weck Post has been going for many, many years
So that's a real souvenir collection
So that's on sale Monday
I reckon we're going to have to give Malcolm Bligh Coach of the Year next year
At some stage he's taken them to two Premierships and he hasn't got one yet
He must be knocking on the door
There's that fellow I was talking about earlier today
Didn't have a ticket but boy he had a good view, Freddie
We'll take a break, back but more after this
Good afternoon
While much of Adelaide has been gripped by Grand Final fever this afternoon
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Some couples had a big day of their own lined up, tying the knot
An unlikely Crows ally was pressing the flesh in our shopping centres
Pauline Hanson hoping the Crows' euphoria would boost her support here
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Well, you reckon they're going to put a bit into this, aren't they?
97 premieres and again in 98 we're about to hear the Adlai Crows song
We're the pride of South Australia, we're the mighty Adlai Crows
We're courageous, stronger, faster and respected by our foes
Admiration of the nation and determination to move, move
We're the pride of South Australia, we're the mighty Adlai Crows
Well, let's get over the lot as a lot of the 94,000 are now winding their way home
Won't they be talking about this match for a long, long time?
Handballs interestingly, because North Melbourne don't use them
Malcolm Blythe, the theory is he doesn't like them too much
But they became an important stat after half-time
Well, 68 to the Crows and I think it was 26 to North
And I think that was basically because the Crows had runs to support the player with the ball
North was a bit of get it and kick it and hope in the second half
And it just didn't work for them when their forward line was completely out of business
Just briefly Shane Ellen and Matt Connell both went off the ground at halftime interesting by Malcolm Bligh
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Players to he went for all these pacey players in that second half. We'll take a break back with more right after this
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Welcome back to the 1998 Coca-Cola AFL Grand Final.
Look at that second half. 27 to 105. The grows, they jumped up to 51 to 70.
It was 15, 15 to 8, 22.
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And welcome back for the last time. Tim, great job today.
Thank you. I enjoyed it. It was a great Grand Final too.
No doubt. Lee, we're going to be sad. It's your last call for the moment.
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Lee, just before you go, here's the Brisbane Life. Now listen, there's the song.
Oh, it's fantastic. I can tell you, Bruce, I love being up in the country box,
but I want to be in Malcolm Blight shoes and if Les, your coach again, you can't be in them.
He's put the pressure on you. So from everybody on behalf of Sevensport,
we feel we've had a great football year. We hope you do too. What a climax today.
This has been a very, very special win. Good afternoon.
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Welcome to this footy class grand final edition. Hello and welcome to the Glass House here in
Melbourne. Over my shoulder you can see thousands of Coast Fans who have already made it for the
MCG. There are thousands more on their way and half done they didn't know what they'd be celebrating
but they will be having a big night here in Melbourne. On the couch we've got Bruce Linder,
he's pumped up, he can't believe it. James Brasier is devastated and Maddie Campbell,
well I've never seen a bloke on the bandwagon as much as you. I just jumped on, I'm just happy to
be here. Friends a game in two halves but the end result just incredible wasn't it? Well I sat in,
I sat on this couch 12 months ago and I quoted Martin Luther King and I said the crows have been
to the top of the mountain and they've seen the other side. I can tell you the second time around
the view is even sweeter. Well done Bruce. Out about 10 seconds back to back that's the phrase
that all the Crows fans are walking and yelling singing back to back they're a proud bunch.
Amazing isn't it back to back I mean their first time since Hawthorn in 88 and 89 but back to back
Andrew McLeod I mean it's just been an unbelievable performance. The Michael Jordan of Day-O-Fell
football. Bray she's just not happy. Leo James. You thought you had it at half time. She's always
happy at half time. But let's face it at half time. Do you mind if I wind it back to half time can we
restart again? Let's talk about let's talk with the six guys a couple in particular Peter Vardy and
Mark Rusciuto they're joining their face at the end of the game they missed last year they had to
watch it and they're such big parts of the Adelaide team. Absolutely fantastic just to see them get
up win and the way they went about winning I mean I'm sure all the players are feeling great as
everyone here is but for those boys it's very special. There's no hollow feeling in the stomach
to miss a grand final and see your teammates out there you're proud for them but you want to be part
of it and unless you actually achieve it you're never part of the equation. You've been with Blighty
he came down early I didn't think he was going to leave the ground this time he was along the bench
shaking hands hugging everyone before the game was over. Well I think the second time round the
first time it just happens in an instant and even Malcolm said when he held up the cup the first time
he held it with the wrong hand and all the photos he was in the right. I tell you what holding the cup
who cares which hand you're holding. Exactly who cares. All right let's go enjoy some of the highlights we're going to pick up the first
putter there's not too many but let's have a look at them anyway. 65 minutes out from goal unloads
long downer words fall forward Scholl in best position fisted away by Hart down in front a chance
for Grant knocked away by Jarman Harvey was taken high was he will get the free kick yes it was just
going at the ball hard get your head down and just it was only a slightly high tackle. John Blaky in
his second grand final a veteran of six preliminary finals kicks it's swinging back it's okay
they missed it. Hart couldn't take it they go again Robert wobbles it he wobbles it into the woodwork. He's going to get another kick
can he kick the crows first from just on 40 meters a floating drop cut and he's got breaks
through he has a look over the shoulder hooks it back high ball Roberts can't underneath it
Pickley couldn't knock it away now Roberts important kick he likes it off the boot
wait on it it's a goal Scott couldn't take it away Wren gets another hand pass this time he finds
McLeod a worm burning pass in towards half forward out the back it goes and in towards the pocket
kept in play however well done by Jarman he bends the back the only Jarman can do and he kicks the arm
what a beauty free kick seven to two it's an imbalance there Roberts has handled back to Stevens
Stevens kicks well inside 50 McKernan pushed out of it smart sweeping at the back
he looks up towards half forward over the top of Carey it goes his down here's a chance for Goodwin
Goodwin can pop it over the top he does James goes into the open goal and they get run with just a minute remaining
oh we all knew that Adelaide wasn't playing as well as they could some great highlights there
Darren Jarman snap he just thought well if they could have a big day out Wayne Carey he looked
very good early didn't he well two marks early looked very ominous didn't it looked as though
the king was out for a day out but now he didn't have the whole of the north melbourne side for the
first 11 minutes I had total control of the ball and only kicked one goal had a number of misses
and anything could have happened if they kicked three or four well the game might have been blown
open right in the first quarter it was almost the reverse of what we thought Adelaide soaked up the
pressure then came good almost reverse of what they didn't go out there too relaxed they've been
relaxed all week they just didn't go out there just a little low key you don't think well I'm
not so sure where they went out low key I know they were they were quietly confident but and they
had supreme belief in themselves but one thing that happens in grand finals and quite often is
that you get too overexcited and I know from Geelong's experience you just try too hard too
early burn too much fuel in the tank and make too many mistakes now the ball bounced the crows way
in the first quarter and I mean that as far as the goals that north melbourne missed but it
look the football gods with Adelaide today they missed out on the free kicks but they
could they got it they made up for it with the missed goals from north melbourne the football
gods were we all know the results so we can all enjoy it why wouldn't we for the second quarter
well you wouldn't believe it have a look at the highlights maybe the door will open for martin
again he's able to apply the tackle the cost of hand pass goes to tyson edwards still outside
half-point what a smother by Byron Pickett great work by pickett and he sets it up for north melbourne
as grand takes it away from roberts up towards martin pike and he takes the mark martin pike
has been somewhat of a football nomad but here he is playing in his first grand final big kick
from martin pike picks a line forward pickett could have been held scott gets a bad bounce so
to mcclough mcclough will go again he's dangerous he's 52 meters out spears it in towards pitman
mad got a push and will get a free kick lying in his second straight grand final david pitman
shoots for goal goes fans behind the goals loving he's continuing on he's really got the rhythm now
penetrating kick jam and just time to better than blakey smothered though by harvey danger here harvey
in the pocket kicks to fall forward diving mark there was a good one by hard is having a very good
game that had one nine in this term but avalade in real trouble goodwin got it to well and sold
into trouble picked up now by kieri smothered off the boot by goodwin spills across towards alice
and harry slung slipping under this boy is bill will come back i think the encal will run down and get the all clear it's a goal
simpson inside 50 again kari and kavan comes to ground mcernan paves away good tackle on kari
by kavan been a wonderful duel tyson edwards smart to trouble free kick arpenda completely from the
front it looks like he's hurting to to or being hurt maybe that's more to the point but he kept
it down king well it wasn't a good half of the adelaide coach i honestly thought they couldn't
play any worse to the adelaide team well let's face it i mean we all sat there at halftime thinking
as you would have said james well james already opened his champagne and curling the mo i was
killing it wasn't a good game of football i mean the wind made it very tough conditions wise
blustery and you just didn't think that there was no possession in the midfield no clean possession
going inside the 50 the one player who looked good out there for adelaide andrew mcleod even the first
half he was making it look easy he was the only player keeping him in it wasn't he really was i
mean he was at least giving them an option and an opportunity there was there was no fluency of
movement from the adelaide crows but the second half it all changed around all right well that's
the ugly half out of the way when we come back we'll show you the highlights from a fabulous second
half of the grand final
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you're at home in adelaide don't worry we've got 20 plus at six o'clock we've got seven on the
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all here on seven look boys and at the half time we wondered how the toys were responding we were
looking at first that first incident that first push we're doing well something strange happened
at halftime i think the sides changed guernsey's they was completely opposite i mean they've come
out of different rooms ben marsh went onto the ground and made an impact mark rachudo went to
the half back line and not only did he get himself into the game but creado drive and jamon and smart
were up in the forward line it was quick there was quick movement there was first movement it was a
different team as you said bruce let's go down and have a look at the third quarter here are the
highlights we know they have an enjoyable second half usually sensational kick to find jamon
and he'll forget his six goal haul last year in the grand final kicking from 40 meters
to ben hart ben hart squeezes a rob ron nilly clever handball to johnson johnson's on the
break it mcclough brilliantly done back to johnson johnson goes and he's kept it
high and wide marsh was there to provide a contest for the crows who did well here they go again
kane johnson lets one go it's wrong
well the roos haven't scored this quarter oh abraham had lost it
played by winston they may score now
bounce it up towards allison flicks it over the back he wanted pike instead he found hart
who in turn finds eckles now maybe the crows will get another crack at it goodwood lets one go
pumps it along arches in the pack no one
mass that third tool option is important
no he kicks it to smart he can go on and kick it if he wants to
kick six one to two two against the saints in last year's grand final in the third quarter
he's kicked the goal
well there was malcolm bryant i already said it half the way
graham coons i'll work him to the glass house
i'll tell you what could you ever imagine
could you possibly imagine i could do that today
particularly after the first half
malcolm bryant is an excellent junior
as well as i've said it before it's the most significant achievement in the history of
r4 footing there's been no other achievement the way they've had to do it coming from fifth
position having to play all their final games away from home looking down the barrel at half time
that is the best performance ever in the history of the game graham malcolm blight on his birthday
any chance of a public holiday in south australia i reckon he's a bit dirty he signed his contract
about three weeks ago i think it would be worth now that third quarter is that one of the most
cancerous third quarters you've ever seen it was uh ben hart to keep him in the game in the first
half was tremendous but you could sense that if they could kick just a couple of goals that
they then they then would only be two goals behind niger smart to the forward line big ben marsh
andrew mcclough we were talking about the difference with the first half and the second
half it was like they changed guineas it was quick movement it was fast movement the players
backed themselves suddenly the adelaide crows do it how did malcolm do that at half time
north melbourne spent a lot of energy without much reward you know they could have been a lot
further ahead they weren't adelaide's fitness was the key here their fitness and their skill because
north melbourne were tough in the first half but the run of adelaide and the way they used the ball
after half time was a deciding could north melbourne have kicked that light out of the game
if they kick straight the kudos is gone the kudos is gone it doesn't matter
oh
high ball to fall forward marsh getting himself set mccartney in the front build it away
tyson's had a magnificent match he's got jam and loose he's going to hit him now
he's kicked through gives it all he's got it's a beauty he's done his kid is four
marsh wins it down here's robert and martin smart in front freeborn's got it he gets a kick
he gets a kick
darren jarman kicks for goal
oh
jane johnson almost throws it away it matters not tyson has been sensation
back onto the ball tries to sneak away plenty of options jarman
um
the clothes are home it's ticking away we've done what we thought was impossible
they've been to perth to melbourne to sydney to melbourne and they've come back
that's a very very happy malcolm blotty was on the boundary corners he was shaking hands
with everyone he was just like he hates being called the messiah but he is basically isn't he
he can do anything at the moment but it was good he came down out of the box he wanted to be on
the bench with the players and the siren rang he wanted to be on that ground as soon as he could
and he deserves that all right let's go see what blotty had to say after the game
i think that north um north early were just in particularly tight you know quarter time um
um you know we do a lot of stats and stuff and uh you know i just said that we weren't winning the
50 50s i mean so what you're gonna try and do is spread the game open somehow you know if that's
their strength you've got to actually do something about breaking the game open and uh and then all
of a sudden you know the we started winning those shared balls again so you know it's a pretty
basic game in that way i feel but uh i thought we just got on top in the 50 50s after that
um malcolm bligh he's calmed down quite a bit hasn't he well he didn't look as though he was
excited but he would be just trying to be calm and collected for the cameras there's no doubt
about that he would have an enormous feeling of satisfaction pres hammers he had to win one after
the gelong three losses lost in the grand final he had to win his one two now as graham said it's
the best result for a long long time in fact it's one of the best grand finals for a long long time
and friday i was sitting next to dipper on the boundary and debor said well the last time we
had a decent grand finals when you and me played and i said you're exactly right this one though
is going to be better all right but we've got thousands of south australians over our shuttles
they are going to have a fabulous night just singing it to the victorians let's show you a
song that the victorians wanted to say about the crows please don't let them win the flag again
i think i'd rather take a bullet to the head
again
not that long ago that's when they were crap away from home
now they're lining up for two flags in a row a bucket please i think i'm gonna throw
oh
not the crows again pointing heads no next bad breath thank god for caring thank god for caring
not the crows again i just couldn't face the world again
again mr pagan you could save me lots of pain don't let the crows be premias again
please don't let the crows be premias again
there's the crowd and president lived over here what do you think they should do
so well mate at this stage uh i would actually get on the telephone and ring someone in victoria
if you know a victorian get on the telephone and just give me a service
you just came when you came running into the room you were just that pump the crowd gave you a great
reception you just live and bleed bleed south australian football are you well right i didn't
think they could win today i really thought north belvin were going to be the stronger team they'd
had everything going for them everything was against the crazy so if you'd asked me to bet
my money i would have i would have bet north belvin that just increases the excitement the
enjoyment and the stability is that adelaide have gained respect forever and a day in victoria i
picked a draw but they had the same number of scoring shots you never lose an argument let's
take a break when we come back we'll wrap it up from here the glass house
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channel seven will cover it so if you're at home you can watch it on television bruce linda the
forwards always seem to get the glory get the praise in grand finals but the defense has stood
out here today well adelaide have been rated the number one defensive side in the afl all year
and i thought they actually won the game for the adelaide pros because the volume of leather that
went into the north melbourne 50 in particular in that first half and they were rebounded
and they were rebounded it out i thought they were fantastic graham courts andrew mcclough
he never looked like missing the north and absolutely marvel the way he's able to get the
ball even in the second quarter when the closer stragglers can see his endeavor and his effort
that was significant rachudo and james back in defense were significant darren jarman to
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supporters sorry so all right they were fantastic today i have to say it after staring down the
third point deficit at halftime to win is an enormous effort goff robert choked in the second
after that yes yes adelaide were two good friends graham six players today got their first
premiership medallion marcus judo peter vardi had missed last year also ben marsh andrew eckles
mark stevens and james tyson they're just a young developing players how how long can the crows keep
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bollard after halftime was significant he's given that young man the responsibility and every time
he's done that to young players they've responded all those players played well together the scary
thing about this in particular for veerfield the victorians is that adelaide are beginning an era
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This is Seven Nightly News with Narelle Hill and John Riddell
Tonight the Crows do it again, back to back premier ships with a stirring come from behind win against all the odds
And once again the hero was Darren Jarman with two critical last quarter goals
Good evening, well they've done it again, a stunning second half performance by the Crows has fulfilled their dream of back to back premier ships
John Riddell's in Melbourne at the Crows after match function and John it's party time again
Hi Narelle, hi everyone, well what a day, back to back grand finals, absolutely unbelievable
I mean not since 1988, 1989 when Hawthorn did it, has it happened, the Crows have done it, back to back grand finals
It's going to be a huge party tonight, it's going to be a huge party back and out and everywhere else
And I tell you what, earlier in the day thousands of fans went down to the MCG, both Crow supporters and North Northern supporters
In the hope I guess to pick up some of those last tickets and see one of the great grand finals ever
The march to the MCG for that one day in September has different twists and turns for many supporters
For the Havs, some just pre-game breakfasts with all the trimmings
Oh we have to go with Adelaide, their aggression, their approach and got a pretty special club
Very exciting but I'm sure the boys are feeling confident, they've been there last year, most of them know what it's about and I'd tip them by about 18 points
We all keep going back to the one common denominator, how well Wayne Kerry plays
For the Havnots, camping out for days outside the G in the faint hope of last minute tickets that would be gobbled up by finals fanatics from both camps
Lined up in Adelaide for three days so hopefully we'll get one here today
Those going inside were pumped up
Come on Crows!
Even former grand finalists were confident
I reckon North Northern would be very worried if they watched the game last week against Adelaide, they were hot
And what about this Crows nest, perched in the prime position
We're the
And of course the all important first bounce
The ball is going to bounce very high in the centre square all day
But Crows fans must have been fearing the worst after a first half dominated by North Melbourne
But that fighting spirit brought them first level and then ahead in the third quarter
In the end it was a famous victory in one of the best grand finals in recent history
They've been to Perth, to Melbourne, to Sydney, to Melbourne and they've come back and that's the end
How good is this?
Back to back is just a, I think it's a dream come true for most of the players and now coming back to back as well is fantastic
This one sank in for a very long time I'd say
Honestly you don't believe it's what happens in that
How is the feeling comparing to last year's
I don't know, I'm more aware of what's happened than I was last year
It was just total oblivion last year but yeah I suppose, my words escape me
I cannot believe we've done it twice
Do you feel more complete now?
I do yeah, I got a medal so I'm pretty happy
This is a dream come true when I was a young kid growing up
This is all you want to do is play in a grand final and at 19 it's happened and I'm just raps
But at half time to say a second Premiership looked unlikely would be an understatement
Down by 24 points and lucky to be that close, the Crows stormed home just like last year
Great moves by the coach at half time
Oh we had to, we weren't doing anything without him so we had to make some type of move
And a few of them worked out and you know we just started the middle with a big Crow
He's just got a half, what, the size of a foul happened and he really got us on our way
Andrew McLeod, the first player to win two Norm Smith medals in a row
Andrew, how do you feel in making it to Skyler?
Can't tell, it was unbelievable for you
Here's Josh for you today but you did it well
Unbelievable, I thought we were down at half time there, you know, four goals, five goals
Midfield fantastic after half time, boys are set to go
Just on behalf of the Adelaide Football Club, commiserations to North Melbourne
They put up a great fight and just thank you to everyone who travelled across and supported us
It was just magnificent, thank you
Yes, another cup for the Adelaide Football Club, a fantastic effort
Well for every jubilant close battle the NZG and here in Melbourne there were three more back in Adelaide
The big crowd watched the game on a giant screen at Elmer Park
While thousands more excited fans jam-packed the shed at Football Park
And Peter Portacot said Peter, it must be a big party there as well
John, the fans exploded into celebration here when the final siren sealed the kangaroo's fate
The atmosphere here is unbelievable which just goes to show how strong the support is for the Adelaide Crows
The people here will be partying and right across the state for weeks to come
Melbourne it wasn't but Adelaide footy fans were making every effort today to sound like they were part of a 100,000 strong crowd at the MCG
But amongst the Crows fans, North Melbourne supporters stood their ground
Yeah, it's a bit intimidated but I think North Melbourne are going to win anyway
Thousands watched the game at Elmer Park on the big screen but at half time North Melbourne looked threatening with a 24 point lead
We're not travelling two wheel because we're not running quick enough and that at the moment we're a bit disappointed
There's still two more porters to go and I reckon they're going to win it
Yep, go Crows
Then at the final siren the Crows fans erupted at Elder Park
Well what a wonderful win, let me tell you the fans here are certainly savouring this sweet victory
Back to you John
Get on your feet and enjoy yourself, well the sign says it all doesn't it, back to back Premiers
That's all from the Glass House for now, Bruce is back in a little while, back to you Narelle where it's a bit quieter
It certainly is, thanks John and we'll have a full replay of the Grand Final right after the news at 6.30
Next up, the rest of the day's news including preparations for the Bay to Birdwood
And Pauline Hanson campaigning around Adelaide ahead of next weekend's big contest
On Today Tonight, football history, the Crows do it back to back and Today Tonight were there
The families, the fans and our dream team in our Premiership Edition, 6.30 Monday
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Residents have been banned from using gas appliances, anyone even lighting a stove risks a $500 fine
12 hours after explosions shattered part of the SO gas plant at Longford, the fires continued to burn
Firemen battling up to 10 sources of flame, fears that four 200,000 liquid petroleum gas tanks could explode
Forced the police to evacuate residents within a 5km radius of the plant
At one stage firemen fled the heat leaving two trucks behind
There was a real possibility of further explosions
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With the tragic loss of two men and the state facing a shutdown of gas supplies
Premier Geoff Kennedy is demanding answers from ESSO about exactly what happened here at the Longford gas plant
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With the latest opinion polls showing Pauline Hanson may struggle to hold her own seat
The One Nation leader hit Adelaide looking for votes
Wearing a crows scarf, Ms Hanson toured several shopping centres before cancelling planned visits to others claiming she was tired
Grand final day in Adelaide and Pauline Hanson is in town
Perhaps the only person wearing crows colours ever to be booed at the airport
Boo! Boo!
With a hectic round of shopping centre engagements planned the One Nation leader was hoping the crows euphoria would buoy her local support
I think I'll back the crows
You'll back the crows?
Yes
You actually know a bit about the team then?
No I don't know a lot about it at all
Ms Hanson kept a foot in both camps during her visit however also signing a port power guernsey for an admirer
Stopping for a coffee in one supermarket an apparently frustrated Ms Hanson asked her minders to clear the store after heavy questioning from one shopper
Come on guys we just want to have a cup of tea and a coffee for just five minutes so can you just leave us alone?
With a dinner planned for tonight from which the media has been banned tomorrow is not shaping up much better for Ms Hanson
The owner of this popular North Adelaide cafe called One Nation organisers this afternoon and told them Ms Hanson and her candidates would not be welcome at a planned breakfast
Organisers are now seeking an alternate venue prior to Ms Hanson's launch of One Nation's industrial relations policy
Mark Douglas, Seven Nightly News
Well this weekend isn't devoted entirely to football believe it or not the petrolheads are also being catered for
This impressive line up of vintage and veteran cars at Norfordville race course today served as a reminder that it's also Beta Birdwood weekend
These same vehicles will be flagged off between 9 and 11 tomorrow morning from Barrett Reserve West Beach
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And now let's cross back to Melbourne where Bruce joins us and Bruce how's the party going?
The rally is fabulous over here, got the Premier John Olsen with him John, you've won money off Jeff
And the trophy goes back to Adelaide for another year I told him we'd bring it back, you can have a look at it, we've taken it back to Adelaide
You're a very proud Premier tonight
Absolutely and the other point is I've got like 20 bucks off Jeff today so it was a good, good for South Australia
The guys played a tremendous match and that last half was just brilliant
And we like to get our Victorians all after the late, we'll relive the highlights of the pros great win, chat with Graham Cornes and catch up with Malcolm Bright
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Welcome back to the Glass House in Melbourne and Graham Cornes
What a fantastic day
The thrill is greater than you'd really expect
And a lot of us didn't really believe they could do two in a row
It's been a magnificent day
The half time deficit, the crows weren't playing well
It just makes it sweeter doesn't it?
It does, and North Melbourne had just left the door open slightly
Malcolm Glide was just able to encourage him to get the first two goals after half time
That was significant and from there the momentum just carried them forward
A couple of brilliant performances, one on Andrew McLeod
Back to back premises, back to back north
It was magnificent after half time when he went into the centre
But I also thought in the first, in the second quarter when Adelaide was really struggling
He really was trying to lift them back into the game
The real hero for me though Bruce was Ben Hart
I thought his performance of defence in the first half when North Melbourne were just swamping them was absolutely superb
And he really saved the game
He with Nigel Smart and Peter Cavan in that first half saved the game
And the Elephors took the awesome in the Cape
after half time
It was fabulous
Let's hang around for a little while with us
Because this is how the grand final finished up
The crows winning by 35 points after trailing by four goals in half time
And that man Darren Jarman had another big day out
Two marks in two minutes to Wayne Carey put the crows on notice
As they bravely held off in North Melbourne on slot
But for all their possession the Kangaroos struggled to jump clear where it counted
This was going to be one hard bruising encounter
But Darren Jarman's brilliance couldn't be contained
Goes in towards the pocket, kept in play however
Well done by Jarman
He bends it back, can't believe Jarman can do
And he takes the goal
Wayne Carey answered with his own brand of magic
Sweeping at the back, Carey
Goal for goal and a win
But Adelaide finished the term within eight points of North
And would have been happy to be that close
And it got worse for the crows as North dominated the second quarter
Byron Pickett effecting an important turnover
But the Roos couldn't find the target
Straight into the workbook and another one
Peter Bell ended a run of eight behinds in a row
David King nailed Nigel Smart late in the half
But North was only four goals up and had failed to deliver the knockout punch
And the crows got up off the mat in the Premiership quarter
Wren lifted them in the rock
Jarman and McLeod combined to turn a lifeless forward line
Into a deadly avenue to goal
And Adelaide took just 17 minutes to wipe out the deficit
Jarman is back to two
Abraham responded, goaling from 50
Wren going in, played by Winston
They may score now
It's high, it's low
But Vardy tied it up again
Here's McLeod, McLeod gives it to Vardy
And Vardy for the three
And then Nigel Smart gave Adelaide the lead
And the third quarter, he's kicked the goal
First seven points in five
Brett Allison pegged one back after the siren
It's good
But McLeod set up Tyson at the restart
McLeod feeds it back to Tyson, 45, Movers out
What a start
Both sides missed charges as the crows clung to a two-goal lead
And then Smart produced a game-breaker
Smart in front, Freedmourne's got it
He gets a kick, he gets a kick
An adventurous kick
Adelaide crushing the life and spirit out of the Kangaroos in the final minutes
20 of options, Jarman, Vardy, 20 metres out
Very sharp angle, but you can guess the results
They've stamped themselves as one of the all-time great teams
Andrew McLeod picking up his second Norm Smith medal
Dion Hayman, 7 Nightly News
And this is what coach Malcolm Lyde had to say
I've got a sense of deja vu now
I would have thought the last game would have been a chance to finish ninth
You know, you've got to put the season in perspective
And it fell our way, and then to go through the ladder
You know, it's been a pretty tough five weeks for the club, I suppose, in a lot of ways
And, yeah, it's been a tough year
And I know I said it last year, but I still think we can improve
We haven't had a great run with injury
And we've still lost 10 games for the season
So I think you've also got to put that in perspective
I don't reckon you get any year of your life back, and that's serious
I think all you can do is actually play sport for the moment
And I think the Adelaide Football Club and all the players in it
And everyone involved in it is playing their sport for the moment
And Krista Marr caught up with the Crows in the change rooms
Bruce, thanks for that. I am down in the change rooms
It is Betlam down here, and so it should be
Mark Rusciuto, congratulations
I'm pretty excited after missing out last year
And I don't know what to say, but I'm going to have a good time
So you should. You are a team of fighters
Last year the side was down all day and won
This year, 27 points down at half time, you won again
You are fighters, aren't you?
Yeah, we've been training really hard for a long time
And we're probably the fittest side in the competition
We've certainly trained a lot harder than other sides have during the finals
And at half time when we were a few goals down
We knew we had a bit of fitness on our side
And we knew that we had to get on the front foot
And if we just got on a roll we could win, and we did
And we're going to have a good night
Kane, your touch is in the third term
I reckon, yeah, turn the game around
You must be very, very happy with your game today
Oh, it wasn't too bad, yeah, I was just happy with the blot
He gave me a run in the middle
And me and McLeod worked him well with Bickley
And Ranney took out his hands on the ball, which made it a lot easier, I think
Your move to Adelaide has been alright, hasn't it?
Two flags in two years
Yeah, well, I just originally wanted to play a game
That was my main thing, and now they have two premierships, unbelievable
Tell me, second time round, is it better?
Oh, it definitely is
Mate, you just can't believe that you could do something
You know, three, four finals
And come off the big one, it is
And, you know, large rings come true
I mean, you can't get anything better
Ranney, you are a team of fighters
You know, last year you were down all day
This year you're down at half time and you won
The Crows fight hard
He got some young blokes and some big hearts, I tell you
Peter Cave and Ankeri
Simon Goodwin
Kane Johnson
McLeod again
I mean, the list is endless today, it was a team effort
But, I mean, these young blokes have stood up two years in a row
They are sensational
They are legends
Good on you, Ranney, enjoy it, well done
Bruce, that's just about it from down here in the change rooms
They are having a great time and so they should
They deserve it, the Crows back-to-back premieres
Back to you
Yes, they're having a good time
The people, granted, there's going to be five or six thousand here
But Malcolm White, I don't know what he did at half time
He hates being called the Messiah, but he must be
Well, he's inspired this group of young men
To the most significant achievement in the history of the game
And if I only want to question that
He deserves whatever accolades come his way
Because he is solely responsible for it
He deserves as much credit as we can shower upon him
Five games on the road
Never been done before, Adelaide just keeps breaking records
From where they came from, from fifth position too
It's been a marvellous, marvellous achievement
Alright, Graham, enjoy the night as everyone here will
And it's going to be a big day in South Australia tomorrow
Turning now to other sports
And Matthew Dunne and Ian Thorpe have broken world records
In the national short-pull swimming titles in Perth
Dunne won the 400 individual medley
Thorpe the 400 metre freestyle
Barely over their jet lag from Kuala Lumpur
Ian Thorpe and Grant Hackett were neck and neck
Over the first 200
The tempo lifting in the second half
And the world record looked like going to Grant Hackett
But it was Thorpe, home first
The time, 0.64 seconds
Better than the previous world mark
Held by New Zealand's Daniel Loder
Thorpe surprised it happened so close
To the Commonwealth Games
All of us are hurting quite badly at this stage
So coming out and doing that swim in that time
I mean, I'm over the moon really
Kieran Perkins showed he's still a contender taking third
While Michael Klim and Samantha Riley
Were also victorious on the night
In Brisbane last night
The Soccaroos dusted off the cobwebs
To record an unconvincing 3-1 win
Over the vastly improved Fiji side
In their opening match of the Oceania Nations Cup series
Striker Damian Mori
Ran home all of Australia's goals
While Fiji's only successful strike
Came through a slice of luck
Midway through the second half
In the other match, New Zealand beat Tahiti 1-0
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Back to back grand final victory over North Melbourne
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Hello everyone, well the sun's certainly
Shone in Melbourne today for the Crows' big win at the MCG
And back in Adelaide we had a great day
For all the celebrations
Our top reached 22.4 at 12.15 this afternoon
And our overnight low was 11 at 1.30 this morning
And we're going to be talking about the
Cloud that was 11 at 1.30 this morning
Currently it's 17 in the city
The main feature on tonight's satellite
Picture is this cloud moving across our
State and also western Victoria
It is associated with a weak cold
Front. Now as we fly from
The north east we can see that front is
Producing a few isolated showers
And it did so today over our state
But mainly over the southern coastal
Districts. Now behind that front
The cloud we can see nice clear skies
So it should be fine and sunny
tomorrow. Good news. On tonight's charts the second stronger front will continue to move
eastward so the winds will turn north to northwesterly tomorrow and then gradually freshen as the
front approaches the west later in the day. As a result we can expect isolated charts
to develop in the far west and then move across the settled areas on Monday. Interstate tomorrow
it's going to be fine and sunny in all capitals apart from a few showers in Perth and some
brief overnight showers in Melbourne. In our state we had a fine and sunny day in most
areas apart from a few light showers about the southern coasts. The highest rainfall
record was 0.8 of a millimetre at Meningi. Temperatures ranged from 16 degrees at Cape
Water up to a hot 33 at Marla. Well our forecast for the big celebrations is for a fine, warm
and sunny day tomorrow. We'll have a few isolated showers in the south east tonight and there
will be some showers developing in the far west late tomorrow. On local waters variable
winds of 10 knots and then turning north east to north west tomorrow afternoon and reaching
15 to 20 knots with seas up to 1.5 metres. In the city a fine and warm day. We're expecting
a top of 25 degrees after an overnight low tonight of 11. We're looking ahead Monday
showers and 21. Tuesday morning showers for the ticker tape parade and then fine and warm
again on Wednesday with a top of 24 degrees. Now on our seven day forecast there's a chance
of a shower on Thursday and on Friday and a little cloud expected on Saturday. It's
back to you Narelle, good night. Thanks Cherilee, sounds fantastic. Well that's all from us
here in Adelaide, now it's time to go back to John and Bruce in Melbourne where I think
you guys are in for a big night. I think we might be, along with about 8000 people right
behind us Narelle, I tell you what. But Bruce, what a grand final. It was to be behind like
that, showed character, showed courage and to win like that they are a very, very good
football team and they deserve it. And I think everyone's going to hear, well I run up the
plaza here shortly, it's going to be a great night. I don't do back to back so often, well
done to the Adelaide Football Club, all their fans, fantastic yeah. But after the news is
finished we're going to take a short break then you'll see the replay all over again,
all from now from the Glass House, good night.
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The opening bounce, Riddell McKernan, McKernan jumps high, gets his hands on it, the ball
is going to bounce very high in the centre square all day, Abraham over the top of it,
finds some space, delivers, carries the target, got him, what a start, can he go back and
bang it through, winds himself up, gives it a ride, it's going and going, it's not going
to break it, front spot Pike, Harding Trouble, Scholl's got him, it's a ball up in the goal
square. Well Abraham to Kerry, Kerry to the goal square and Ben Hart throws almost for
a moment as North came to him and Scholl put the tackle on, bounce of the ball, Crows will
try and rush it through, they succeed, are behind, North Melbourne draw first blood,
very little blood I might add but they've got it.
We're just a catch up with the bench down here, North Melbourne, Anthony Rock Capuano,
Freeborn and Allison and for Adelaide we've got Connell, Stephens, March and Eccles.
North fans being teased in the opening 30 seconds as Bickley comes from the back pocket,
the Adelaide skipper looks towards his tall timber but Roberts is there, Smart comes over
the top, Abraham gets caught, Roberts will go again, James comes in over the top.
Interesting to see to the Jarman kicked the ball out from full back on that occasion,
that's often a tactic used by clubs to drop a tag, Blakey's now got him again.
McKernan has a roundhouse right, he was held and he's got a free kick, just forward of
centre.
Sensational return to form for Corey McKernan in recent times, kicks the half ball, there
is it in, Kerry.
Well that was ominous wasn't it, he just out bodied Caven from Abraham's kick a minute
or so ago and that time he just set himself for the mark, Kerry and show was up and sometimes
he jumps for the ball like he's the only guy who really knows where it is and that was
exactly what happened.
He has kicked 40 goals in finals, he has kicked 79 so far this season, speaking of the line,
it is to the right.
It's very swirly down that end of the ground boys, obviously in that pocket down there,
so we've got to be careful the ball is going from left to right across that goal square.
North Melbourne lead it by two points, the early going, the grand final, Jarman short
to the pocket, this is Hart, marked by Harvey, bright sunny day, Hart kicking it up towards
half back, Grimm in front, fell behind Abraham, 65 minutes out from goal, unloads long downwards,
fall forward, Scholl in best position, fisted away by Hart, down in front of chance for
Grant, knocked away by Jarman, Harvey was taken high was he, he'll get the free kick,
close to the boundary line, left full forward, play goes on but it matters not, Harvey will
get the free.
Yes it was just going at the ball hard, get your head down and just, it was only a slightly
high tackle but you go hard on the ground level ball, a little chip kick to Blakey has
even opened up the angle even further.
John Blakey in his second grand final, veteran of six preliminary finals, kicks, it's swinging
back, it's okay, best goal of the afternoon.
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Monday on Sevens, Ali McBeal.
In Adelaide.
They've switched on to this one.
Roberts.
Short passes.
Harvey juggled a tip.
This is Pike under pressure.
Snaps it back.
They'll contest it up ten meters up.
Crashing the pack.
McKernan spills wide.
Abraham in the grasp.
And passes back towards the middle.
Harvey.
Scholl upended.
Kicks.
It's close.
Behind.
Getting a lot of it, aren't they, north?
And they're forward 50 at the moment.
One-three Adelaide.
Yet to score.
Yet to really get it forward.
Great day.
Huge crowd.
Packed house.
As it must be on this day.
Jarman again short to cave.
And they've gone very short.
The crows out of the kickouts.
Set up a good zone north to just hem them in there.
They're going to be able to chip the ball around the crows.
But a long way to go.
They're going to be able to chip the ball around the crows.
But a long way to go.
They've got a lot of time.
They've got a lot of time.
They've got a lot of time.
They've got a lot of time.
They've got a lot of time.
They've got a lot of time.
Three kicks and now they get it just outside of 50.
Johnson going on to Costa.
Already blight.
Worried about the run of Pickett.
He's telling James, who's his direct opponent,
to actually march him back towards the goal line.
Costa's high ball to centre wing.
Caven and also Smart.
Archer almost.
Wren couldn't quite get it out.
Archer's handball was good.
Back to Bell.
Back to Archer.
Archer to Scott.
They can attack through the centre corridor.
Scott, little one, over the top.
I think he meant Roberts, but he got Stevens anyway.
Stevens probing, kicked to Scholl.
Scholl's got it, not quite.
Well done.
Crows at the back.
Harvey on to Hart.
He's in trouble.
It's again a ball up.
Ben Hart unable to get it out.
But the crows held it up pretty well.
And if they can hang on here is Malcolm Blight.
They are being harassed and attacked heavily here by the kangaroos.
Inside, North 50 once again.
Hart around the body.
Comes back towards centre wing.
A high floating kick.
Well marked by Princeton Abraham.
An exciting player.
He revs it back in towards full forward.
The diving attempt was there by Pipe.
Not taken.
Wren goes to ground.
Scholl's got him.
He asks the question once again.
Aldernala Bale.
Coming out was Caven.
Had it only for a moment.
Jarman leaves it for Hart.
He goes short to Ellen.
Called a play.
In the back pocket.
Up towards centre wing.
He goes over the head of Scott McCloud.
Just beautifully.
Had to beat a couple of midsail.
A positive thrust by Adelaide Crows.
Down towards half forward.
No mark was taken.
Pressure now on the North Melbourne defense.
Pushed back towards Harvey.
Goes through with strength.
Gets the hand pass away.
And they're able to steady it down.
Back towards Roberts at half forward.
Jarman in with aggression.
Kick.
Diamond kick is clear.
55 minutes.
Wobbles it into North Melbourne.
Clean ball.
Smart.
Picked up beautifully by Pike.
Poor kick though.
Great pressure.
And he finishes up wobbling it into the right forward pocket.
No addition to the score.
North Melbourne by nine points.
Goodwin is just, he plays loose smart.
And Mark Pike has already had three kicks.
North Melbourne dominating the game.
Leading by nine points.
Wim knocks it down.
Goodwin hits towards the boundary line.
He's a natural left footer.
Can't work it into space.
And across the line it goes.
I think they'd be pretty happy in North Melbourne that they've both got their running defenders.
Pickett and King are both playing up in the field.
They get a little bit shaky at times on the last line of defense.
But just at the moment that structure is exactly the way North wanted.
McKernan gains about 15 minutes.
Goodwin is just, he plays loose smart.
And Mark Pike has already had three kicks.
North Melbourne dominating the game.
Leading by nine points.
Wim knocks it down.
Goodwin hits towards the boundary line.
And Mark Pike has already got three kicks.
And across the line it goes.
And Mark Pike has already got three kicks.
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He's got it, Fraser on the ball.
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The crows do it back to back and Today Tonight were there.
The families, the fans and our dream team in our Premiership Edition, 6.30 Monday.
North Melbourne on top by two points, time remaining 9.26 to quarter time.
Rucks go at it.
Over the top was Pittman.
Crashing in was Harvey, has been busy, held to him.
Ball up.
Thanks Neil.
Simpson has come up with Rashudo inside the centre square.
Another bounce then.
Backhanded down by Pittman, Bickley who took a wonderful mark moments ago only as far as
Archer.
Archer drives it back towards half forward for his team.
Pickle bounce there for Kerry.
Running behind, Caveman looping, hand pass away.
Releases smart, wants to run up.
James inside, Caveman runs on.
He's about 80 minutes from goal.
Long down to what's called forward.
Martin goes back, dropped it.
Wren slaps it, goal with Martin on his knees.
Punches towards the safety of the boundary line and finds it.
It's interesting in this North Melbourne defence, Archer is actually a very good player.
He's got a very good team.
He's got a very good team.
He's got a very good team.
He's got a very good team.
He's got a very good team.
He's got a very good team.
He's got a great team.
fairly loose. I think he's just going to try and read the play a little and it'll be interesting to see whether Edwards or James can just get a bit of the ball without freedom.
McCartney and Wren now. McCartney's done really well to get a free kick on Wren here.
And Goodwin's now dropped off Stevens and Smart's gone onto Stevens.
So Blakey gets it from McCartney and bangs it to centre wing. Ball holds up in the air. Rashid Owen-Simpson.
Pittman also with McCurn and Stevens over the line so a boundary throw in.
Actually what Goodwin's done is he's gone down onto Pike. They're trying to free up Smart. Smart's been tagged as a half back by the half forward.
Pike and North Adelaide obviously just trying to free him up. Get him running, get him loose.
Stevens read it well on his wrong side. Right foot Johnson went early but straight down to Roberts. Here's the panic.
There's only Scholl and Hart. It's been a good match up so far. Hart holds his ground. Scholl with him. Ben Hart still with Scholl.
What a great one on one contest. Hart with him. Scholl playing it. Back to Carey. Can he break the Caven tackle?
Caven's doing well on the king after Carey's early mark and it's a boundary throw in.
So Hart doing well on Scholl and Caven doing very well on Carey.
He's a very good player, Dennis Bagan. You'd be a little concerned. They started well but then Adelaide have done well.
Just lately but certainly Hart. Very good one on one player.
Low scoring, tight start. Smart's punch to Shannon Grant off to Peter Bell.
Round the body. Kane Johnson stands his ground. May get another chance.
Costa there to assist but he'll run out of room. Maybe just as well.
Essentially North are just really playing a two man forward line really. They've got Scholl at full forward and Carey a bit further up the ground.
I just want to mention an interesting match up. Ben Hart certainly I'd say just doing a little better than Craig Scholl in the one on one drills.
Pittman and Roberts. Pittman with the height advantage. Bell again takes it. Could have been taken high too.
If it was that'll be down the ground. Edwards now up the ground playing on Abraham.
There's Simpson. There's a big kick from Simpson. A big goal from North Melbourne.
And I think that's going to be one of Malcolm White's problems today Lee.
Is that when Rashido or when Jarman are up in the midfield they don't always pick up their man quickly enough.
Absolutely and there's no doubt they've got some very offensive one on one players.
North Simpson will get a lot of the ball even though he's playing a one on one role against Rashido as will Blakey.
They'll be prepared to come forward and a very very good finish from long distance.
North Melbourne leading by eight points. Awkward bounce.
McKernan had to wait. Over the top Pittman thumbing towards half forward. Tyson left it behind.
And the free kick is going North's way.
And they'll get a bell. Getting busy in and under. Peter Bell at centre half back.
Former docker. Fine kangaroo now. Probing kick down towards half forward and why not.
Too much carry for Carey. Off hands to Grant. Drag down. Kicks spills towards goal.
Smart played it pretty well. Coming up Scholl. Equally well under pressure.
Gets the kick off. It bounces out of bounds in the pocket. Good enough.
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And what a scene it is. Grand final day. So much at stake.
The pride of two cities. Carey plucks it nicely.
Cranks free. Has a look over the shoulder. Hooks it back. High ball. Roberts can't underneath it.
Bickley couldn't knock it away. Roberts the oldest man on the ground. Finishes up on the ground but with the footy.
And he'll kick it goal from about 15 metres out. On a sharp angle.
No doubt when the ball swirls around in the air the player that can keep his eye on the ball the hardest.
It's not going to go where you first think. This is just a quick kick in the air and the ball just drops short as it will.
And Roberts he just parked himself in front spot there.
Well if you get the footsteps the ground almost becomes silent in that situation.
Everyone bearing down. Now Roberts. Important kick.
And he likes it off the boot. Wait on it. It's a goal.
He's a very dangerous player isn't he Mark Roberts. It looks like Shane Allen is playing a one on run role.
He's going to try and chase Roberts around the midfield but he's a very lively player.
If I see him in the foreground you can almost see him just in the back.
I think that's where they lost him there Lee. Because he did contest that throw in.
I think Pittman actually was his direct opponent at that stage and he didn't get back onto him.
Some famous faces. We saw the Prime Minister a moment ago and then the Leader of the Opposition.
North a little break. 3-3 to 1-1 back in the centre. Pittman and McKernan.
Pittman. Belts a backhand and G. Abraham is having an opening turn.
Squeezes a beautiful. Roberts so important. Floating through the midfield.
Delivers to Scholl. Hart with him. Diving Mark. Went to Brown.
Didn't hold it. Scholl squares it up and half. Smart with those good hands.
Good to play on obviously not far enough. Big call by the umpire. Kicks the ball wide.
And King's got hold of it. Between the centre wing and half forward.
3-3 to 1-1. King unloves. Terrible kick.
Bounce beautifully for Goodwin. Goodwin's high ball. Back towards half forward.
Robyn and also Martin at the back. Picket. Going to McLeod.
Worried him out of it. You don't see that too often. Handball was terrific.
Taken by Edwards. Edwards unloads to fall forward. One on one situation.
And McCarthy and Wren. McCarthy doing well.
Against his old team mate and threw from behind.
And he's a closer being murdered on the wings.
Well once again Tyson just ran hard and forward. And King didn't pick him up.
Now if he continues to do that throughout the game eventually the ball will fall Tyson's way.
Crucial five minutes left in this first quarter.
North with a mini break.
Goodwin going nowhere.
Just wonder whether Dennis Pagan they've been getting the ball into their forward 50 plenty of occasions.
Just at the moment one out at full back. Ben Hart looks like he's fairly much on top of Craig Shaw.
Whether to just remove that position. Picket does the right work but straight down to McLeod.
Back towards Picket again. He's been exciting but he's been beaten this time.
Martin gives the hand pass away. Here's a chance for the Crows. Chipping in towards full form.
But Blakey is there. Standing firm John Blakey.
An unsung hero of North Melbourne.
Quiet but very, very efficient.
He looks to the outer side once again.
Roberts was his target. Tyson waiting down in front.
Just keeps it in play. Tyson heads home for goal.
What a kick by Tyson.
Still a great kick. The kick was great. No doubt about that.
Oh golly. Back it comes.
Well he's held it in.
As he brought it back to Kicket. That was the problem.
It was the point I was making before though. King is just giving a little bit too much latitude.
When the Crows have the ball and they're attacking 50.
McCartney and Wren. One by the latter.
Scott couldn't take it away. Wren gets another hand pass. This time he finds McLeod.
A worm burning pass in towards half forward. Out the back it goes and in towards the pocket.
Kept in play however. Well done by Jarman.
He bends it back as having Jarman can do. And he kicks the guard.
What a beauty.
Well I must say from the time he grabbed the ball on the boundary line he cut back into his left side.
The curling kick across the body is the Jarman absolute special.
And just have a look at this for a skillful finish.
Terrific spoil by Archer to make sure the ball came to ground. But he knew exactly what he was doing.
And he came in and asked the back. Balanced up across the body.
And just curled it back in. Just beautiful.
Darren Jarman. Six goals in last year's grand final.
Five in the final turn. Putting his stamp on the Crows second goal this afternoon.
McKernan goes up. Pittman beats him though. Stevens trapped it.
Coming through his bill. Forcing it down towards half forward.
Roberts 52 meters out. Long kick down towards a vacant square.
It bounces wide at the mark though. And goes out of bounds. North Melbourne up by seven points.
Approaching quarter time. What a story that is.
Young Marsh waiting his chance.
21 plays 14.
Pittman and Roberts now. King coming off the ground
down in front of us. Meantime Pittman clean possession. Tied up immediately.
And the ball up. He made his name as a running small defender
did David King. But I must say as his career has developed certainly
this season he has played fairly loose when he's been in that part of the ground.
Roberts and Pittman. And the Empire pleading his case.
It's Brad Boyce. Eventually
he bounces it down. Pittman very conscious of Roberts. Did well but the hand pass
not good. Harvey comes back to Simpson. Hard against the boundary line.
Intelligent kick. Smart in front. Bounces off his chest.
He's going to get the free kick.
Two and a half minutes to go. To quarter time. Nigel Smart breaks away. Drives towards the
other side. Into the path of Ellen. Can't catch it.
Out of bounds. 21 to 14.
They're normally really efficient in their scoring opportunities north but they've gone into their inside
50 metres 16 times to the crows 10 so their scoring percentage today
haven't been fantastic. Free kick seven to two.
It's on imbalance there. Roberts has handled back to Stephens.
Stephens kicks well inside 50. McKernan pushed out of it.
Smart sweeping at the back. Carry. Goal! Unbelievable!
The King!
Improviseation at its very best.
Well you sometimes hear about goal from half chances. That was a goal from about a 10% chance.
What improvisation was that?
Look at this.
Outside of the right foot. Just amazing.
An extraordinary goal. Rarely have we seen anything like it in any game of footy.
Let alone a grand final.
Well I think
Wayne Carey has given us the first magical moment to remember in this year's grand final.
What a free goal in such an important time. Freeborn is on the ground
as we saw. And he soccers it away towards Stephens on the outer wing.
Thought about letting it trickle over but now it kicks it in play.
Has to give away a little bit of ground. It's okay. He's got Martin Pike there.
Pike steadies himself and kicks long down towards half forward once again.
Johnson the juggler. Kane Johnson a good mark in opposition to Shannon Grant.
North on top in the midfield. They've had 31 kicks to 16.
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Tyson Edwards still on half back. 13 points to the margin.
Favouring north Melbourne. He comes into Mark Meckley and the skippers got it.
At centre half back. Just over a minute remaining.
Schal and Hart. What a duel those two have had so far in this game.
Hart wins it this time. Gives it back towards Shane
Allen. He looks up towards half forward. Over the top of Carey it goes.
Here's the chance for Goodwood. Goodwood can pop it over the top. He does.
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98 AFL Coca Cola Grand Final. North Melbourne.
Going into the game as favourites. Lead by eight points out of the rock hard centre.
Look at Corey McKernan. Charging away. 70 metres out.
A long bomb. Into wards full forward. And taken over for one behind
by Peter Kavan. To the boundary line.
Dipper and Curls. Yeah so important to get that ball out of the middle. Curls they
certainly have to match up a bit higher in the middle. Yeah they've been clearly on top there and
Kane Johnson keep an eye on him fellas. He's not real good with his leg.
Right Curls we will do that. As Hart brings it back into play. He finds
Tyson in the back pop.
A nine point margin to North Melbourne.
He kicks towards centre wing. McKernan in front of the pack.
Ellen came over the top. Goodwin was waiting down in front. Unable to take it cleanly.
Blackwise tries to burst his way through. King showing close attention.
Smart. Nice little pirouette. And kicks it back towards Wren. Going with the
flight of the ball. The big man can't take it. But Peter Bell did extremely well.
Eventually he does get the kick. Down towards Robyn. Bad bounce. Cool bounce.
Maybe the door will open for Martin again. He's able to apply the tackle.
The Costa hand pass goes to Tyson Edwards. Still outside half forward.
What a smother by Byron Pickett. Great work by Pickett. And he sets it up for
North Melbourne. As Grant takes it away from Roberts. Up towards Martin Pike.
And he takes the mark. 43 metres out.
45 degree angle. I don't know how many metres you give a smother but that's a hundred metres smother. That one
now Tim. It was an enormous turnover wasn't it. The Crows were going
forward. They'd all run forward of the play. North were lagging behind.
The turnover occurs. And then we have the same
thing happening with North Melbourne heading towards their own goal.
Martin Pike has been somewhat of a football nomad but here he is playing in his first
grand final. Big kick from Martin Pike.
Ticks it like a forward. And goals.
What can you say other than that was
a magnificent smother there by Byron Pickett in a disadvantaged position.
Just launched himself with the ball. North Melbourne were quick
enough to seize the crumb. Just watch this again. Let's pick it there. Edwards
got around. Smothers the ball. It goes to Roberts and then quickly North Melbourne
move the ball back into their own forward 50.
And still Robron yet to play a part in this game. Mickey Martin
holding him at centre half forward. 8 possessions for Mark Roberts.
Margin 15
points. Rucks go at it. Well it hit Wren on the head eventually. Bounces wide
taken by Jarman. He sprung into a tackle. High tackle.
The forearm has been penalised there. Bell plays on immediately.
Blakey goes down towards half forward. Low. Firm.
And one at the chest of Harvey. 52 metres out from goal. Peter McKenna.
One blocker being joined this tennis is Glenn Archer who's picking up Peter Vardy.
A much smaller player than he's used to. Kerry missed the golden opportunity.
Blakey feeds it back towards the middle. It was Pike. It was Pike's hand pass.
Down goes Kerry. Tackle to the ground. Ball up about 25
metres out directly in front. And the crows concerned about
Winston Abraham in that first quarter. They've now got Kane Johnson on him and Edwards is
picking up Grant. And in charge this afternoon
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Goldspink bounces it down. Kerry through the legs
of Ellen. The hand pass too slick coming away from Jarman.
Bodies go in willingly close to the line. Harvey on top
there for North. At the base of that is Beckley. And we'll have another ball up.
We've got this ball up in the forward pocket and Craig
Scholl has ran Ben Hart up to half forward. Just to get Hart out of his
comfort spot there on the last line of defence. Wren wins it against Roberts.
Ball comes out to Grant. Tackle on him by Edwards. Bruce to keep
up to date with the Benches. Anthony Rock for North Melbourne. Kathy Warner for Freeborn and Alison.
And for LA Connell, Stephens, Marsh and Echols. Haven't been used much have they
the Benches? Not at all. There's only one move being made. That was David King.
And Freeborn came on for a short time. Thanks Dipper. Wren worked underneath it.
Belts it away. Wants the boundary line. Harvey keeps it in towards King.
Ball very close to the line. Looked out actually. Handball back in was terrific
to McKernan. McKernan's kick to the hot spot at centre half forward. But
to Wren. Looping. Good take in the end by Jarman. He's in very good nick today.
Kicks to centre wing. Martins had a terrific match. Robyn with him.
Back to Scott. Scott's handball to Pickett who's settled beautifully. Pickett's
left foot kick to the back. 30 minutes. Abraham takes off. Wren from the side.
Kerry gets on of it. Turns. Bouncing ball. Well done. Smart.
Pushes forward. Shannon Grant. Dangerous in the forward pocket.
Looking to give it off. Goes for goal and misses.
36 to 20. North Melbourne making an early move here in the
second quarter. And we don't often see Wayne Kerry choosing the wrong option. But on that
occasion he really hurried himself. He had plenty of time. He'd done all the hard work
we see Jarman once again kicking the ball in trying to lose his tag after this kick in.
Matty Connelly's getting a run too at the expense of Kim
Costa. So good last week in the third term. Yeah.
Hart in the meantime. Kicks towards centre wing. Oh there's a fine
mark by Stephens. Anthony Stephens kicks it back to
half forward. McKernan will come in from the side. Wasn't able to get a hand on it.
Some strong work by Ballew. He's almost taken high. He takes the ball on and he might be picked.
Trying to go through
a wall of crows.
Shane Elland at half back.
There he is. Having another crack at it.
King unable to take the mark now. Pickett could have been held. Scott
gets a bad bounce though to McLeod. McLeod will go again. He's dangerous.
He's 52 metres out. Spears it in towards Pittman. Ma going to push.
And Will going to pre-kick.
Yes he pushed his chest into Pittman's
back there in McCartney but really there was a fair bit of pressure from behind.
Certainly wasn't hands but the umpire chose it was
illegal push from behind. And sometimes it doesn't have to be a clear
possession forward does it? It was just a kick off the ground that time that saw the ball running forward
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It was now going down, Lee, to pick up Alison and it was going up.
Swapping him over. Look at yourself.
Pitman. Could have been held that time.
Simi, you're going to be a great
hitter. Pitman. Could have been held that time. Simpson dropped it.
But it's coming back to Pitman. He's forwarded right half back with the free kick.
Inside down by 15 points.
It's got smart short inside.
But it's going to go longer. There's a big pack forming.
Robb and Ataga who is struggling. Frontspot, Carey and Kavan. So they've moved forward.
McLeod tracks it. Handle not effective. Pickett trying to cut it off.
Pickley was there. Cut off by Simpson. Rodman couldn't get a hand on it.
Well played by Shannon Grant. Bouncing ball in the center. Archer's handled.
Terrific to Abraham. Picking goal. 50 out. He gives it a hook.
It's coming back. It's a behind. Great play through the center by Archer.
Really split the game apart, didn't he? See they all went in hard though, didn't they?
Abraham charged out at one point there. Then eventually Archer got the
hand pass. Clear to Abraham. He's a very, very strong play.
Have a look at this for the attack on the ball. Seven consecutive points
to the Kangaroos. So it's been a long time also since the
Crows have had an effective scoring shot. 4-2 to 5-12.
Rashido unloads and kicks the ball into the center square.
Smart out number. He's taken a terrific mark I reckon. Fantastic
grab. Kavan was away but it's got to come back.
I was lucky it did too but it took so long for the ball to get back to Smart because the Adelaide
Crows players had run four. They had plenty of space and the North Melbourne players
just now getting to them. She's a good effort by Smart. High ball to
center half forward. Elland from the side. Carey is dropped back in defense.
Johnson tapped forward but it went the wrong way. Ball was cut off though. Does Abraham
get back? Good vision. Pushes wide. An important play here. King
turns back. Handball to the space into the corner. Archer. Nobody will stop
him. Bangs at the center half forward. Smart again high.
Ball coming to ground. Hart holds it up. Clever. Well played.
Kavan squeezes it out towards half back and the Adelaide defense is holding on
and just holding on for the moment. The margin was
8 points at quarter time. It's now up to 16.
Shot coming off of North Melbourne. Could have been a lot more than that.
Capiano on. Throw in again.
Pittman doing the rock work. He wins it.
Allison asks the question and there's a free kick going the way of Mark Bickley.
The Adelaide skipper to take it at half back.
The Crows desperate for the next
goal. To stay in touch. Robrind desperate to get into the game.
Martin tumbles a punt back towards Allison. Couldn't quite wrap those
long sleeves around her but he's quick to recover on all fours. Gets the hand pass away.
Harvey gives it to Archer. Archer kicks in towards full forward. Piper's at the back.
Kerry! Straight into the woodwork and another behind.
Press on the ball. Well again he's had three opportunities
Kerry for shots. I reckon he's hurried himself both times. He certainly
just tried to dribble the ball through which was an interesting technique but just
see could he have had the other half a step. I reckon he could have had another half step
to just balance a bit further. The problem is not getting the ball in there though is it? They had
been scoring shots to just six. At some point you would think that the Adelaide
Crows are going to break. I think what is happening though the North Forwards
aren't winning the one on one contest. They're having a lot of shots at goal but they're
mostly from scrubbing ground level kicks. They're not set shots really where they
can really get balanced and drill it through. They've added one nine in this turn
but Adelaide in real trouble. Goodwin got it to well.
Insult into trouble. Picked up now by Kerry. Smothered off the boot by Goodwin.
Spills across towards Allison. Here was Slung. Swooping on the lift ball is Bill.
Will come back I think. Young Kyle will run down
and get the old three out. That's a goal.
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To the north, getting a real grip here.
4-2 to 6-13.
36 to 49. Back in the centre square.
Crowes desperate for the next one. Johnson.
Hitman shoulder, he's in trouble. They've got a taste of it north. Have a look at this.
They're going in for the kill. Had the last eight scoring shots
north of Melbourne. And they really want to put the Crowes away
before the long break here. They're completely on top
at every defensive position aren't they? They're in control down there so when Adelaide do look like
they're getting it forward it just bounces back. Simpson inside 50 again.
Carey and Cavan comes to ground. McKernan paves away. Good tackle
on Carey by Cavan. Been a wonderful duel. Dyson Edwards on topo.
Smartens in trouble free kick. Up in the completely from the front.
It looks like he's hurt himself too. Or been hurt.
Maybe that's more to the point. But he kept it down Kim.
He's in the north Melbourne behind.
A speed fight from general play. Three rust, one free and one for Mark.
So certainly the Adelaide defense is at least
making sure they are hurried shots that the north Melbourne team are having.
He's done a good job here Smart hasn't he? He's picked himself up. He looks as if he's alright.
Take a while to feel 100% physically.
But mentally he looks alert enough. 4-2-6-13.
They certainly need him. Oh gee maybe I was wrong completely.
Change of seat count.
Last Friday night he's been out on the floor.
So Pickett will bring him back in.
Bruce all Adelaide are doing at this stage are trying to play holding football.
They're not attacking at all. The avenue is the problem isn't it?
They've been cut off at centre half forward and they've got to find another one. Certainly right.
Pickett's kicked to within 25 metres of the goal. Carey and Cavan both miss read it.
Ball comes to ground. Pike got rid of Smart. Carey kicks to the front of the square.
Ellen takes the mark. Smart is in a bit of trouble now. Pickley takes it away.
Finds Kane Johnson at 50. Johnson from half back.
With three and a half minutes remaining. Hart.
Sends them into attack for one of the rare occasions
this quarter. Stevens on the ground got a hand to it but that was all.
Nigel Smart in trouble as you can see after that heavy knock.
Hartley takes on a couple as play goes on and down the end of the ground.
He gives it away to Blakey. North Melbourne out of trouble once again.
Kicks it up towards centre wing. Johnson gets in the way of Winston Abraham. Hart was waiting down in front.
Pumps it high and long. Hartley in from the side but up maybe a fraction early.
Play on as the call. McLeod dangerously to Jarman.
Here's a chance for the crows. Jarman though goes right across the face of goal.
And puts it all behind.
A couple of heavy knocks.
To Nigel Smart.
And now he's having a spell.
David King. He clashed with him. Brings it back into play to Stevens.
Anthony Stevens. Saw his brother involved in a Premiership win earlier on today.
Here's Kane Johnson. Dodging and weaving. Dashing forward but there's no one home.
King again.
King off his step. Close to the boundary line. Stevens getting plenty of the ball now.
Breaks away. Inside his own defensive 50. Pinpoint accuracy.
Martin pushing up the ground.
Just inside the line. Michael Martin. Long kick.
To a contest. McCoon must get a free in front.
Where's Kavan? Gathers it. Hand passes to Edwards. Edwards down
towards half forward. Robbbron played it well. Still he goes.
Cheeky work goes in short towards the pocket. And the mark is had by Barty.
Barty's sharp angle. Man hot in the middle.
Where did he go there? It was behind Goodwin in short of Tyson.
Cut out by King. He comes towards that broadcast side.
Up good bounce for Freiborn. Played it to his own advantage. Knocked away by Ellen.
Out contest about 10 metres in from the line. Ellen into the nines.
And the second of them didn't work out too well.
The wrong decision. He popped it across the boundary line on the ball.
Nigel Smart looking the worst for wear. Watch this again. Will I won't I? Yes I will.
Wish I hadn't done that.
Pike taken by Capuano.
Floating it towards the goal square and through for yet another behind.
6-14. 2-10 to 1-1 in this quarter.
Bruce report on Smart as we all saw. Slightly shook up.
Just giving him a chance to clear his head.
James Heard who we'll talk to at half time. Premiership player in 1993.
Brownlow middlest in 1996. Resciutto's kick once Tyson.
Got him at half back. The Crows would just love
one goal before half time. They certainly need it.
Floating kick. Rob in front spot. Martin just eased him out.
Got over the footy. Kept his eye on it. Brings the ball back cleverly.
Into the centre. Free ball releases. Stephens. Stephens beautifully
to McKernan. And at times he looks like a
colossus on the ground and he certainly did there all alone.
25 metres from goal. As North is breaking this match apart
before half time. He's got in there a number of times really. That was a fantastic
kick back into the centre square. Dangerous kick but OK when it comes off.
And McKernan's actually streamed into the forward line quite regularly. But that's about the first time
that the North midfield kick has been accurate enough to find him.
I don't want to put him off but he kicked dreadfully last week against Melbourne.
This is no gimme. He wants this goal for his own confidence and this would give
North Melbourne a huge break at the half time break. McKernan
25 metres out.
He's close. He's missed. He was no good thing.
We saw him miss too many of those last Friday night.
6.15. I think anyone with a North Melbourne
gurt is no good thing at the moment. The inaccuracies of that
disease that spread through the team. Well they went through a
stage during the season where they had a similar problem. Can the Adelaide Crows make them
pay in the last 30 seconds? Caven down to the half forward line. Just maybe
they can. Stevens could have given away a free kick. No. Play on they do.
Andrew Eccles wobbles it in towards goal. But out as far as the
micklark. The cold figure from Arden Street puts it out in front of
a free ball. He's got Connell chasing but he pops it over the top to Anthony Stevens.
Stevens has got a panic. He looks down towards half forward.
Peter Bell's away. There's time for Peter Bell. No there isn't.
As the siren sounds. Bell's kick lands in the left forward pocket.
It's half time but Malcolm your team is in trouble.
Deep trouble with
North Melbourne dominating in that second quarter. They took their score
from 4 goals 4 to 6 goals 15.
It's only one thing Sandy. It feels like a 10 goal game and it's
only a 4 goal game. Exactly right. Yep they're still in at the Adelaide Crows.
Don't worry about that. Their goal kickers have been Jarman, James, Pitman and Resciutto.
Wiles for North Melbourne again all singles. Blakey, Pike, Carey,
Roberts, Bell and Simpson. An intriguing
first half lead but North certainly taking the honours. Yeah no doubt about that.
They certainly dominated the play. It was only in accuracy that's probably
prevented them from building up really insurmountable lead. But the Crows
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The Premiership quarter.
And the grand final.
The Crows have got a great record in third quarters against North this year.
Boy they'd like another one today.
McLeowns push forward.
Marshes at full forward. Vardy.
Back turn. Back to Eccles. Back to Rolcron.
Gets one of his few touches. Front spot. Jarman not held.
Is he going to pay it? No.
Good decision by Andrew Coates.
Great decision.
51 to 27.
Jarman in the box seat here.
He almost got it didn't he? He just didn't quite get it.
Nigel Smart has actually been pushed into the forward line.
They have to keep goals now the Crows.
Marsh to Vardy. North hold it up.
With the benches down here. North Melbourne.
Rock Capiano. Freibourn. Alisson.
And Adelaide Costa. Alan. Connell. And Pittman.
See the North bench there.
In the various modes of getting themselves organised.
McCartney was there. He held it up pretty well.
Marsh and Pickett. Pickett on the ground and again a ball up.
North has no body. Basically forward of the centre.
Carey and Scholl and Abraham are in a line.
In the centre square.
70 metres behind them.
So the paddock has been set up early.
Pickett belts it towards King.
King runs it to the boundary line with a little handball.
Did McLeown keep it in? He did.
King works it back. Looks for a free and gets it.
The little things have happened well for North today.
Haven't they? And King played that well and he gets a kick at half back.
What a year it's been for Byron Pickett.
And Norwich, rising star winner.
And playing a marvellous game.
And look at Carey, floating over the pack to take a fine mark.
Here's the two wrappers for the stepladders. It was a long way up.
Four marks.
For the man they know as the King.
Stevens gets a cruel bounce.
Peter Bell.
Oh, Harrigan kicked that one, wasn't it?
There he is once again.
Wayne Carey asserting his authority early in the second half.
51, plays 27.
McCurn and a pirouette at the back.
Then he misses. It opens the door for James who sneaks away from Simpson.
Under pressure he gets a kick. He was pushed.
So it'll come back to James.
He's the only player in one half of the ground as he kicks to Wren who marks it half forward.
If Hadlake can get the first one here.
We know they have an enjoyable second half usually.
A sensational kick to find Jarman.
Darren Jarman kicked the goal in the first quarter.
He's kicked 248 in his career.
And he'll forget his six-goal haul last year in the grand final.
Kicking from 40 metres.
They are desperate for this, the Crows.
Well can history repeat itself? Darren Jarman in the second half of the Adelaide's last two games of league.
97 campaign kick goals and now he's gone forward to the second half when they're trailing by 24 points.
He's capable of being a moderate goal kicker.
He can kick four five's this half if the game happens to flow for him.
And won't the Crows be hoping that that happens.
Kenna McKenna.
Yes Dennis, if Adelaide are to win this game I think Jarman's the man.
Give him plenty of room. I've even put him one out in the goal square.
Give him heaps of room and let him run loose because he's a brilliant forward.
McLeod robbed. Roberts kicking down towards half four. This is James.
Cross to heart. Suddenly more composure about the Crows at the moment to Eccles.
Eccles at centre half back. Lays it off for a shootout.
Only his third kick. Down towards centre half.
For drifting back. Good record is taken by Barty.
Barty just outside the attacking 50. Spots a short run on.
Martin spotted it too. Got back to Fiann Fest.
Knocked it out towards the wing. All Crows out there. Goodwin aided by a good shepherd.
Goes down towards the pocket. Not a good effort.
And bounces out of bounds in front of Marsh.
This is usually what Peter McKenna said about playing Jarman run out at full forward.
Really their finals campaign. Malcolm Blige has been very keen to play a Ruckman type player.
Ben Marsh now is playing there at the start of this third quarter.
To give that height in the goal square.
It's all or nothing now. You get the feeling the Crows have steeled themselves at half time.
McLeod who got seven last work. Pulls it back.
I think he's missed.
He kicked his fifth last week. His knee locked on him. He's got a limp now.
Signs better though for the Crows.
They can manage a smile.
51 plays 34.
Back to 17 points. Manageable isn't it?
North so much on top in that second quarter. King to himself.
In the back pocket. Delivers beautifully to Archer.
Had a super first half. Particularly in the second term when he needed to.
Goes down the line to Carey. Front spot.
Cave into the back. Goodwin. Another touch importantly to Tyson.
Releases him at centre wing. Adelaide attack through Tyson.
Smarks the target. Front spot. Couldn't take a good mark.
Blige. Very easily actually in the end.
Just wonder whether Nigel Smarts fully recovered after being put out of it in the second quarter.
With the strong bump from King.
Good mark by Reynes. Had a good start here.
To Ben Hart. Ben Hart squeezes it. Robber and nearly. Clever.
Handball to Johnson. Johnson trying to break it.
McLeod brilliantly done. Back to Johnson.
Johnson goes and he's kicked it. They're back. They're back.
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It's closed right up in a hurry. Crow supporters now smiling a bit. North Melbourne suddenly a little anxious.
They said it was a Premiership quarter. It's early days here. There's a lot of footy to be played in this match.
Stevens read it well. Bangs it in McKernan and Stevens. One out, oh rather Kerry and there.
Kavan Kavan did well to bring it to the front. Roshudo with a bit of run. Wrong bounce. Went together.
Handball to side and not. Bangs it to set a half forward. Smart was pushed out of it by Archer.
Built it away by Pickett. Robben has a crack at it. Coming in from the side was Roberts. Ball up 50 metres out.
One player trying to get the game. Bruce Roshudo obviously playing a hard back line there.
Looks like Roshudo is actually dropping back to be the player. Just blocking up that space.
Fall between Ryan Kerry and the North goal. Vardy round the body. High ball. North should take it.
Bouncing ball. Bell did well. Pushed it in front. Those little legs are working like pistons.
Kicks the ball to centre wing to another little fast player and Harvey goes over the top.
Eccles had a big second half last week. Good kick into the centre. Releases Bickley.
Bickley over the top and this is Goodwin. Simon Goodwin. 65 metres out.
Looks in towards full forward. Jarman's the target but it's Mickey Martin who cuts across.
They're throwing everything at North now. The Crows.
As we said at the start of this game, this is the Premiership quarter. It's going to come back to Mickey Martin.
And all of a sudden Dennis Pagan and the North Brains Trust have a real fight on their hands.
And Eccles getting plenty of the ball on the wing for the Crows and I wouldn't be surprised if King comes from the ground.
Martin again going to the outer side. High and wide.
Marsh was there to provide a contest for the Crows. It did well. Here they go again.
Kane Johnson lets one go. It's Long Vardy.
Couldn't take them out. It doesn't matter because Jarman is there. Jarman is back too.
Three balls to Jarman.
And the sheds are light. And so do the Outland Crows. Three points to Martin.
They've just taken control of the game haven't they. The Crows. They run around mid-forward.
All of a sudden now they're the team that is running and all of a sudden there's a couple of scores.
Darren Jarman is kicking the second for the third turn.
And just at the moment the Crows have got all the momentum in the game.
Darren Jarman making a habit of this. Three goals.
And suddenly Adelaide. Eyeball to eyeball with the Kangaroos.
Back in the middle.
This grounded fever pitch now.
6.15 to 7.6. Rucks go at it. Not quite at the pack.
Opportunity for Tyson. Slaps it across to McLeod. McLeod goes inside the 50. Jarman again is on fire.
North need to hose him down.
He's right on the 50.
And will kick at his fourth.
Thought about a lead but really I think he wants to go for it.
The Breeze favouring that end.
And what a team lifter this will be in the space of less than 10 minutes.
They will have grabbed the lead. It's a mammoth kick. It's just off line. Behind.
And it's something of the lesser likes for Adelaide.
Certainly Andrew McLeod's been good in this third quarter but heckler's come on and had six possessions.
Goodman's had four and some of these other players Jarman started to get the ball up forward.
But a few of these running midfielders have been very good.
Muhammad Ali is looking on today and for the moment North Melbourne are on the ropes.
51.49. King to bring it in. To himself.
Runs towards the back pocket. Now D2 is back towards the middle.
Goes straight down the middle of this ground. Coming up to take the mark on his chest.
His pike plays on immediately. Kicking towards centre half forward.
Plenty of vacant land in that direction. Coming through his cave-in.
To James. Adelaide rebound again towards the outer side.
Tyson. Intend on the shepherd. Clear the path there for Johnson.
Johnson goes back to Tyson. Tyson running down towards half forward.
Kicks towards the 50. Out in front. McCutley with nice. The youngster has clapped it.
You can keep a foot into this young fellow. If he kicks the dial the Clives will hit the front for the first time today.
We'd have to pinch ourselves. You couldn't believe it could you?
They didn't change jumpers at half time. Yeah that's right. It's the same players and the same jumpers.
But they're playing a little differently as this opening half of the half time break.
As Dennis said what a remarkable story. On the rookie list at the start of the season.
The only player not to play last week and he's missed.
Nothing wrong with the distance. But Adelaide within a point.
And it's interesting. Terry Wallace on our final word program last night was talking of using players being tagged.
To block up the space in the north forward 50. That's what the Adelaide Crows have done with Mark Rusciuto.
He's gone down there and Adam Simpson has gone as well. And there's been plenty of rebound from there.
From the Crows point of view. Kings floater not good. Mark taken by Bickley to Marsh.
Marsh strolls away. Kicks to full forward. Too far. Scores are linear.
Oh no. Way over the line. It looked way over the line. Not just that. It's been paid.
It hasn't been there in the other going plays has it?
He just has to think his way through this one. He just get towards the man on the mark.
Take a couple of steps out. It's a good shot there. This is a... He'll kick the ball across his body.
From the other angle. A point. Makes it all square. A goal. And the Crows are in front for the first time today.
A remarkable turnaround. He's now committed to taking the shot.
Improves the angle. Hits the post. It's a dramatic third turn to say the least.
Scores are level. It's 51 a post.
This is where North Melbourne have to resist the panic urge. All of a sudden the game was going so well their way in the first half.
And the Crows are now on terms and North just have to be able to regroup and just resist that panic.
They can take the roof off that shit in South Australia if they're not careful. Three more.
Marks it half back from the kick out. Now it's North who desperately require a steadier.
No mark pay. Playout is the call. Wren is like a general there. Gives it away to Goodwin. Pumps it back towards the centre.
The diving King was unable to take it. Suddenly it's the Crows first to it now. Eccles. Flicked one by McLeod.
Danger once again. Tarzan looks towards full forward. Belt had clear. Waiting down was McLeod. He couldn't take it.
Ducking his head but getting another crack at it was Stevens. Poking it wide towards the centre wing. Peter Bell leads in the race.
Kane Johnson is right there with him. And there will be a throw in on the other side.
One of the real problems North Melbourne has at the moment too is locking the ball in their forward line.
In the first half they're able to take it to about centre half forward. Actually lock the ball.
Now the Crows are getting a lot of rebound from there and their players that aren't following the North players down the ground are there as players to use on the way back.
LaRue haven't scored this quarter. Oh Abraham had it. Lost it. Re-gained it. Played by Winston. They may score now.
It's long. And it's Winston.
What a steadier. What an exciting machine.
Well he was fantastic in the first quarter. He's just faded out of the game a little bit. Have a look at this ball control.
Just a little tap through himself over the top of Rasheeda. On to the right foot.
And a long, long goal. Well into the crowd. Just to give North that little bit of a respite from the Adelaide surge.
What a goal. With Melbourne lead by six points.
Back in the middle. Wren taking the long run. McClough directs it down. McClough didn't have the ball. He'll get the free kick.
One side is in a circle. He's got busy. McClough probing kick inside the 15-picker. Terrific. Plays on immediately.
Bell deep in his own defensive area. Swings it out wide. Carey. Subtle. Leads back in the race close to the boundary line.
Tyson did brilliantly. Rode him off the ball. This is Stephens. Forward and half back is second bounce.
Anthony Stephens down towards half foot. Plank. No easy mark that one.
Meanwhile, Carey and Tyson pick themselves up. This is Plank kicking inside the 15. McCornan.
Back manoeuvre that time. Back is held by Stephens. Traded by North pre-season.
He had to turn that one into a crumb in the full line on that occasion. McCornan.
Capuano has come back onto the ground. So McCornan, I think what we'll see him do now is play more as a forward than what he has for the greater part of this game.
Stephens out of defence then. High kick in front of the Great Southern stand. Capuano. That was good. Going back into unexplored territory.
Allison back on from North Melbourne. Got directly down the full line.
Capuano boots it back inside the 15. McCornan was he pushed. Loose ball at the back. It's going to be a free kick and it's going to Anderway.
And I think we'll come to James. Against McCornan I think, Dennis.
Handball wide. Finds his target. Goodwin has had a big third turn. Finds Johnson who's also playing well. Shades of last year these two.
He does, isn't it? Really? Third quarter at Johnson's really starting to find it.
And delivers to half forward. Good mark Archer. Terrific mark. North have stood up in the last five minutes. You can feel it can't you?
But they needed to. And the crows within a kick.
Archer leans back and then kicks to centre wing. McCornan with him. Stephens. Stephens did very well. High tackle free kick. Had to get it.
In a good little patch here for Stephens. He played from the interchange bench in the first half. Poor kick to half forward.
Caveman pushed forward. Smart. Bouncing ball. Can he get a handle on it? He does. Runs out of room.
Handball back was clever enough to Tyson having a big turn. Kicks towards half forward. Vardy and Pickett. Pickett gets rid of him.
Quick kick away by Blakey. Over the top. Carey with an opportunity. Carey still with it. Handball out. Gets it back to Stephens having another burl.
Burl pumps it forward to McCornan. He stood tall. Pagan's Pagan effect here. Archer running on. McCornan leans back. He's got Capuano.
Can't like the man. Leans back with him. Ball comes loose. Throw is going to break. James. Rosciuto. Here goes a beauty to run a half back.
The big man steadies. Looks in towards the middle. Robren is the target. Martin is right there with him.
This is a dog fight now as Bell picks it up and chips back towards Senderwing. This time the mark is held by Capuano.
Swings it up towards the 50. Pike has to be the cover. Wasn't a good option. Hart takes the hand pass. Pike's solid but fair. Gets the bumper wide.
Martin and Robren. Billy Martin is first to recover. Robren right on his hammer. Spirals a little one. Back towards Freiburg.
Eccles turns him inside out. He loses it. Sock and clear. Rosciuto gets a chance. Howell spinning ball. Sick for him.
Taken out by Stevens. Simpson comes in over the top. And drives he mate. There will be a ball up.
And Sean Wren looks very tired in the ruck. That fresh ruck from Capuano is just going to run Wren now.
Harvey on for North Melbourne. McCloud does wonderfully well. Sneaks clear. Kicks in towards center half forward.
Standing firm once again. Sean Wren coming off. Jason McCartney.
Hippen coming on for Sean Wren late. McCartney from half back.
Looks towards Senderwing. Wren is in the pack. He almost took it. Simpson first to recover.
Bounces up towards Allison. Flicks it over the back. He wanted Pike. Instead he found Hart who in turn finds Eccles.
Down maybe the crows. We'll get another crack at it. Goodwin lets one go. Pumps it along. Archer's in the pack.
No one able to take it. Here's McCartney. McCartney gives it to Barty. And Barty hits it through.
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There's the clock. Pitman in relief now. Grosciutto to Pickley the skipper. Off his step, drives it down towards half forward.
Knocked forward by the defence. Blakey goes after his own ball. Gives it back to Martin. Martin drives it out wide. Golden opportunity for North now.
Harvey meters in the clear. Tyson goes after him. Harvey takes him on. Watched twice. Slips past. Running down towards half forward. Harvey unloads for distance.
Missed cues. Ball goes around the ball. They need to keep it in here. Cavan realising that. Feeds it back. Finds Hart. Hart against the boundary line.
Ben Hart comes away. Comes up the middle. Spotted Johnson. Gathers the half volley. Hooks it across his body. Brilliantly done to Pickley. Pickley thought about the hand pass.
Runs through the centre square. Cavan kicked the half forward. Just missed the target intended for Robblin. Up came Harvey. Slips it away to Robblin.
Crested it at accuracy. 20 meters out. Hits the post again. No sign of any emotion.
Certainly I reckon Malcolm Blount set up a terrific structure in this third quarter. He's actually at that last set about. He had Edward Smart, Marsh and Barney all up on the full forward line.
And with all this space in the midfield the Adelaide leg speed is becoming a very significant factor. Robblin didn't quite do the finishing but they're just running away from North at this point of the game.
In front for the first time today. 58 to 57. That third-tall option is important. Pickley. McCloud. He'd reckon he'd kick this. No, he kicks it to Smart. He can go on and kick it if he wants to.
Oh, McCloud. Isn't it interesting? Maybe the Smart was always on the angle. I thought Smart probably should have played on a minor serve. This is going to be a very difficult shot now.
It's a tough shot for a right foot of this one. Not much daylight at all between the goal posts. He's going to have to run around and kick a banana kick. He'll lay the ball across his boot.
As you can see there he's got the ball in the hands.
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7 points and 3. Andrew McCloud. Andrew McCloud is tearing this guy inside out. It's 9-10 to 7-15.
Well, it's just their midfield speed. We see it again now. Every time we see the ball now it seems like there's an extra Adelaide runner around the ball. And their midfield speed. McCloud in the midfield. He's been fantastic. Johnson's been terrific.
Eddard has been good. Tyson's been good. And they're giving their 4 a 20 of supply. 7 points to the margin. Pittman out of the middle. Hasn't held. Mickleys kick is smothered. Stevens wobbles it down towards Carey. He too could have been held.
But the up-fire was right there and he said I didn't see anything. Johnson could have been in business for the close. What a dream story for Crain Johnson. Kicks it down towards half forward. Martin traps it well. But he's under pressure. He felt the heat. Popped it straight up in the air. Went to Jarman. Jarman off to Robren. Robren over the top. They're finishing this quarter in a blaze of glory.
Eccles can't bend it back enough. Another behind goes on the board. They lead by another behind. Their lead is now 8 points. Adelaide really using the spaces here at the MCG now. They're breaking wide. They're freeing up players. They're making North Melbourne, who aren't a quick side, run the full spaces of this MCG. And that's really beginning to take its toll on his third term. Tim McKernan offers well for North Melbourne. They're trying to use the best to get that lead speed up and running.
Just made a phenomenal comeback by the Adelaide crows. Capuano couldn't take it. Taken over the line by Scholl. Andrew Eccles presses in.
They're rocking in the shed at the moment and well they may be because in this quarter it's 5 goals 8 to one straight goal from North Melbourne. It's been a one-sided affair and this man's had a lot to do with it. McLeod's hand pass this time towards Capuano. Kept in play and kicked towards centre wing by Harvey. But only for a moment has Scholl is taken over the line by Stevens.
And one of the interesting things this quarter, they've dropped off one of the tagging type players on Bell. They now have Johnson and Johnson, when the Adelaide crows look like getting the ball, is becoming a very attacking player and Bell's really going to have to tighten up on him on the way back.
Capuano down to Bell and kicks towards half-forward. Kerry for the mark. Well held this afternoon and started well. Wayne Kerry looks towards the middle. Brilliant kick intended for Allison. And Allison is marked about 40 metres out.
That is a terrific kick isn't it? It had to be weighted perfectly and it was and with just a couple of seconds to go this is going to be the last shot.
What a quarter by the Adelaide crows looking to go back to back. The winning team in the 90s has done that. Right. In it for the middle. Allison. This kick. So important. 65 to 57. His team are down. And his baguette concern etched on his face.
Not a good year for Brent Allison. Dogged by injury. But hip injury, queer season and knee injury, mid-season, a broken thumb and round 19. This could be the best medicine.
Allison's kick is on the way. It's good. They needed that one.
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Sean Wren who started the ball rolling. It's come down to this. 30 minutes to play for the Premiership flag. Adelaide lead by two points. A surging third turn. And there's our scoreline.
Away we go. Wren reaches over the top goes after the ball on the ground. Wrestle to the ground.
And another bounce. Dennis adventures for North Melbourne Anthony Rock, Martin Pike, Mark Robertson, Craig Scholl and for Adelaide Kim Costa, Shane Allen, Matthew Connell and David Pittman.
What a finish. 65 to 63. Rocks go at it again. Wren helped on by Johnson. Chance for King taken by Tyson.
It's an interesting call by Dennis Pagan to start Capuano in the rock and start McHurnan in the forward line. So he's going to try and use McHurnan as a marking forward and the fresh Capuano. See if he can go at building the rock.
McCloud after Wren. McCloud feeds it back to Tyson. 45. Movers out. What a start.
And there it was. That man again, Andrew McCloud. The ability to take possession of the ball at ground level. Have a look at the high ball. Just the way he takes control of it under pressure.
Weave his way through. Set up Tyson. He's a great player with heavy traffic. He feeds it out and releases the ball to the players who are on the outside of where all the traffic is.
10, 11 to 8, 15. North been put to the sword, aren't they? They're a great footy club, North Melbourne. They've had all the answers for 11 weeks. Have they got it for the 12th? McCloud out of the center.
Still going forward. Edwards held up North meet the next one. The momentum's all against them. Stevens wobbles. Rosciuto did well. Then a half-faked one. A dummy one. And then takes them on and takes them on again and gives it to Wren who unloads and it's going and going to half forward.
Archer calls a play on. Archer's little kick is a good one under pressure and finds the line. He talks a lot about Archer and Smart and the capabilities for both teams that matched up against one another in the last quarter.
He hits amazing, isn't it? Certainly in the round 21 game in Adelaide it was Archer calling Smart defense. They just reversed roles.
The other thing about North Melbourne, they've got a very old bench at the moment. Vardy, high ball to fall forward. Marsh getting himself set. McCartney in the front, built it away. Tyson's had a magnificent match. He's got Jarman loose. He's going to hit him now.
Jarman go back and drill it. He's kicked three. He kicked six last year. Five of them in the final term at this end of the ground.
Bruce, at three-quarter time Malcolm Bright spent a lot of time with his three tools and there was a very strong body language from the players. They believe they can win this footy match.
Eight points to margin. 10-11 to 8-15. They've kicked six-eight to two goals since half-time. 14 shots to two. Jarman's already played in two Premierships. One at Hawthorne in 91 and one at Adelaide last year. Gives it all he's got.
It's a beauty. He's done it. He's kicked his fourth. That is a big kick.
Four goals for our Darren Jarman again in the second half. He's been the goal kicker when Adelaide had to make up a margin. I've just been wondering from a North Melbourne's point of view where they've got to think about getting Wayne Carey up on the ball at the moment. He's just not getting the ball against Caver in the second half. And I think they've just made a Carey's influence up on the centre of the ground to just give it some impetus.
Well this Crows team is like a runaway train at the moment. Can they be stopped? An important bounce for North Melbourne as we go back into the middle once again. McCurnan's back on the ball. Capuano's on the bench. Peter McKenna in the southern stand.
Yes they're getting murdered in the middle of the ground, North Melbourne, Sandy. And unless they can get on top there and get Carey getting the ball around half forward, I think you'll see him playing a lot between half forward and full forward. He's the only man who can win it for them now I think.
Simpson trying to pluck it out of the air. Winston was stripped almost but he plays on. They need something desperately here as Scholl's kick is wide and over the line. One behind.
Mark Rusciuto will bring it back into play.
Straight down the middle. The drop short however. David King.
Sending North back into attack. Peter Bell. Bell is clear. 40 metres out. They definitely need a goal.
It's another behind. The Hines have been their story today. 8 goals 17. They've had a boot virus at that end. 8-17 plays 11-11. Conditions still very swirly down here. The wind certainly has picked up in the last 10 minutes.
Does it favour that end dipper? Not at all Sandy. McKernan over the top pushes down but straight to Bickley. Bickley looks up towards centre half forward. Rob Brown! Yes!
It's a goal spin. What else has he got to do? One, two. Didn't hold it and was it a free kick?
Pretty hands on the back of Mick Martin's head then. Anyway the bottom line is a bounce and it's Bickley again who charges them forward towards Johnson. 40 metres out.
Dennis Pagan's very concerned now about the midfield running power. The Adelaide Crows. He's taken Simpson from Rusciuto. He's put him onto the ball. Grant's now the half forward for the North Melbourne side. Once again Kane Johnson getting away from Peter Bell.
One stage they were down by 24 points. This is to make the margin 18. But he's missed one behind but he does stretch the lead. 13 points. North in trouble. Pagan in trouble. What can he do?
What he needs is some fresh quick legs and I don't know where they are in the North Melbourne Jumper today. Archer drives it out. Freiburg takes the grab. He's in right half back.
Down by 13 points. He kicks to half for a carry so well blanketed this afternoon. Knocked away again by Pagan taken by James. Here are the good hands for Rusciuto. The run is there. Johnson to Reckles. Looping hand pass over the top. Edwards in trouble. Spills across to Scott. Goes up a step but only as far as Stephens.
Stephens at centre half back. Adelaide irresistible since half time. 16 scoring shots to four. Bickley up towards the wing. The captain driving towards centre half forward. Wren brilliantly done.
He's got the North Melbourne players look tight. McKermin then against Wren just almost lost his balance from fatigue. Short German. That was a clever night. Out in front giving the defender no chance.
Since half time Wren's been prepared to play across half forward too. Robrind's been shut down for most of the day by Mickey Martin. They've had Wren who's been able to drift across half forward take those marks lock the ball in their forward line.
And then they've had this man who's just. He's got the radar on too Tim. He's got the radar. You're tipping to kick this from here. Here's German strutting the green stage.
He's gone very close. He's missed it. Just missed it. Admonishes the swirling breeze. 11.13 to 8.17. So Crowes lead by 14 points. Archer to bring it in.
North needs some inspiration. They've got to find something. To half back. Front spot McKermin. Tyson's kick didn't go far. Stephens down low. Did well to Hamble to Simpson. Simpson to centre wing. Goodwin belted away too.
First of the two players in the right spot haven't made it close. Mark Stephens to Robrind. Got him. The distance won't be any problem. We know that. If he goes back and kicks this. North Noggin is going to be in a whole lot of trouble.
This is a huge kick in the context of this match. Adelaide so far on top. Full credit to Robrind who's turned his match around since half time.
This will make it very difficult. He's missed it. And it's out of bounds. This is probably the best result for Adelaide at this stage. So the Crows now suffering a little from what North Wilbur did in the first half.
Had a chance to bury North and haven't quite done it. Boundary throw in. Forward pop it. McCartney at the bat. Blakey can't get through and it will be another ball up.
And it's interesting. In this second half Wayne Carey's only had three possessions. Peter Caven has done a very, very good job of making sure Carey's not getting the ball.
And really the whole Adelaide defence in this second half has just denied North Melbourne possession of the ball.
Marsh wins it again. Arch's kick doesn't travel very far. He's going to need help. Scholl provides it. It's high and it's wide towards Freiburg.
He's under plenty of pressure too. Going to be kept in play by Rasciutto but only for a moment. Turned inside out by Freiburg. Shannon Grant there also.
Rasciutto missed last year's grand final. And Arch has now gone on to Jarman and Blakey's gone forward.
Wren can't get a look at it there. Blocked out. Bell around the body. Back towards centre wing. Pike and Hart. Pike had front spot. Rasciutto a little topo.
Simpson under pressure. Kicks it back towards the middle. Taken by Harvey. There's a real sense of urgency now in North's game. Another one goes against them here.
They're in trouble. The lights are on at the MCG. North at the moment aren't home. Maybe this is a chance for David King. 48 metres out. It's high. It's all the way to the left. And it's a behind.
Sandy one of the good moves that happened after half time was Rasciutto to the half back. Wren not only has he shaken his tag but he's given the crows drive off that line.
Anthony Rock. Addy Camuano. A couple on the beach. Kavan takes the kick in at half back.
He's been quite outstanding. Across the ground. James, of course, Kavan, a legacy of Robert Shaw. Recruited. And since then has played 66 of possible 74 games for the Crows.
Here's Johnson. Short one. The Kavan has run on. Keeping Kerry honest. Storms up to the wing. Kicks inside the 50. Jarman out of position. Well done in front by Archer.
North under pressure. Archer comes out wide. Stevens to Scott. Over the top to Bill in space. Bill pulls it back towards the middle. Nicely done. Simpson.
Simpson about 75 metres from goal. Goes long. Kerry in best position. He's taken the mark.
Lunging at that one wing, Kerry. His fifth mark of the afternoon. His season's high 14 against the Saints back in round 15.
Arguably the league's best player with so much responsibility. Widened and his broad shoulders here. So important this kick. Can he pull north back? He's missed.
James, he's got the save rights. Behind. One four to Kerry today. Yeah, it's the opportunity, but you've got to make the most of it. He hasn't been able to do it today. He's usually a terrific finisher, but today he's been a bit sloppy.
They needed the captain's goal right there. They're not gone by long shot, but the pros lead 11-13 to 8-19. James in the back pocket. Rasciutto's very short, but it would be dangerous. Eccles is short. Bickley's short.
You just sense they've found a little bit the last few minutes north. This is the time they really have to make the challenge. And I think they're trying hard. They're just whether they can get the goal or two to get long terms. Eccles, Kerry. He's going to have to play a magnificent last 10 minutes you'd think Kerry from the beginning, wouldn't you?
They surge though, don't they, North Melbourne? They're very good at actually capturing the momentum and then using it to their advantage. But time is getting away now. Just a two-goal game though. Stevens at the back. Pipe pushes down forward.
Rasciutto's having a big last quarter at the back. Playing almost as a sweeper, isn't he? He belts the ball across the line and another boundary throw in. He didn't play last year, remember that. How hungry would he be with about 10 minutes of foot he left? 16 of his mates have won Premierships.
He and Vardy Mista were playing today. McKernan's little giver's court to Stevens. Stevens runs and kicks. Can Kaven get it again? What a game he's playing. He's away and Hart's running for him and Kaven's kicking it. Danger. Hart's got to get there. He does. He hasn't put a foot run all day.
Perfect kick. Kerry fell over just before the contest. Kaven just outbidding him on that occasion. He does look tight, Kerry, doesn't he? Kaven is just running much stronger than the north captain.
Hart puts it out in front of James. He's on centre wing for the Adelaide side. Looks up towards... Magill! Smart!
Well, he was knocked from pillar to post in the first half. He withstood that barrage and now he's back. 12 points the margin. Distance will test him. Kicking from 60. A big puck in towards the pocket. McCartney, Jarman over the top of him. And a throw in the right forward pocket.
And Hart's back on Jarman. He gets all the big jobs, doesn't he, Hart? Jarman just starting to cut north Melbourne up. So, Hart's given that really very important role.
Thousands of fans trying to end late in the shed in South Australia. King on the half, Bollie can't take it cleanly. We've got another throw in. Eight and a half minutes remaining.
And McLeod just appearing to tire in the last five or so minutes of this game. Stephens has been able to get hold of the ball on a number of occasions. McLeod didn't have the ideal preparation coming into this final series.
Marsh wins it down. Here's Robryn and Martin. Smart in front. Freiborn's got him. He gets a kick. He gets a kick! An miraculous kick! Well that, for just about a kick in the head in South Australia.
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You almost smell it now. Johnson, into the path of McLaren.
Serges away from the centre, kicks inside the 50. Jarvin inspired!
He was never going to miss that.
Look at the determination on his face, isn't it?
He knows his game's there for the taking.
Well, this kick could almost do it.
He's kicked four this afternoon.
And the margin now is slipping out to a considerable one.
South Australia holds its collective breath.
Darren Jarman kicks for goal.
And he's kicked it.
And he knows, he knows.
Well, it's going to be tough to get back now from North Cornwall and Andrew McCarty.
Again, the spree down to the centre square.
Araya Adelaide have just opened up the spaces around the centre of the ground.
Full pace, full stretch, strong hands, strong hands.
One thing he's always been able to do is kick a footy.
There's been never any question about that.
Dennis Pagan. I don't think they can believe it.
This has been a magnificent performance.
Malcolm Black is on the verge of something here with his team that is very special.
This is stirring stuff. Johnson again.
To Beckley. High. To Fulford.
Vardy frontspot. Ball comes to ground. North have got to get it down the other end.
And what about Darren Jarman for a moment, Jimmy Watson?
Eleven goals in the last two grand finals.
And he's going to give a free kick away.
He's got to be careful here.
And silly stuff. Just nothing.
No, it's going to be a bad withdrawal.
Six last year and five this year.
It's just further enhanced his reputation as a big occasion player.
With every set it cost the Adelaide Crows to get him across from Hawthorne.
Marsh belts forward. Archer under pressure.
Archer pushing forward.
I remember Jarman in a state of origin match kicking six from the pocket here one day.
When it's South Australia big victory.
He's had some big moments at the Northam cricket ground.
This is Hut for McCurners pushing into the Northam forward line.
Now Marsh versus McCartney, the Rockman versus the key position player.
Adelaide are really doing very well in this area.
Four to one the breaks. Pick the honour.
The captain not written into the ground. Peter Bell.
It's Q's off the boot. Nigel Spartan in the pocket.
It's a boundary throw.
Now Bruce, I think North are killing his heel.
And I feel they've only had one all year at their pace.
And it's certainly been exposed this last half.
Crows had 53 handballs to North 18 in this second half.
Marsh tries to flick it out the back.
Tyson Edwards is lurking in the pocket.
Can't bend it back enough.
And it's out of bounds on the fall.
But now time is the enemy of North Melbourne.
It's been a brilliant performance by the defence side.
The Adelaide Crows in the second half.
They've shut North Melbourne down.
North Melbourne have not been able to take a mark and lock the ball in the forward line.
And then they've counter attacked and they've found all the space in the world to work in.
There's Robert. They're all putting their hands up now.
On the inner-jitty now.
Some have described Malcolm Blunt as a little freakish.
I don't know what he'll be in seven or eight minutes if they continue to do this.
Robert Scott defends.
But his kick falls onto the chest of the Crows captain in Mark Bickley.
Bickley's on centre-wing.
Kicks up towards half-forward.
A tie for desperate North London.
Mark tries to get it out towards Scott.
He looks towards three boards.
Smart's got him.
They're like a road train now.
The Adelaide Crows.
And they've locked it up inside 50.
Well they've got a hard preparation the Crows haven't they?
They've travelled for the last five weeks.
But gee, they're running the game out strong.
Under six minutes remaining.
Pickett to Stephens.
Anthony Stephens kicks back towards the middle.
Carey in the pack.
But Bickley by Mark Stephens.
Away he goes.
Look at the confidence of this youngster.
One bounce.
Runs his full distance.
70 metres out.
Long and low into world's full board.
And Nigel may have spent it a little early.
But he was ready.
Some irony in that.
Stephens outmarking Carey in the centre of the ground.
Exactly right.
Mark Stephens of course.
Had 21 games with North Melbourne.
Here's Arnton.
Fighting Rock.
Margin 25 points.
To Martin.
Rock's first possession right there.
Kick through the centre square.
Carey could have been interfered with.
Three ball onto the loose ball.
Sweeps the hand pass forward.
Bell needs to finish here.
Pulls it back.
Busts the post.
They can't catch a break.
It's interesting when you look at the shots at goal though isn't it.
28 to North Melbourne.
27 to the Adelaide Crows.
A real tale of missed opportunities today for North Melbourne.
They had their moments in that first half when they should have been able to put the Adelaide Crows away.
They didn't.
They left the door open.
An Adelaide have come charging through in the second half.
9.11 to 2.5 in the second half Tim.
Inside five minutes now.
Carey to Stephens.
Wathers steps.
Sends it back in.
Close to the boundary line.
Over on the fourth.
And half.
Started so well.
In fact steady all day.
Chips to the numbers on the outer side.
Tyson.
Made it by Johnson.
In the second half we...
When it's going well North kicking the ball long into their forward line works well.
But today it just looks like they're kicking and hoping doesn't it.
Just no one on the end of it.
What a match Cavern's having.
What confidence.
Tyson from one end of the ground to the other.
Cavern over the top.
To Rossuto.
Back to Cavern.
He'll get squeezed.
No he takes Carey on.
And then delivers to half four.
Not a particularly good kick.
Picker takes a beauty.
Sandwiched in between was Vardy.
The Crows are on their way.
To doing what the Bombers did.
In 84 and 85 and Cavern did earlier in the 80s.
Stevens kicks the center half forward.
McKernan haven't seen him for ages.
Pickly clever.
To Edwards.
Edwards on the left straightening the body.
Martin and Smart.
Smart traffic superbly.
Handle out.
They can do no wrong.
Tyson.
Back in board to Robyn.
He's enjoying it now.
Robyn caresses the footy.
To Edwards who can make it an absolute certainty.
50 meters out.
It's going.
He's just missed.
But they are home.
The Crows have done it again.
It seems like yesterday that somebody said that nobody would win back to back
friendships in the AFL competition.
It wouldn't have been done in the VFL competition.
No one said it could be done in the AFL competition.
LA Crows are a super team.
March's kick out.
Almost back to the center.
Kane Johnson almost throws it away.
It matters not.
Tyson has been sensational.
Nigel Smart firing again at Bellwether.
Back in the corner.
How is that?
Three goals for Nigel Smart.
All in the second half.
Start putting in the shin.
Because they are home.
Yes, well home now.
I don't know about whether they're a super team.
Tim, they are.
They are a super sub-temper team.
Both 97 and 98 they were just a reasonable team.
But haven't they had two absolutely super sub-temper's?
It's the only time that matters.
It does, yeah.
They are celebrating.
They are the Premiers.
Smart, two goals in the final two.
Adelaide, the team of destiny.
The benchmark now.
Wren knocks it down.
Bickley, Johnson.
Irresistible football.
McLeod, penetrating kick inside the 50.
Spills back out towards the half back line.
McLeod back onto the ball.
Tries to sneak away.
20 of options.
Jarman.
Vardy.
20 meters out.
Very sharp angle.
But you can guess the results.
And look at the shin.
To the pit of Vardy.
In-doubt coming in.
He's walking on air now.
No sign of that bruised hand.
Well, it was a good time to play footy, Tim, isn't it?
You got the grand final won.
There's a minute or two to go.
You can really enjoy it.
Well, I know Bruce has been saying all year that they are the super-fit side.
They finished games strongly.
And once again today in the second half of the grand final,
they absorbed a lot of body pressure and punishment in that first half.
They withstood all that.
They collected themselves at half time.
And they have just given a wonderful display of attacking, running, brilliant football in the second half.
15-15 to 8-20.
11-12 to 2-5 after half time.
This has been a magnificent display.
This has really won for the ages.
McLeod in the center.
And I think the difference between this year and last year,
they've beaten a very, very, very good footy team in North Melbourne.
There were very few doubts about the Saints last year.
There's been no doubts about North Melbourne's pedigree going into this match.
11 consecutive wins.
And they've just been completely outclassed after half time.
Rosciuto.
McLeod.
Will he win the Nornsmith for the second time?
Let's hope he does.
He deserves it.
Short to Johnson.
We're seeing 97 all over again, aren't we?
Yeah.
As we look at McLeod and Johnson and Goodwin.
Unloads to fall forward.
Marsh.
Ball comes to ground.
Archer.
Smart.
It's all happening.
Smart to the goal square.
Pickett running back with it.
Vardy after him.
We shouldn't forget Jarman either with his five.
Four of them after half time.
The crows are magnificent at the moment.
Handball on the up.
Back to freeboard.
Back to Capuano.
Oh, James.
Terrific stuff.
Takes it beautifully to Wren.
Wren to Eccles.
Eccles in board.
Johnson under pressure.
Gone.
Holding the footy.
Wren, you've got to make one mistake and a half on footy.
Simpson has it on half back.
Kicks back towards the middle.
Strong mark taken by Blakey.
50 metre penalty over the mark.
I think the other person too that's got to take a lot of credit for the outlaid side
is their fitness coordinator Neil Craig himself a former champion within the SAFL.
I wonder if he kicked the first Blakey.
I wonder if he'll kick the last goal with a grand final.
It will mean not much, I know, but...
Could be.
Just over a minute remaining.
So the 50 brings him to within 30 metres.
John Blakey's kick is away to the right one, fears.
One behind.
McCloud's now wimping quite severely.
Let's spare a thought for Ron Casey, president of North Melbourne.
He's steered them through some marvellous times.
Today is not going to be his day.
Once again, it's going to belong to Adelaide.
What a side.
And listen to that man on screen, Ben Hart, just being magnificent.
Full back then up and half back.
When it was hot with Scholl earlier, it was a pivotal duel, wasn't it?
94,431 fans here today.
And for many of those, it'll be a very slow trip back across the border.
Rashida is at half back.
Some might go back till next September, who knows?
Kavan, tucked in the back pocket.
A mighty win coming up for Adelaide.
And this man, knock them back.
Now that is an enjoyable walk.
What a job he's done.
Back to back penance.
Ball is out of bounds on the floor on the other side.
We're going to 40 seconds.
I remember you punched the air in, Mardy.
Mardy, that was you coming down.
I can't remember doing it.
That was so rough, exhilarating.
I didn't enjoy that walk there.
Oh, no.
Just playing out time.
Kavan knocks it away.
Blakey hurriedly off his step.
He's going towards the pocket.
Bill, getting behind the defense.
Feeds it back.
It comes to Grant, who snaps and misses.
Well, Nemo Adelaide, we're down to 20 seconds.
Clear the streets.
A parade is coming your way.
Great stuff, isn't it?
Malcolm Grant, a gentleman.
One of the greatest footballers of all time.
And now, surely, one of the great coaches ever.
Hard and long.
Good effort by Stevens and Payne.
Boy, hasn't he enjoyed to play Mark Stevens.
The crows are home.
It's ticking away.
They've done what we thought was impossible.
They've been to Perth, to Melbourne, to Sydney, to Melbourne.
And they've come back.
What a win.
They are a super football team.
No question.
It's endorsed its strength today.
16-1, they're down last year.
John and Lindsay still have a six-able moment.
They do as much as they say.
I doubt this could have been a better edition victory than this one.
16-10 competition, five on the road.
And they've come back today.
That is unbelievable.
It wasn't his day-to-day 1-4.
He did miss an important shot in the last quarter
when the Kangaroos really needed one.
But he knows that better than we do.
He's the great one.
But it's Malcolm Blight's and Adlai Crowe's day.
It gives me a great pleasure now to invite
former North Melbourne champion and a dual Brownlow medallist,
Keith Gregg, to join me on the presentation dais
to present the North Smith medal to the player,
a judge from ester ground here in the 1998 Coca-Cola AFL Grand Final.
And ladies and gentlemen, the North Smith medallist
is Andrew McLeod of Adelaide.
Ladies and gentlemen, to present the Premiership Cup
to the 1998 Coca-Cola AFL Grand Final, Royce Hart,
to present it to number 26, the captain, Mark Beckley.
Don't forget that.
And a few words from Mark Beckley.
Just on behalf of the Adelaide Football Club,
commiserations to North Melbourne.
They put up a great fight.
And just thank you to everyone who travelled across
and supported us.
It was just magnificent.
Thank you.
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They don't run.
Hurry up, ma'am!
This way.
Hurry up!
Yeah, this'll do.
Which one are you gonna have?
That's mine.
How far are the trees, Danny?
Over 200 feet.
Yeah, I'd say 300.
Long ways to dig.
We'll get Cavendish to make a survey.
I wish Big X were here.
Really, you think X got away?
I'd have sent his word somehow if he had.
Which tample you think?
That ladder is dead.
Group Captain Hemsay?
Yes?
I am Hauptsuit Little Strachwitz.
Will you accompany me, please?
I'll look after your gear, sir.
Gruppenkommandär Hemsay.
Good morning, Group Captain.
I'm Captain Posen, from Lucas Adiracht.
Since as senior British officer, you are to be liaison between the prisoners and the colonel.
I wish to be clear to you, sir, that the word is policy.
Yes.
Thank you.
Gruppenkommandär Hemsay.
I'm Colonel von Luger. Please sit down.
Group Captain Hemsay.
In the past four years, the Reich has been forced to spend an enormous amount of time, energy, manpower and equipment, hunting down escaping prisoner of war officers.
Well, at least it's rather nice to know you want it, isn't it?
For us, it's not a matter for levity.
There will be no escapes from this camp.
Colonel von Luger, it is the sworn duty of all officers to try to escape.
If they can't, it is their sworn duty to cause the enemy to use an inordinate number of troops to guard them, and their sworn duty to harass the enemy to the best of their ability.
Yes, I know.
The men under your authority have been most successful.
This man, Ashley Pitt, for example.
Caught in the North Sea, escaped, recaptured, escaped, recaptured.
Archibald Archie Ives.
Eleven escape attempts.
Even tried to jump out of the truck coming here.
Dix, William.
Known to have participated in digging of eleven escape tunnels.
Flight Lieutenant Walensky, four escapes.
McDonald Nine, Handlazer American Five, Haynes Four, Zed Schweek Seven.
The list is almost endless.
One man here has made seventeen attempted escapes.
Group Captain, this is close to insanity.
Quite.
And it must stop.
Colonel, do you expect officers to forget their duty?
No.
It is because we expect the opposite, that we have brought you here.
This is a new camp.
It has been built to hold you and your men.
It is organized to incorporate all we have learned of security measures.
And in me you will not be dealing with a common jailer.
But with a staff officer, personally selected for the task by the Luftwaffe High Command.
We have in effect put all our rotten eggs in one basket.
And we intend to watch this basket carefully.
Very wise.
You will not be denied the usual facilities.
Sports, a library, a recreation hall.
And for gardening we will give you tools.
We trust you to use some for gardening.
Devote your energies to these things.
Give up your hopeless attempts to escape.
And with intelligent cooperation we may all sit out the war as comfortably as possible.
What are you doing here by the truck?
I was stealing tools.
For stealing tools? Cooler.
I was only kidding. I wasn't stealing tools.
Oh, you're American.
Yes, and you're a German.
Of course.
Why do you come to Germany?
Why fight for England, your enemy?
Enemy? What are you talking about?
In 1812, they burned your capital.
Propaganda.
It's in the history books.
It's pure propaganda.
I read it.
And now go away from here.
If you steal tools, cooler.
Hey, Richel.
Hey.
Did you see the cooler?
Boy, is it ever a big one.
I think they expect a lot of business.
Yeah.
Hey, those two guys were with us in the old camp in Hut 14.
I can't find him.
You think the goons left him behind or something?
I guess.
Yeah.
Hey, what were their names?
It was Jackson and Dexter.
Dexter, that's right.
Hey, I'm going to see who else I can find.
I'll see you later.
Hey, Danny, who are they?
They're Russian prisoners.
They cut down trees.
Do they keep them here?
No, they take them out.
Billy, cigarettes.
Danny and I have a blitz in mind.
Could you put on some sort of a brief show for the goons?
Sure, man.
What'll it be?
An all-out gown?
A mad prisoner?
Choir practice.
Now knuckles, eh?
Yeah, knuckles will be fine.
Give me the coat.
What are you doing with my coat, mate?
What are you talking about?
It's mine.
Are you pushing me, you current Canadian?
That's mine, you illiterate Aussie son of a...
Hey, that's your coat.
Go on, say what you want.
You're leaving the jacket alone.
That's my jacket.
What are you doing?
Leach.
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Stop this nonsense.
It's all right.
It's all right.
Mate, we're just having a friendly little argument.
No more fighting.
No more.
All right.
Get back in your huts.
Yes, sir.
You too.
Get away!
Get back in your huts!
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Hey, Helms.
Hey.
Hey, it looks like there's only one other American in the whole camp.
Some guy named Henley in the RA Fiegel Squadron.
Hey, you got something going already?
Shh.
See the way the goons got those towers placed?
Yeah.
A blind spot right through the middle.
A blind spot?
A guy could stand at that wire and not be seen by that tower or that tower.
The one on the end is too far.
They've never seen it.
Especially at night.
You're crazy.
You think so?
I'm not crazy.
I'm not crazy.
I'm not crazy.
I'm not crazy.
I'm not crazy.
I'm not crazy.
You think so?
Let's find out.
Right now.
Now, the next step's a little tricky.
You're not going out there.
Well, they'll look at him now.
I think I'll take a little walk.
We should start our transition!
What does it mean?
I love you.
I love you.
What bloody good is that.
I don't know. I wasn't going to use it myself.
Out!
Out. Out!
No, no. Comrade.
Ah, your friend, yes?
Comrade.
And who vouches for you, Lieutenant Vilynsky?
Get out, Sedvik.
Thank you.
March!
March!
Hold it! Hold it!
Your name?
Ives.
Ives. Ives.
Oh, yes, Archibald Ives.
Scots.
The photograph doesn't do justice.
I'd like to see one of you under similar circumstances.
I will not take action against you now.
This is the first day here and there has been much stupidity and carelessness.
On both sides.
Hey! Get out!
Mix season! Mix season! Don't shoot!
Don't move! You cross a wireless path!
What wireless?
You have a gun.
I've got a gun.
I've got a gun.
I've got a gun.
I've got a gun.
I've got a gun.
You cross a wireless path.
What wire?
This wire. The warning wire.
That's absolutely forbidden to cross it. You know that.
Yeah, but my baseball rolled over there. How am I going to get my baseball?
You first ask permission.
Oh, okay.
Get my baseball!
Stop this nonsense and get over the wire. Immediately.
You stay there.
Out.
What were you doing over here by the wire?
Well, like I told Max here, I was trying to get my gun...
Out!
What were you doing by the wire?
Well, like I told Max, I was trying to cut my way through your wire because I want to get out.
What were you doing?
That, uh...
You speak German?
Jawohl, Herr Oberst.
Why your cutters?
Jawohl, Herr Oberst.
I have had the pleasure of knowing quite a number of British officers in this war.
And I flatter myself that we understand one another.
You are the first American officer I have met.
Hiltz, isn't it?
Captain Hiltz, actually.
Seventeen escape attempts.
Eighteen, sir.
Tunnel man, engineer.
Flyer.
I suppose what's called in the American Army a hotshot pilot.
Unfortunately, you were shot down anyway.
So we are both grounded for the duration of the war.
Well, you speak for yourself, Colonel.
Do you have other plans?
I haven't seen Berlin yet, from the ground or from the air, and I plan on doing both before the war is over.
Are all American officers so ill mannered?
About 99 percent.
Then perhaps while you are with us, you will have a chance to learn some.
Ten days isolation, Hiltz.
Captain Hiltz?
Twenty days.
Right.
Oh, you'll still be here when I get out.
Cooler.
Name?
Ives.
Flying officer, Ives.
Cooler, twenty days.
Cooler, Ives.
Later.
Cooler, Ives.
Cooler, Ives.
Cooler, Ives.
Hiltz.
Yeah?
What did you do in the States?
Played baseball?
I was in college.
Say aye.
Aye.
How many escapes have you tried?
Four over, seven under.
Herald man, huh?
Sure am that.
How tall are you, aye?
Five feet four.
Why?
Oh, just wondering.
What did you do in college?
Studied physical education?
Chemical engineering.
Did a little bike riding, though.
Bicycles?
Motorcycles.
You know, flat tracks, county fairs.
Picked up a buck here and there.
Helped pay my tuition.
I did a wee bit racing myself.
In Scotland.
Bikes?
No, horse racing.
Jockey.
Jockey.
Jockey.
Hiltz?
Are you there, Hiltz?
Yeah, I'm here.
Could you have them in the States, Jockeys?
Sure.
They were the days, some of these Saturday nights in towns like Musselburgh and Hamilton.
You'd to fight off the birds.
You know, birds.
Carols, man. Carols.
Do you know of them in the States?
Hiltz?
Are you there, Hiltz?
Aye.
What?
You know the kind of clay and gravel we've got here in the compound?
Aye.
How many feet do you think you can get through and see?
Eight hours.
I could go through this dirt here like the bit on an end of an auger.
But you know it's not the digging.
It's the shoring up with wood and getting the dirt out.
That's what you've to worry about.
No, it isn't, Ives. You don't have to worry about that.
Well, how are you going to get the dirt out?
What do they call a mole in Scotland?
A mole?
Aye.
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Well, what do you think, Navy?
I must say, it's an interesting first 20 minutes.
I'd say we made fools of ourselves.
The sergeant out there says this is only the first day.
Eric, don't take too much notice.
The goons may not know who he is.
I'll pass the word.
Tell the old man.
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The prisoner Bartlett is discharged into your custody, Colonel von Lueber.
I suggest this prisoner Bartlett to be kept under the strictest security confinement permanently.
Make a note of Van Coen's suggestion.
Yes, sir.
We have reason to believe that this prisoner is the leader of numerous criminal escape attempts.
Strutton leader Bartlett has been three months in your care.
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Air Force officer prisoners are the responsibility of the Luftwaffe, not SS.
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Squadron leader Bartlett.
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Heil Hitler.
Heil Hitler.
Heil Hitler.
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Herr Kuhn.
Take this thing.
Eric, hello Roger.
They dumped you in here too.
Yes, what's this one like?
Well, it's new.
Yeah, let's find you a bed.
Thanks.
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Hello Roger.
Hello sir.
Now put your bag in your room.
Thanks Eric.
How are you?
As well as could be expected.
The fellows wanted to put up a welcome committee for you, but that's for later.
Yes, I saw William Walensky with Mac.
A lot of old friends here.
How long have you been here, sir?
Arrived today.
New camp, expert guards, the elite.
You met the commandant?
Yes, I did.
What were the Gestapo and the SS doing with you?
Well, they wanted to find out who'd help me to the border.
Who else is here?
We got Cavendish, Nimmer and Soren.
Griffiths, Haynes.
Blythe?
Yes.
Almost the whole X organization.
Almost.
They cleaned out all the other camps and dumped us in this one.
As von Luger put it, all the rotten eggs in one basket.
There's madness in that method.
What about Tommy Bristol?
No, but there's an American, Hindley.
Is he a scrounger, blackmailer?
MacDonald says he's the best.
Good.
Last of the tea until the Red Cross gets through again.
I scrounged this from Sedgwick.
Did the Gestapo give you a rough time?
Not nearly as rough as I now intend to give them.
Notch, a personal revenge must be kept out of what we have to do here.
Too many lives are at stake.
What my personal feelings are is of no importance.
You appointed me Big X.
And it's my duty to harass, confound and confuse the enemy to the best of my ability.
That's true.
That's what I intend to do.
I'm going to cause such a terrible stink in this third Reich of theirs
that thousands of troops that could well be employed at the front will be tied up here looking after us.
How?
By putting more men out of this perfect camp of theirs than they've ever escaped before.
Or not bitsing out two or three or a dozen, but 200, 300.
Scatter them all over Germany.
Do you think that's possible?
Well, the men are here to do it.
The goons have put every escape artist in Germany in this camp.
You say so yourself.
Have you thought of what it might cost?
I've thought of the humiliation if we just tamely submit, knuckle under and crawl.
Surely you don't advocate that, do you, sir?
I have to point out one thing to you, Roger.
No matter how unsatisfactory this camp may be,
the High Command have still left us in the hands of the Luftwaffe, not the Gestapo and the SS.
Look, sir, you talk about the High Command and the Luftwaffe,
and then you talk about the SS and the Gestapo.
To me, they're the same. We're fighting the bloody lot.
There's only one way to put it, sir.
They are the common enemies of everyone who believes in freedom.
If the High Command didn't approve of Hitler, then why didn't they throw him out?
I have no argument with you, Roger.
As senior officer, I'm merely pointing out a pertinent fact.
When are you calling a meeting, X?
Tonight.
Gentlemen, I no doubt you've heard the immortal words of our new commandant.
Devote your energies to things other than escape and sit out the war as comfortably as possible.
Ha!
Well, that's exactly what we're going to do.
We're going to devote our energies to sport and war.
And we're going to devote our energies to the
We're going to devote our energies to sports and gardening,
all the cultural pursuits as far as they're concerned.
In fact, we're going to put the goons to sleep.
Meanwhile, we dig.
Now, even a superficial look at the compound shows us that huts 104 and 105 are closest to the woods.
The first tunnel goes out from 105 directly east under the Vorlager, the Kula and the Weir.
But that's over 300 feet, Roger.
Did you make a survey, Dennis?
I'll make a temporary one, sir.
I'll make it just over 335 feet.
Let me know when you've got an exact one, Willie.
This time we'll dig straight down 30 feet before we go horizontal.
That'll rule out any question of sound detection or probing.
All right, Roger, but did you say the first tunnel?
I did.
There'll be three.
We'll call them Tom, Dick and Harry.
Tom, as I said, goes out directly east from 104.
Dick goes north from the kitchen.
And then he goes out parallel to Tom from 105.
If the goons find one, we'll move into the other.
How many men do you plan to dig out, Roger?
250.
There'll be no half measures this time, gentlemen.
There'll be identification papers and documents for everyone.
And Griff will need outfits for the lot.
250?
Mostly civilian clothes.
Yes, but...
OK, Roger.
Mac, maps, blankets, rations, compasses for all the walkers...
and timetables for every train.
Right, Roger.
Sorry I'm late, Roger.
All right, Colin, sit down. We're going to tunnel.
Splendid.
Willie, you and Danny will be tunnel kings.
Danny, you'll be in charge of traps...
and I'll work out the exact location with you tomorrow.
You heard.
Cedric, manufacturer.
Griff, as I said, Taylor. Nimmer and Haines, diversions.
Mac, of course, will take care of intelligence.
Henley, we haven't met.
Scrounger?
Right.
Dennis, maps and surveys.
Colin, you'll take your usual job.
Eric, have you thought how you're going to get rid of this dirt?
Yes, I have, usual places.
I hadn't anticipated three tunnels, but we'll manage.
Roger, who's going to handle security for all this?
You are.
I want a system of stooges covering this compound from front to back,
checking every goon in and out.
I want a signal system so perfect...
that if ever a ferret gets within 50 feet of any of the huts in which we're working,
we can shut down without a sign.
Well, I don't think there's much point in discussing any more now.
I'll meet each of you in turn on the exercise circuit and we'll pound out the details.
Nothing else, is there, mate?
I shouldn't think so, Roger.
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Hindley.
The birds.
I used to do a little hunting myself.
Oh, not hunting.
Watching.
Oh, bird watching?
Yes, that's right.
Watching them and drawing them.
I suppose you have bird watches in the States?
Yes, we have some.
Tea?
I only drank tea once in the hospital.
Where's your kit?
This is it.
The rest was confiscated in the last shakedown.
The goons didn't appreciate some of my more personal items.
Such as?
You're the Scrounger.
Yes, that's right.
I'll need a camera.
What kind?
A good one.
A 35mm f2.8 with a focal plane shutter should do all right.
All right.
And film, of course.
Of course.
Oh, Hindley, I need the pick.
Big heavy one.
Only one?
Two would be better.
I'm afraid this tea is pathetic.
Must have used these wretched leaves about 20 times.
It's not that I mind so much.
Tea without milk is so uncivilized.
I'll get a wood.
Close up! Close up!
You'll be sprecking the English.
Splendid.
Blythe, what are you doing here?
I'm in photographic aerial reconnaissance interpretation.
Went for a joyride to see for myself.
It's my own silly fault.
The aircraft bought it.
It's gone.
Terrifying.
No, I mean, what do you do here?
Here?
I'm the forger.
The forgers are installing themselves in the recreation hut.
Sedgwick?
I'm at 110.
Griffith?
109, Roger.
109?
Blythe?
I'll work in 107.
For now, Danny and Willie and their trapped team will be in 104.
Mac, I want to take a chance on the tunnels and press ahead without any shoring up.
But we will need timber, of course, both for the shafts and the entrance chambers.
Henley figures there are 36 empty bunkers.
We can tear up 15 of them and move the men back and forth in the hut so the Luguns won't miss them.
The rest will come from the strips off the walls.
Is Henley taking care of this himself?
He's working with some steel for a pick that Danny needs.
Hey!
What's going on there?
In the stove, we keep fire burning always.
This way the goons will not feel like moving it.
Henley, three piles there are chipped.
We need new ones.
There's some in 113's washroom.
It should match perfectly.
Good.
It's going to be a bit tricky, Danny.
When you're organized, Mac.
We're ready.
Big enough?
It's perfect.
Right through the middle of the foundation.
Good luck to us, Danny.
Why 17?
This is the 17th tunnel Danny started.
All right?
Lovely.
It's good.
It's about to go.
It's about to go.
Get out!
You're not in your hut.
What are you doing here?
Mopping up.
And you?
Shower.
I need a wash.
I'm watching him.
I'm a lifeguard.
House!
You might be outside all night.
You're 2000 feet above ground.
Hanging from a flimsy paraglider.
And you're asked to bungee jump.
This poor girl dared to do just that.
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Good morning.
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And it's no wonder, with specials like these.
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Aye aye, Captain Bird's eye.
I'll sing you a song, a song of the sea.
Birds like me swingin'.
We catch them and freeze them, quick as can be.
Birds like me swingin'.
Quick and delicious for lunch or for tea.
Birds like me swingin'.
Gold bars of goodness, all crumbed and crunchy.
Birds like me swingin'.
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You'll never get rid of that, mate.
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Alice!
No, no, I vote no.
We put the gowns to sleep exactly like you said, but just one little thing like this and we're up a creek without a paddle.
Ah, knives.
Sit down, don't you?
Hello, sir.
Hello. Squadron leader Bartlett, Captain Hilts.
Hi.
Flight Lieutenant MacDonald.
Hi, how do you do?
I understand you two contemplating a blitz out.
Where'd you hear that, sir?
MacDonald. It's Mac's job to know everything that goes on.
Huh?
We, um, we thought perhaps we might talk it over.
Why? It's only two men, John.
Everybody in the camp is supposed to clear all escape attempts in advance.
That's Squadron leader Bartlett here.
We, uh, don't necessarily want to interfere.
It's just that, well, what sort of blitz were you contemplating?
Well, we sneak out at night to a spot I found near the wire, a blind spot.
Then we dig straight down, three feet.
Take the dirt, spread it on tops and we'll make a pile and then straight out.
I's here as a tunnel man, so he digs in front, pushes the dirt behind him and I stash it behind me.
Then we just burrow right through the dirt like a couple of molds.
Then by dawn, we're under the wire, across the open space, into the woods and gone.
When do you intend to try this, hm?
When do you intend to try it?
Oh, tonight.
Uh, Hilts, this may not be quite the right time for this sort of thing.
Look, sir, I've been in the bag nearly three years now, bloody close to being wire happy.
It's a blitz out for me, forget it.
It'll work. I know it will.
Good luck.
Thank you.
Hilts, um, how do you breathe?
Well, we've got a steel rod with hinges on it and we shove it up and make air holes as we go along.
Good night, sir.
Why didn't anybody think of that before?
It's so stupid, it's positively brilliant.
Oh, but it'll bring every goon in the camp down on top of us.
I don't know, perhaps we're being too clever.
If we stop all the breakouts, they only convince the goons that we must be tunneling.
I hope it works.
If it doesn't, those two are going to be in the cooler for an awful long time.
Good, yeah?
Yeah, it's bloody beautiful.
This is the dirt from the compound.
This is from the tunnel.
Yeah, it's a good one.
It's a good one.
It's a good one.
It's a good one.
It's a good one.
It's a good one.
It's a good one.
It's a good one.
The compound.
This is from the tunnel.
Wherever we put it, they're going to spot it a mile away.
Maybe we could put it under the huts, the dirt's dark there.
No, it's the first place the ferrets would look.
I saw one measuring the height under a hut yesterday.
Well, maybe we could dry it out with the same colour.
We'll have 50 tons of it.
I was just thinking out loud.
If you must think, for God's sake think clearly.
The devil is Ashley Pitt.
We can't destroy the dirt and we can't eat it.
The only thing left to do is camouflage it.
That's as far as my thinking takes me.
Can they teach you promptness in the RN?
You'll never believe it, but I think I have the solution.
The problem is somehow to get rid of this tunnel dirt over the compound.
Well, of course.
Would you mind?
Now, you fill these bags with the dirt from the tunnel.
Then, wearing them inside your trousers, you wander out into the compound.
Where?
You pull these strings in your pockets.
Out come the pins.
Eric, it's good.
All you have to do is kick it in.
Unless you're a complete fool, the ferrets will never see a thing.
It's indecently brilliant. What do you think, Roger, eh?
We'll try it first thing tomorrow.
I already have. It works.
Max, this is what we'll do.
A little present from Tom's house.
Nice card, Nick.
Nice card, Nick.
Thanks for watching!