on Sunday and you know I mean they just started focusing again on football and the reasons
what got them here is what we need to do again today so look I mean you know it's a pretty
young group, a bit like St Kilda in some ways but they've been pretty focused for most of
the week.
Is your side settled now?
I mean you know you're going to play a full forward and in the ruck or are you still sort
of making up your mind at the moment?
Oh no, that's well and truly put to bed so we'll go out there initially with the team
and hopefully they can get off to a good start.
Well good luck today and Bruce, special moment down here and back to you.
Thanks to him and also Malcolm Blight.
Robert Harvey won the Brownlow medal on Monday night.
Malcolm Blight was in a similar position in 1978.
Here's Harvey now, live pictures from the St Kilda rooms.
Malcolm played in the grand final five days after winning the Brownlow and Gavin Wanganin
did it in 1993 and so did Kouchi in 89 and Wanganin was successful.
Lee Matthews joins us.
Lee you know this day so well.
Seven grand finals as a player, premierships, four of them with Hawthorne and one as a coach
at Connollywood but as a coach I'm interested.
We're less than an hour to go.
We've just seen Malcolm and we've seen Stan.
What did you read from their body language?
Oh I don't think you'd read anything from their body language really because I think
you coach in the way that you normally do just within your own personality.
Malcolm always looks a bit more relaxed.
Stan tends to always just look a little bit more intense.
That's the way they are as people but what I was interested in was what Stan said that
this is the stage of the game when the players are completing their preparations, ankles
bandages, getting their rub downs and you don't really want the coach necessarily as
Stan said in their face at this stage of the game.
This is their time for their individual preparation.
A little bit there will be the group warm up and that's when you burst together as
a group.
What about the line up?
Let's have a look as selected.
Well yes obviously the teams are selected in the conventional five lines of three with
three on ballers.
I suppose we only need to go to a few games of footy and know that sides very rarely look
like that if you had an aerial view of the field but that's the way they've been selected
in the papers.
One of the great things about the game is when the ballers bounce for the opening of
the game we all look around to see exactly how the two coaches have positioned their
teams.
So this is the way you feel they may line up?
Well yes I've put myself in their minds.
One should never do this but I thought yes.
I think there's some key areas here.
Let's start in the ruck situation.
Brett Cook I almost certainly will ruck for some kilda.
I think that David Pittman may well start in the ruck for the crows.
I think Sean Wren will start in the forward line.
I think that Cook will go everywhere with the Adelaide ruckmen whether it be Pittman
or Wren and I think Pittman might try and jump back onto low at centre half back and
allow Caveman to run a bit.
So that's just one of the match ups.
Let's go to Jarman.
Darren Jarman.
He went forward last week in the last quarter of course and kicked a couple of goals, helped
win the game for the crows but I think he mainly plays midfield.
But I'm tipping that Jason Daniels may pick him up, Andrew Thompson is the other kilda
player who might be one on one.
Let's go to another one.
Let's stay in the midfield.
Costa and Harvey.
I think that's an interesting one.
Robert Harvey the gun player, the brown loan medallist, the key player.
Just maybe him Costa will be given that exhausting task of chasing Robert Harvey around and reducing
his effectiveness.
Well we can't wait to see how they line up.
You were with me and Mike Sheehan last night on Talking Footy.
We had Michael Malthouse as our guest.
One of the questions we posed to him was experience from a coaching point of view.
Does it count for anything today remembering Blight's been here and this is Stan's first
grand final as a coach?
Well I think it does.
It may only be a marginal percentage but at the end of the day it may not tell at all
but the beginning of the game it's very easy during the course of the week to be buoyant
and have the training run according to plan.
You walk across that MCG for the first time in a grand final and the ball bounces and
the players are a bit edgy you have to make the right decisions very early.
Very much the right decisions and Malcolm has been there three times before.
The other thing he said as we look at the Saints room is very prolific was that you're
really on your own.
You can have a good chairman to select as your call.
Yeah I don't believe that so much.
I think Stan the fact that he's the first has been here grand final day as a player
so I don't think it's a problem.
So into the Adelaide rooms so we're getting close now aren't we we're about three quarters
an hour away and we're very close to the opening ceremony for the 1997 grand final.
That's where we'll be going when we return.
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This grand old game, its lasting charm, its very survival, is to do with its people.
People like Stan Owls, a footballing saint.
Let me tell you about Stan Owls, and let me tell you nothing.
North Melbourne, 1977, the song and the dance.
It's about people like Malcolm Blight.
Once, by once they were teammates.
Still they smile, that smile of mateship.
It's about spirits and ghosts, the living and the dead.
People like, you saw him, Robert Harvey, Nicky Wynmar, crying and trying for his dad.
And the crows, crowing.
When Stan Owls went to St Kilda, they hadn't won a Premiership since the first year of Decimal Currency.
Since 1966, the spirit had lived.
And Malcolm Blight at Adelaide, it's true he did have some ghosts, some skeletons in the closet.
And suddenly this team that couldn't finish, it finished over them all.
People and places.
This is the grand final of a grand old game.
At day's end, it's for you, it's people, it's champions.
It's this game's greatest day.
Yes, welcome everybody to the MCG right around the world.
What a day it is. It's our big day in Australian sport.
Two fairy tale stories, St Kilda, first grand final for 26 years, one Premiership in over 100 years.
And the crows, the team nobody thought would make it, who did come from the clouds last week against the Western Bulldogs.
We're about three quarters of an hour away from the first bounce of the grand final.
Let's now go to the opening ceremony. This will set the scene.
It's the day, the day of Australian football.
It's the day we're celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Australian football league.
It's the day we meet the people, the people of Australia, the people of Australia, the people of Australia.
It's the day the Australian football league is celebrating its first grand final on Saturday in September.
It belongs to the people. It reflects the obsession, the religion, the way of life that is Australian football.
The Australian Football League, Coca-Cola and your 7 network welcome you to the home of history in the making.
The G.
Welcome to the G.
The final is here today.
You've traveled down that long road to take the gong away.
The fresh on your side to show strength and pride is now due to our lives.
So lift every voice and sing, come out to everyone.
All before the cross the nation, joining the celebration.
Everybody, welcome to the G.
We'll celebrate together, football will last forever.
We're so glad to have you here.
Everybody, welcome to the G.
You have come to sing your football in the G.
The time has now come, the day has begun.
Moving on for one, let's lift every voice and sing, come on to everyone.
All before the cross the nation, joining the celebration.
Everybody, welcome to the G.
We'll celebrate together, football will last forever.
We're so glad to have you here.
Everybody, welcome to the G.
The sporting cathedral is not built just of bricks and mortar and hallowed turf.
Here live the ghosts of days and players gone, running, marking, kicking and tackling alongside memories.
So vivid of modern characters and champions, continuing the tradition of making our great game even greater.
Today we honor them with a place ever special in the Hall of Fame.
We also remember Charles Brownlow, Herbie Matthews and welcome Neil Curley, Barry Davis, Wayne Shimabush, Ian Stewart, elevator to legend status.
And we congratulate Robert Harvey, the 1997 Brownlow member.
And we welcome Jim Stimes, 240 consecutive games.
And from the World Athletics Championships in Athens, our medalists, Joanna Stern, Tim Forsyth, Steve Monaghani and the current 400 meter world champion, Cathy Freeman.
In every heart there is a drum that beats steady and strong.
It does not know defeat.
I feel it pound another sound of truth beneath.
In every song there is a memory, a standing tongue, the proudest we could be.
I cannot fall, for I recall we were born in majesty.
And where the last stretch has been fought and won, we'll stand in the sun.
And we will raise our hands, and we will touch the sky.
Together we will dance in rope of gold.
And we will leave the world remembering when we were kids, when we were kids.
Now is the time, here is the mountain top where one man climbs.
And the rest are lifted up with their red stamp.
We're closer, yeah, to our higher destiny.
And when we reach out to play the throne, every man will know.
And we will raise our hands, and we will touch the sky.
Together we will dance in rope of gold.
And we will leave the world remembering when we were kids, when we were kids.
Oh, do you remember when we were kids?
And where the last stretch has been fought and won, we'll stand in the sun.
And we will raise our hands, and we will touch the sky.
Together we will dance in rope of gold.
And we will leave the world remembering when we were kids, when we were kids.
When we were kids.
Applause
The Wall Street Routour, old and as Australian as our gang, has been sung at every grand final since 1978.
Today is not simply about sport and sporting heroes, it's about Australia and our stars of entertainment.
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome this gifted nation's musical artists, James Morrison, Tommy Emmanuel, Maestro Tommy Tico, Nathan Cannellari and the superb Marina Bryan.
Once a young swagman, capped by a billabong, under the shade of a cool aboard tree.
And he sat as he watched and waited till his billabong, you'll come a-whoa sing Matilda with me.
Who-a sing Matilda, who-a sing Matilda, you'll come a-whoa sing Matilda with me.
And he sat as he watched and waited till his billy-boy, you'll come a-whoa sing Matilda with me.
Down came a jumper to drink at the billabong, up jumped a swagman and grabbed him with glee.
And he sang as he shot down a jumper, killed his sucker back, you'll come a-whoa sing Matilda with me.
Up, row that spotter, mounted on his thoroughbred, down came the trooper, one, two, three.
Who's that darling jumper you've got in your sucker back, you'll come a-whoa sing Matilda with me.
Up jumped the swagman and jumped into the billabong, you'll never take me alive, said he.
And his ghost made me heard as you passed by the billabong, you'll come a-whoa sing Matilda with me.
Up jumped the swaggerman and jumped into the billabong, you'll come a-whoa sing Matilda with me.
And his ghost made me heard as you passed by the billabong, you'll come a-whoa sing Matilda with me.
Show me your true colors shining through, I see your true colors, that's why I love you.
So don't be afraid to let them show, your true colors, true colors, are beautiful like a rainbow.
Show me a smile, don't be unhappy, can't remember when I last saw you laughing.
If this world makes you crazy and you've taken all you can there, you call me a fool, because you know I'll be there.
Show me your true colors shining through, I see your true colors, that's why I love you.
So don't be afraid to let them show, your true colors, true colors, are beautiful like a rainbow, like a rainbow.
Where the pride of South Australia, the mighty and the cruel, with courage and strong and faster and respected by our foes.
And the ration of the nation, our determination shows, where the pride of South Australia, where the mighty and the cruel, where the pride of South Australia, where the mighty and the cruel.
Oh when the saints go marching in, oh when the saints go marching in, oh how I want to be with St. Philip, when the saints go marching in.
Oh when the saints go marching in, oh how I want to be with St. Philip, when the saints go marching in.
Back to me like an old friend, and that's the thing about, that's what I like about, that's the thing about, the thing about football.
Oh, out there, there's a league, in there and fight, out there and at them, show them your might.
Out there there's a league, show them your might, fight like the devil, the crowd's on your side.
The crowd is on your side, on your side.
And now the fabulous Colleen Hughes shares with us the power that makes the dream.
Deep within each heart there lies a magic spark that lights the fire of our imagination.
And since the dawn of man, the strength of just I can has brought together people of all nations.
There's nothing ordinary in the living of each day. There's a special part every one of us will play.
Feel the flame forever burn, teaching lessons we must learn to bring us closer to the power of the dream.
As the world gives us its best to stand apart from all the rest, it is the power of the dream that brings us here.
There's so much strength in all of us, every woman, child and man. It's the moment that you think you can't, you discover that you can.
Feel the flame forever burn, teaching lessons we must learn to bring us closer to the power of the dream.
The world unites in hope and peace. We pray that it will always be the power of the dream that brings us here.
There's so much strength in all of us, every woman, child and man. It's the moment that you think you can't, you discover that you can.
Feel the flame forever burn, teaching lessons we must learn to bring us closer to the power of the dream.
Raise your feet, rise to where you are, raise your arms now. To realize the power of the dream.
To realize the power of the dream.
We've got a party going on and it's a free for all. I can't quite hear the music so loud. So drive this way until you see the crowd.
The cars will be parked all over the yard. The doorbells must be so knock real hard.
If the house is a-rockin', don't bother knockin'. If the house is a-rockin', don't bother knockin'.
Step right in and let the fun begin. It doesn't matter who you follow or which team you cheer. The grand final is the reason that you're here.
There's pretty little girls who know how to dance. Do the alligator in the leopard skin pants.
Tell everyone we're getting down tonight and the whole way we're touching it for fun.
If the house is a-rockin', don't bother knockin'. If the house is a-rockin', don't bother knockin'.
Just step right in and let the fun begin.
If the house is a-rockin', don't bother knockin'. If the house is a-rockin', don't bother knockin'.
If the house is a-rockin', don't bother knockin'. Just step right in and let the fun begin.
See of colour here at the MCG, right under Kerry Hayes Productions, in association with the AFL as the balloons take off.
And when we return to the MCG, the teams will be getting ready to come onto the ground.
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Yeah. And 1990 as a coach, I mean, this is almost the moment that everyone has been waiting for.
This last hour, you get almost the torture hour waiting for the group warm-up,
and you get to about this stage just before you're about to run onto the field, and it's like,
okay, the waiting's over, let's go and do this. And that's the kind of feeling that both sides will have
as they await their entrance to the ground.
Good news. Both teams as selected. We've been given the team sheets about 15 minutes ago.
No changes to the 21 for either team.
Yeah. Well, that's good news. I mean, I suppose that was...
Oh, there was some controversy that maybe... speculation that maybe the Crows would make a last-minute change,
but as selected, which is not unexpected.
Are you surprised at the crowd support for the Crows here?
I mean, there's a swarm for St Kilda, obviously,
but every time the Crows have been mentioned in pre-match, there's been a mighty cheer.
Yeah. Well, we know that Adelaide's driving. This is about eight hours on the road from Melbourne.
So to get here, if you're keen enough and you can get a ticket, you can actually drive across.
So, yeah, I'm sure there's plenty of Crows supporters in the crowd. There's going to be plenty of noise for them as well, St Kilda.
And, Lee, just briefly, as a player, when you first come out, I mean, what are you trying to establish for yourself?
Oh, I think it's just sort of take a deep breath and just sort of get yourself ready.
I mean, you're getting to this psyched-up stage, really.
I mean, as I say, this is when the contest is about to begin.
And so there's this bit of waiting we see as they come out onto the field,
and now is just when you just want to get out there and do what you're born to do, play football.
I must say, I felt like one of the men as we came out onto the ground, at ground level, moving through with them.
Well, the MCG's 160 metres long by about 140 metres wide. It's a big arena.
But I tell you what, you run out onto this environment, it feels like a little postage stamp, but just seems so small.
And as you're doing a lap of honour, well, people say your feet hardly touch the ground
because just the adrenaline is flowing so strongly through your veins and the roar of the crowd.
That's what the boyhood dreams are made of, Bruce.
Jarron Jarman, the only player out there to have played in a grand final.
Brett James, are you coached at Collingwood?
This is his first final of any description. To get a grand final.
Yes, it is. I say, in the days of the evening up with the competition,
both sides have got players who may have struggled to get a game at other AFL clubs,
but because of personality, their own form, Brett James has been recalled to the team,
didn't play in the preliminary final.
Very good at those corners and his centre square work is what the crowd are hoping he'll do for their team.
And there's Nicky Whitmore, number seven.
His father, Neil, passed away yesterday.
And have a look at Brett Cook with him.
And that is an emotional scene in there.
You can feel the players' feeling for Nicky at that very moment.
You can't get much more heart drawing than that, can you?
I mean, a parent passed away the day before a grand final.
I mean, the mix of emotions that goes through Nicky
and the bond that is created within the team when you're going into this grand final.
Now, players do feel for each other more than any time during the year.
And yeah, it's, I suppose, a sad moment and an exciting one all at the same time.
And there are so many hundreds of thousands of St Kilda supporters all around Australia
that have never seen their team in a grand final.
It's been 26 years. 31, it's that lone premiership, that only one.
Way back in 1971, their last grand final appearance,
I was playing for Hawthorn against them that day.
So, yes, it's been a long, long time.
It was close too, wasn't it? It was a tight match, wasn't it?
Long time in between. And this is a very good St Kilda team.
The way they've played the last three months has been very good.
And it's just this time, it is just the final few moments before you go out onto the field.
And I'll tell you what, the emotions are really stretched out.
And Stan looks like somebody in the middle of the group there just the last few minutes together.
Be there for each other has been Stan Stemmell.
Be there for each other has been the underlying theme of St Kilda's drive in 1997.
They're going for their 10th consecutive win.
It's already a club record. What a year they've had.
Also the Crows. There's Nicky. Gee, he was 32 on Thursday.
Who cares right now? I mean, for Nicky Wimah, so many emotions, so much pain.
A poignant moment. Let's come out onto the ground with the St Kilda Football Club
as they're about to take on the Crows for the 1997 Grand Final.
Up that race. And then the sun in their eyes.
Great a night as a Brownlow was. It seems such a long time ago.
Rare that banner for Robert Harvey. It wouldn't be on his mind at all now.
Another game like this. It's just such a, a pinnacle save.
There's two sides are running out on the field.
One of them in three hours time is just going to have the wall in his face.
The other team have to start the climb again. That's the reality of today.
And he's talking about Brett James, Robert Neal. I mean, who is Nicky?
I mean, Robert Neal, his third game for the year and Nicky Wimah.
The oldest player out there, Levi, a year and a half.
Only Germans over 30, the only two over 30. And there's Stan Alves,
who won a partnership in 1977 as a player. His first Grand Final as a coach.
Pre game warm up here. This is where you're,
mostly they've had a very vigorous warm up in the rooms, probably 20 minutes.
To drill quite a good sweat to get all the muscles loosened up.
And this final time on the ground is when you handle the balls a bit.
It's really important to handle the balls clean.
As a coach, I often look at the team, my team and the opposition team.
I just like to see them in this really casual ball handling procedure
before the game starts. Being clean with their hands, clean with their disposal.
So there's no self doubts creeping at the last moment.
Saw Pippen a moment ago. The tip is he may start at centre half back on low.
Well, I think that's right, Ruck. Maybe centre half back on low.
That's a possibility. Well, there's a lot of things I think,
we'll look forward to seeing.
And Leah, highlight of today's telecast will be also the voting of the mark of the year.
If you want it to be Tony Modric, that's the number.
1902. Double five oh. Six three one.
We go down through them. Daniel Harford, six three two.
Stuart Lowe, six three three. Then Blake Carousell, six three four.
Adrian Fletcher, six three five.
The 1997 AFL Premiership season.
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And there's the shot from the Whitman's lightship high above the Melbourne cricket ground today.
Where the balloons flying. We're going to take a break from the MCG.
When we will return the players will be lining up for the national anthem.
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Witness Tuesday.
A grand final of the MCG.
A chance to beat the Vicks at their own game.
It's a great day for the Crows.
It's a great day for footy.
It's a magnificent day for South Australia.
All those hard nights of training.
All those years of preparation.
All the terrific work put in behind the scenes by a great team.
Last week the Crows inspired all South Australians.
They showed us what South Australia can do.
When South Australians are united behind the calls.
No one can beat us and nothing can stop us.
And that's why that comeback in the last quarter.
Was an inspiration to all South Australians.
So today in this grand final.
Let's cheer on the Adelaide Crow.
Let's be united.
Let's pick a few goals for South Australia.
Let's go.
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As we look down at the MCG and the city in the background.
And fortunately the weather has been great on this day.
As we go down now for the national anthem.
The master ceremonies for the AFL.
Craig Willis.
Welcoming back today's artists.
Let us prepare for yet another chapter in sporting law.
In the most traditional way of all.
Would you please be upstanding for the national anthem to be led by Marina Pryor.
Australians, oh let us rejoice.
How we are young and free.
With golden soil and wealth of toil.
Our home is dirt by sea.
Our land of vows in nature's gifts.
Of beauty rich and rare.
In history's pages every stage.
Our love, oh pray, oh pray.
Enjoy the strains that will haunt us.
And that mighty roar that we've become accustomed to.
And what about the Saints linking arms there.
Have you ever seen a closer group?
Dippers down on the ground and the centre squares.
The captain's about to come across and Dipper, Neaton McNabb's a yucky young Australian who's going to toss the coin for the two captains today.
You just don't get used to this atmosphere, it's just fantastic.
And we saw Russell Wyrm, my ex-teammate who was involved with us until they had a chat with the players and brought back members.
And when we played Lee, he told the players to be as a unit and the instructions which got you there were going to win you the game.
We're just waiting for the two captains to come together.
Mark Pickley's here, Stewie Lowe and Nathan Burke's here.
As you see Bruce and Coolidge won the toss and may the best team win Bruce.
Thanks to the Saints kick to the left of the screen.
John Russell unfired two grand finals here in 86 and 91.
John, what about the men in white today?
Well Hayden Kennedy, number seven, what an amazing fortnight it's been for him.
Last week he was declared the umpire of the year and yet omitted from all preliminary finals for failing to report.
Arguably probably the most gifted athlete amongst the umpiring panel.
Brian Sheehan, number nine. Remarkably this is Brian's sixth AFL grand final.
No doubt Brian strengthens his ability to perform consistently high at a high level over a number of years.
And Nashie, well Mark Nash's second grand final in two years certainly had his fair share of controversies this year.
But another great year has meant that he's got his second one.
Thanks John, let's go down to the boundary as the interchanger coming off, New Curly and Russell Morrits.
Good afternoon to both of you.
Good afternoon Bruce, we've got the St Kilda interchanger at the moment, David Sirikowski, Robert Neal and also Tony Brown.
Interchanged the cries are Young Edwards, James and Keating.
And for the crowd to win this footy match they have to convert their early chances and start real hard.
And the Saints believe in themselves, very low key in the rooms, they are ready.
Thank you. Sandy Robertson, Dennis Kometi working alongside me.
Sandy caught his first grand final in 1990, Dennis in 1988 and doing the video analysis today.
The 1988 Brownlow Midlis, Jared Healy.
We're almost set.
Nash will bounce it.
Dare I say it, there's Wynma and Hart, but the moment has arrived.
We are ready to go.
The grand final's about to start.
The Clives for the first time and the Saints for the first time in 26 years.
Jarman got his hand on it.
Wyn started in the centre square for the Clives.
Burke will get the first kick of the match.
Out wide to Lappan, he's got it.
Right away to start for Lappan.
To get his hands on it, McCloud's on him.
Inside 50, lows the target.
Can he get a push? No.
Pittman is on low.
Johnson, the only teenager out there.
Back to Hart.
What a game he played last week.
Gets to Bond, he's got him.
Bond's on centre wing, has a look down towards right half forward.
And Robyn, one of the key players for the Clives.
Marks a long way from home, he's in front of Wakeland.
Robyn looks down towards centre half forward.
Still a long way out.
Jamie Shanahan, uses strength, gets it away to Hutchston.
Maxie Hutchston's in trouble.
May almost concede a behind, they take it over for the first score.
That was by Rodney Keough.
It's a behind for the Adelaide Crows.
Let's just check a couple of the match-up.
Obviously Wren is in the rock.
Pittman's at centre half back on low.
Thompson is on Jarvan.
And Johnson is on Harvey.
Justin Peckett will bring it back into play.
He's been a very consistent performer for St Kilda.
Has not missed a game this year.
Comes short, that's OK, finds Daniels but can't hold it.
Spills it over the line.
Good pressure by Chad Rintoul.
And a throw-in in the Crows right forward pocket.
The nerves are certainly there.
An hungry throw-in right full forward.
Crows an attack.
Rucks go at it.
In front, Smart, off hands.
Connell missed the ball.
Ellen playing full forward.
Hand passes, Zillac spikes it.
Knocks it about 20 minutes from goal.
25 out he snaps.
Wide of the mark.
Behind.
Kidd and Koster.
Into the Crows.
Peckett for the Saints.
On this glorious spring day as it's turned out.
The sun is shining so brightly.
Peckett straight down the centre.
Good kick.
But it was cut off by Rint.
Here's a chance, Jarvan to finish.
Drills, hits the post.
Hands on head.
Can't believe it.
Very careful about the kick as he was late last week.
I think the kick-in should go wide early.
Players are very tense.
You go up the centre corridor as Peckett did then.
If it's not a real precise kick.
Well a goal scoring opportunity results in the opposition.
This time he alludes Ellen for the moment.
But eventually gets caught on the second attempt.
A nervous start.
A fierce tackle by Koster.
It spills back to Peckett.
Justin Peckett runs in towards the middle.
McLeod has been one of the informed players of this final series.
He can set something up for Robb and Allen.
Right half ball.
Now Jarvan will have another shot.
Starts it right and it stays right.
Another behind.
0-7 last week.
Seeing the opening turn.
0-4 this week.
We know he's such a good kick on the run.
But two shots from 45 metres for two behinds.
They're the kind of things that really get you off on the scoreboard.
Or actually let the opposition stay in it.
Four behinds in a couple of minutes.
Peckett again.
A stammering start.
This time longer to the outer side.
Finds his mark.
Now they're away.
Kryps has got it and he's running through.
Half back.
Looks through centre wing and up towards right half forward.
McLeod in the back.
Timely marked for the close.
Wonderful anticipation.
McLeod in short.
Smart.
He's brought it half back.
Close by four points.
Smart.
Now wide.
Setting it up.
Pittman using his body.
Looking to run onto the ball.
Burke's in there.
Burke a wonderful record against the Clives.
As has this man Harvey in short.
Hall swooping hand fast.
Burke again.
Burke pulls it back towards the middle.
Some Kilder in number.
McLeod brilliant.
McLeod in front of Jamison.
He had to go hard.
Excellent.
This would be justice if he could go.
He misses.
Good effort by Heatley there to cut off the kick to Jamison.
And hasn't McLeod started brilliantly at half back for the Clives.
Yes already Matthew Lapin, his opponent.
The run of the Adelaide defeats is one of their strengths.
And it's so important that the Sincura forwards are able to put the pressure on to make sure the ball doesn't bounce back too quick.
Russell Morris, something about Jason Heatley.
Yes, Rod Jamison ran him right up to the crow's center half four line.
So that was probably explained why Heatley was out of position in that last play.
We look behind Jamison.
And get some sort of an idea of what's directly in front of him.
It's normally a very good kick.
He gets it outside 50.
Pittman and Cook.
Hart beautifully played.
Lynn has to sit and wait.
Couldn't get a hand on it.
Boundary throwing between center wing and half four.
Three points to margin.
In favor of the Adelaide crows.
Rand drops back to do the right work once again.
He has the height advantage today and he wins it.
Pushing it back in towards the middle.
Lapin falls over the football.
It's still on center wing.
Hart is there.
Thompson is there.
Jarman is there.
And a bounce on center wing.
No major surprises to start this game.
Ren again that slaps it.
Thompson tries to drive through but he's claimed by Hart.
It finishes with Berk off to Lapin.
He's made a positive start.
Back to Berk again.
Tumbles a punt down towards the half forward line.
Pittman's got to sit and wait.
Maybe Wimmar will get another chance.
Low uses excellent strength.
He gives it to Heatley.
He's got the ball.
Cross for the day.
Well yes isn't the bounce of the ball so important.
Pittman got the front position for that one.
What was a pretty scrappy kick from Berk.
But have a look at this.
Bounces on a ten straight up in the air.
That set Pittman up and then low.
Hart at the ball.
And Jason Heatley just that one step floating kick that went through.
But Heatley sees the ball.
Peter McKinsey in the southern stand.
You can't give Heatley two knee shots at goal.
He's a dynamic kick.
And interesting to look down the other end for the Crows.
Shane Elland playing at full forward.
Not a normal full forward.
Last week they had three men in the square.
They're starting with a conventional set up.
Saints by three points.
Jarman dragged down.
Didn't have the ball.
Heatley coming off seven.
Last week was brilliant.
Great start again today.
Here's Jarman.
Now towards half forward.
Getting back there is Jones.
He's at right half back.
The NCG is still throbbing.
Around the outer side Jones a high ball.
Paul in from the side almost.
Down in front Harvey.
Gathers at Crocs.
Feeds the hand pass across.
This is Keough.
Very left sided.
Back to the middle.
Ball 60 meters out.
Spears the pass.
Heatley's got it.
About 20 meters out.
He's a sharp shooter.
He just continues on Jason Heatley.
That one kick, one goal.
And then just making the position.
It's the standard full forward play.
Leading to the space between himself and the kicker.
And the ball was dropped right in his line.
Became a very easy chest mark.
Once he got the two or three meter gap.
On Rod Jamison.
Remarkable story.
Three games for the West Coast Eagles.
71 goals this season.
Heatley normally so good.
It's close.
It's bending back.
He likes it.
In the television premiere of the year.
Speed.
The Blockbusters are all on seven.
Saints by nine points.
Heatley with two goals.
Fancy the crows starting Ellen with the other end.
He hasn't kicked a goal all season.
That surely hasn't happened in the Grand Final before.
Costa to him.
And he's got it.
Speak of him.
He presents himself and takes a mark.
Has not kicked one goal in nine matches this year.
It's a strange move that because he's normally been playing up across
a half forward.
And it allows Jamie Shanahan to go back to his most comfortable slot in the true
full back position.
But having said that.
He's got a shot from 35 meters to put the toes on the board.
Three career goals in 38 games.
It's good.
It's true.
It's four now.
Well if somebody wanted to bet you.
Who would kick the first goal of the match.
You'd say Heatley.
But if someone wanted to bet you to be Ellen the first for the crows.
You'd take their money.
But as you get it.
Well yes he just got the slot in front.
It was a good enough pass.
When the ball dropped short and the forward leading player was allowed to just drop into the mark.
The defenders out of business.
As it was then.
And Ellen kicked accurately to get the first goal on the ball.
Three point margin now.
Favouring the Saints back in the middle.
With Wren who's beaten this time by Cook.
Thompson dashes out of the centre.
65 meters out.
Shoots long towards low.
But he's away to the right.
True for one behind.
Great dash by Andrew Thompson playing just his 23rd game.
Jamison kicks it back in.
Here's Peter Kaven.
What a marvellous story he is.
Used to sell the football record outside the MCG as a youngster.
Now he's got centre stage.
Here's Ozzy Jones.
Clank.
But gets 25 meters down towards Barry Hall.
Drives hard towards it.
To take the footy then gives it back.
Here's the run of Ozzy.
70 meters out.
60 meters out.
He's on the 50 now.
Has a bounce.
Shoots in towards goal.
But can't Kevin off.
It's another behind.
Great running by the Saints.
And that's what they'll be looking for from Ozzy Jones.
Kim Costas, his direct opponent.
Jared with some video analysis.
Yes, importantly that players coming off the square.
Look for Kim Costas bursting through the square.
Ozzy Jones as player.
And he kicks the ball long straight down to Ellen.
Meantime the Croyers work it out.
This is Kevin.
Harts pushing up towards centre half.
Back in the bright sunshine.
Pin pointing the ball wide.
Pittman grabbed by the arm.
He'll get the free kick.
Plays on immediately.
Releases McCloud.
Down towards half foot.
Bond hit it hard.
He's 65 meters out from goal.
Bond.
Waiting for the movement up ahead.
Not much there.
Ellen in short.
Goes for distance.
Turns them around.
Wren in from the side.
Fisting away as Cook.
And across the line it goes.
I'm sure Cook is going to play one on one.
On whoever the Croy's ruckman is.
But if he's double team.
If Kearney has a go sometimes.
Wren other times.
That's going to be a tough arse for Cook to do that all day.
He's here with Wren now Lee.
Chance for Johnson.
Shanahan gets in there quickly.
And forces it through.
So the Croy's move to 1-5.
And the Saints are 2-3.
Great crowd here.
They sold a thousand tickets at 11 o'clock this morning.
To make sure that this stadium would be full.
It looks very close to it now.
About 95-96,000 you'd expect.
Peckett brings it back in.
In the walk Jones.
He was hit hard.
And he's going to take a free kick.
He's trying to find Daniels early.
But the kicker goes above the head of the right hand player.
And set up for the spoil.
A little bit forced. It was Ozzy Jones to get the free kick.
Young man turns 21 tomorrow.
He gives it across to Max Hutchinson.
In trouble. Almost threw it out to Jamie Shanahan.
Onto the left foot he goes.
Coming wide towards Cinder Weigh.
Bond is at the back and he's got plenty of assistance.
But Caden gets a back bounce.
Hall gets a good one. Chips in towards Paul Ford.
Barry Hall's kick goes over the top.
Hart tries to defend.
Wimbledon. Wimbledon set the pounce.
But they lock it up.
Pressure cooker situation for the Crows.
Now they're bouncing to kill the left forward pocket.
I think that's one of the things that excites us about Barry Hall.
When he has to find a yard of acceleration.
Big fella. Big strong man.
But he found that yard to accelerate away from Caden.
And then good inception by Heatley.
But fortunately the Crows threw the ball up.
Forcing a throw in.
To the left forward pocket.
Sains by four points.
Early going at the grand final.
And that man already has two goals.
The aerial view.
Boundary throw in.
Rucks go at it. Low.
Almost clean possession.
Throws it on the boot. Half smothered.
Jamison coming through. Didn't have the ball.
He'll get the free.
He's got the ball.
And he's problems at the moment.
Not Jamison.
Deep in his own defensive area.
Eleven and a half minutes till quarter time.
Treating plenty of time.
High one towards half back.
Cooks in front. Pitman reaches over the top.
Johnson couldn't control it.
Cook well played.
Knocks it. Goldwood. McLeod deflected it.
This is Hart.
Hart at right. Hart back. Stumbles.
Still he goes. Around in his circle.
Boots it up towards the wing. Burke taking no prisoners.
Sends it back in. It bounces.
Very high. Jamison knocked away by
Hidley. Taken by Thompson.
Harvey to Magic. Harvey
almost got through. Lapham
taken front on. Down he goes.
Jarman got him. Whistle.
And I think it will be a ball up.
I must say both sides defense.
So hanging on to the ball a little bit. Trying to set it up on the way out.
And there's been
some half opportunities created.
Very good tackling in both forward lines
at this point.
Coaching panel a moment ago.
And another boundary throw in.
Hidley for one is such a
great defender as a forward. He's able to
defend very quickly there.
Saints are four points in front.
It's two goals to one.
Pitman and Lowe. Pitman started at center half back.
To release Smart to the
forward line. Windmass smears it.
It was smothered. Play on call. Good work
Hidley. Improvised.
Win. Little kick. Not far enough.
All Hart. Cook. Was it touch?
No. It's a mark to court.
Had to be a precise kick.
That one doesn't. Straight back down the center
corridor with the left side. The non-dominant
side from Wren.
But really was the ambition outweighed
ability on that occasion which has set up
the cook mark and shot it goal.
He too, like Shane
Ellen, has not kicked a goal this season.
Came back into the team
with the injuries to Vitavik.
And Everett.
Will kick from 50.
Straight in front. Gets under.
Kicks it poorly.
And
it manages it behind.
So the Saints go to 2-4 and the Crozer
1-5.
Again it will be Rob Jamison who ironically
when the Crozer
came into the competition was
the club's leading goal kicker in 91
with 49 goals. Now he's at the other end of the
ground. Jones flies over the top.
He's got to beat Costa and that's a big arse.
Two very, very exciting players.
And kicks wide and out of bounds on the 4.
The Saints to bring it back in.
Hutchston on the outer wing.
Another young
man who I guess has been pitching himself
all week. Just 21 years of age.
Goes in towards Barry Hall at
half forward. Unable to take it clearly.
Neither could Pittman. Caveman works hard
still he goes. Runs into Burke eventually.
It's back with Barry Hall again.
Played by Simon Goodwood. And again
the umpire comes in in the form of Hayden
Kennedy for a bounce.
I think this is exactly what we want in Grand Falls
and we expect an absolute desperate approach
from both teams. There's the nerves
have settled a little bit and now the game is
really on. And half forward for
Stilda on this overcast day.
But really quite perfect.
Wintmar steals it.
He's held.
Play arm as the call.
Now there's been a wrestle. Will come back for push.
And it will go in the way of Stilda.
Will it be taken?
And it's time. Sandy and a 50 metre
penalty for not delivering the ball back on the 4.
So um, double rammy
there against the Cros.
Isn't that a critical error?
You have a shot at goal from 80 metres
well outside kicking distance.
Now a shot at goal from 30 metres.
Those little discipline errors
that cost 50 metre penalties
are just so critical.
He's got 13 goals next to his name for the season
Andrew Thompson.
That's the free kick there for pushing the back.
Clearly propelled forward in the tackle.
We won't see that, here we see the ball
going back and that's uh...
That ball was touched. It's one behind.
Went off to the close then.
Remarked on his 6 points.
The Saints lead.
Johnson.
There was some indecision
as to who's kick it was but...
So we threw it to nobody.
Goodman comes away, kicks it out towards the wing.
In front is Smart.
Hutchinson is there.
Smart works him off the ball. Still he goes.
Well played, Major, Smart.
Costa needs to be quick. Harvey's got him.
Feeds it inside. This is Johnson.
Johnson's hand pass, he'll direct it.
Rob rin at close quarters.
Smart at 50. Goes behind.
Poor effort. In front Rintoul.
Cripps the crumbs.
So that quickly and the ball bounces out of bounds.
Big chance for the Crows there.
Smart from 50.
Saw Cripps and Sampson a moment ago.
Brown getting ready.
Stretching. Boundary throw in.
Ran at the back. Bond pushed off
at Mike Begert. Back turn was good.
Klain gets his kick in.
Important ball here. McCloud's after it hard.
He could score.
No, he goes short. Wide.
Bond's got it. 45 metres out.
Tight angle.
Not the longest kick in the comp though. He kicked a long
bomb, didn't he? Late against Geelong.
Which was a huge goal at the time.
He kicked a couple of goals late in that match.
He's the leading goal scorer for the Crows in the
finals this season. And that's a
good kick. It's right there.
Close. Very close. Is it a goal?
I think it is.
What's two shift modes?
One heck of a car.
Troy Bond has levelled the scores here at the MCG in the 97 Grand Final.
Hook again goes high up against Wren.
Connell has taken high.
But look at Harvey. The Brown line medallist chips into half.
McCloud chops it up.
Finds Jarman on half back.
He marks in front of Thompson.
Jarman looks towards the centre wing.
And the diving attempt to catch
was taken by Wren.
He misses out to Cook. Off he goes to Daniels.
He's been another very good player in the finals.
This kicking sometimes lets him down.
Johnson shrugs a couple of tackles.
Back to McCloud. Crows goes surging forward again.
Up towards Ellum.
Tried to pat him down to accommodate Connell.
He's taken out of him. Mattie Connell's down.
Wren towards up. Wren towards shoots.
And into the woodwork he goes.
But it's going to come back, is it?
No, the advantage will stand.
So the point will stand. The free kick was paid for a bump in the head.
Head down.
Clearly contact above the shoulder.
Free kick certainly warranted.
Advantage called.
Is that John Wren I could recall the advantage because it turned out to be something of a disadvantage?
No, if the player with the advantage can dispose of the footy, they'll allow it to go.
Peckett's kick out.
Finishes on centre wing with Kane Johnson once again.
The youngster hands it away to Goodwin.
Who looks in towards centre half.
Forward for the crows.
He loots a couple. At the back is Ellum.
Little twist and turn. Cobbles up.
He's taken high and will come back.
And will get another shot at goal directly in front.
35 metres out.
Jim Malcolm-Plate has pulled some good moves in his final series, hasn't he?
Shane Ellum to fall forward in the first quarter.
Yes, it was.
I don't think anyone really picked that one.
And just the high tackles we saw there from Jason Daniels.
And stroke.
And again in front.
When Mick Doohan's not flying around the world's racetracks, he's flying Qantas.
The airline with a frequent flyer program as international as he is.
Crows by seven points.
Shane Ellum's put it to.
Back in the middle.
Rucks go at it. Cook knocks it down.
Decisive look. Burke, hard into the ground.
Spills wide. Crashing in there with Cook.
Kicking in danger is the call.
No high tackle call, Dennis.
Johnson's got the free in any case.
Quickly down to watch half forward.
Hudson worked out of it.
Smart went down.
Crips over the top, knocks it away.
Jarman fell to the ground still. Jarman.
All up.
And the crows enjoying a good period here.
The bounce of left half forward.
They're up 24 to 17.
Just under six minutes till quarter time.
Wren is there.
Puts the body in front.
Pulls it back towards the middle.
Exposes the middle to Burke.
Zillah's got it.
Now to Harvey.
Lumping hand pass to Thompson.
Thompson's away.
The reason the advantage was called
was because the ball went on to St Kilda's advantage.
St Kilda was unable to dispose of the ball
so the ball will now go back
and Robbie Harvey will take his free kick
for that initial high contact.
Thanks for that, John.
Now fourth umpire in the box.
Who knows what it's like to have the heat of a grand final
as an umpire. Harvey there.
there so the game now goes on it goes to half forward Costa to Wren Wren round
the body bad bounce for Harvey Jarman tried to knock it on Thompson did well
back to Harvey seventh possession he just accumulates them good looking kick
what a game McCloud has got the ball in the string to the free kick coming back
to win my two high against half so when my his hands on the foot a couple of
times well across the face in the end his hands on the footy a couple of times
but not many clean possessions after full-forward push out surely not pay
McCloud again what a first quarter he's playing as he goes to the safety the
boundary line and he finds it it's 24 to 17 it's a hot first quarter yes if you
got the ball today you know there's gonna be an opposition player coming at
you that's the way it should be and that's the way it is just under five
minutes remaining in the first quarter ran and cook one by the letter no one's
able to sneak it away back to McCloud did it go far enough yes at the umpire
McCloud comes wide the world's the half back line
Maddie Connell come to hard one a few moments ago but he's up and bouncing
away now kicks the wall center wing Peter Kavan given since he's alive
Kavan has about he's almost down to right half board Daniels gives chase but
Kavan's clear floating pump kick wobbles in towards the pocket difficult one but
Nigel's smart and it beats him over the line in the right forward pocket and
that's exactly the kind of play that the crows want from Kavan Pippen's back on
low to try and stop lows marking power but also Kavan is on haul the third of
the marking forwards with some kill to so that Kavan can take the punt and
charge up food as he did then Saints making a change with Rodney Keough
coming onto the ground Robins doing the rock work
okay end of the woodwork three of them
video analysis Gerrit Healy yes thanks Andy pressure all important all players
have to work both ways at the last in a bounce watch for Darren Jarman here put
the pressure on Rob Harvey and affect the push in the back which saves them a
goal and Keough now on to McLeod tickets kicked it in across the line so boundary
throw in just outside the attacking 50 for the crows the lead 25 to 17 Ren and
cook cook has done pretty well when one that one though down to Daniels under
pressure found a teammate good enough Jones has it Jones up towards the
wing how much value there looking for Harvey knocked away by Johnson it's not
a bounce no Kelly's down on the bar but Neil it's a little one from the crows
point of view we have Bickley on Burke Burke is getting quite a bit of ball
Bickley is yet to have many possessions at all that's important one Jones costa
Jones goes to ground costas been all right high one round the body back to
about center wing smart front spot well done Hudson down the wind back with my
way with the top is but who knew spoke about a moment ago delivers to full
thought beautifully great my head Lee he took it out in front of him like a
champion full forward sure that was a great time he had to actually take it in
his hands if he tied to market on his chest Jamison would have got there to
spoil but Burke just drew to have a look at the low trajectory of the kick it
goes low so he can just reach out in front of his eyes Haley got the eyes
behind the hand so to watch the ball firmly into his hands that's the way to
mark the ball is a fast starter Haley three goals against North in the
prelim final Peter McKenna you wouldn't back against him from here one of the
best kicks in the competition a very long kick and he kicks right through the
ball Bruce as you'll see it's given it his best he likes it but he's just
missed so Haley off to a fast start here just missing to the left and that's
spoiled from halfback by Hudson that has me show that Lord so important goodman
gets it from Jamison Goodman's away kicks up towards the halfback flank and
Costa takes the mark positive signs for the crows with some of their young stars
really opening up full of run
Cain Johnson one in particular Robert on the other side has it now and away he
goes looks up towards half forward up towards Nigel's back who's out in front
still a long way out is smart 65 meters
heads towards full-forged Shanahan stands his ground the ball spills free to
peck and he gets it away to Berks and kill her out of trouble kick is not a
good one however and Maddie Connell will propel the crows back into their
attacking zone not a lot on offer he just drifted inside 50 Peter Kaven from
a standing star pumps it high almost caught in the spotlight for a moment
how often have we seen Kaven alone in the forward 50 meter area from the
crows charges down the ground Hall got there within his vicinity the 10 meters
is too far away to prevent him being used Zilla goes from the back pocket
knocked down in front by Waiklen loose poor smart Rob ron Rob ron from 60 down
towards full forward it hangs a long time in the air some indecision
eventually Zilla comes to it the hand pass knocked down by Ellen and across
the boundary line
Jamison wants somebody off the bench
no I think he's wanting someone picked up ahead of him a loose man drifting back
in the center square meantime Bickley off the hands of the pack he kicks it
behind what are you happening at the MCG Samson on the bench he started on the
ground so it appears to be an injury he was on that shortly meantime Burke has
been everywhere eight possessions he averages 29 of the past three seasons
against the cries Harvey up wide Jones is running the next danger for the crows
Costa and Berchut Jones the length of the ground nearly 60 out will he take
them all on handled inside the Thompson a fumble that Ozzie Jones goes with the
left kicks it
you can get it jumping you can get it pumping you can get it pressing a suit
a hard-earned thirst needs a big cold beer and the best cold beer is thick a
long cold dick you can get it lifted you can get it shifted you can get it
gale now matter of fact I got it now
pros and trouble on the bench we saw Jamison calling persistence he's now
sidelined Ozzie Jones is flying high after one of the great runs and goals
rent wins it out of the middle all important Brown came over the top
Jarman's caught in the center but unable to take it cleanly
Donald Belton why straight to the man in a moment once again however his Ozzie Jones round the body he goes up towards right half forward Tyson Edwards is the player who's come on
here and with my pocket poor bounces but with Mars the quicker to recover down
towards low couldn't quite take a fingertip mark Barry Hall is there to give
him assistance a wild old hand passing to no man's land Thompson has great
courage he loses it however this time and it finishes with Kim Costa comes in
towards the center time ticking away for the crows pick these got 35 seconds ago
to half board before the end of the quarter out it comes on their 50th the
moment
pick it up at the first attempt goes again Robert still there pressure now
encrypts he goes to ground Harvey comes into assist his cool and calm so to his
book he finds Zilla over the top to Harvey Harvey from half back a high one
up towards the wing they queue up the cries when he's got it
another five seconds though Sean Wren on the siren
the grand final right start
both sides had their moments I'd say just good at first quarter as I've seen
the grand fall in terms of intensity certainly the finishing hasn't been
fantastic 38 to Adelaide and three six to St. Kilda but just the pressure on
the man with the ball was food of the guy certainly Adelaide have stood up to
be counted as outsiders in this game Robert Harvey worked his way into it as
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Melbourne cricket ground and the city in the background let's go down and join
Lee now with a white board to check out who's on who at quarter time Lee thanks
Bruce just confirmed the 450 murder areas I think he's pretty much one out
for some killer Jamsons hurt himself heart back there now Hall and Cavan
Cavan's got down the field the half back line of the moment is really running
hard McLeod's getting a lot of the bull lapping off Keogh on basically the
running power of the Adelaide defense out playing the marking power the
Sinclair to forwards might go to the other end just down here
Alan full forward against Shanahan Zilla Rintoul Samson Crips two-man half
forward line smart hudson Robin and wakeland eventually we're about to
start the second quarter of the 1997 grand final and the crows lead by two
points over the Saints it was a magnificent opening quarter by both
teams ran off the ground out of the center to half forward a missed there
by James smart who was good in the opening term James forces Ford under
pressure Jones over ran at Johnson with him ducking down low as Costa they call
for holding the footy and he's gone one of the tackles looked a bit high one
stage but Jones has got it and kicked the most sensational goal in the opening
quarter Harvey 11th position out wide kicks to center wing win my up high with
him as Edwards Connell happy to see it roll over the fence
Neil we're pretty keen to find out about Jamison and also Samson Neil Curley
since the best of the two he's got a slight knock to the leg he should be
okay for further activity but Jamison this stage hamstring gone would be in
serious doubt tragic news there for Rodney Jamison Thompson is locked up on
the other side only typing head the bench makes it tough
they're away from the ball that's shepard
abouts on center way rain in front Burke waiting down common giving chase Burke
towards the line does it beautifully to Harvey who just goes over I'm sure
Malcolm blight is thinking about that matchup Johnson is based just not
getting any of the ball really he'll he's doing is chasing Harvey around and
Harvey is just getting a lot of it might be thinking about just what he can do in
that situation not only very fit Robert Harvey but also very strong some of the
club consider him pound-for-pound the strongest player in the competition
what happened with the Saints at quarter time Russell Morris yes Dan's very
concerned about the kickouts very very loose allowing Adelaide to run the ball
out of their forward line all too easily and also to protect the ball carrier
very concerned about that Vickley takes the Jones hand pass but then he too is
playing the ball spills free towards Cain Johnson back he goes to red puts
them inside 50 once again an effective spoiled by peckett push thought
dangerously towards Stephen Ziller still against it away to Shanahan and he
comes wide towards a halfback play picket is running hard didn't break
stride he's away right halfback Justin Peckett running up towards the wing
he's run about 60 meters told to go on draws a man pops it over the top Keough
goes back inside the hall Paul can run the 50 and unwind this will bring the
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830 Sunday gee you'd bottle Jones's golden halls wouldn't you late in the
first and early in the second the crows have got a respond Jones is getting a
hold of it they're running free at the moment the Saints Daniels back to Jones
but it's close on the scoreboard it's 4 6 to 3 8 and the crows are come from
behind team Haley off and out of play I think as in Cunnell pushed you at low
closer into the truthful forward line position Haley up the field a little bit
the moment low hasn't marked the ball yet against Pittman so from Adelaide's
point of view that's a good matchup cook and ran cooks been pretty good in the
center bounces particularly Renz also had a fair bit of it rent pushes out
Harvey's got a Johnson's got Harvey still manages to get a handball he couldn't
break the jarman tackle Thompson tries to get through Connell's there
Haley also works for him all by Harvey to win my win mother all he's got he's been good big Barry has
yes he has Kaven's got up the field against him and now put the pressure on
him running back but that goal from Hall and now another shot is nothing like
kicking a couple of goals to make a backman aware of your presence and make
sure he's a little bit more reticent about leaving you too early
Harvey's ability then just to win the ball in what was a real 50-50
competition and get it to win my can Barry kicky second in two minutes it
looks good it's a beauty
Barry Hall has kicked two goals to stop the second quarter and the Saints lead
five six to three eight yes it all came from winning the contest there was
nothing the places winning a contest this pack situation I mean in this
situation either must have been six eight players touch the ball who was
going to expricate it from the path guess who Robert Harvey eventually comes
out with it just able to lay off the Mickey Wynmar and then Hall just had to
run into the space and win my set it up right right right by some children
Barry Hall the unlikely hero at the moment for some kill there as we go back
in the middle suddenly they lead by ten points Harvey is slung to the ground
loses the ball so to did Keough but he's quick to go again in the middle and I
think importantly cook got up and got his hand to the ball over rent certainly
Adelaide aren't dominating the rock work in the center square which was one of
their big hopes pretty match still in the middle no one able to take it
clearly Keough to Burke almost taken high rent butters up but might get
another chance so to Keough run the camera for 48 meters what was it in the
ball for
now this is a thinking goal what he has to do here hall is think his way through
this situation if he tries to keep the ball straight there's probably no
golf place open to him he just has to cruise in about five meters from Kaven
go out to his right hand side and open up the angle but he's just gonna have
his composure think about what he's going to do and then execute let's see
what he does the boy from Broadford started out his sporting life as a boxer
now looking for his third goal in as many minutes runs round
shots said kill the fans like it
introducing the new Mitsubishi Pajero perfectly adapted to Australian
conditions Barry Hall putting his stamp on this game you rockman sir across key
to the left kidding to the right up by go again the Saints out of the middle
keita Thompson Thompson inside the 50 I'll contest about 30 meters out no
contest on the ground on the test and what key out of the center square is
actually having a run in the center square now Nathan Burke went half
forward and key are really good hard work in there got the ball forward and
then really Pittman live and heart really didn't think it was in the
contest so he didn't go and dropped right in Hickley's lap he's got to this
afternoon a slight break in the Barry Hall show
Hickley get back in from here
one of the crows had their share at this end
Jared maybe the Barry Hall show that's also the rock key I show the classic
three-on-one situation he's right here I'll get the ball he's got two options
here picket and here hall and let's see what happens when he makes the correct
decision he goes over the top to the longer kicking hall in space picket can
shepherd result a goal crows under fire
heart McLeod good mark what a first quarter he play Keogh came on to him
McLeod away kicks the ball to a smart tries to do it on his chest well played
Max Hudson missed by Keating sir across here the boat just come on to the
ground it's all happening for the Saints pick it out very very wide to
Hickley Hickley with it runs it out boundary throw in young Max Hudson
first year in AFL football from Brisbane he's executed some excellent spoils at
this point on Nigel smart smart can't get in the game down there he's got his
half chances but that Hudson quick enough to get there get the fist in the
spoil Jamison around the boundary line a forlorn figure looks no chance to come
back Johnson good pick up good tackle by
Bert taken by James short little kick by James goes towards McLeod on center
wing while somehow he escapes he's back the
three of them goes back again but well played up towards at center wing mark
not taken by Goodwin pickets almost taken high by Connell
Kane Johnson gets another chance he doesn't welder is captain mark Pickley
Pickley through the middle the crows want a steady goal badly down towards
center half board shatter hand in front of Ellen goes wide from charges to the
other side giving Ozzie Jones and Kim Costa a chance to run Tyson Edwards is
there as well runs out of room in the end and a throw in on center way it's an
interesting decision by Malcolm blot to actually remove ring from the ground to
give him a spell one would have thought he may have been good enough player to
have a spell on the full forward line try and give a tall marking target down
there still on center wing with Jones and Costa the two number five here's a
Nicky win my handball over the top goes towards Costa again he's taken over the
line down to the boundary line Neil Curley he's he run their sandy I see the
Westankura have chosen to keep Jones on that big stand win for the whole game
some killed a by 17 points kidding knocks it down Jarman being quiet in the
last half hour worked off the ball Daniels at the base of that pack in a
whistle some killed her in this term irresistible and for the moment looking
like a team of destiny just under 13 minutes to halftime cook taking a break
bounce out his side wing Keating and sir Akoski one down by the former Keo being
very good smart gathers the bouncing ball arches the back comes away smart
inside the 50 Robyn from the side judged it superbly the kick not the equal of
the mark Robyn picks it up feeds it across to
Connell Connell goes off a step but hangs a long time in the air Shanahan
knocks it down waiting in front was Keo lost it McCloud did brilliantly Ellen
crashed to the ground by Shanahan in Godzilla didn't appear to have it we've
got a whistle ball out from umpire kennedy it's a good call to on McCloud
tennis done a couple of things today that have been extraordinary his ability
to remain on his feet under pressure so the crows has been a while since the
score they need one here they haven't been an attack too often in this turn
three eight six seven Wakeland goes high so does Robyn Connell a rather in tool
over the top of his head hoping really and bomb so it's a right forward pocket
for the crows take it with bond bond kicked a great goal from a standing
start from a mark in the first quarter they need to improvise probably here and
get one Robyn trying to push out hudson key
oh did he duck play on called Robyn's here with Wakeland can't quite get a real
foot to it cost the brakes a line
sure Hayden Kennedy thought about pinging him for a prior opportunity then
he actually ran past a couple of tackles named got caught
this is a hard football to win at the moment white man does the rock work bond
gets an opportunity but he's claimed
lovely looking tick to is gonna be good what do you reckon that's not so bad
Oh
all right ice mate perfect that's the worst of it be honest
Simon Goodman playing in just his 10th game a much needed goal for the Adelaide
Crows out of the middle they go again through Cain Johnson down towards center
half forward pick it in front I think the Saints are missing cook in the middle as
the ball comes out wide down goes Burke at the top Charmin that man again Harvey
comes off half back kicks it up towards half-forks do we know haven't seen a lot
of him this afternoon has the ball on the wing
his first marks do we love inside the 50 over the top big weight almost the mark
to Edwards nothing doing Paul again shrugs a tackle from 45 meters out down
towards the pocket bounces towards the boundary line and goes across
yes an interesting point you might Dennis obviously they've decided to make
sure to one-on-one in the rock cook is gonna go with rain and Sarah Koski when
Keating comes on but maybe cook is a much better option comparatively than
Sarah Koski will like that development with interest kidding knocks it down
Brown hand passes back towards the boundary win mark plucked it
immediately has company tied up ball up
picks himself up st. Stephen attack they've made the running in this quarter
but the crows close with that goal by Goodwin it's 20 meters out from the
Saints goal he'd be going to the back I thought of Pittman high kick around his
body close a behind so the Saints by two goals Peter McKinney you got a sensational
view in this great southern stand your thoughts so far particularly down this
forward line Bruce it's very hard to contain their load was being held by
Pittman but all the agility of all the note of Jason Heatley they cannot
contain them I think down the other end to be a good chance to get all the
forwards up the ground and put Darren Jarman down the square on his own I
reckon he's just sort of play that could win the game for them beautiful kick my
heart to find Kavan
to send away that's right first Peter Kavan actually ran around to play on
Brian Sheehan called play on and once that happens anybody can tackle from
anywhere sir across the including sir across the one that one McLeod within
Daniels but he's still got a handball away smart still is smart a bit of
strength but held up in the end Keating hard at it tries to get the handball
away the Saints are hard Daniels to Chris Chris woggles at the wind mark
hold his ground Nicky does bouncing ball hard to control in the center
Jarman onto him the crows are standing up here and they have to they know that
the Saints are put into them the pros must now accelerate with them 12 points
the margin nine minutes remaining in the first half some kill the leading after
three goals early in this term by Barry Hall Pittman whisks it round towards
Jarman who flicks it onto his boot down towards into half for Crips spoils
Goodwin Goodwin goes again
well done Goodwin
since one of those days the marking forwards really aren't marking them in a
contest they leading the space okay but neither side is afford been able to
basically out plays direct opponent body to body bounce on half forward but
couldn't take it clearly at the first attempt Robyn comes in over the top
another ball up deeper yes I sandy Andrew McLeod a fantastic first quarter
half backlog now has been moved on to the ball onto Burke and also a bigly
onto a key oh two important moves there at center half for for the crows a chance
maybe but hardly will have something to say about that so to Bickley keeps it in
that forward zone his hand pass goes astray here almost threw it out Costa
almost stolen Jones goes again towards the boundary line
Bon sneaks in front of him but eventually runs out of room and a
throw in on the 50 but Adelaide crows disparate for another score down by 12
points it's not pretty
the paying public certainly paying attention terrific game of football
tossed in right on the 15 Lakeland scrambles about of defense Daniels
releases Thompson Thompson peels off half back kicks down awards half forward
hall everything is running for him now the umpire perfect angle has called him pushing the back
Kavan game number 99 down towards half forward
Pittman in from the side haven't seen much of him low almost claimed the mark
flicked out of there by sir across key somehow off the ground by Pittman it
wanders down towards the pocket picket met solidly in the ball jarred across
the boundary line
Justin picket a sense of deja vu back in 66 another number one Roger head right
in the back pocket for the Saints close deep an attack just a couple behind at
the back Robin Goodwin McLeod well done by the Saints though it was
burnt it was a snappers missed it's a behind but Lee they've consolidated here
the crows the Saints kicked three goals in six minutes at the start of the
quarter and later tightened it again they're doing fairly well and as we
mentioned when the rough situation change it certainly has worked in the
crows favor at the moment could you be a little bit better V sir Akoski than
Red walls versus cook back into play once again a wake them a flyer for the
Saints Costa is gonna take the free kick on half back
killer now having Harvey down deep in the forward line here's Daniels on the
outer wing juggling
under seven minutes remaining in the second quarter to left half forward
who's gonna be first to recover Kavan or Hall they both got hard at it
Hall still going Kavan still going Barry Hall says I'll take it tries to storm
his way through it pops the handball straight up in the air difficult one
for low hurry kick by Jarman goes back towards center wing difficult one as it
bounces low up towards right half board charging his scripts playing but gets
his kicked out of half board and a beautiful Fickerton mark low down by
Jarman what a champion he is as he gives it to costa he runs through the center
floats it up towards Ellen and half board Shanahan spoiled Shanahan recovers
and defends towards the boundary line kept in play however Ellen sneaks away
the handback
well delightful click back into play after that ball appeared to be over the line and now
Troy Bob has a chance to kick his second in the forward line keep the ball alive
that's what that's all about if it's in defense let the ball run over but in the
forward line keep it inside and the crows set it up from that the crows are
taking them back dear fellow footy fans I am deeply deeply sorry although he
fought back courageously from injury Wayne Carey is not playing in today's
grand final and it's all my fault it was my roo boy theorem that cast Wayne into
the public spotlight and we all know what happens to kangaroos that get
caught in spotlights I feel your pain Wayne yours apologetically you and
McCormick well there we say it it's got the makings of an epic grand final and
cave and limping off must be the bloodbathers plays being held up
so where does rent go do you think right now well this is interesting I think
Robin is going to go into defense ready into the forward line and Robin hasn't
been getting much of the ball down there and maybe ready into the forward line is
a quite a good move smart it's both Robin and smarter actually going back at
the moment well no flexibility on that bench that's the problem
Jamison and Samson both hurt getting on the ground when the only man capable of
coming back quick running repairs a pit stop meantime back in the middle Keating
knocks it down when my taken high was a ball job loose umpire will ball it up
that's a free kick it's going to win my
he was taken high alongside this inner circle kicks inside the 50 half timely
fist on that one good intervention off the ground by Connell Jones has got the
foot speed look at him go sweeping hand pass Brown claim by James James got him
down immediately you can say capently meet him back meantime Jones running
down towards the 50 part against the line sets it up the whole ball drop the
mark chance for McLeod and McLeod knocks it across the line he was there in the
nick of time and while that blood rule was taking place Darren Jarman has gone
into the four line as pretty McKenna suggested one out now in the forward 50
secure to have left Jamie Shanahan as the conventional fullback even despite
Jarman being down there another good kick by Ben Hart to good one
Rintol has been quiet it's got to do better than that can't go to ground
Ellen Sainz with a chance Sirikosky's little gift Cripps pulled off it Paul
has been such a player Robins got him handled by Zilla has been reasonably
quiet back to Zilla can kick a goal measures it it won't come back it's a
poor attempt in the end bouncing ball over the boundary line boundary throwing
yeah I think you got open space between you and the goals go into it
particularly when it's a Zilla who's a pretty quick player he kicked the ball
lead from probably 40 meters all he had to do is run hard at the goals he could
have got probably within 20 and made a certainty of it Keating Heatley
Sirikosky takes it out of the air Heatley taps back Harvey snap shot from
Harvey it's good it's a goal
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Robert Harvey gets his first and James receiving attention for the blood rule
and Stuart low into the rack now I think it's a good movie Pitten was on top in
the center half back so low into the rock and Neil on into the forward line
for some kilter sirikosky looks like he's come off what a moment for Robert
Neil 23 year old been in the football wilderness playing in his first finals
and killed a rip it out of the middle once again courtesy of win my high kick
by Nicky win up towards the 50 Tony Brown weights down somehow gets out of
trouble kicks it high towards Barry Hall and Stuart low going with the flight
Paul first to recover is this number four called a little too far one behind
the wise interest by the agility at close quarters of Barry Hall is not a
long run up at a close quarters very quick and agile Russell sirikosky he
just caught up with all the excitement he was physically vomiting when he came
off the ground so I think he's really busting his gut look fella so he's
really having a hard go heart to Pittman who marks on half back for the Crows
under four minutes left in the first half of poor bounce for Huchton and
smart and it's Shane Ellen says at ricochet away over the line it's on
sender wing members side of the MCG a cool overcast day a wonderful day for a
grand final and we do have a grand contest here at the moment
Tyson Edwards from the throwing gains 35 meters as he kicks towards left half
forward and Justin Peckett takes it over Jared yes just to explain that lose
point about Stephen Zilla he gets the ball from deep in defense gets forward
look at all this space here he could have kept on running in and cleaned up
that goal quite easily but blazes away and misses down in front this is Burke
pranked off it get good to ball across the line it goes
that's one of the things about mental pressure when you expect the player to
tackle you sometimes kick the ball much quicker than you actually have to and
that was an example that from Zilla good pick up by Jared low and Wren low
brilliantly done down to win matter Daniels again possession number 16
penetrates to 50 clever mark taken down there by heart just working off his man
heart chips it across Bickley has been quiet runs to space comes away from half
back has had the one bounce up towards the wing kicks towards half forward and
smart what a good kick it covered 60 meters it was perfect there's Jarman up
ahead goes back towards full forward now circling
Shanahan watching him meantime smart fancies himself at this distance two and
a half minutes till halftime a lot riding on this kick 52 plays 39
Saintly smart unloads hasn't got the carry not quite almost the mark in front to Ellen up hands and across the line for behind
it's been pretty good smart
Burke out wide finds Cripps in the back pocket 710 to 510 Cripps short Peckett
got him Goodwin was in but Peckett stood his ground and took it on his chest in
the end now loose man created here to ground their way again the Saints is
where they're so dangerous round onto the left floating kick not good
Kavan Heatley hearts had a good quarter slaps it to the boundary line and finds
it boundary throwing late in the first half he's got the pace to go with
Heatley I think he has to take the front position as he did when he came forward
and took that chest mark just earlier and that's what he got to do gotta get
the front position to try and block the weekly lead Keating low Connell McLeod
quite a second quarter magnificent opening could have run a fair wave
delivers bond up high McLeod to the beautifully
was getting tackle high tackle on bond not pay holding the footy well he did duck down didn't he
well I think the tackle more was around the top of the arm Bruce rather than around the neck
Cripps gets some killer out of trouble down the wards right half board and Jack
Daniels he gets a cruel bounce Matty Connell tries to paddle it clear not
successful so Connell will get a chance to go again he does gaining 25 meters
towards in the way and forcing a throw
heating off with a minute remaining in this first half throw in on center wing
and Stuart low chance to take it out of the air looks down towards Burke in
trouble to Daniels hugs the boundary line just keeping it in his Robert Beale
they playing very well in the reserves and gets his chance the expense of
young Keough whites down in front needs someone going past his Thompson Thompson
hooking it in towards heatly a little too far for him goes across the top hits
the post and we'll have a throw it in the left
board pop Andrew Thompson during 29 for the Saints
when my trust to pluck it out of their Barry Hall gets caught spills free a
chance for the crows to clear if I showed Edwards tumbles apart back
towards the half back line Daniels taken out of the bike on this opens the door
once again for Neil in trouble pushes it away towards Daniels on right half board
hooks it inside 50 to kill the need a market cycle on
Rodney Keough
very important kick person killer is kicking from 55 and going for distance he
pulls it away to the right so he adds it behind to the St. Kilda scoreline at
halftime this is a special first half of football this is what grand finals are
all about that's an interesting effort by Keough then he had plenty of time but he
just wanted to hurry himself I think sometimes the pressure of the moment you
think let's get this over and done with but he certainly ran in very quickly
kicked the distance easy enough but pulled the kick one would have thought it
would have grown into just a little bit more preparation to try and keep the
ball straight she the crows a lot better off at halftime than they were last week
when you think about it there's almost deja vu with cooks kick after the side
but at halftime here a great first time the Saints lead 7-eleven to the crows 5
10
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footballers all around the world today including Nathan Buckley who's in
California at the Great Australian Bight Redondo Beach Nathan welcome to the
telecast it's been a cracking final to halftime yeah Bruce I'm not sure he said
the Americans seem to love the game here and they're cheering at the right time
it seems like a crackerjack game for them Nathan your impressions of what's
happened so far in the first half yeah I think the crows have been very hard at
the ball and I think initially that puts St. Kilda off the game but the way the
things have panned out I think St. Kilda have done very well with the
Barry Hall quicking those quick goals and it seems though they're back on
track and the crows have got to work ahead of them in the second half what
did you think of Ozzie Jones's goal just before quarter time and then
shortly after quarter time Barry Hall two long-running goals for the Saints
yeah I think when I saw Ozzie Jones goal I immediately thought of Michael Long
and great goals in the grand final I think Ozzie's was every bit as good I
think obviously he needed someone's help in Thompson to get it there but it was
still a great goal all the same crows are hanging in there and they're doing a
good job Jamison seems to be a real body blow from where we're sitting he's a
fine player isn't he yeah well Jamison's obviously been being good forward or
back for the crows and and he's been able to to hold Heatley although he got
away a couple of times and he'll be important in the second or he'll be lost
for them in the second half and Nathan what about Jarman he's gone to fall
forward where would you play Jarman in the second half of this match well I
think he's obviously best at across the midfield if he can get the ball if he's
being held off it well that's not going to work he missed a couple of shots at
goal right in the first five minutes of the first quarter now it's pretty
costly to the crows but I'd keep him across midfield for a while more and at
the last the last post send him to full forward great to talk to you Nathan
enjoy the rest of the match at Rodondo Beach in California terrific
Nathan Buckley there with the Americans and that they cheering hard so from
where Nathan is right now the Saints are going pretty well but the crows have got
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this match being televised live by B sky B in London Bruce Roberts is their host
there and joining him today John long my of the North Melbourne Football Club and
Liam Pickering from Geelong we're going there right now are you welcome
gentlemen and and Bruce we have got a cracking game at halftime from your
point of view a Londoner watching this match have you seen it
what's been a great game so far Bruce we've been trying to be pick who you've
got your money on whether or not it's going to be McLeod or Harvey for the
Norm Smith medal well they're both going very well Harvey kicking a goal in that
second quarter you've got two great Australian footballers with you at the
moment my first question to John long my John who do you think has been the
outstanding player so far in the first half I think actually Andrew McLeod's
been a very important player Bruce and obviously Barry Hall with his three
goals in that second quarter were vital for circuitous chances well John you
played against the Saints last week Liam you played against the Crows in a big
final in Adelaide a couple of weeks ago how do you see the Crows performance so
far to halftime yeah look Bruce I think they've been going quite well at the
moment I think provided they don't run their legs in the second half you know
they're gonna be you know they're gonna be pretty hard to stop what about the
midfield Liam where you play your football how have you seen that matchup
and who do you think might have the edge today look I think today it's probably
some kilter you know they're getting a lot of run through Robert Harvey also
getting a lot of run through Ozzy Jones so you know I think at the moment that
they're probably on top but you know Adelaide got some good midfielders as
well so we'll see how they go in the second half and John just briefly
Heatley's performance the full forward to halftime for the Saints yeah he's
been fantastic Bruce I think not only his goals have been important but his
little things like his attack on the ball and he's tap on I mean he tapped
went on to Harvey just before halftime there was vital they got a goal out of
he's been a very good player to both of you and also to you Bruce thank you very
much for letting us join you today enjoy the rest of the telecast it's going to
be a great second half and John and Liam will catch up with you when you come
back to Australia that's John Longmire with Liam Pickering let's go now to
Gerard Healy with some video analysis Gerard thanks Bruce Rod Keough I thought
you played a significant role in that term and one of the reasons is he's a
great in and under player he gets himself front and square of the packs
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90% of loose balls from a contested mark situation will occur here's Rod
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set up another shot on goal as he did three or four times in that turn
thanks for that Gerard so Keough an important player coming on in the first
quarter after McLeod had made such a mark early in this match we'll take a
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there watching on the big screen their hosts Paul Williams of Collingwood Shane
Crawford of Hawthorne welcome to both of you firstly to you Paul Ozzie Jones
versus Kim Costa and the fact that they're using Jones on one side of the
ground for the whole match yeah very interesting do that I think the two
number fives have have had a pretty even contest but I think Ozzie Jones is
definitely a little bit ahead due to the fact that he does have such a
penetrating running running style and that goal that he kicked from a fullback
kicking I think it was it was just an uplifting uplifting goal sensational
stuff wasn't it and Shane one of the surprises today was Malcolm Blight
putting Shane Ellen who hasn't kicked a goal all year to fall forward how have
you seen that move and how do you think it's worked out for the Crows yes for
sure I was very surprised to see Shane Ellen lining up at full forward but he's
done very well kicked two vital goals to get the side going but basically
hopefully for the Adelaide side anyway he can kick a few goals in this or the
next half and help the Adelaide side to a victory but he's been very good and
very much a big surprise Bruce and just briefly what's the atmosphere like in
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you very much Shane Crawford and Paul Williams at the Century Hotel in Hong
Kong Malcolm Blight had a fair bit to say in the rooms at halftime Chad Rintoul
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both the teams back out there for the start of this the third quarter let's go
down to deeper with Russell Morrison Neil curly dip thanks very much a
bruising shining going from my down here now well because the big men haven't had
a big say in this game so far no Brandon Robber have just about been
unsighted and honey one play them for st. Kilda took the game away but st.
Kilda getting a lot of the ball at the back of the pack not being checked there
and that's hurting the crows badly and fly you went into the rooms at half time
so they did differ initially they were very disappointed because they weren't
following their game plan in the first term too many short kicks too many
mistakes low he went to the rack trying to get a bit of movement but desperately
needs to reload to get more in the ball but they're just trying to shake the
shackles off very similar to last week's game Bruce when North Melbourne were
just clinging on and no I'm still to break away in the third turn thank you
for that that had huge third quarters as low and Pittman interesting Bruce
Adelaide have started off with an extra halfback extra man on the back of the
center square at the moment Jamie Shanahan is standing at fullback for
some killer without a direct opponent that's Simon Goodwin he's the player and
at the moment Shanahan is just thinking to himself now what's happening here who
am I going to get when they come forward something unusual that's about to
unfold Samson being strapped second half about to start they call this quarter
the one the one that counts most it's 7-11 to 5-10 grows to the right cook
again gets over in as he's done for most of the day
Keogh hard at it finds some space for himself and kicks well inside 50 big
flight from Kavan well rid of the back by James to Ben Hart has to run backwards
and delivers to halfback and delivers well to Edwards Tyson Edwards over the
top to Peter Kaven who's got a little bit of time over the top of a win my he
goes to Goodwin the left footer swings it up towards the center wing the Burke
stands his ground plenty of poise goes underground back towards right half
forward but not low enough Goodwin goes again very important for the Crows they
get the first goal of this second half so desperate to cling to the Saints
who've shown that they can sprint away the Crows on the other hand have shown
that they can fight back in that situation I mentioned Shanahan has come
right up the field to play on Goodwin if they're playing as extra midfielders
Goodwin Shanahan that's a good matchup for the Crows
Robyn and Cook Robyn continuing to work hard Colliet's caught balls bills free
back to Robyn again tumbling the half forward Thompson's in front of Jarman
who's not happy
Andrew Thompson from the back pocket again goes to the outer wing a big pack
of players set themselves Burke runs close to the line
Conlon Daniels see him take it over and what's happened Darren Jarman started in
the center square but has now gone to full for this and Cuddle runner will be
on his way out there now to make sure Shanahan comes back and send Thompson
back up to the midfield Saints by 13 points Ren decisively McLeod dragged off
it goes again well played they lock it in wall up Zilla from a South Australian
at the base of that pack there's Jamison gingerly around the boundary
the vast sea of faces behind him bounce in front Windsor gained about 25 meters
smart under the loose ball he's on the wing he pulls it back the wood center
half forward it's a floater hangs a long time in the air
Jones did well tucked it away from Rintoul taken by Cook under pressure was
Jones Zilla dragged down it spills wide taken by Burke ferrets it across towards
support Jones can't keep it in boundary throw in
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led by two points at quarter time they stay in touch after being down by 13 and
halftime Harvey gets a hurry kick games probably 25 meters towards the half
back like Stephen Zilla bends it back in towards in the way of Sean Redcar take
the diving mark Harvey goes off the ground down to half board brownfield
heat in the kitchen so to this good one he's playing by cook
they'll be about between center wing and half forward for some killer Tony Brown
20 year old who made his debut a couple of years ago
some kill to enjoy the third quarter at least they have in the finals so far what
will transpire today ran and good would working hard push it even wider to
McLeod away he goes Tyson Edwards takes it from James up towards the center of
the ground an important one for Stephen Zilla and also Pickley through comes
Shanahan and now Harvey said kill to go down towards wind
still a long way out is Nikki Wendmark 65 meters
the man's doing an incredible job just to control his emotions today following
the tragic loss of his father some 24 hours ago he spears it into
walk half board this time Stuart Lowe arguably the safest pair of hands in the
competition and that's a very very important psychology person killed
this is only like a second mark normally sure it like takes 10 12 marks a game
that's his averages but today people's been out of spoil and life just hasn't
been out to get into the game so just him they got a lead to spice take his
second mark for the guy and that is something some killer will be looking
towards he has been a very good contributor in front of goal this season
for the Saints behind Jason Higley he's got 52 to his name 52 goals and 33
behind
attention on the back that he has made on the ground in front of it and then
begins his approach an important kick for some killer from 40 meters out
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welcome Dwight has been here before the margin as it was at halftime 13 points
cook only as far as good one Johnson nicely done releases Jarman running
down towards half forward too high for smart loose ball at the back Rinsor left
it behind plenty of Saints there in goes smart Crips comes away though one bounce
running up towards half back kicks towards the way they battle on the logo
Kehoe almost in behind them is Pittman picked up by good one good hand pass
away comes Costa Costa down awards with 50 Rintoul's got it now Rintoul is 60
meters out inclined to go for distance long towards full forward it bounces
behind them I don't think they touched it
well yes that's an answering goal again by Adlai let's go to Jared this but
Rintoul took the long shot from the 50 meter mark he was actually aiming at
smart and Hudson here but they both just slightly misjudged the ball bounced in
the goal square fortuitous bounce with the cries seeing their trying will take
any way they can and close again the pros 52 to 59
Rintouls had a quiet day that might help ring gets over the top Jarman Johnson
held up Bickley down low it's going to be a bounce it's a very good grand
final 8 11 to 7 10 Sirakowski his father played for St. Kilda in 66 when they
won 31 years ago
Rin well done by cook building for it was against the flow James breaks the
tackle Johnson the cloud the young closer running when he take on cook he
doesn't he goes to smart and full forward he's worked underneath him he
tries to get back it's a battle Charmans there and Shanahan releases the ball
over the line and why not so the pros are back within six points 7 11 to 8 11
with some analysis Jared Healy in the creation of space in both forward lines
vitals and children are doing it particularly well have a look at this
one from Nikki win mark it's important because the security boards have lit up
the ground and allowed sure you know that space to lead into we took the mark
and he converted
he converted but the pros have come out firing in the second half let's see what
some killer can do on the Jones goes to Stephen's Ella Stephen's Ella goes
through the center with one bounce his 75 meters out he decides to go down to all
Barry Hall shades of David Barrett with number 25 here working hard
you already got three goals to his credit taking over the line
you could have to find a crowd then we'll have the seat he tried to overhaul
the crash by under the flight of the ball but just couldn't do it enough so
good defensive effort again the chances with some killer low out of the air
towards Hall clean balls a couple of them and has taken over the line to the
boundary line Neil Curley strange move here by Stan Alves I can't quite work it
out we said during the second quarter he looked like he was going to play Jones on the
one wing well after a fantastic first quarter he's brought him over on this
member's wing I can't work out why. Kane Johnson takes the heart-kicker and looks
towards Shane Elland but Keough intercepts Keough does beautifully pops it over the top
he had assistance from win mark but he decides to use Harvey Harvey chips in
towards Hall from the side again
it's all about appetite and they're both very hungry
Adelaid and son killed her at the MCG boundary throw in in front is Wren over
the top McCloud pumps it back towards the boundary Connell's in front and
across it goes
collateral damage another throw in Matt Connell for the
best and fairest
look out
nice and close behind the pack is Wim Marr Thompson is there diving in his
James take in front on another whistle the Saints lead by seven points
teaching this position got a ball of about 40 meters out from the security
goal Stuart low does it his opponent Pitman drops back into the defensive
goal square wonder whether he could just get a bit more attacking from there then
front spot cave and hold to put the pressure on
Hall with Kavan Kavan tries to go back to Pitman
Goodwin's had a fair third quarter but that looks close to having the fall and
in dangerous territory to at 55 meters had to try and keep it down low not easy
to do but for the second time today kicks it out of bounds on the floor
Bert co-captain with this man low brings it in towards low sets himself
close well done Kavan, Heatley missed it, hard ball, good handball on the up by the pros Goodwin
to James, James through the center, dropped mark by Johnson, Bickley's got hold of it
towards Jarman, Shanahan with him, well done Shanahan, Jarman could be dangerous
one of the free kick, smart on Goodwin, good tackle, fantastic tackle by Hudson and Shanahan's
alive and kicks the half back well as we said they call this the Premiership
quarter and at the moment that's how it's unfolding, this is an insatiable struggle
the crows throwing absolutely everything at St. Kilda as Neil leaves the ground
and Lapham comes back on for the Saints this is Matty Connell
struggled early in the season to cement his regular spot in the side
courage by Keough but he couldn't take the mark, Tyson Edwards is 60 meters out
chip shot that's okay finds James, was that fantastic courage from Rob Keough
came back with a fly to the ball if he hadn't done that I suspect Darren Jarman
was just gonna run into an easy chest test mark so fantastic courage then by Keough
Great James is directly in front of goal but 55 meters out the long drop part
there's no one at the back there for St. Kilda, Shane Allen is going to have a shot
to bring the crows to within one point at St. Kilda
well that's interesting Allen is now playing on the half back line against Rob Keough
and he drifted forward and Keough might have just missed him
Shane Allen goals, here come the crows
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a point the difference in the grand final
Wren and Cook, Wren knocks it towards half forward Daniels has been quiet to
Burke who started so well, breaking it off the boot it's
goes to McLeod a chance for the crows now to grab the lead he runs to 50
gets it away to Connell, hits solidly by Wakeland down he went
it comes across from Daniels, Zillers sends it wide, Huchton's got it now
Huchton running around the other side a couple of bounces
he wants Costa, Costa comes to him now he pops it over the top to Jones
Jones executes not quite awkward half volley for Hall
in goes Peckett, dragged down by Kaven, taken by Hall
releases Harvey, Harvey slips away with those silky skills
gets it across to Lapman, Lapman hard against the line
pulls it back towards the middle they come from all directions
and the young man Goodwin claims the mark
Spadewell releases Bob, runs a yard and then bounces
and then comes away and chips to Smart at 60 the crows are playing brilliantly at
the moment Jarman in the pocket kicks towards him
got him well he can go back and put him in front just like he did last week
and that's where Jarman is dangling, leading off Shanahan
Shanahan's going to be okay in the air against Jarman and that's the problem
that Jarman provides as a match-up just that little bit of
acceleration enabled him to get into space there
he got there almost Shanahan but he jumped if you jump from the front
position it protects the ball out in front of your eyes
and look at Jarman eyes on the ball never eyes it never varies
and jumps into it can see the balls in his line
kicks for goal
they're in front
Jarman gets the first for him today and the crows are making their move
they certainly are this has been an interesting situation that they've done
here I mentioned earlier in the quarter Jarman goes into the center square then
comes back to full forward and Shanahan takes him on the way through
but it's messing up the security match-ups a little in midfield
because Thompson he takes Jarman but then Jarman disappears and at the moment
the confusion is working in the crows way
well Adelaide lost the lead shortly after quarter time
for the first time since then they've got it back
what a grand final Crips got a hand to but that was all Daniels gives him
assistance Harvie Copps one has to scoot it out the back door
very very quickly Daniels is locked up the Adelaide crows have come out pumped
in the second half we saw Malcolm Bligh having plenty to say to a couple of
players he had plenty to say to the team the tackling pressure really has been
great all day the crows still in the middle Johnson tries to get it out
almost a high tackle going the way of the crows
Costa gets it down towards the 50 the crows relentless at the moment
Zilla under pressure Keough fumbles once goes again but Ellen's got him
comes towards Ozzie Jones goes over the top the Saints need a steady and goal
Zilla gets caught by Robben he loses Thompson's hand pass Proffy
and again Jones keeps it in so too Thompson peck it in for the assist
finishes with Ozzie Jones is away on centre wing looks down towards Stuart
Low and he marks on the chest crucial time now for St Kilda
nine minutes left in this all-important third term the crows have the lead
Heatley has the football pops it out in front of Vicky Windmar
he's got a great courage on there and that kick under pressure sadly
goes out of bounds on the floor and St Kilda will get another chance
great effort by James showed courage but the pressure told here's Heatley 65
meters out he needs a haul or a low mark in the
football not to be the big arms of Stuart Wren go on
Wren to heart momentum has shifted the crows dictating the terms at the
moment short one again to Wren deep in his own
defensive area the big man goes up towards the wing
Wren tool outnumbered it spills behind Robben's over the ball
Wren tool goes again it's tied up bounce on the wing
wonderful grand final is won under eight minutes till three quarter time
they found their voice now
rucks go at it cook decisively Wren who's lifted sockers off the ground
on the floor was it yes against Jones so Costa the tiger right in front of
our commentary position seven footings home ground what a match
Costa from center wing high ball to half forward just sort of hoping here that
someone could grab it at the bottom rim tall quite match kicked a
goal in this quarter held it up beautifully kicks to Ellen the surprise
back into the grand final now he's a good kick we know that i'm not
sure if he can kick 50 meters though he has kicked three goals today
and he is playing on the half back line just to confirm that he's just a lot
this quarter he's actually just drifted forward a
couple of times cut a couple of marks having his second shot at goal in fact
there is no one on the defensive side of the
middle of the ground for some killer every player the whole 36 players
are in the crows attacking half big kick this one
52 meters out he has kicked it
a stunning kick
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so far a 24-point turnaround by the adelaide crows in this third quarter
a wonderful performance out of the middle again who can win it crips gets
an awful bounce harvey charges rintoul missed him
bitly a fierce tackler the captain leading by example
they lock it up but almost down to the crows half forward line
being all adelaide for the bulk of this quarter
on half forward robin does the right work wins it with the left hand
harvey runs into a print wall nigel smart tries to get thompson
back again towards burke sense of urgency in some killers play now
but james stands firm for the crows flicks it in towards the middle and find
sean rand just on the defensive side of center the
big man the lead of andrew mcclough is ignored
grey skies getting a little darker overhead here at the mcg a little darker
at the moment for some kill them it's still a long long way to go
a big mark taken by pitman 65 meters out is david pitman
jaman the danger man shanahan looks to hold him
pitman kicks towards the forward zone they need a mark at the back
not going to be paid
the man who came to the mcg as a child the seller footy record
has kicked this in sastelgold and the adelaide pros are 17 points up
well it's all coming from the aggressive ball getting of the adelaide halfback
line goodwin back there brett james has been
very good kavan is playing halfback as well
and like alan they're just getting forward and all of a sudden
the crows defends the running power and all of a sudden she killed her on the
back foot
the crows have added six goals one in this turn
and there's the scent of a kill around the mcg the crows are coming on strong
ball up see at the moment these center bounces when shanahan is
playing loose on the back line some killer have to change this
it's not working for them the crows are grudging up having an extra player in
the midfield that's why they're winning most of the midfield ball
mussel morris on the boundary yes dennis i don't think i've ever
had the feeling that there's like a cauldron in the mcg the crowd is so loud
it's so noisy the dark clouds are coming across and it's not just in the
weather it's also the dark clouds for some killer
let's hope that they can come back for some kill to say harvey that awards
half forward neil almost it bounces across the line it'll be
tossed in ren moves across so does cook
sean ren has lifted in the last few minutes there he is
if you think back to round 395 remember football park against the saints
and that knee he digs it out the wheel turning full circle cost a drag down
advantages paid thompson's away 60 meters out
goes long he's off target out of bounds on the floor
77 to 60 in the twinkling of an eye the crows have pulled away they've got a
taste for it there's no doubt about that and suddenly there's an untidiness
about the saints movement cavern from the back pocket
gets it outside 50 once ran oh
takes a scream to johnson harvey to chase johnson in trouble
the pros get out of it james has been all right bangs at the half forward
jarman important section beauty almost as good as mccloud
to the consummate skills of mccloud and jarman come to the fore
he goes for the goal it's rolling and bounces the wrong way
could smart get there can he release a handball to bond
bonds in the pocket hutchton's with him the saints can't afford a goal here
you don't want to be four down at three quarter time peter mckenna
you're watching this high in the great southern stand for one of the best
coaching exhibitions i've ever seen for malcolm blight
bruce that's not starting a full forward and coming out of center and half back
tremendous coaching by blight comments there from peter mckenna the
saints under siege at the moment with three and three quarter minutes
remaining in the term they're down by 17 points and mark
bickley and his men sensing that maybe
they're about to be a part of history but there's still a quarter to go
a grand final quarter mccloud has been sensational he's been one of the players
of the finals burke takes the robert kick and defends
to the half back line the saints desperately wanted score before three
quarter time pros have kicked the last five look at
big sean ren and david pitman the big man department has lifted around
the ground
this comes from a couple of unlikely players quet james
playing halfback he's had seven positions goodman playing is that
floating halfback midfielder he's had seven positions they've been
the main catalyst for this atlanta revival here comes harvey
through the center comes the brown low medalist towards half four james got a
hand to couldn't take it cleanly an opportunity now for winmar niggi
winmar for goal the saints desperately need a lift
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margin 11 points pros on top one down by cook spills wide at
the pack coming through down there was jones harvey
goes off the ground awards half forward heart studies ground
controlled the bouncing ball very well sends it out towards the wing
rob ron intent on the body wakelin intent on the ball
it'll be tossed in 77 to 66 just over two minutes till three
quarter time everything to play for
they know that weightland reaches over the top
did pretty well then lost it burke on his knee get it across to harvey off and
step towards half forward right mark by cook strong hands there
wants to go thought about it now holds up
paul it goes in his direction caven and hall
very whole spring he's right on the 50 he's got three
it's going to take a big kick the kick from 50 as denis said a moment
ago great strength from hall he's a strong man isn't he big strong
man held his ground held himself in the line of the ball
he's very newly he's just 20 years of age
it's long but it's not there it hasn't made the distance a mark will be handy
harvey caught up beautiful hand pass no can't get it forward
built it away by the clothes they still haven't quite got it out they do now
it which runs it to the line 11 point margin
deep into the quarter they call the premiership way
saints fans everywhere pro fans in full voice
rin low test of strength pro try to get it out
rin almost built it out behind his head in the end lappan who's off the bench
for most of the match heart with him and again a boundary throw him
it's side intense if it keeps going for another half an hour
this will be a classic mccleod tries to come over the top
can't take it cleanly no one able to get it out another bounce
with under a minute remaining he just keeps continuing on andrew mccleod
in fact thompson is now trying to get onto mccleod to
try and stem his influence around the midfield
ran again to do the rat work his height advantage superior caven in trouble
goes to ground with the ball
just over one quarter of football remaining and robert harvey's had 19
kicks 10 handballs 29 possessions but has really had trouble really having
as much influence on the game as a player with 29 possessions
maybe should have low stans his ground ran over the top
johnson defends towards james back to johnson they're defending well
lapen a chance here
10 points the margin 9 13 in hindsight perhaps barry hall for the shepard
i wasn't sure whether he's trying to shepard or not or whether pitman was
just good enough to get his fist in at the ball no doubt the ball
would have gone through if he'd avoided either player
hart has just two seconds to bring it back into play two seconds remaining for
the corner
but what a setup now bruce for the final quarter
you couldn't have asked for anything better a 10 point margin
and here's a great shot of that yeah it looked like maybe barry hall
didn't try hard enough to push his body back into pitman
uh didn't know whether shepard will go for the mark basically didn't do either
six goal to two quarter for malcolm blight's men
blighty i doubt has ever had a better chance as a coach
to win at three quarter time remembering trail to hawks by 20 and 89
and west coast had them on their knees in 92 and 94
not today stan in his first grand final nicky whose dad died yesterday this is
where it's so important that the coach doesn't allow his stress to go onto the
players and malcolm blight walked out looking that relaxed
outwards state we've seen and secured who have just had the game taken away
from for the moment and stan al's there just a little
agitated as you would expect but composure is the order of the day
well blighty has never been in front at three quarter time coaching a team in a
grand final he is today in his fourth the stage has
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six one to two two the pros from the third quarter 11 11 to 9 13 the saint's
got the last goal to close it up the whippen's light ship
coming down on an mcg now with the floodlights on let's go down to the
deeper with russell and neil yes sir bruce light rain is starting to fall
now curls can they believe it do they believe they can win this game
they certainly believe it the upside is they know they'll run the game out
the downside is the pros have got two players on the bench
they can't use very cool in this and cool to huddle nicky windmark back in
the center barry hall at full floor they can do it
so the scene is set
what a stage to start the final quarter of the 1997 season
adlai looking for its first ever the saints were first
since 66 rin belts it forward crows an attack
robert tries to give up the hamble zilla gets a quick kick away
back towards half forward kio important mark
everything's important from here on in hall presents himself
kicks towards him over the back bouncing ball
barry hall comes back can you get a leg on it caven gets back
it dribbles through in the end from behind the saints closed
slowly 68 to 77 at the other end of the ground nidil
sport smart and full forward
nine points the margin
Ben Hart
and all australian back in 1992 and 93 the crows all australian
representatives not on the ground today tony modra and
mark rachudo are throwing on the other side
kio looking tense cook to do the rock work with ren
42 v 52 cook had front spot red superior height johnson trubett lost it
wind mark goes over the top of connell saints arguing
for a hobby loses a bottle again short kick only as far as ozzie jones
he's just forward of center wing
jones to send st kilda inside 50 he wants barry hall but look at that mark by
shane ellen coming over the back what a game he's played
thompson running with him now ellen towards the wing
sets it up interference free kick rental will take it
rental up towards the wing the crows on a mission rental
towards half forward waclen knocks it away caven down in front
the hand pass intercepted by hudson well played hudson gets it across the hall
takes on the tackler beat connell got it to daniels
daniels down towards half forward it floats ren comes over the top
and defiantly knocks it across the boundary
big third quarter for ren after cook did very well on him in the first
part of this match cook goes to the defensive side of this
boundary throwing low comes in to take it taps it down
mcclough and burt harvey mcclough did well to hold it in daniels
back to ren releases connell connell's torpedo punt
robin front spot good back strong mark he's got rim tool and smart running
past him he's a long kick robin he centers the ball mcclough to go all the
way he's a wonderful finisher he's 52 meters out gives it all he's got
it's not the one jarman was short in the end and
shenahan got back an anticlimax after all of that
jamie shenahan finds nathan burke this is justin peckett bouncing his way
out of defense gets his kick just in time towards low
can't hold the mark winmar in front of the pack beautifully smothered
by david pitman kicks the ball on center wing
it's a long way from pathetic to a premiership it's a long way from round
two to a grand final isn't it
mr pitman ren wins it again harvey's still running we know that
he'll keep running past goodwood up to half forward
but no one at home and peter caven takes the bar
caven from half back the crows standing firm at the moment
crypts has given away the free kick chat rental has called a play on he does
for the outlaid pros rip tall from 60 meters
tumbles opponent at full time
well you know the things are going to decide the game it could be the bounce
of the pool could be a brilliant individual effort
or it just could be a free kick situation that's just a lot of the game
and it's the hole with the jumper there john that umpire brian sheen has paid
that's obviously what he's paid lead but in a game where there have been 16 or
17 free kicks for the four corners it's disappointing to see that sort of
infringement paid at this stage of the game
the only player on the ground to play in a winning grand final side that was
when he was hawthorn he may do it again
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the pros in front they spent one week on top of the table during the season
and that was up to round 19 cook goes up and knocks it down kio quickly away this
is harvey still running 31 possessions inside the 50
getting back his heart he wants the boundary no question about that
and this has been the story of the game for some killer their key mark in
forwards haven't looked like marking the ball in a contest
stuart low has only taken three uh heathley's only taken three
and they've been on the lead the the uh crows defense their ability to spoil and
run has just been terrific low brilliantly
down to burke what a goal what a goal classical
well the game just seems to keep seashore and some children are now just
fighting to keep in touch every goal is important again
nathan burke the kick across the body it's just
and isn't he isn't he happy every little effort is going to count
important the players keep their composure don't do anything silly try
trying too hard talk about leading to the front
co-captain to co-captain and a goal and the saints are still there
burke in the center square jarman having a run on the ball tony brown
left foot a two-goal game at the moment thompson well done
ellen the most unlikely hero i feel out there
on the ground thompson back daniels the saints come forward rent underneath
that should take it doesn't had a fair bit of it heatly goes to
ground handball chopped off goodwin had a good
third quarter this will be a bouncing ball rintall attacks hard gave it up
chanahan the saints trying to come back off the side of the boot
kios out there he's a left footer he's a long way from home
he kicks the ball inside 50 when gets back and he takes that one
been a double teaming effort a lot of times on stewart low but
this is the spot that uh some cure off falling down
he kicks in towards the center mcclough's got to stand his ground as
crips came over the top a chance for harvey once again
some kill the now challenging and sarakosty marks
right on the 50 incredible to think that these two sides are third in the way
through the season were 13th and 15th on the ladder they
have given us a wonderful grand final he goes right across the ground
the mark not taken by kio connell should tidy up for the grove he defends and he
goes to the outer side
yes just the the ball had to go 50 meters to kio and as it hung in the air
connell was able to get back he certainly had the sit and the jump he
got up there got the hands for the ball but when you
jump one let's have a look at this he's got the seat kio but can he hold
his balance in the air and he can't nine points the margin of
tumbles in towards full forward and sirikowski again
one grab it wasn't enough pressure now on the crowd's defense as kavan comes
away peter kavan is clear he's on the wing he
goes to half forward costa how will it bounce obligingly for him
he's paddling it out towards the boundary 55 meters out jarman
jarman is 20 meters out and what we didn't see ahead of the pace shanahan
basically protected the front of the goal square
jarman came at the kicker and lost him completely then
shanahan by probably 10 meters it only had to be a
reasonable kick into his line which it was jarman took the easy one
how important is this kid 83 plays 74
jarman his side in front pinpoint accuracy a clinical finish
he's got three
oh
you better make that two fosters light ice for extreme
refreshment shades of last week for jarman
three goals now as he did last week he's in the center square
beautiful handboard to mcclough to johnson a flozer to the pocket shanahan
well done got back not a good kick at the end by
johnson jarman growing as this match goes on
shanahan wide to harvey got him
saints need to find their rhythm again peckett at half back this game is a long
way from finished a long long way pickets kick to center
wing low front spot well played by pitman well played by
edwards harvey again no free kick johnson on hands and
knees it's a good one at labison ron beautiful kick to robin this is danger
now welcome to take them on draws the opponent to smart it
mongering all that smarter play that was smart conceding the smother a ball in
the air clothes made a moment may have made a meal of it
shanahan wants the boundary line he gets it but to the saint's point of view
it is at the wrong end of the ground we're getting now into about halfway
through this last quarter jared haley a classic piece of forward work by the
magician just have a look at darren jarman do the classic fake
get some space and lines up for that great goal
just on the 50 for the adelaide pros the crypts hand pass goes astray they're
not finding their mark at the moment goodwin's left footer goes down
towards the half forward line once again daniels is under pressure from mccleod
mccleod has been sensational today
he's played every game this year andrew mccleod
this is the one he wants to remember for the rest of his life
throwing with robert and whiteland saints tied desperately they try to
stay into the game harvey leading by example that one
ricochets away over the line another throw
stan alves outwardly looks calm
oh robert in front harvey gives it away to burke robert and
whiteland back towards jarman jarman yes darren jarman
wine's busy i just want a quick word hey look i told you before wine's still on
the phone he's talking tactics two hours talking
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and the most you'll pay is three dollars a call no matter how long you talk
that's just three dollars a call today only what tactics could wayne carrey
possibly be talking about for this long mum about this roo boy thing i wasn't
brought up by a pack of wild kangaroos was i
nine goals to three in the second half and mccro is now putting their stamp on
this game cooked with other ideas into the path of
harvey across on the angler's heart off the
ground by jones he's on the wing ozzie jones
taken by costa bull spills across the lapen
under pressure gets it back to harvey to burke he's forward of the wing costa
great chase the world wobbles down the world's half forward
getting in there mccloud wonderful speed gives it to james
james goes to the other side wing and the mark is held by half
darren jarman for second half goals has been terrific this is zilla
either way now the dream has only just over 11 minutes to run there's brown
zilla unloads when mars in front rin playing his heart out
in from the side feeds it wide great chippin off the ball
put some space for ellen along side the center circle
unloads smart from behind open goal five for the half
and the ball came to the ground it's so important if you're a defender
if you're gonna jump for the ball you have to mark it or knock it forward
shanahan got caught in the contest as soon as it got over the back well
charman was the down level uh four last quarter draws just in it
peter mckenna you kicked five and a half and a grand final
jarman's kicked five and a half here well that's fantastic the coaching and
welcome blind but you have to have the players to do their business and jarman
you can't beat natural ability and skill he can duck back he can weave he can
dodge but most important is a four-point
grace he can finish off and that's the difference between the two sides
ran in the center back to burke burke kicks it back the saints have got to get
one and they've got to get it in a hurry peckett belts it forward attacking at
james just missed it crows have been winning the one-on-ones in the second
half as they did last week and another bounce well i think if the
crows extolled the demons in the last quarter
last week darren jarman today forever has got rid of some of the doubts that
have surrounded him hayden kennedy brian sheen and mark
nash running today it's been a magnificent final it's not over yet
windmars kick high inside 50 burke underneath it
high fly from the saints they need somebody to put some magic
from nowhere thompson could pick a kick a goal high ball
good kick right there crows have got numbers it's true
it's a goal
maybe that was the one coming from the back pocket
out of the blue who knows 15 11 to 11 14 well i think that's
sincura's problem as this game has gone on they just don't look like they're
forwards have struggled to get the ball and it has to be really a flurry of
situations kio has looked dangerous at times i think
thompson really has been missed out of their forward line for the majority of
the day but peckett a defender coming out the
field it's amazing how many goals today have been kicked by the defenders
of the respective teams justin peckett has kicked
just his second goal for the year rim out of the middle through the arms of
shanahan taken by stephen ziller ziller's away for some kilter up
towards left half forward oh definitely needs a marking path but
peter cavern it's going to be a free kick
right kio pushed out trying the marking contest kio plays on
lappin was the target james did well to get back and provide a contest
and it's eventually taken over the line yes matthew lepon what he had to do then
is take a step forward into james james just basically turned
in front of him and was able to just get his fist to the ball and spoil what
we should have been a pretty simple mark still time for some kilter 21 points
nine and a half minutes remaining heart floats above the pack from behind
tries to get it down but they're quick to lock it up look at
big sean ren he's on the bottom of the pack peter cavern is there with him
and now the child of anilade goes up
what a story this could be for the anilade pros
ellen tries to slap it back it's effective johnson
has been excellent pushes it back towards enderwing
here's kim costa originally with the bulldogs
but now looking to find fame at his new home
justin peckhamerson kill down after that goal gets the hand pass away
jones kicks back towards half board a big pack of players ellen is claiming it
oh and the upvote says you can have it he does he plays onto mccloud one of the
best on the ground shane ellen's day to day
bickley on the wing chips it robin dropped it could have held it
shanahan confronted goodwin gets him down locks the ball in
shanahan a little slow to react there yeah denis he just held onto it too long
he had to get it and give it in the saints put second but he actually came
up with the ball and as indicative of the crows tackling
pressure they've drawn the ball up peterly back on the ground the margin
21 points the crows in front just over eight minutes remaining in the
game knocked down the saints way mccloud though
has been wonderful pumps it back in jaman almost it fell in
front rental the crows lead in all directions
ellen gets another goal his fifth
how about that shane ellen five goals in a grand final
and three goals from the half back line in the second half
he of course marked the ball on the half back line that started this forward
thrust and his rough charge straight down the
middle of the ground and the crows kept the ball running
forward and then alan in the goal square but three
second half goals from a half back is just incredible
lee we were trying to work out where the clothes are getting their goals from
today you didn't have shanahan on top of the list did you
absolutely not it's uh just amazing you thought jamon might have got a few
but alan five that's a plus 16 11 to 11 14
mccloud surely the favorite for the norm smith kicks inside 50
daniels held up back to brown back to burke saint still running burke swings a
handball to jones he's going to take them all on
mccloud holds him up back to jones it'll come
saints have got to kick five goals from here
ozzy who kicked a sensational goal late in the first quarter
he turns 21 tomorrow
kicks it to low good kick the space as jerry talked about
earlier today and they provided it again and low ran
into it it's hard to do that all the time that's the problem every now and
again a put forward can lead to space but to
win a game you've got to win a couple of contests and
today the sincura forwards particularly in this second half
have been unable to mark the ball in a contest
it's not too dramatic to say he must kick this for the saints to win
he's missed it well it was a big kick and a big time
they needed it desperately and that says it all i think
knee along for shanahan
just under seven minutes remaining
now is malcolm blight feeling at this very moment
three times the bridesmaid called home and now on the verge of creating history
peckett still goes on the other side
that's a fairy tale isn't it those are bold decisions early in the year
household names stood for naught yes he had a clean out bought in some
youngsters and it looks as though it's going to
pay the ultimate dividend ozzie jones desperate as always tyson edwards
started on the bench
and amazing isn't rachudo and modra over the last summer they would have been
regarded as two of their best handful of players and
they've lost them both injured as the season progressed here's kio
in towards half forward but caven again floats across the pack
heatley snaps towards goal the saints continue
to clean the summer kicks his third after two in the first
quarter and again the margins 20 points yes in six minutes to go so there's
certainly still time for some kill the most of the momentum is
with the crows but kio has been pretty good as a
forward and at least the contest was made when the ball came to the ground on
that occasion a some killer player was able to get his
hands on it most of the time today it's been closed defenders
he agreed down it out 31 barren years the spur for the saints right here
up goes cook it's in the air thump forward by johnson
taken by zilla zilla towards half forward winmar
knocked away by edwards in the opposite direction by burke
getting through there was james he tumbles it out towards the wing
tired bodies some tired minds as well bickley
tries to hand it to ren burke dived in there
spills back to ren ren unloads down towards half forward
surikoski did well trapped it on the half volley
mccloud mccloud's on the wing 27th possession coming out the
attendance today in excess of 98 000
98 045 mccloud inside the 50 no margin for error now for the
saints daniels throws it on the boot ren
tries to take a market center wing crashing through bickley mccloud tries
to oh it doesn't make nivis elite to costa
the hamble out wide gets to connell connell inside 50
belts at the wards for four jarman there with him was zilla
jarman again round the body that'll do
two oh unbelievable darren he has played a game and a half
and they are home well let's put it this way bruce has
played an exceptional second half a pretty good third quarter
but a five goal last quarter as a forward steven zilla is now his direct
opponent but this guy andrew mccloud he started the season as a forward when he
defends almost made all australian selection and in the last two and a half
one and a half games of football has gone into the midfield
and been just a super player for jarman he's the one who's done the finishing
five goals for the quarter so far to darren jarman
maybe he hasn't finished yet cook gives it to burke burke pumps it
long to half forward for st. kilda the crowd offence has stood up today
winmar beaten edwards chips it back towards center wing
here's mccloud he's been sensational hop he goes to good one
in towards center half forward towards nigel smart
bounces straight up leaves a path for bond
trymon gets his form well malcolm i think it's now all about celebrations it's
24 minutes gone on the time clock he knows it's not that long to go but
he also knows st. kilda had to kick six goals in these last few minutes
and now's a good time to be involved in football enjoy bond
missed out on the carton partnership side in 1995 was left out of the team
but today he's going to play in one
the adelaide pros their seventh season in the afl
about to make history harvey not today robert
he's got the free alongside the center circle
possession number 36 to brown brown inside the 50 listen to that chant
and back goes the big man i've loved his game today
i have returned to early every time we've seen reman pitman
playing two out against low i mean pitman's written him on most occasions
with the two on one cries just dominated back there
his heart ambling away
goods are towards the other side in front robin
syracusky reaches back coming through his harvey
jones back to syracusky down he went the bodies go in bristle ball up
119 to 87 under three and a half minutes to go
and the board smile from tony madra
they've come from behind team the crows aren't they they did it
against jillong they did it against the bulldogs today they were
far from out at halftime but they were a couple behind and they've come all over
the top they've kicked seven goals in the last quarter
and since halftime they've kicked 13 goals as we look at mudra again
the colman meddlers 13 goals to five since halftime
crips to jones playing for pride now the saints
jones at about 50 cave in there low and pitman and a boundary throw free
kick rider coming back to low against pitman that was a thing pre-game
and where was the crowd's score going to come from but 18 goals
you wouldn't have thought alan would have kicked five you thought bond rider
kicked three or four thought jarvan might have got six but
18 goals only an optimist would have thought that
low lehits his back might have kicked it i think
it's a goal
low gets his second
yesterday three adelaide players between them have kicked 14 goals
well they've only had they've only had six and all kickers yeah
three singles but steward low good angle of this shot we can be able to follow
the flight of the ball and it just curled its way back in
and just enough shepard a year for death from nicky widmark
that goal just before halftime was a three quarter time
from ossy jones when maul didn't do it here's wren and cook again one by the
ladder taken by burke he kicks down towards
the 50 shane elm what a game he's had
several players have really stood up today for the adelaide pros
here's matt connell running across half back bouncing his way down towards
center wing there was a question mark over whether
they could finish out the game still full of
running that question has certainly been answered by the crows today
having to play one more game and some kill that it has not deterred them in
the slightest still are caught by jana maybe that
typifies their day here's jason crips looking down towards
half forward once again towards stewart low at the back of the
pack is edwards he defends to the outer side pushing
past maddie connell burke comes to meet him nathan burke's
tucked on the line he proves the angle slightly then heads for home
and misses another behind
they've worked really hard as in the last quarter nathan burke he's done his
outcasts to utmost to lift some kill to the victory 11 possessions
but unfortunately not quite enough mates on the day
heart kicks in under two minutes to go now
renny's out there helps the ball on its way costas flipped over
johnson kept his balance sock is the ball up towards the wing
neil's in front this is jones jones back towards center half forward too much
carry for winmar too much carry for james who's got the leg speed back
ellen in goes james again is claimed by wakeland
the hand pass comes to edwards edwards this time
uses the ball better coming out mcclough that man again
the longer this season has gone the better he has played
his 30th possession sends play up towards the wing
kane johnson reaches over the top johnson inside caven gets a reasonable
bounce leaves his way through kicks to full
forward could jaman do it again almost not quite ziller away with a
bounce we're inside the last minute of what
has been a magnificent grand final the kick to center wing everybody's tired
bond breaks a tackle caught by daniels taken by rin to heart has to wait
tap to clevely to goodwin who kicks clevely to caven
who's away again kicks inside the smart has got him
the pros are full running as an empty goal square
he's going to take his time and save at the moment
i think the lid is about to be blown off the city of adelaide
toy bond with four goals today one in each of the quarters one on the
first one on the second one on the third and one to finish smart to put the icing
on the cake and it will be the sweetest taste of all
50 meters out good kick it's close he has done it
one fairytale ending for the atlanta pros if they needed any more they've done
a lot of the last quarter it's just a fantastic last quarter eight
goals last quarter they're really eight goals straight in fact 11 11 and
three quarter time eight goals straight when they've had the chances
they've made the most of them to really bury sincilda in this last final turn of
1997
so there's nothing left now but to celebrate
so
stand out still proud in defeat
the pros are the champions and finally after being the bridesmaid
on three occasions
that says something about this
he sat with us last year
in the box with us at that beautiful
stand house classy as always
you can't deny the world the first team to one four files are in the
no no and they've really turned it on today when they had this
measure early
it
well if you want the gamut of emotions they're all there
everything is in the mix
with he lost his father yesterday there's the shed in south australia
the crows are flying high in 97 they're going to be flying high for a long long
time with the celebrations now well and truly
underway darren jarman what a performance got him
malcolm blight is runner peter jonas and on the other side of the coin
stan alves let's go down with jimmy with the
darren jam and different yeah thank you very much well darren
a couple of bookings now one with the hawks and now one with the pros
that was just special uh you know we uh we hung in there all year and uh to the
boys character they just found something extra in the second
half which they've done all year and it's bloody i'm just so proud of them
it's simply been a second gear like uh the last three weeks from jalom
last weekend's footstrain today once again yeah you know we've just been uh
malcolm's changed our game we're a bit more direct now and
uh we're still in the game even for a couple of goals down we're still hanging
there and as you see today it's beautiful
you went home for a reason you went home to play in finest football
and this is what i see on the cake you say i went home to play the flag dip
well done jarman well done so jarman not uniquely
looking to mcleod and bryan i thought a moment ago
blood hot jar was two geniuses coming together because they can't do the extra
ordinary the german premierships with different clubs
hawthorne in 91 and the croaks in 97 i haven't got the record but how many
times does a play kick five goals in the last quarter
of a grand final and look at stan alves here there with his men
after their defeat rallying his troops and trying to
just savor something from all of this
day's tumultuous for everybody because the acceleration for the winner and the
sheer depression for the loser everybody knows that's what's going to
go be before you go in but you embark on the challenge and if you come out
on the good side well it's all
the look of a defeated captain stewie low
let's go down to youtube
but it's been been hot yeah bears have a special moment here with
malcolm blight
ben malcolm well congratulations malcolm firstly but ben hut
you've been there since the start oh this makes everything look fun it's
fantastic with world wise and it's been a real long seven years and
this year's been even longer but what a reward malcolm what can you say
what can you say aren't they fantastic they are terrific unbelievable i've
taken football all day malcolm yeah well yeah it was fantastic
i can't remember
i think in many ways thank god he went back to coach one more time
yeah the leg is now complete isn't it yeah
that's why that unfulfilled ambition is now fulfilled
and just looking at those genuine responses they want to play for malcolm
blight i think we can understand that i think every south australian boy
remembers what malcolm has done they've all looked up to him haven't they he's
been south australia's favorite son yes and i think we're getting close to
presentation time here look at the scenes of the shit in
adelaide opposite adjacent to football park where
four thousand people have been and today there were 99,645
let's go down and join craig willis the master ceremonies for the afl
ladies and gentlemen prior to the presentation
for the adelaide football club would you show your appreciation to the efforts
today of some kilda at the grand final of
1997 as they leave the arena they've been gallant in defeat they've
had a magnificent season it is no disgrace to be runners-up to a team
of the caliber of the crows football club
well ladies and gentlemen would you now welcome to the dais
former fits right champion the great kevin bulldog murray to present
the norm smith medal which is awarded to the player a judge best of field
in the grand final the winner of the norm smith medal for 1997
is andrew mcclough of the atlake rose
and now ladies and gentlemen would you welcome to all the fame legend
former carlton champion and no stranger than the previous ship dais
big nick john niggles to present medallions to each player
of the winning team
starting with number three
number five
number seven
number nine
number 10
number 11
number 14
number 15 david headman
number 18 troy bond
number 20 erin keating
number 23
the norm smith medalist andrew mcclough
number 24
number 28
number 34
number 35 rod jameson
number 36 simon
number 42
number 44
number 52 sean red
now would you welcome the coach malcolm blight
number 26
mark bickley
uh mark and malcolm don't forget this the 1997 afl coco cola premiership cup to the atlake
pros
whether
Quickly
To lead his team on a victory lap of honor of the Melbourne cricket ground as the 1997 AFL Premiership winners
So a moment to have the photo taken. I thought for a moment Blatty had forgotten the cup, but he came back in a hurry.
So West Coast in 92 and 94 who led the way and now the Crows in 97.
The non-victorian teams have been able to win the biggest prize in Australian sport.
It was interesting though, mark back to what Mickey Moos was saying last night, that when it gets to Grand Final Day, he had a feeling the team that's visiting Melbourne has got a little advanced because of the pressure on the Melbourne team all week.
And you look back on it now because some QT just didn't have a good day, they just didn't fire. And right at the moment when they've come to the Melbourne Grand Final Day, the clubs that are not Melbourne Club, they've gone home as winners.
John Webb there with Malcolm Blunt. John Webb made a blunt his way through the years and I think one of the reasons a blunt went back.
Well it started a long time ago, that relationship in fact at the Woodville Football Club that has continued on through the years.
Sean Rano loved his game today. They were unshakable in their fate for the Adelaide Crows. They would not go away would they?
I wonder how Peter Everett lays out bit of a feeling now. The two big men who missed out for St Kilda and of course the young sphincter Joel Smith who was unable to take his place at the side.
But the same could be said about Adelaide Crow without a number of people including Julian O'Farrill, Ibn Farshidah and Mubah.
And Peter Vardy who we saw out there who kicked 28 goals this year and whose goal against Geelong turned the tide in that last quarter.
That's another one. They improvised that forward today and they got away with it. Matt Man, Malcolm Blunt had so much to do with the planning and plotting that got this cut.
Let's go down and join Neil Curley with Malcolm Blunt.
Well now, you've taken the risk through the year and you've all paid off.
Yeah, at times I was supposed to look like that but not really. I mean it's just you do what you're doing and you get on with it I suppose.
They sustained their result in that second half with just continuous pressure.
Yeah it was actually. I was going to make a few moves at half time but sometimes they do they're just working again and you know Darren, Simon Goodman coming off the back of the square and Darren up forward and slipped them in. It worked alright.
Well they worked because you obviously put some time into thinking about them.
Oh yeah, I mean the things you do but I mean it's still up to the players, Neil. I mean it's just fantastic to see the look on their faces.
I mean I suppose if you've ever been kid dreaming up growing up in Adelaide, the greatest memory I have was the 63 win of Adelaide winning Victoria.
I suppose it's one of those like that today isn't it? It's almost against every odd in the world.
But what you've done, you've turned players around that weren't one of our other clubs into very good players this year.
Yeah, I mean they've worked pretty hard. I mean we've worked long and hard and it's nearly 12 months since we started. Do you mind if I just watch these blokes?
You go, Darren.
Back to you boys.
14 goals won to 6-5 after half time. The kick 14-1 and just from a coaching point of view do you think that the guy was absolutely brilliant today?
Well he won the game last week with his positional moves and as he said his players did but he made the move today at half time. He's put a bit different spots and they've gone home.
So we'll take a break from the Northern Cringed Ground as all of Adelaide celebrates the close winning in the end, 19-11 to 13-16.
I just want a quick word with you.
Wayne's busy.
I just want a quick word with you.
Hey look I told you before Wayne's still on the phone. He's talking tactics.
Two hours talking tactics. Come on.
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Third Rock on Sevens Must See Sunday. Welcome back to the MCG. Stan Owes, take a bow. That is a class act. Tapping on the window saying to Malcolm Blount, congratulations. Well done.
And then doing it a little more publicly on the ground. He deserves all the applause. This is live pictures now. The crows have left the arena now.
This is the biggest crowd we've had in a grand final since 1986 when Carlton played Hawthorn. It's the biggest crowd we've had since the Great Southern Stand. 99,645.
Melita Alican of Roeville, congratulations. You've won for yourself for Mitsubishi Magda. And Tony Modra, yet again. The mark of the year. So for Tony a bittersweet day in many ways. Though he seems so happy.
Sitting on the sidelines today. He must have been slightly confused. He should have been out there. He misses one match for the year. It's the grand final.
As we come inside of the rooms, and Aaron Keating, also an unlikely Premiership player, has come from nowhere in the last two weeks, Luke. Well, so often there's the heroes, the Premiership heroes who've come from nowhere.
Haven't played much during the year. Come from other clubs. Brett James, Collingwood player, and Irish coach, went over to the Crows this year. Played in the Premiership side. Keating hasn't played for the Crows for most of the year. He's played in the Premiership side. And Alan, he was fantastic.
Let's join Neil Curley with Shane Allen. Shane, unexpected plays you don't think forward. Yeah, yeah, you know, it's just fantastic to be up there. A lot less pressure up forward, I reckon, and I just run around having a great time.
Now, we've got to be honest, you've been struggling a bit over the last couple of years, haven't you? Yeah. But this year, particularly the last half year, you've got a bit more, say, field play. You've seen a blossom.
Yeah, I've matured a little bit, you know. I'm 24 years old and it's time to sort of try and make a mark at the Adelaide Footy Club, and hopefully I've done that, you know, and I can just continue on with that.
Tactics at half time, you sort of went from full forward off the back line and ran through the forward line. Yeah, yeah, he didn't tell me to do that, but he just said go back to back pocket, and the fella kept following me, so I thought bugger this and kept going up the forward line, so it worked out alright.
Not a bad move to Adelaide, was it? No, it was fantastic, you know. I couldn't have asked for more. The club's been fantastic. It looked after me and I got a Premiership. Fantastic. Well done, son. Enjoy yourself. Thanks, guys.
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The weather has come in. The stands are now suddenly deserted. As we come back to the Melbourne Cricket Ground and now go down to the Saints Rooms with Russell Morris who has Barry Hall.
Thanks Bruce. Barry, what did Stan actually say? Obviously very disappointing, but what did he say to boost the spirits?
He basically sat us down and told us we'd basically earn it to get to the Grand Final and how proud he was of us. And we've had a good season for the younger guys and some of the older guys too. It's just a learning curve and we'll be back bigger and bigger next time.
What do you reckon you could learn from it?
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Thanks Barry.
We can go down now.
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Unbelievable, the Crows had less of the footy today than St Kilda. Yes, similar number of
kicks but 44 more hand passes to St Kilda. They went into their forward 50 within the
kicker goal five more times. But the tackling stats were with the Crows and I think they
tackled St Kilda into it. We're having to give a lot of hand balls off rather than precise
kicks and the defensive group I think overall was very good for the Crows. Thanks for your
help all through the year. To everyone at Sevensport it's been a great grand final I
think to top off what was a magnificent football season. What an impact coach Malcolm Blight
is. First year at Geelong took them to a final and today he went the ultimate. He took them
all the way to a Premiership. Good afternoon from the MCG.
Good afternoon from the MCG.
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Channel 7 Adelaide congratulates the Adelaide Crows on a historic win in the 1997 AFL Grand Final.
You've done something to strike your proud.
Let's get this game on, Bruce. Where's it go already?
Welcome.
Welcome to Footy Plus live out of Melbourne from the Crows supporters bash.
To wrap up the 1997 AFL Grand Final, here's Bruce Abernethy.
Good morning, Corby. Welcome to the tennis center in Melbourne.
The crowd are just starting to arrive from over at the MCG where Adelaide has received the Premiership Trophy.
Boys, this is exciting. What are the rules?
There are no rules. Melbourne, there are no rules.
This is fantastic.
The
rules. What are the rules in Melbourne?
There are no rules. The rules are there are no rules.
We saw pictures from the shed earlier. The shed's going crazy.
Tomorrow at Wavell there's going to be a big welcome home party. How many people are going to get there?
I'd say anything up to 100,000 people and why not?
Deservedly so. A magnificent game. A terrific game of footy, but a magnificent result for the Adelaide Crows.
Magnificent.
There's four wins, four finals.
Absolutely fantastic. Martin Luther King said, I've been to the top of the mountain. It doesn't get any better than this.
Now what about Blighty?
He's a politician. What about Blighty?
You play with him at Geelong. All that. He's finally deserved it.
He has deserved it. I've got nothing but pride and admiration for him.
He's got every trophy in his personal cabinet apart from a Premiership Cup.
No more. He's got it there now. He would be over the moon. He's so elated.
And to see the way he acted after the game with his players, he really is a team man. It was fantastic.
It was sensational. Of course it started in the first quarter and Adelaide, they came out and...
They came out ready to play, didn't they?
They did come out, I must say. And we just joined here...
Hello, Sudley!
Ryan, the horns have just arrived.
Congratulations. You've just run over. How's the heart? How's the heart going?
The voice has gone. The voice is absolutely...
We're going to put a mic on and we'll pop out of here.
Let's get back to the game there for a second.
Ryan, they came out ready to play. They're tackling their pressure in the first quarter to harass Sankilda. It was magnificent.
I've got to say the first quarter was one of the best openings to a grand final you've ever seen. Adelaide took the game.
Sankilda were very good as well.
They were very nervous that quarter early. Adelaide 7 far better.
Sankilda fought back with those two quick goals after about seven or eight minutes, but Adelaide really took the game up to the most impressed.
Although Adelaide didn't look balanced at all, their forward line didn't quite look like it was going to work.
Didn't look right, did it? But Shane Allen, what a revelation he was up at full forward.
He's kicked three goals before today's grand final.
He's kicked four today.
I can't believe that.
They had a lot of shots. Couldn't get a goal on the board. Sankilda got a couple. Adelaide came back.
This is similar to last week. They just couldn't get the goals early, but they didn't let it fall.
The sign of an absolutely fantastic side is when you never give in.
And I don't think Adelaide have given in at any stage over the past 10 or 12 weeks.
I think we're going to have a look at the first quarter highlights pretty soon anyway.
Down towards the half forward line.
Whitman's got to sit and wait. Maybe Whitmore will get another chance.
Lowry uses absolute strength. He gives it to Hedley. He shoots the ball.
And the save is on the line.
From Pellinari.
He's starting Allen at the other end. He hasn't kicked a goal all season.
That surely hasn't happened at a grand final before.
Costa to him. And he's got it.
Speak of him.
Three career goals in 38 games.
It's good. It's through. It's gone now.
Important goal here. McLeod's after it hard. He could score.
No, he goes short. Wide. Bond's got it.
45 metres out. Tight angle.
He's the leading goal scorer for the Crows in the finals this season.
And that's a good kick. It's right there. Close.
Is it a goal? I think it is.
Possessions. He averages 29 of the past three seasons against the Crows.
Harvey up wide. Jones is running.
And that's danger for the Crows.
Costa and Boucher.
Jones the length of the ground nearly.
60 out. Will he take them all on?
Handle inside to Thompson. A fumble.
That. Ozzie Jones goes with the left. Kicks it. And it kicks it.
What a goal.
And it's a great first quarter.
We should talk about the first quarter. Why don't we start here.
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You've got a hole in the corner. The anger's still wet.
And all those people, they're just going to have to wear it.
And I think...
It's going to be very enjoyable to have hearts from that point of view.
I think take that home. It only cost a dollar though.
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That is a collective item, the first one.
And Graham, I must mention... I can't believe these scenes.
It's sensational. And people are just arriving as we go.
But Kane Johnson on Robert Harvey.
Robert Harvey had a lot of the ball, but Kane Johnson is very good.
I just cannot stop talking about Andrew McLeod though.
He was unbelievable.
He started and never stopped. Four quarters of an hour.
He started his half back, was brilliant there, kept that light in the game.
Went into the centre and he was just magnificent.
Alright.
He had a magnificent final.
Alright, we're going to take a break from here at the tennis centre.
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The crowd goes out to Australia with a mighty air.
As you can see, thousands of happy clothespans pouring into the town centre from the MCG there.
A great opening to a grand final.
What you don't want to happen if you're the visiting side is to be blown away by the emotions of the home team.
When the crows ran out on the ground, there was good support for them.
When some killer came out, there was definitely noise.
There was a bit of a danger there.
But when we got into the second quarter, some of the big guys up forward, Heatley and Hall, caused a rumble for the Adelaide team.
But we're going to go now, we're going to have a look at the highlights from the second quarter of the grand final.
Gold to go on, draws a man, pops it over the top, Kehoe, goes back inside to Hall, walk and run to 50 and unwind.
This will bring the roof off.
Magnificent!
Connell's there, Heatley also, works for it, handball by Harvey to Wynmar. Wynmar to Hall, it's got him.
Barry Kicky second in two minutes.
It looks good, it's a beauty.
Wynmar to Hall, it's a beauty.
Wynmar butters up, Burt may get another chance, so to Kehoe.
Run to Kehoe for 48 metres, what is it in the ball for?
Gary Hall again!
Now looking for his third goal in as many minutes, runs round, shoots.
Some killer fans like it.
Bond gets an opportunity, but he's claimed.
Flipped in towards goal, lovely looking, Tick Toe is going to be good.
Kept in play however, Ellens takes away the handball, Edwards puts the ball in.
In defence, let the ball run over, in the forward line, keep it inside and the Crows set it up from there.
The Crows are pegging them back.
Well the second quarter as we saw, St Kilda just jumped away and you've had a bit of a worry there, but Adelaide they're steady towards late in the second term.
Ten minutes prior to half time was really crucial, St Kilda really looked like they were going to steal the game there and you felt, well maybe they were going to run over.
It was one of those games where if you got the break, you were suddenly gunning.
It happened later in the third quarter, but in the second quarter it looked like St Kilda might have got that break.
Well when Hall busted open there with those three goals, you thought the pendulum just swung back towards St Kilda and within yourself you thought, oh no, is this going to go their way?
He pulled out the pendulum please, hey.
The cliches are coming hard and fast, but it was some of the players like Brett James and I guess the lesser lights were the ones that steadied the ship in that second quarter.
Exactly, nice and smart, solid, Sean Wren back.
I thought Sean Wren going off the ground was a risky move when Aaron Keating went onto the ground.
But it didn't work.
And you raised an interesting point there that it was a gutsy move by Blarty to pick the three Tolls in the beginning, not knowing what the weather was going to be like.
The conditions were absolutely perfect for a Toll man.
I think Blarty must have context because it started to rain outside here as the siren went and he's gone in with three Rucklins.
He's blessed.
But you're overlooking the fact that he didn't play David Pittman as a Ruckman, he put David Pittman on Stuart Lowe.
And Stuart Lowe did not have a good game, he lifted in the last little bit.
But it's a long time since Stuart Lowe's lined up against somebody who's actually bigger than he is.
Now he's a massive man, so is David Pittman, so it was a pretty smart technical move.
Well technically Malcolm got it right though didn't he?
Well in the end he did.
He had very limited options with Sampson. When Jamison went off he was looking very, very shaky in defence.
But towards half time St Kilda Wurstang looked good, Jones on the wing getting plenty of the ball, Hall up forward.
And it was as the press said the pendulum had swung, but Adelaide managed to stop it swinging didn't they?
Anyway we have Neil Curley over at the MCG, Curles, it's pandemonium here, it must be great fun there too.
Now Curles we were just talking about the second term and it seems St Kilda might have just got a jump, but the Crows hung on didn't they?
Well they more than hung on Bruce, they still kept attacking him.
And once again you've got to look at Malcolm Blake's strategy, he builds his game, he bases it on attack.
Like I thought maybe with Dee Jarman in the forward area Smart may have gone into defence in the last quarter, but no, he just left him there in the forward area and kept putting pressure on the St Kilda players.
Like to play Pippen on low, I know it's been done before, but that was a very, very good move.
And the way some of those players fought back today, Costis particularly in the last three quarters was absolutely fantastic.
Johnson's second half on Harview was very, very good and McLeod snuffed a dangerous burke out in the second half.
And Neil what about Darren Jarman's effort in the second half, an unbelievable classy performance by Darren.
Yeah well that was there for all to see, one that he was just absolutely superb up in front of goals.
On an opponent that wasn't quite matched up correctly, Shanahan doesn't have the agility, I said to Dipper, if this ball comes to ground or if he gives Jarman a bit of space, he'll hurt him badly.
And he hurt him badly today by not only getting possession, but finishing his work off.
Now Costis what do you say about Shane Elland now?
Well I'll tell you what, I say exactly the same as what you guys have been saying all along.
Because Shane Elland today just popped out of the box, like he kicked three goals off the back lines.
And I said to him, did Malcolm Blight give you a run through roll? He said no.
He said just go back in the back line and play it how you see it.
Incredible.
Kroes must have been happy with a number of their shots, I know early on they had three posters.
But some of the snaps like the one from Goodwin, Jarman, they kicked some wonderful goals under pressure.
Well they did in the second half, they missed a few early.
But you look at Benny Hart, Jamison off injured after he kicked two goals on him, Benny didn't give him a sniff in the second half, he got one of those little snaps in the last quarter.
A superb game by Ben Hart at full back.
So you've got Kroes here, you're there from day one at the Adelaide Kroes, how do you feel personally?
Well I feel pretty proud because a lot of the people we put in place at this club back in 91, they're all still here.
And I feel pretty good about that because we picked the right people.
I'm not talking so much about the players, I'm talking the people in the background that do the hard work every week in, week out.
They're all still here and that's what makes a footy team.
Neil, just quickly, in the rooms where there's some tears shed, was it great scenes of joy?
I missed that, sorry.
In the rooms? I just missed what you said.
Where there's some tears in the rooms after the game, Neil?
Well there was some, I think there were some good sad eyes, particularly among the ladies.
Besides yourself.
It was just one of excitement and just about nearly disbelief, but gee whiz, it's going to set in tomorrow.
Alright girls, well we're going to have a look at the third quarter, they call it the Premiership Quarter, and it was when Adelaide basically won the Grand Final.
No, he doesn't gain any ground, important one here, Waiteley and Robben, well done, by Pond, free kick.
He can keep the goal from here, dangerous, small forward, a must-goal for the Kroes.
Close, very close, he's got it.
Good one, good hand pass, away comes Kloster, Kloster down the wards with 50, Winsor's got it now.
Incline to go for distance, long towards full forward, it bounces behind them, I don't think they touched it.
Great James is directly in front of goal, but 55 metres out, the long drop part, there's no one at the back, they just have killed it.
Orton Kehoe might have just missed it, showing it on goals, here comes the ninja man, Shanahan looks to hold him, Pittman kicks towards the forward zone, they need a mark at the back, not going to be paid.
Another snap, Peter Kaver, Peter Kaver.
There's some great highlights now, we're going to go back to the MCG, Neil Curley has got the skipper of the Premiership Team, Mark Bickley.
Yeah, right now, I guess there's not a prouder guy in Australia than you are tonight.
It's just an amazing feeling and it's such a pleasure for me to be able to lead that team.
I didn't have a huge day, but you look at the other guys, the young guys especially, they really stood up and I'm just so happy for them.
The club as a whole I think has shown so much character, I think only our supporters believed at the start of the finals that we could actually do it.
Each week we grew and grew and then today, under the pump again at half time, we just came out, stood up like hardly any other team has ever done before.
The second half, it was just the grind, you just ground them into the ground, you never let up.
Well that's it, we just put pressure on them and we got in our forward line and we just had some special efforts up forward.
Darren Jarman, Shane Ellen, Bondi, all those guys were just able to use their skills I think and they just kicked some amazing goals.
To come out with a flag, like I said, with four weeks to go, nobody gave us a chance, it's just a burglary I think.
It's a big day for you son, enjoy it.
Thank you very much.
Thanks, you guys, I'm sure they're going to enjoy it. Some happy boys there in the room.
We're going to take a break from the pandemonium here at the tennis center, we're going to come back, more highlights from the Grand Finals.
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Welcome back to the tennis center.
And as you can hear, some very happy fans.
We've got some of them up here on the set with us.
Ladies, you obviously enjoyed the game.
The celebration tonight, what's going to happen?
We're going to go anywhere the court goes.
So fantastic.
Anywhere the court goes.
You came over from Adelaide?
Yes.
And you're staying the night here?
Yes.
We're going to rub it into the Vicks, mate.
They're going to rub it into the Vicks.
Fantastic stuff.
We're going to go back to the MCG.
Neil Curley is there and he's rubbing it into the Vicks too.
Kane, it could have been said you drew the short straw.
Because you knew you had some running in front of you.
Malcolm told me on Monday night that I'd have a run with Roel.
Had a couple of sleepless nights.
I just thought all I can do is be best.
He's obviously a great player and works real hard.
And that's probably the main reason why he gets the ball.
He just works and works and works.
It was a great challenge.
And also of course Cook gave me a look at the ball early because he was on top of Ren.
Yes, early because we thought that might be our advantage with Ren in the ruck and that.
But Cook got on top a little bit and he gave me a look at the ball.
But then when Ren came out in the second half and just pumped up, it was a lot better.
You know Bobby Skelton played all his life and didn't play in the grand final.
And here you are in your second year and you played in a winning one.
Absolutely since then.
I can't believe it myself.
I didn't ever think I'd be playing league footy neverland in a premiership.
So it's just sensational.
Congratulations, don't enjoy it.
Thanks boys.
Three quarter time we're up to the highlights.
Did you think they had a play?
I was actually sitting in the commentary box upstairs at Channel 7.
And Bruce McEvaney yelled out, what do you think?
I said they're home.
I thought they were home because the way the game had gone all day, there was only a maximum of four goals because each side had kicked.
And I thought the Croats could at least kick one, maybe two, but are home.
You think so?
Never over it.
You didn't dare think they were home.
You didn't want to at least that.
Anything can happen in a grand final.
You're sitting there hoping, hoping.
Alright, we're going to go and have a look at the fourth quarter highlights.
Here they are.
Red Tall is called to play on.
He does for the Adelaide Crows.
Red Tall from 60 metres.
Tumbles a play into 4-5.
The only player on the ground to play in the winning grand final side.
The Croats' defence, their ability to spoil and run has just been terrific.
Glow brilliantly down to Byrne.
What a goal!
Classical goal.
Robben in front.
Harvey gives it away to Byrne.
Robben and Whitecloak.
Back towards Jarman.
Jarman! Yes!
Jarman!
Pumps it back in.
Jarman almost.
It fell in front.
Rintel, the Croats lead in all directions.
Erwin gets another goal.
Here's Keeo.
In towards half-point.
But Kaven again.
Floats across the pack.
Heatley snaps towards goal.
The Saints continue to create the summer.
To Costa, the hamble out wide.
Gets to Connell.
Connell inside 50.
Belt to the wards for four.
Still up. Jarman again.
Down to you.
That will do.
Unbelievable, Darren.
Well, what about the D Jarman show in the last quarter?
It's two weeks in a row, isn't it?
It's ridiculous.
That's all we've had since we've been in Victoria.
Victorian commentators telling us Darren Jarman couldn't play in the finals.
You'll never see a better corner foot here.
It's something that's looked down from the back of the result.
One of the greatest quarters by the individual in a grand final ever.
The important thing to remember, he wasn't starting at full forward.
He was taking a centre bounce in the centre square.
Doing that, then dropping back to full forward.
It was a remarkable performance.
Having said that, the reason that he was playing full forward was that a number of players were missing.
And our thoughts and our emotions must go out to them as well.
Like people like Modra, Rashido, Vardy.
You're a politician, aren't you?
But you saw the ball at the end.
Modra played every game.
Vardy, Colibane in the final.
And they were out there together.
It's just perhaps something they had like to put it this year.
The club was about...
It's not the same when you don't play.
You've been such an important part of the team.
When you look at Aaron Keating comes back.
He's played three games.
Football fortune is very, very cool sometimes.
To the players, they feel disappointed.
But to the players who played, they still feel the same about Tony Modra, about Peter Vardy, etc.
You saw them out there. The guys who played.
No rep that Mods was out there in his crutches.
Liffey was out there in his crutches.
They've all been part of it. It was great to see them.
I saw Mark Bickley, one shot of Mark Bickley.
He just leant back, put his head back, put both arms in the air.
It was just this relief.
A great relief.
A great team effort.
It was a balanced team effort.
And looking like an August World of the future.
I mean with the young players that are coming through.
For them to hold their heads and play with the ability they did to do.
The next few years, there's something special for them.
Bruce, it was the young players who won the game for them.
There's no doubt about that.
Andrew McLeod, Norm Smith medalist.
What about his game all day?
All day. Started off quickly.
He was the best on the ground in the first quarter.
And then he got shifted as Graham said earlier.
And then continued to be just the dominant player.
But let's not forget some of the other players.
Peter Caven, Greg James, Tyson Edwards.
You know, all did very, very well at crucial times in the match.
And you've missed one who's played pretty well as well as Simon Goodwin.
Simon Goodwin, they dropped him in the half back.
Another young player.
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Alright boys, this has been a special grand final edition of Footy Plus.
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Tonight the crows soar to a history making victory.
98,000 watch as Adelaide romps home to a 31 point win.
And now fans get set for the biggest party on record.
Good evening, the mighty Adelaide crows have created AFL history, winning their first grand final in thrilling fashion.
In a hard fought game, the crows snatched victory from the sentimental favourite, St Kilda, by 31 points.
And the atmosphere in Melbourne is absolutely electric.
The crows started today as the underdogs, but they played their hearts out over four hard quarters to eventually come out the victors.
So there's nothing left now but to celebrate.
Adelaide's fairy tale had come true.
And after three grand final disappointments, Malcolm Blythe had a premiere shift.
It's just fantastic to see the look on their faces. I mean, I suppose if any kids are ending up growing up in Adelaide, the greatest memory I have was the 63 win of Adelaide winning Victoria.
I was the other side of Victoria and I suppose it's one of those like that today, isn't it?
The crows had prized by playing Shane Ellin at full forward.
He had two of the crows' five goals to half time, but Adelaide still trailed by 13 points.
And six goals to two in the premiership quarter put the crows in control.
When Darren Jarman went forward in the last, it was like deja vu. Just ask the Western Bulldogs.
Injured players quickly joined in the celebrations.
Andrew McLeod won the Norm Smith medal for the best player on the ground, but this was the moment that Adelaide had been waiting for.
To the Adelaide Crows!
Dionne Hayman, 7 Nightly News.
And we now cross live to John Riddell who's in Melbourne. And John, what a game it was.
Hi to all, hi everyone. Fantastic to hear.
Melbourne has been and continues to be a city in the grip for the grand final fever, as you can hear from behind me.
The city ground was stale so it was the start of the big game for the year.
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Tens of thousands more watch the film from various parts all over the city.
That's all we want. The saints are going down.
Grand final day is virtually a religious event in Melbourne. No one was going to let the occasion pass quietly.
Have the Adelaide people started to get right up your nose yet?
Mate, they got my nose seven years ago when they came into the comp.
For the Crows, a first. For the Saints, the first grand final appearance in 26 years.
Some fans even travelled from Adelaide to support the Saints.
You would be seen in Adelaide's eyes as just a dirty traitor.
I don't care.
Spare seats were almost non-existent but still hundreds queued for hour upon hour in the desperate hope of getting in.
We've come all the way from Adelaide with no tickets, on a wing and a prayer and we've just got to get in.
The Saints had overwhelming local support but there was a growing belief that the Crows could pull it off.
Some people regard it as a matter of life or death but we regard it as much more important than that.
Last week's doubters were eating humble pie. Well, almost.
Mate, the last thing I want from you is respect. That's for a start.
And who says sport and politics don't mix? Premier Olsen was rubbing shoulders with Geoff Kennett.
But not so much with embattled Prime Minister Howard who slipped in quietly.
One of you is going to be very disappointed. Who do you think it will be?
Geoffrey.
We'll wait and see.
While opposition leader Mike Rand watched the game back in Adelaide, his federal counterpart was conspicuous and footy focused.
The game will go to the one that doesn't choke.
In a blast of surround sound and a kaleidoscope of colour, the atmosphere built and built and built as kickoff time neared.
For all Crows and Saints players, a feeling like never before in this MCG pressure cooker. Now is the time to stand up and be counted.
All players' faces were etched with the emotion and strain of the occasion, a major milestone in the history of both clubs.
In Melbourne, Mike Smithson, Seven Nightly News.
Well back home in Adelaide, the city erupted as the final sound sounded. It seemed all of South Australia was behind the Crows, even those who aren't footy supporters.
Like it or not, Crows fever took hold of South Australia today and it seems no one was exempt from the footy hype.
Go to the Crows!
This pride was among thousands of South Australians savouring every moment of the occasion.
Their beloved Crows had made it to their first day of third ground final and confidence was running high.
They're going to win by 30 points.
Grand final is always 50-50.
Crows will win though.
In Auckland, as one case for sure, the supporters were making the most of it.
While many of the fans couldn't be at the MCG for the big game, they were well and truly flying the flag back home.
3,000 one-eyed Crows supporters packed the shed at the back of footy park, all sharing in the glory.
It's absolutely fantastic. They've made the final. It's a dream come true. Go Adelaide Crows!
The grand final parties weren't confined to footy park though. Pubs across the city were jam packed with supporters, all doing their best to cheer on the Crows.
Hundreds more enjoyed the game on a huge screen at Wave Hill Showgrounds while in homes across the state, televisions were fixed on Channel 7's live coverage.
The mighty Adelaide Crows, with courage and strong and fast...
It's a sure bet we'll be hearing that song for days to come.
The pride of South Australia...
Nicole Harkes, Seven Nightly News.
Joining us now from the Adelaide Crows change rooms, and I hope it's quieter down there, is Neil Curley. And girls, what a fantastic victory!
Thanks very much. We've had two successful backline players today. And Benny, you were the first one to get the move when Jammo broke down and back onto Heatley had already kicked two. What were your thoughts?
Yeah, it was a bit hard. I kept telling Kavo to get back there actually, but it didn't happen. But I was alright. I knew I had to sort of not worry too much about him. He's been a good player, but sort of take my own chances and get after the footy.
You're very careful with your kick-offs today.
Yeah, it's one of the big things this year that we've done is to be very careful, especially in finals. He said earlier in the year that the people who do the kick-outs best in Grand Finals win them. And it certainly wasn't taking too many risks this time.
Proved right now. Pete, just that little burst by Hawley, three goals in a short space. What were your thoughts?
Oh Jesus. I thought he's got on top of me and waiting for the hook to come and get me. But to the credit of the other boys getting it out of the middle really helped. He sort of starved him a bit in the third quarter and then finally got dragged in the last quarter.
I think my run sort of got on top of him at the end of it. But he was a dangerous player for them. He kicked three goals in a couple of minutes. We didn't panic, but at half-time we needed to really start playing well because we weren't playing well.
The chasing and tackling today was very good all over the ground.
The chasing was sensational after half-time. It was just magnificent.
Boys, thanks for your time. All the best. Back to you fellas.
Thanks guys. I tell you what, what a great victory. You've been great. One of the greatest all-time grand-fifers. It's been a huge day for South Australian football. We'll be back later in the bulletin with more from Melbourne. But for now, back to you.
Thanks John. We'll take a break now and then look at the rest of the day's news including more travel rorts trouble for John Howard and Indonesia's devastating air disaster.
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A welcome distraction from the travel rorts affair for the Prime Minister today taking time out in Melbourne for the AFL Grand Final. But despite the footage John Howard couldn't escape politics altogether.
It's been the Howard Government's darkest week but there was still room for light relief over travel claims at an AFL Grand Final breakfast in Melbourne.
I just want to assure you that I walked from Western Australia yesterday. And I spent last night in a tent.
Kim you didn't have to tell us you walked from Western Australia. We had somebody following you.
That flash of humour doesn't hide John Howard's greatest crisis. The travel rorts affairs claimed three ministers and Mr Howard's closest friend and advisor Graham Morris.
The last week has not been a good week for the Government. But let me say to you it would have been an immensely worse week from the Government if I had walked away from taking some very difficult decisions.
And more difficulties ahead for Mr Howard as he scouts around for ministerial replacements. The feeling is there's not much depth in the reserves.
As Mr Howard looks around at the wreckage of his Government, then he looks around at the innocence of his backbench. I think he must be sitting there wondering where his Government is going to come from.
In Canberra, Elise Smooney, Seven Nicely News.
The British Government has asked for two nurses accused of murdering Yvonne Guilford in Saudi Arabia to be treated humanely.
British Foreign Minister Robin Cook met his Saudi counterpart in an effort to stop Deborah Parry from being beheaded and Lucille McLaughlin flogged.
Mr Cook says he left the meeting hopeful of a humane outcome for the women. He says the nurses can appeal their sentences and negotiations to pay compensation to the victims' family are still underway.
The worst air disaster in Indonesian history has claimed the lives of 234 people, including one Australian.
Initial speculation has blamed the crash on the massive smoke haze hanging over South East Asia caused by out of control bushfires in Indonesia.
The Indonesian bushfires had already claimed four lives, now the investigation's on to see if they've taken 234 more.
No one survived this crash, including the one Australian aboard the Garuda Airbus, 45-year-old Perth Rally Champion Clive Slater.
Clive was held in the greatest esteem and he certainly would run in the top couple of drivers in Australia.
Slater was on his way back to Australia. His close friend and co-driver had died earlier this week. He was to be at the funeral.
We won't get two people like that again.
Flight 152 was en route from the capital Jakarta to Medan, 1300 kilometres north-west. Visibility was just 60 metres. The smog was a likely crash cause.
This is now the most polluted place on the planet. Experts say it's like the entire nation is being forced to chain smoke. Residents are breathing the equivalent of 40 cigarettes a day.
We do hope that the smoke will go away.
Experts say it won't, not for months. Expat Australians like Cherie Prandalos and her two kids couldn't wait. They've come home.
Luckily we could leave. We feel sorry for the local people that they can't afford to leave.
Australian diplomats have again met with Indonesian government officials in Jakarta to offer our help, but there's still been no response.
Firefighters in three states are primed to go. Chris Reason, Seven Nightly News.
Back-to-back earthquakes have rocked central Italy, killing 10 people and injuring hundreds. One tremor hit the ancient town of Assisi, wrecking the famous church that houses the tomb of St Francis.
The second quake, nine hours after the first and much stronger. Television crews fled from Italy's famous St Francis Basilica. They were filming when the second tremor hit.
Four people were killed here, two of them monks. The church was badly damaged, so too the 700 year old paintings inside. A serious blow to the heritage of the ancient town of Assisi.
There was destruction in many central Italian towns and villages. The region of Umbria, the worst hit. Houses and churches, centuries old, crumble.
Unable to withstand the force of what experts described as moderate earthquakes up to 5.6 on the Richter scale. Many people were trapped while they slept. Thousands are now homeless.
It never seemed to stop, this man said. Everything is destroyed. The tremors were felt 100 kilometres away in Rome and there are fears of more to come. In the European Bureau, Neil Warren, Seven Nightly News.
Back home, an information service designed specifically for women is up and running in the city. The answer shop, officially launched by Minister Diana Laidlaw, will provide a range of technology and services free of charge.
It will also introduce women to computing and the internet. Country women won't miss out. The program will be piloted in five major rural centres. The service is available Monday to Saturday.
Well there was another major sporting event taking place today but it almost passed unnoticed. The first World Solar Cycle Challenge got underway at Victoria Park.
These cycles run on leg power and a little help from the sun. And that help is very welcome with the cycles travelling almost 2000 kilometres from Adelaide to Alice Springs and return.
Teams from Malaysia, Germany and the United States are taking part as well as four South Australian schools.
And now it's time to go back to the mayhem of the National Tennis Centre where Bruce Abernathy is in the thick of it. All the action.
Yes Narelle, it's party time in Adelaide and Melbourne. We'll be back after the break with the moments that matter for Adelaide AFL Premiers.
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Welcome back to the jubilation here at the National Tennis Center.
Just in case you haven't heard, the Crows victorious in the Grand Final.
Coming home with a head of steam to win 1911, 125 to 1316, 94. A margin of 31 points. I bet you can't wait to see the highlights.
The Crows opened strongly, but the good work was being wasted in front of goal. As soon as the Saints moved forward, they found Heatley.
It was Heatley again two minutes later, before makeshift fall forward Shane Ellum kicked the Crows first.
Adelaide's second came from a great kick by Troy Bond.
It's right there, close. Is it a goal? I think it is.
Ellum kicked his second before Ozzie Jones carried the ball from one end to the other late in the quarter.
Ozzie Jones goes with the left, kicks it and gets it.
The Crows by two points at quarter time, but then Barry Hall burst into the game. Hall kicked two more to give the Saints a handy lead.
But the Crows fired up again, a Goodwin goal coming against the Tide. Some great play on the boundary line set up Bond's second goal.
A late snap by Brownlow medallist Robert Harvey gave the Saints a 13 point buffer at half time.
Bond opened the third quarter for the Crows with a goal before Stewie Lowe marked strongly.
Then the Crows started turning it on. First it was Chet Rintle and then Ellum got a gift in the goal square.
Darren Jarman put the Crows in front and Shane Ellum kicked his fourth for the day.
He has kicked it, Nathan Emerson won.
Nicky Wynmark got one back for the Saints late in the quarter to reduce the margin to 10 points.
The final term was quite simply the Darren Jarman show, his first of five for the quarter from a free kick.
Nathan Burke kept the Saints in touch, but Jarman answered soon after for the Crows.
Back towards Jarman, Jarman, yes!
It was Jarman again a short time later, the game almost safe.
The celebrations began when Bond slotted his fourth for the day.
Nigel Smart adding one for good luck on the siren.
It's close, he has done it.
David Heath, Seven Nightly News.
So six goals for Darren Jarman, an unlikely five for Shane Ellum and four for Troy Bond,
but pretty well everyone played their part in this historic victory.
Let's hear from a few of the heroes of our city.
I guess there's not a prouder guy in Australia than you are tonight.
It's just an amazing feeling and it's such a pleasure for me to be able to lead that team.
I didn't have a huge day, but you look at the other guys and the young guys especially,
you really stood up and I'm just so happy for them.
The club as a whole I think has shown so much character.
I think only our supporters believed at the start of the finals that we could actually do it.
Each week we grew and grew and then today under the pump again at half time we just came out,
stood up like hardly any other team has ever done before.
Unexpected plays you had to put forward.
Yeah, yeah, it was just fantastic to be up there, a lot less pressure up forward I reckon
and I was just running around having a great time.
Now I've got to be honest, you've been struggling a bit over the last couple of years haven't you?
Yeah.
But this year, particularly the last half year, you've got a bit more, say, field play, you've seen a blossom.
Yeah, I've matured a little bit.
I'm 24 years old and it's time to try and make a mark at the Adelaide Footy Club
and hopefully I've done that and I can just continue on with that.
You know Bobby Skelton played all his life and didn't play in a grand final
and here you are in your second year and you've played in a winning one.
Absolutely, since then, I can't believe me.
So I didn't ever think I'd be playing league footy in Adelaide in a premiership, so it's just sensational.
Well, it's a party here but at home it's ecstasy.
Let's cross to the new home for the Adelaide Closed supporters, the Shed and Peter Calder God.
Go, go.
This unbelievable atmosphere down here at the Shed, the Closed fans are just absolutely over the moon.
I think it's a sensational result.
What did you think of the game?
I knew very well that Bickley yesterday at the grand final parade,
he had his hand firmly gripped on that cup and they came home with it and that's fantastic.
OK, we're in and over here, what do you think?
It's just been a long road from the start.
We've been there and today is a dream come true.
Thank you Adelaide.
So there you have it.
The celebration's only just started down here.
I'm sure it'll go all night and well into tomorrow morning.
Back to you in the summer.
And would you believe it, there was some other sport today but you had to go to Germany to find it.
Pete Sampras has kept alive hopes of a Davis Cup rematch with Cat Rafter after the quarter-finals of the Grand Slam Cup in Munich.
Sampras defeated Sweden's Jonas Vaughan in straight sets.
We'll now play Britain's Greg Ruzedski in the semifinals.
Still far from his best, Pete Sampras let fly a couple of screamers in his quarter-final with Jonas Vaughan but not always with the racket.
F***! F***!
The American and Swede are set to clash in the Davis Cup final.
Sampras serving notice that he'll be just as dangerous as he was against Australia.
Britain's Greg Ruzedski earned the right to meet Sampras in the semis after winning a tight three-center against Russian Evgeny Kofelnikov.
Ruzedski's huge serve the difference equaling his world record of 230 kilometers an hour.
In Spain drastic measures were needed to drain the course of water for the opening day of the Ryder Cup which sees America and Europe locked at three all.
Jose Maria Olathabel got the Europeans off to a great start against Davis Love and Phil Mickelson sinking this from the fairway.
The Americans hit back before bad light suspended play in two foursome matches.
Juro Zen, Seven Nightly News.
And that is sport from here at the tennis center.
Absolute jubilation here.
We've got the grand final replay coming up straight after news.
If you're at home in Adelaide enjoy that but Narelle I'm off to party.
See you later.
Enjoy it and make the most of it.
Well the sun certainly shone on the crows today.
Ian will have the new week's weather outlook after the break.
Back shortly.
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Hello everyone what a great day for South Australia.
And those who have spent your whole day in front of the television you missed a really good spring day.
Avernight it got down to 11 degrees and today's top came at 450 this afternoon of 1911, 125.
In fact it was 18 degrees this afternoon.
In the city even as we speak it's 14 degrees. Let's have a look at the cloud loop.
Tonight on the cloud loop a couple of systems.
There's a weak front that's lying across the South Australian coast at the moment and one to the centre of the continent.
That's a separate system and it's moving through fairly quickly.
If we have a look at it as far as the fly by is concerned there's the front there.
You can see there's a bit of rain and thunderstorm activity in and over central and northern South Australia.
But that's clearing away overnight and tomorrow it'll fine up across the state generally.
As the case may be.
Now if we have a look at it there's a high pressure system which is just here.
It's moving into the Mount Gambier region.
The winds will get around from the south-west around to the north-south-east around to the north-west.
I'm getting all excited here.
The winds will warm up over the next couple of days as a result of that high pressure system.
Now if you're across the border tomorrow there's a severe depression in Melbourne.
But the showers will clear tomorrow.
Precipitation for Sydney, the Alice and Perth are mostly fine in the other capital centres.
Now showers today in the north and the south.
The activity was from those two different systems.
11 mills, the best for the six hours to three this afternoon.
At Kingscote this afternoon it was about three mills.
Oh, 11 mills this afternoon.
Temperatures were about to mark for this time of the year in early spring.
The forecast for the state, jubilation and widespread excitement.
The few showers in the north and south will clear away tomorrow.
Light to moderate south-east to north-east winds with seas of up to one and a half metres.
Now on local beaches, Southerlies, 12 to 17 tonight.
They'll get around to the south-east tomorrow but there's not a lot in them with seas to just a metre.
Not a bad day for the boat.
In the city a few showers tonight.
Most won't even know that it's damp.
And a fine barbecue and gardening spring Sunday for tomorrow.
Tonight nine, tomorrow a cool 16.
The same for Noorlunga.
15 in the hills and 17 in the north.
For the next few days fine and warming up to 26 degrees on Wednesday.
Enjoy your celebrations.
And for tonight, Narelle, that is the weather.
Thanks Ian, loved the fashion statement.
Well now it's time to go back to John Riddell in Melbourne.
There'll be plenty of partying going on tonight, no doubt.
John, what have you got planned?
Well I think Narelle will join this lot behind me.
Have a look at them.
I think I'll go out with them.
They've got obviously a huge night planned.
There's a lot of red, blue and yellow paint down there.
We're going to go and paint Melbourne I think.
They're going to have a ball tonight and I think I might as well be along with them.
Well done the Adelaide Crows, well done the Adelaide Super Bowl.
Fantastic.
I'll see you tomorrow, hopefully Narelle.
Yes, well just remember he does have to come back to work tomorrow.
Well it's been a fabulous day for the Crows and for South Australia.
And in case anyone missed the historic grand final clash,
we're about to replay the big game.
We pick up play at the first bounce.
Goodnight.
National bouncer.
Dare I say it, there's Wynne-Mar and Hart.
But the moment has arrived.
They are ready to go.
The grand final is about to start.
The Crows for the first time and the Saints for the first time in 26 years.
Jarman got his hand on it.
Wynne started in the centre square for the Crows.
Berk will get the first kick of the match.
Out wide to Lappan, he's got it.
What a way to start for Lappan.
To get his hands on him, McLeod's on him.
Inside 50, low for target.
Did he get a push? No.
Pittman is on low.
Johnson, the only teenager out there.
Back to Hart.
What a game he played last week.
Gets the gong, he's got him.
Bonds on centre wing.
Has a look down towards right half forward.
And Robyn, one of the key players for the Crows,
marks a long way from home.
He's in front of Wakeland.
Robyn looks down towards centre half forward.
Still a long way out.
Jamie Shanahan uses strength.
Gets it away to Huchton.
Maxie Huchton's in trouble.
May almost concede a behind.
They take it over for the first score.
That was by Wynne Keough.
It's a behind for the Adelaide Crows.
Just checked a couple of the match-ups.
Obviously Wynne is in the ruck.
Pittman's at centre half back on low.
Thompson is on Jarvan.
And Johnson is on Harvey.
Justin Peckett will bring it back into play.
Has been a very consistent performer for St Kilda.
Has not missed a game this year.
Comes short.
That's OK.
Finds Daniels but can't hold it.
Spills it over the line.
Good pressure by Chad Rintoul.
Throw in with the Crows right full of pocket.
The nerves are certainly there.
And we throw in right full forward.
Crows an attack.
Rucks go at it.
In front, smart.
Off hands.
Connell missed the ball.
Ellen playing full forward.
Hand passes.
Zilla spikes it.
Knocks it about 20 minutes from goal.
Here's Costa.
25 out he snaps.
Wide of the mark.
Behind.
To Costa.
Into the Crows.
Peckett for the Saints.
On this glorious spring day as it's turned out.
The sun is shining so brightly.
Peckett straight down the centre.
Good kick.
But it was cut off by Rint.
Here's a chance.
Jarvan to finish.
Drills.
Hits the post.
Hands on head.
Can't believe it.
Very careful about the kick.
He was late last week.
I think the kick in should go wide early.
Players are very tense.
You go up the centre corridor as Peckett did then.
If it's not a real precise kick.
Well a goal scoring opportunity results to the opposition.
This time he alludes Ellen for the moment.
But eventually gets caught in the second attempt.
A nervous start.
A fierce tackle by Costa.
It spills back to Peckett.
Justin Peckett runs in towards the middle.
McLeod has beaten one of the four players of this final series.
He can set something up for Robb and down right half ball.
Now Jarvan who will have another shot.
Starts it right and it stays right.
Another behind.
0-7 last week seeing the opening turn.
0-4 this week.
Jarvan we know he's had a good kick on the run.
But two shots from 45 meters for two behinds.
They're the kind of things that really get you off on the scoreboard.
Or actually let the opposition stay in it.
Four behinds in a couple of minutes.
Peckett again.
A stammering start.
This time longer to the outer side.
Finds his mark.
Now they're all wide.
Crips has got it and he's running through.
Half back.
Looks through center wing and up towards right half ball.
McLeod in the back.
Finally marked for the crows.
Wonderful anticipation.
McLeod in short.
Smart.
He's forwarded half back.
Crows by four points.
Smart.
Now wide setting it up.
Pittman using his body.
Looking to run onto the ball.
Burke's in there.
Burke a wonderful record against the crows.
As has this man Harvey in short.
Hall swooping hand fast.
Burke again.
Burke pulls it back towards the middle.
Some kill going number.
Crook and Lapham.
McLeod brilliant.
Away comes Johnson.
Good kick too out wide.
One of Jemison.
He had to go hard.
Excellent effort.
He's win now.
He misses.
Good effort by Heatley there.
To cut off the kick to Jemison.
And hasn't McLeod started brilliantly.
And half back for the crows.
Yes already Matthew Lapham.
His opponent.
And this is the run of the Adelaide defense.
Is one of their streets.
And it's so important that the some kill to forwards.
Are able to put the pressure on.
To make sure the ball doesn't bounce back too quick.
Russell Morris.
Something about Jason Heatley.
Yes Rod Jemison running right up to the crows center half four line.
So that was probably explained why Heatley was out of position in that last play.
We look behind Jemison.
And get some sort of an idea of what's directly in front of him.
He's normally a very good kick.
He gets it outside 50.
Pittman and Cook.
Hart beautifully played.
Lynn has to sit and wait.
Couldn't get a handle on it.
Boundary throwing.
Between center wing and half forward.
Three points to the margin.
In favor of the Adelaide crows.
Wren drops back to do the rack work once again.
He has the height advantage today.
And he wins it.
Pushing it back in toward the middle.
Lappan.
Falls over the football.
It's still on center wing.
Hart is there.
Thompson is there.
Jarman is there.
And a bounce on center wing.
No major surprises to start this game.
Wren again that slaps it.
Thompson tries to drive through.
But he's claimed by Hart.
It finishes with Burke off to Lappan.
He's made a positive start.
Back to Burke again.
Tumbles a punt down towards the half forward line.
Pittman's got to sit and wait.
Maybe Wimar will get another chance.
Low uses absolute strength.
He gives it to Heakley.
He shoots for an eye.
And the same is with Wimar.
First to the back.
Well yes isn't the bounce of the ball so important.
Pittman got the front position for that.
What was a pretty scrappy kick for from Burke.
But have a look at this.
Bounces on a ten straight up in the air.
That set Pittman up and then low.
Hart at the ball.
And Jason Heakley just that one step floating kick that went through.
But Heakley sees it over that so often.
Peter McCaslin is southern stand Pete.
Well you can't give Heakley two knee shots at goal.
He's a dynamic kick.
And interesting to look at on the other end for the Crows.
Shane Ellens playing at full forward.
Not a normal full forward.
Last week they had three men in the square.
They're starting with a conventional set up.
Saints by three points.
Jarman dragged down.
Didn't have the ball.
Heakley coming off seven.
Last week was brilliant.
Great start again today.
Here's Jarman.
Down the woods.
Half forward.
Getting back there was Jones.
He's at right half back.
The NCG is still throbbing.
Around the outer side Jones a high ball.
Pull in from the side almost.
Down in front Harvey.
Gathers at crops.
Feeds the hand pass across.
This is Keough.
Very left sided.
Back to the middle.
Hall can take it and break.
Hall 60 meters out.
Spears the pass.
And Heakley's got it.
About 40 meters out.
He's a sharp shooter.
He just continues on Jason Heakley.
That one kick, one goal.
And then just making the position.
It's the standard full forward play.
Leading to the space between himself and the kicker.
And the ball was dropped right in his line.
Became a very easy chest mark once he got the two or three meter gap on Rob Jamison.
Remarkable story.
Three games for the West Coast Eagles.
71 goals this season.
Heakley normally is so good.
It's close.
It's bending back.
He likes it.
Well, great start for some corners.
Certainly the first five minutes of the game went to the crows.
Isn't it amazing the difference in accuracy makes here?
Robert Harvey the first of I'm sure many positions of possession for the day.
But the crows have had two shots for two behinds.
So Cuncill will have two shots for two goals.
And 10 can't lose.
Saints by nine points.
Heakley with two goals.
Fancy the crows starting Ellen with the other end.
He hasn't kicked a goal all season.
That surely hasn't happened in a grand final before.
Costa to him.
And he's got it.
Speaking of him.
He presents himself and takes a mark.
Has not kicked one goal in nine matches this year.
It's a strange move that because he's normally been playing up across a half forward.
And it allows Jamie Shanahan to go back to his most comfortable slot in the true fullback position.
But having said that, he's got a shot from 35 mooters to put the crows on the board.
Three career goals in 38 games.
It's good.
It's through.
It's four now.
Well, if somebody wanted to bet you who would kick the first goal of the match.
You'd say Heakley.
But if someone wanted to bet you to be Ellen the first for the crows.
You'd take their money.
But as you get it.
Well, yes, he just got the slot in front.
It was a good enough pass.
When the ball dropped short and the forward leading player was allowed to just drop into the mark.
The low chest mark.
The defenders out of business as it was then.
And Ellen kicked accurately to get the first goal on the board.
Three point margin now favoring the Saints back in the middle with Wren who's beaten this time by Cook.
Thompson dashes out of the center.
65 meters out.
Shoots long towards low.
But he's away to the right.
True for one behind.
Great dash by Andrew Thompson playing just his 23rd game.
Jamison kicks it back in.
Here's Peter Kaven.
What a marvelous story he is.
Used to sell the football record outside the MCG as a youngster.
Now he's got center stage.
Here's Olly Jones.
Clive gets 25 meters down the board.
Barry Hall drives hard towards it.
To take the footy then gives it back.
Here's the run of Ozzie.
70 meters out.
60 meters out.
He's on the 50 now.
Has the bounce.
Shoots in towards goal.
But can't come it off.
It's another behind.
Great running by the Saints.
And that's what they'll be looking for for Ozzie Jones.
Kim Costas, his direct opponent.
Jared with some video analysis.
Yes, importantly that players coming off the square.
Look for Kim Costa bursting through the square.
Ozzie Jones' player.
And he kicks the ball long straight down to Ella.
Meantime the Cros work it out.
This is Kaven.
Hart pushing up towards center half back in the bright sunshine.
Him putting the ball wide.
Pittman grabbed by the arm.
He'll get the free kick.
Plays on immediately.
Releases McCloud down towards half foot.
Bond hit it hard.
He's 65 meters out from goal.
Bond waiting for the movement up ahead.
Not much there.
Ellen in short.
Goes for distance.
Turns them around.
Ran in from the side.
Fisting away is Cook.
And across the line it goes.
In that situation I'm sure Cook is going to play one on one on whoever the Cros-Ruckman is.
But if he's double teamed, if Kearney has it go sometimes, Ren other times, that's going to be a tough arse for Cook to do that all day.
He's here with Ren now Lee.
Ren drops it down in front.
Pickley Hart.
Chance for Johnson.
Shanahan gets in there quickly and forces it through.
Through behind.
So the Cros move to 1-5 and the Saints are 2-3.
Great crowd here.
They sold a thousand tickets at 11 o'clock this morning to make sure that this stadium would be full.
It looks very close to it now.
About 95, 96,000 it'd expect.
Peckett brings it back in.
In towards Jones.
He was hit hard and he's going to take a free kick.
Well I think Peckett might learn from that run.
He tried to find Daniels early but the kicker goes above the head of the right hand player.
It's set up for the spoil.
A little bit forced.
It was Ozzie Jones to get the free kick.
Young man turns 21 tomorrow.
He gives it across to Max Hobson.
In trouble.
Almost threw it out to Jamie Shanahan.
Onto the left foot he goes.
Coming wide towards Cinderwick.
Bond is at the back and he's got plenty of assistance but Cavan gets a bad bounce.
Hall gets a good one.
Chips into Ward's full forward.
Barry Hall's kick goes over the top.
Hart tries to defend.
He almost steals it.
Wynmars set the pounce but they lock it up.
A pressure cooker situation for the Crows.
Now they're bouncing.
St. Hilda's left foot.
I think that's one of the things that excites us about Barry Hall when he has to find a yard of acceleration.
Big fella, big strong man but he found that yard to accelerate away from Cavan.
And then good inception by Heakley but fortunately the Crows threw the ball up.
Forcing a throw in to the left-foot pocket.
Chains by four points.
Early going of the grand final.
And that man already has two goals.
The aerial view.
Boundary throw in.
Rucks go at it.
Low.
Almost clean possession.
Throws it on the boot.
Half-snothered.
Jameson coming through. Didn't have the ball.
He'll get the free.
He's got the ball and he's problems at the moment.
Not Jameson.
Deep in his own defensive area.
Eleven and a half minutes till quarter time.
Taking plenty of time.
High one.
The Ward's half-back.
Cook's in front.
Pittman reaches over the top.
Johnson couldn't control it.
Cook.
Well played.
Knocks it.
McCloud deflected it.
This is Hart.
Hart at right.
Hart back.
Stumbles till he goes.
Round in his circle.
Boots it up towards the wing.
Burke taking no prisoners.
Sends it back in.
It bounces very high.
Jameson knocked away by Hiddlick.
Taken by Thompson.
Harvey.
It's a magic Harvey.
Almost got through.
Lapham taking front on.
Down he goes.
German got him.
Whistle.
And I think it will be a ball up.
I must say both sides defeat.
So hanging on to the ball a little bit.
Trying to set it up on the way out.
And there's been some half opportunities.
Granted very good tackling in both forward lines at this point.
Saw the crows coaching Pan on the moment ago.
And another boundary throw in.
Heatley for one is such a great defender as a forward.
He's able to defend very quickly there.
Saints are four points in front.
It's two goals to one.
Pittman and Lowe.
Pittman started at centre half-back.
It's a release smart to the forward line.
Windmass nears it.
It was smothered.
Play on call.
Good work.
Heatley improvised.
Wren little kick not far enough.
Oh, Hart.
Cook was a touch.
No, it's a mark to Cook.
Had to be a precise kick.
That one doesn't.
Straight back down the centre corridor with the left side.
The non-dominant side from Wren.
But really was the ambition outweighed ability on that occasion.
Which has set up the Cook mark and shot it gold.
He too, like Shane Ellen, has not kicked a goal this season.
Came back into the team with the injuries to Vinovik.
And Everett will kick from 50.
Straight in front.
Gets under.
Kicks it poorly.
And it manages a behind.
So the Saints go to 2-4 and the Croes are 1-5.
Again it will be Rob Jamison who ironically,
when the Croes came into the competition,
was the club's leading goal kicker in 91 with 49 goals.
Now he's at the other end of the ground.
Jones flies over the top.
He's got to beat Costa and that's a big arse.
Two very, very exciting players.
That kicks wide and out of bounds on the 4.
The Saints to bring it back in.
Hutchston on the outer wing.
Another young man who I guess has been pitching himself all week.
Just 21 years of age.
Goes in towards Barry Hall at half forward.
Unable to take it cleanly.
Neither could Pittman.
Came and works hard.
Still he goes.
Runs into Burke eventually.
It's back with Barry Hall again.
Claimed by Simon Goodwin.
And again the umpire comes in in the form of Hayden Kennedy for a bounce.
I think this is exactly what we want in Grand Falls.
And we expect an absolute desperate approach from both teams.
The nerves have settled a little bit.
And now the game is really on.
At half forward for Stilda on this overcast day.
But really quite perfect.
Whitmar steals it.
He's held.
Play arm as the call.
Now there's been a wrestle.
Will come back for a push.
And it will go in the way of Stilda.
Will it be taken?
And it's time.
Sandy and a 50 metre penalty for not delivering the ball back on the 4.
So double whammy there against the Tries.
Can I ask, isn't that a critical error?
You have a shot at goal from 80 metres out.
Well outside kicking distance.
Now a shot at goal from 30 metres.
Those little discipline errors that cost 50 metre penalties are just so critical.
He's got 13 goals next to his name for the season, Andrew Thompson.
That's the free kick there for pushing the back.
Clearly propelled forward in the tackle.
We won't see that.
Here we see the ball going back.
And that's a...
That ball was touched.
It's one behind.
Went off to the close then.
Remarked on his six points.
The Saints lead.
Now Johnson.
There was some indecision as to whose kick it was.
But...
So we threw it to nobody.
Not much of a quarterback.
Goodwin comes away, kicks it out towards the wing.
In front is Smart.
Hudson is there.
Smart works him off the ball.
Still he goes.
Well played.
Majel Smart.
Costa needs to be quick.
Harvey's got him.
Feet it inside.
This is Johnson.
Johnson's hand pass.
He'll direct it.
Rob rin at close quarters.
Smart right on the 50.
Goes for home.
Poor effort.
In front, Rinsor.
Cripps the crumbs.
So that quickly and the ball bounces out of bounds.
Big chance for the Crows there.
Smart from 50.
Saw Cripps and Sampson a moment ago.
Brown getting ready, stretching.
Boundary throw in.
Rinn at the back.
Bond pushed off at Mike Beckett.
Back turn was good.
Klain gets his kick in.
Important ball here.
The cloud's after it hard.
He could score.
No, he goes short.
Wide.
Bond's got it.
45 metres out.
Tight angle.
Not the longest kick in the comp though.
He kicked a long bomb, didn't he?
Late against Geelong, which was a huge goal at the time.
He kicked a couple of goals late in that match.
He's the leading goal scorer for the Crows in the finals this season.
And that's a good kick.
It's right there close.
Fairly close.
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Troy Bond has levelled the scores here at the MCG in the 97 Grand Final.
Hook again goes high up against Wren.
Connell has taken high from Lerner and Harney.
The Brownlow medalist chips into half-bord.
McCloud chops it up.
Minds Jarman on half-back.
He marks in front of Thompson.
Jarman looks towards the centre wing, and the diving attempt to catch was taken by Wren.
He misses out to Cook. Off he goes to Daniels.
He's been another very good player in the finals.
This kicking sometimes lets him down.
Johnson shrugs a couple of tackles.
Back to McCloud.
No surging forward again, up towards Ellum.
Try to pat it down to accommodate Poggle.
He's taken out of it.
Mattie Collins down.
Wintour's up.
Wintour chops.
And into the woodwork he goes, but it's going to come back, is it?
No, the advantage will stand, so the point will stand.
The free kick was paid for a bump in the head.
Head down, clearly contact above the shoulder.
Free kick certainly warranted.
Advantage called.
Well, that's not John Revey could recall the advantage
because it turned out to be something of a disadvantage.
So if the player with the advantage can dispose of the footy,
they'll allow it to go.
Peckett's kick out.
Finishes on centre wing with Kane Johnson once again.
The youngster hands it away to Goodwin,
who looks in towards centre half forward for the Crows.
He loots a couple at the back.
Ellum, a nice little twist and turn.
Cobbles up, he's taken high and will come back.
And he'll get another shot at goal directly in front.
35 metres out.
Cheering Malcolm Blake has pulled some good moves in his final series, hasn't he?
Shane Ellum to fall forward in the first quarter?
Yes, it was.
I don't think anyone really picked that one.
And just the high tackles we saw there from Jason Daniels.
And straight.
The Crows are again in front.
Ellum has his second.
Well, yes, Andrew McLean is the big column for security at the moment.
He's had seven possessions off half back.
Matthew Lackland, I'm sure the message may have already gone out.
Tighten up, it'll be interesting to see whether some killer in fact trade McLeod back.
But the half back line is launching for the Crows and giving their forwards a chance.
Ellum finished twice.
Crows by seven points.
Shane Ellum's put it to back in the middle.
Rux go at it, Cook knocks it down decisively.
Burke hard into the ground, spills wide, crashing him there was Cook.
Kicking in danger is the call.
No high tackle call, Dennis.
Johnson's got the free in any case.
Quickly down to watch half forward.
Hudson worked out of it.
Smart went down, Cripps over the top, knocks it away.
Jarman fell to the ground still.
Jarman, ball up.
And the Crows enjoying a good period here.
The bounce of left half forward, they're up 24 to 17.
Just under six minutes till quarter time.
Wren is there, puts the body in front, pulls it back towards the middle.
Exposes the middle to Burke.
The f20 of company, Daniels.
Zilla's got it now to Harvey.
Looping hand pass to Thompson.
Thompson's away.
Now that's the one.
The reason the advantage was called was because the ball went on to some killers advantage obviously.
Then some killed are unable to dispose of the ball so the ball will now go back.
And Robbie Harvey will take his free kick for that initial high contact.
Thanks for that, John.
Now fourth umpire in the box.
Who knows what it's like to have the heat of a grand final as an umpire.
Harvey there.
So the game now goes on.
It goes to half forward.
Costa to Wren.
Wren round the body.
Bad bounce for Harvey.
Jarman tried to knock it on.
Thompson did well back to Harvey.
Seventh possession.
He just accumulates them.
Good looking kick.
What a game.
McLeod is playing.
He's got the ball in the string with the free kick coming back to Wynmar.
Too high against Harvey.
So Wynmar has had his hands on the footie a couple of times.
Well across the face in the end.
He's had his hands on the footie a couple of times but not many clean possessions.
At the full forward push out surely.
Not paid.
McLeod again.
What a first quarter he's playing as he goes to the safety of the boundary line and he finds it.
It's 24 to 17.
It's a hot first quarter.
Yes if you've got the ball today you know there's going to be an opposition player coming at you.
That's the way it should be and that's the way it is.
Just under five minutes remaining in the first quarter.
Wren and Cook one by the ladder.
No one's able to sneak it away.
Back to McLeod.
Did it go far enough?
Yes it did.
McLeod comes wide towards the half back line.
Matty Connell.
Copter hard.
One a few moments ago but he's up and bouncing away now.
Kicks towards centre wing.
Peter Kavan.
If it sits he's away.
Kavan has a bounce.
He's almost down to right half forward.
Daniels gives chase but Kavan's clear.
Floating punt kick wobbles in towards the pocket.
Difficult one for Nigel Smart.
And it beats him over the line in the right forward pocket.
And that's exactly the kind of play that the Crows want from Kavan.
Pittman's back on low to try and stop low's marking power.
But also Kavan is on haul.
A third of the marking forwards for St Kilda so that Kavan can take the punt and charge upfield as he did then.
Saints making a change with Rodney Keough coming onto the ground.
Robrins doing the rock work.
Here's another opportunity for Allen.
Again, end of the woodwork.
Three of them.
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Pressure all important.
All players have to work both ways at the last centre bounce.
Watch for Darren Jarman here.
Put the pressure on Rob Harvey and effect the push in the back which saves them a goal.
And Keough now onto McLeod.
Peckett's kicked it in.
It's across the line so a boundary throw in.
Just outside the attacking 50 for the Crows.
The lead 25 to 17.
Wren and Cook.
Cook has done pretty well.
Wren won that one though down to Daniels under pressure.
Found a team mate good enough.
Jones has it.
Jones up towards the wing.
Not much value there.
Looking for Harvey.
Knocked away by Johnson.
It's out of bounds.
Neil Kelly's down on the boundary.
Neil.
Just a little one from the Crows point of view.
We have Bickley on Burke.
Burke is getting quite a bit of ball and Bickley has yet to have many possessions at all.
That's an important one.
Jones.
Costa.
Jones goes to ground.
Costa's been alright.
High one round the body.
Back to about centre wing.
Smart front spot.
Well done, Hudson.
Down to Windmar.
Windmar way over the top here's Burke.
And Neil Spoke about a moment ago delivers the full forward beautifully.
Great Mark Heatley.
He took it out in front of him like a champion full forward shot.
That was a great take.
He had to actually take it in his hands.
If he tied the market on his chest, Jamison would have got there to spoil.
But Burke just drew it.
Have a look at the low trajectory of the kick.
It goes low so he can just reach out in front of his eyes, Heatley.
Got the eyes behind the hands so to watch the ball firmly into his hands.
That's the way to mark the ball.
He's a fast starter, Heatley.
Three goals against North in the pre-dem final.
Peter McKenna.
You wouldn't back against him from here.
One of the best kicks in the competition.
A very long kick and he kicks right through the ball, Bruce, as you'll see.
He's given it his best.
He likes it.
But he's just missed.
So Heatley off to a fast start here.
Just missing to the left.
And that spoil from half back by Hudson that has initiated that launch.
So important.
Goodwin gets it from Jamison.
Goodwin's away.
Kicks up towards the half back flank and Costa takes the mark.
Positive signs for the Crows with some of their young stars.
Really opening up full of run.
Kane Johnson, one in particular.
Robbren on the other side.
Has it now and away he goes.
Looks up towards half forward.
Up towards Nigel Smart who's out in front.
Still a long way out is Smart.
65 meters.
Heads towards full forward.
Shanahan stands his ground.
The ball spills free to Peck and he gets it away to Berks and Kilder out of trouble.
Kick is not a good one, however.
And Matty Connell will propel the Crows back into their attacking zone.
Not a lot on offer.
He just drifted inside 50.
Peter Cavan from a standing start.
Pumps it high.
He's almost caught in the spotlight for a moment.
How often have we seen Cavan alone in the forward 50 meter area from the Crows?
Charges down the ground.
Hall got there within his vicinity.
But 10 meters is too far away to prevent him being used.
Zilla goes from the back pocket.
Knocked down in front by Wakelin.
Loose ball.
Smart.
Robbren.
Robbren from 60 down towards full forward.
It hangs a long time in the air.
Some indecision.
Eventually Zilla comes to it.
The hand pass knocked down by Ellen.
And across the boundary line.
Jamison.
Wants somebody off the bench.
No, I think he's wanting someone picked up ahead of him.
A loose man drifting back in the center square means I'm bickley.
Off the hands of the pack.
And he kicks it behind.
What are you happening at the MCG?
Samson.
On the bench.
He started on the ground.
So it appears to be an injury.
He was on that shortly.
Meantime Burke has been everywhere.
Eight possessions.
He averages 29 over the past three seasons against the Crows.
Harvey up wide.
Jones is running.
And that's danger for the Crows.
Costa and Boucher.
Jones the length of the ground nearly.
60 out.
Will he take them all on?
Handled inside to Thompson.
A fumble.
That.
Ozzie Jones goes with the left.
Kicks it.
And gets it.
What a goal.
Well, I'll talk about that one for a while.
I was about to say, Bruce, that some Culebren have been a little bit sloppy from their kick-ins.
And the two big guns though.
Burke kicked the ball into Harvey.
Harvey set up Jones.
Well then Jones just carried it.
Some fantastic shepherds.
Here we see.
A little bit too far.
Over to Thompson.
Back to Jones.
Left foot.
Beautiful carry.
Beautiful finish.
Crows in trouble on the bench.
We saw Jamison calling for assistance.
He's now sidelined.
Ozzie Jones is flying high after one of the great runs.
And goals.
Wren wins it.
Out of the middle.
All important.
Brown came over the top.
Jarman's caught in the centre.
Burke unable to take it cleanly.
Connell belts it wide.
Straight to the man at the moment once again, however.
Here's Ozzie Jones.
Round the body he goes.
Up towards right half forward.
Tyson Edwards is the player who's come on.
He and Wynma both get poor bounces.
But Wynma is no quicker to recover.
Down towards low.
Couldn't quite take a fingertip mark.
Barry Hall is there to give him assistance.
A wild old hand pass into no man's land.
Thompson has great courage.
He loses it however this time.
And it finishes with Kim Costa.
Comes in towards the centre.
Time ticking away for the crows.
Bickley's got 35 seconds to go to half forward.
Before the end of the quarter.
Comes on there 50 at the moment.
Through comes Bickley again.
Gets the hand pass towards Robren.
Couldn't pick it up with the first attempt.
Goes again.
Robren's still there.
Pressure now on Krypt.
He goes to ground.
Harvey comes in to assist.
He's cool and calm.
So too is Burke.
He finds Zilla.
Zilla over the top to Harvey.
Harvey from half back.
A high one up towards the wing.
They queue up the crows.
Rennes got it.
Down to five seconds though.
Sean Rennes.
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Quarter time in the grand final.
Great start.
Both sides had their moments.
I'd say it's as good a first quarter as I've seen the grand final in terms of intensity.
Certainly the finishing hasn't been fantastic.
3.8 to Adelaide and 3.6 to St Kilda.
But just the pressure on the man with the ball was food of the game.
Certainly Adelaide have stood up to be counted as outsiders in this game.
Robert Harvey worked his way into it as the quarter progressed.
Nathan Burke was very good.
Yes, an outstanding opening quarter.
The crows look in a bit of trouble with Sampson and Jamison on the bench.
They're in front of the scoreboard.
It's 3.8 to 3.6 at quarter time.
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There's the shop of the Whitman's Lightship at quarter time at late 3.8 to 3.6.
Great view there of the Melbourne Cricket Ground and the city in the background.
Let's go down and join Lee now with the white board to check out who's on who at quarter time.
Thanks, Bruce.
Just confirmed the forward 50 Moodo areas.
I think Heatley's pretty much won out for St Kilda.
Jamsons hurt himself half back there now.
Hall and Caveyn.
Caveyn's got down the field.
The half-back line of the moment is really running hard.
McCloud's getting a lot of the ball.
Lapanoff, Keogh on.
Basically the running power of the Adelaide defense outplaying the marking power of the St Kilda forwards.
Might go to the other end just down here.
Allen full forward against Shanahan.
Zilla, Wintouril, Samson, Cripps.
Two-man half-forward line.
Smart, Hudson, Robyn and Wagon.
Eventually, we're about to start the second quarter of the 1997 Grand Final.
And the Crows lead by two points over the Saints.
It was a magnificent opening quarter by both teams.
Wren off the ground, out of the center.
Two half forward.
A miss there by James.
Smart who was good in the opening turn.
James forces forward under pressure.
Jones overran it.
Johnson with him.
Ducking down low is Costa.
They call for a hold in the footy.
And he's gone.
One of the tackles looked a bit high at one stage.
But Jones has got it.
And kicked the most sensational goal in the opening quarter.
Harvey, 11th position.
Out wide.
Kicks to center wing.
Wintmore up high.
With him as Edwards.
Connell, happy to see it roll over the fence.
Neil, we're pretty keen to find out about Jamison and also Sampson, Neil Curley.
Sampson's the best of the two.
He's got a slight knock to the leg.
He should be okay for further activity.
But Jamison at this stage, hamstring gone, would be in serious doubt.
Tragic news there for Rodney Jamison.
Thompson is locked up on the outer side.
Only tightening on the bench.
Makes it tough.
Fair way from the ball.
That's Sheppard.
Bounce on center wing.
Wren in front.
Burke waiting down.
Connell giving chase.
Burke towards the line.
Does it beautifully to Harvey, who just goes over.
I'm sure Malcolm Blythe is thinking about that matchup.
Johnson is basically just not getting any of the ball.
Really all he's doing is chasing Harvey around.
And Harvey is just getting a lot of it.
Might be thinking about just what he can do in that situation.
Not only very fit Robert Harvey, but also very strong.
Some at the club consider him pound for pound the strongest player in the competition.
What happened with the Saints at quarter time?
Russell Morris.
Yes, Dan is very concerned about the kick outs.
Very, very loose, allowing Adelaide to run the ball out of their forward line all too easily.
And also to protect the ball carrier.
Very concerned about that.
Bickley takes the Jones hand pass, but then he too is claimed.
The ball spills free towards Kane Johnson.
Back he goes to Red.
Puts them inside 50 once again.
An effective spoil by Peckett.
Push score dangerously towards Stephen Ziller.
Ziller gives it away to Shanahan.
And he comes wide towards the half back flip.
Peckett is running hard.
Didn't break stride.
He's away.
White half back.
Justin Peckett running up towards the wing.
He's run about 60 meters.
Told to go on.
Draws him in.
Pops it over the top.
Keough goes back inside to Hall.
Hall can run to 50 and unload.
This will bring the roof off.
Magnificent.
The length of the ground.
Wow, that's exhilarating running football isn't it, Bison Kildare.
They're really under pressure in the full back line position.
Long kick out.
Peckett got it.
Carried it forward.
It's just a matter of holding on possession here.
Working your way through the pressure situation as you get to the half forward line.
Keough over to Hall.
Ran towards the 50 meter line.
Didn't crunch it.
Didn't crack it.
But kicked a long, long goal.
Gee, you'd bottle Jones' goal at Hall's, wouldn't you?
Late in the first and early in the second.
The Crows have got to respond.
Jones is getting hold of it.
They're running free at the moment.
The Saints.
Daniels.
Back to Jones.
But it's close on the scoreboard.
It's 4-6 to 3-8.
And the Crows are a come from behind team.
Heatley off and out of play.
And I think Kessin Kettle will push Stuart Lowe closer into the truthful forward line position.
Heatley up the field a little bit at the moment.
Lowe hasn't marked the ball yet against Pittman.
So from Adelaide's point of view, that's a good matchup.
Cook and Ran.
Cook's been pretty good in the centre bounces particularly.
Ran's also had a fair bit of it.
Ran pushes out.
Harvey's got it.
Johnson's got Harvey.
Still manages to get a handball.
Heatley couldn't break the Jarman tackle.
Thompson tries to get through.
Connell's there.
Heatley also works forward.
Handball by Harvey to Wynmar.
Wynmar to Hall.
It's got him.
He's been good.
Big Barry has.
Yes he has.
Caban's got up the field against him and put the pressure on him running back.
But that goal from Hall and now another shot.
It's nothing like kicking a couple of goals to make a backman aware of your presence and
make sure he's a little bit more reticent about leaving you too early.
Harvey's ability then just to win the ball in what was a real 50-50 competition and get
it to Wynmar.
Can Barry kick his second in two minutes?
It looks good.
It's a beauty.
Barry Hall has kicked two goals to start the second quarter and the Saints lead 5-6 to
3-8.
Yes it all came from winning the contest.
There was nothing replaced as winning a contest.
It was a packed situation.
I mean in this situation there must have been 6-8 players touch the ball.
Who was going to expricate it from the pack?
Guess who?
Robert Harvey eventually comes out with it.
Just able to lay off to Mickey Wynmar and then Hall just had to run into the space and
Wynmar set it up.
Great, great play by some Kilda.
Barry Hall, the unlikely hero at the moment for some Kilda as we go back in the middle.
Suddenly they lead by 10 points.
Harvey is slung to the ground, loses the ball, so too did Keough but he's quick to go again
in the middle.
And I think importantly Cook got up and got his hand to the ball over.
Certainly Adelaide aren't dominating the ruck work in the centre square which was one of
their big hopes pre-match.
Still in the middle.
No one able to take it cleanly.
Keough to Burke almost taken high.
Wren butters up, Burke may get another chance so too Keough.
Rodney Keough from 48 metres, wobbles it in to fall forward.
Barry Hall again.
Now this is a thinking goal.
What he has to do here Hall is think his way through this situation.
If he tries to kick the ball straight there's probably no goal space open to him.
He just has to cruise in about five metres from Kaven, go out to his right hand side
and open up the angle.
But he's just got to have his composure, think about what he's going to do and then execute.
Let's see what he does.
The boy from Broadford started out his sporting life as a boxer.
Now looking for his third goal in as many minutes.
Runs round, shoots.
Some Kilda fans like it.
They love it.
Three to Barry Hall.
Six to the Saders.
Six, six.
He's marked the ball, three goals.
I don't think Kaven's going to bob up in the Adelaide forward line all that much from now on
now that his opponents kick three goals.
He marks the ball like another good centre bounce, flowing clearance.
When Hall marks the ball, but as I mentioned he had to think his way through,
scoring the goal, thought it out and did it.
Barry Hall putting his stamp on this game.
New Ruckman, Sirakoski to the left, Keating to the right.
Up they go again.
The Saints out of the middle, Keota Thompson.
Thompson inside the 50.
They'll contest about 30 metres out.
No contest.
On the ground, Hickley on the test.
And Rod Keota out of the centre square.
He's actually having a run in the centre square now.
Nathan Burt went half forward and Keo, really good hard work in there,
got the ball forward and then really Pitman low and Hart really didn't think Hickley was in the contest.
So he didn't go and dropped right in Hickley's lap.
He's got to this afternoon.
A slight break in the Barry Hall show.
Hickley, get back in from here.
One of the crows had theirs here at this end.
Gerrit?
Yes, it may be the Barry Hall show but it's also the Rod Keo show.
The classic three on one situation here.
Here's Rod Keo, he'll get the ball.
He's got two options here, Peckett and here Hall.
And let's see what happens when he makes the correct decision.
He goes over the top to the longer kicking Hall in space.
Peckett can ship it, result a goal.
Crows under fire.
Hart, McLeod, good mark.
What a first quarter replay.
Keo came onto him.
McLeod away, kicks the ball to a smart, tries to do it on his chest.
Well played Max Hutchinson.
Missed by Keating, Sirikowski, they both just come onto the ground.
Hutchinson, Peckett, it's all happening for the Saints.
Peckett out very, very wide to Hickley.
Hickley with it, runs it out, boundary throw in.
Young Max Hutchinson, first year in AFL football from Brisbane.
He's executed some excellent spoils at this point on Nigel Smart.
Smart can't get in the game down there, he's got his half chances.
But Hutchinson, quick enough to get there, get the fist in the spoil.
Jamison around the boundary line, a forlorn figure.
Looks no chance to come back.
Johnson, good pick up, good tackle by Burt.
Taken by James.
Short little kick by James, goes towards McLeod on centre wing.
Well somehow he escapes, he's beaten three of them.
Goes back again, but well played.
Up towards centre wing, mark not taken by Goodwin.
Peckett's almost taken high by Connell.
Kane Johnson gets another chance, he doesn't weld to his captain.
Mark Hickley, Hickley through the middle.
The Crows want a steady goal badly.
Down towards centre half, Shanahan in front of Ellen.
Goes wide, and charges to the other side.
Giving Ozzie Jones and Kim Costa a chance to run.
Tyson Edwards is there as well.
Out of room in the end, and a throw in on centre wing.
It's an interesting decision by Malcolm Blight to actually remove Wren from the ground to give him a spell.
One would have thought he may have been a good enough player to have a spell on the full forward line,
try and give a tall marking target down there.
Still on centre wing with Jones and Costa, the two number fives.
Here's Nicky Wynmar.
Handball over the top, goes towards Costa.
Again, he's taken over the line.
Down to the boundary line, Neil Curley.
He's got a chance, he won there, Sandy.
I see the way St Kilda have chosen to keep Jones on that big stand win for the whole game.
Some kill to buy 17 points.
Kiddink knocks it down.
Jarman being quiet in the last half hour.
Worked off the ball.
Daniels at the base of that pack in a whistle.
Some kill to in this term, irresistible.
And for the moment, looking like a team of destiny.
Just under 13 minutes to half time.
Kiddink taking a break.
Bounce out of side wing, Kiddink and Sirikowski.
One down by the former, Keough.
Very good, smart gathers the bouncing ball.
Arches the back, comes away.
Smart inside the 50.
Robrind outmaneuvered.
Wakelin in from the side, judged it superbly.
The kick, not the equal of the mark.
Robrind picks it up, feeds it across to Connell.
Connell goes off a step.
It hangs a long time in the air.
Shanahan knocks it down.
Waiting in front was Keough, lost it.
McCloud did brilliantly.
Ellen crashed to the ground by Shanahan.
In goes Zilla, didn't appear to have it.
We've got a whistle.
Ball up from umpire Kennealy.
It's a good call to on McCloud, Dennis.
He's done a couple of things today that have been extraordinary.
His ability to remain on his feet under pressure.
So the Crows, it's been a while since the score.
They need one here.
They haven't been in attack too often in this term.
3-8-6-7, Wakelin goes high, so does Robrind.
Connell, a rather in tool, over the top of his head, hoping really.
And Bond.
So it's a right forward pocket for the Crows.
Peckett with Bond.
Bond kicked a great goal from a standing start, from a mark in the first quarter.
They need to improvise probably here and get one.
Robrind trying to push out.
Hutchington, Keough, did he duck?
Play on called.
Robrind's there with Wakelin.
Can't quite get a real foot to it.
Cross the brakes a line.
Caught.
Play on called.
I'm sure Hayden Kennedy thought about pinging him for a prior opportunity.
Then he actually ran past a couple of tackles and then got caught.
This is a hard football to win at the moment.
Wakelin does the rock work.
Bond gets an opportunity, but he's claimed.
Flipped in towards goal.
Lovely looking.
Peckett is going to be good.
I think I could probably talk under wet cement and he'd send a truck around and let me try one day.
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A much needed goal for the Adelaide Crows.
Out in the middle they go again through Kane Johnson.
Down towards centre half forward, pick it in front.
I think the Saints are missing Cook in the middle as the ball comes out wide.
Down goes Burke at the top, Jarman.
That man again Harvey comes off half back, kicks it up towards half forward.
It's Dewey Low. Haven't seen a lot of him this afternoon.
Has the ball on the wing.
His first mark, Dewey Low inside the 50.
Over the top, big lead, almost a mark to Edwards.
Nothing doing. Hall again, shrugs a tackle from 45 metres out.
Down towards the pocket, bounces towards the boundary line and goes across.
It's an interesting point you made, Dennis.
Obviously they've decided to make sure it's a one on one in the ruck.
Cook is going to go with Wren and Serakoski when Keating comes on but maybe Cook is a much better option comparatively than Serakoski.
We'll wait that development with interest.
Keating knocks it down, Brown hand passes back towards the boundary.
Wren Plucked it. Immediately has company, tied up ball up.
Picks himself up. Saints deep an attack.
They've made the running in this quarter but the Crows close with a goal by Goodwin.
20 metres out from the Saints goal.
Heatley got onto the back, I thought of Pittman.
High kick around his body, close, and behind.
So the Saints by two goals.
Peter McKenna, you've got a sensational view on this great Southern stand.
Your thoughts so far?
Particularly down this forward line, Bruce, it's very hard to contain.
Low is being held by Pittman but Hall, the agility of Hall and Jason Heatley, they cannot contain them.
I think down the other end it would be a good chance to get all the forwards up the ground and put Darren Jarman down the square on his own.
I reckon he's the sort of player that could win the game for them.
Beautiful kick by Hart. It's a fine Caven.
To centre wing. Now Low's allowed to tackle him because he ran off the line, is that right John?
That's right, Bruce. Peter Caven actually ran around to play on. Brian Schrein called play on.
And once that happens, anybody can tackle from anywhere.
Zyrkowski and Keating. Zyrkowski won that one. McLeod with him, Daniels, but he's still got a handball away.
Smart, still is smart. A bit of strength but held up in the end.
Keating hard at it, tries to get the handball away. The Saints are hard.
Daniels to Cribbs. Cribbs wobbles at the wing mark, holds his ground, Nicky does.
Bouncing ball, hard to control in the centre, Jarman onto him.
The Crows are standing up here and they have to. They know that the Saints have put it to them.
The Crows must now accelerate with them.
12 points to the margin, 9 minutes remaining in the first half.
Some kill to leading. After three goals early in this turn by Barry Hall,
Pittman whisks it round towards Jarman who flicks it onto his boot, down towards centre half forward.
Cribbs spoils Goodwin. Goodwin goes again.
Well done Goodwin.
Since one of those days the marking forwards really aren't marking them in a contest.
They're leading to space OK, but on neither side has the forward been able to basically outplay his direct opponent body to body.
Bounce on half forward, Burke couldn't take it cleanly at the first attempt.
Robryn comes in over the top, another ball up, Deba.
Yes Sandy, Andrew McClout with that fantastic first quarter and a half back line now has been moved onto the ball,
onto Burke and also Bickley onto Cleo. Two important moves there.
At centre half forward for the Crows, a chance maybe, but Harvey will have something to say about that.
So too Bickley keeps it in that forward zone, his hand pass goes astray.
Cleo almost threw it out, Costa almost stole it. Jones goes again towards the boundary line.
Bond sneaks in front of him but eventually runs out of room.
And a throw in on the 50 for the Adelaide Crows, desperate for another score, down by 12 points.
It's not pretty. The paying public certainly paying attention.
Terrific game of football, tossed in right on the 50.
Lakeland scrambles it out of defence. Daniels releases Thompson, Thompson peels off half back,
kicks down towards half forward, Hall, everything is running for him.
No, the umpire, perfect angle, has called him, push in the back.
Kavan, game number 99. Down towards half forward, Pittman in from the side,
haven't seen much of him, Lowe almost claimed the mark.
Flicked out of there by Surikoski somehow, off the ground by Pittman.
It wanders down towards the pocket, Peckett met solidly in the ball,
Jardic crossed the boundary line.
Justin Peckett, a sense of deja vu back in 66, another number one.
Roger Head, right in the back pocket for the Saints.
Crows deep in attack, just a couple behind, at the back,
Robin Goodwin, McLeod, well done by the Saints though, it was Peck,
Edwards' snap is missed, it's a behind, but Lee, they've consolidated here the Crows,
the Saints kick three goals in six minutes at the start of the quarter,
Adelaide have tightened it again.
Yeah Lee, they're doing fairly well and as we mentioned, when the rough situation changed,
it certainly has worked in the Crows favour at the moment,
could you be a little bit better, V. Surikoski, than Renwells versus Cook.
Back into play once again, Wakelam the flyer for the Saints,
Costa, and it's Wakelam who's going to take the free kick on half back.
Sekula now having Harvey down deep in the forward line,
here's Daniels on the outer wing juggling.
Under seven minutes remaining in the second quarter, to left half forward,
who's going to be first to recover, Cavern or Hall, they both go hard at it.
Hall still going, Cavern still going, Barry Hall says I'll take it,
tries to storm his way through, it pops the handball straight up in the air,
difficult one for Low, hurried kick by Jarman, goes back towards centre wing,
difficult one as it bounces low, up towards right half forward,
charging his crips, plain but gets his kick down to half forward,
and a beautiful finger tip mark, low down by Jarman.
What a champion he is as he gives it to Costa, he runs through the centre,
floats it up towards Ellen at half forward, Shanahan spoils,
Shanahan recovers and defends towards the boundary line.
Kept in play however, Ellen sticks away the hand pass, Edwards flicks to Bond.
Well, delightful flick back into play after that ball appeared to be over the line,
and now Troy Bond has a chance to kick his second.
In the forward line, keep the ball alive, that's what that's all about,
if it's in defence, let the ball run over, but in the forward line,
keep it inside and the Crows set it up from that.
The Crows are pegging them back.
Bond has his second.
Yes, it's interesting situation, Robert Harvey has gone off the ball also,
just for the moment, he's having a spell in the full forward line for Sincilda,
I'm not quite sure why that would be, it's going to be a one on one situation
with Harvey and Johnson, might as well just let Harvey outrun Johnson I reckon,
but it's a tight game all of a sudden now.
Well, dare we say it, it's got the makings of an epic grand final.
And Kavan limping off must be the blood river because play has been held up.
So where does Wren go do you think, right now?
Well, this is interesting, I think Robyn is going to go into defence,
Wren into the forward line, and Robyn hasn't been getting much of the ball down there,
and maybe Wren into the forward line is quite a good move,
both Robyn and Smarter actually going back at the moment.
Well, no flexibility on that bench, that's the problem,
Jamison and Sampson both hurt, getting on the ground,
and Wren the only man capable of coming back.
Quick running repairs, a pit stop, meantime back in the middle,
Keating knocks it down, Wynma, taken high was he,
ball jarred loose, umpire will ball it up.
No, it's a free kick, it's going to Wynma.
He was taken high.
Alongside the centre circle, kicks inside the 50, Hart timely fist on that one,
good intervention off the ground by Connell, Jones has got the foot speed,
no sweeping hand pass, Brown, claimed by James, James got him down immediately,
there you can see Cave and they need him back,
meantime Jones running down towards the 50, Hart against the line,
sets it up the hole, hole drop the mark, chance for McLeod,
and McLeod knocks it across the line, he was there in the nick of time.
And while that blood rule was taking place, Darren Jarman has gone into the forward line,
as Preeti Makenna suggested, one out now in the forward 50,
he ought to have left Jamie Shanahan as the conventional fullback,
even despite Jarman being down there.
Another good kick by Ben Hart, a good one, Rintoul has been quiet,
he's got to do better than that, can't go to the ground,
Ellum, Sainz with a chance, Sirikosky's little gift, Cripps,
pulled off it, oh he's been such a player,
Robrind's got him, handled by Ziller, he's been reasonably quiet,
Burke back to Ziller, can kick a goal, measures it,
it won't come back, it's a poor attempt in the end, bouncing ball over the boundary line,
boundary throwing.
Yeah I think you've got open space between you and the goals, go into it,
particularly when it's Ziller who's a pretty quick player,
he kicked the ball in from probably 40 metres,
all he had to do was run hard at the goals, he could have got probably within 20 and made a certainty of it.
Keating, Heatley, Sirikosky takes it out of the air,
Heatley taps back, Harvey, snap shot from Harvey, it's good, it's a goal.
Robert Harvey, pushed forward to have a spell,
gets a very important goal right in the second quarter, the Sainsbrite 2.
Just the value of Robert Harvey, he really is a dangerous player,
everybody's on the ground, got forward and from that boundary throw,
and Sirikosky third man up, and that was an interesting situation,
hard obviously was on the ground, and that ability just to curl the ball around over the left shoulder from Robert Harvey,
great finish.
Robert Harvey gets his first, and Fred James receiving attention for the blood rule.
And Stuart low into the ruck now, I think it's a good move,
the pitton was on top of him at centre half back, so low into the ruck,
and Neil on into the forward line for some kilda.
Sirikosky looks like he's come off.
What a moment for Robert Neil, 23 year old,
been in the football wilderness playing in his first finals,
and killed a rippet out of the middle once again courtesy of Wynma.
A high kick by Nicky Wynma up towards the 50, Tony Brown waits down,
somehow gets out of trouble, kicks it high towards Barry Hall and Stuart Low,
going with the flight, Hall first to recover, is this number 4?
Pulled a little too far, one behind.
Always impressed by the agility at close quarters of Barry Hall,
he's not a long runner but at close quarters very quick and agile.
Russell, Sirikosky.
He was just caught up with all the excitement, he was physically vomiting when he came off the ground,
so I think he's really busting his gut, well fellas, so he's really having a hard go.
Heart to Pittman, who marks on half back for the Crows,
under 4 minutes left in the first half of poor bounce for Hutchinson and Smart,
and it's Shane Ellum, sees it ricochet away over the line.
It's on sender week, members side of the MCG, a cool overcast day,
a wonderful day for a grand final, and we do have a grand contest here at the moment.
Tyson Edwards from the throw-in gains 35 metres as he kicks towards left half forward,
and Justin Peckham takes it over.
Jared. Yes, just to explain Lee's point about Steven Zilla,
he gets the ball from deep in defence, gets forward, and look at all this space here,
he could have kept on running in and cleaned up that goal quite easily,
but blazes away and misses.
Down in front, this is Burt, pranged off it,
gets the ball across the line, it goes.
I think that's one of the things about mental pressure,
when you expect the player to tackle you, you sometimes kick the ball much quicker
than you actually have to, and that was an example of that from Zilla,
a good pick-up by Jared.
Low and Wren, low brilliantly done, down to Wynmar, to Daniels, Harvey away again,
possession number 16, penetrates to 50, clever mark taken down there by Hart,
just working off his man, Hart chips it across, Bickley has been quiet, runs to space,
comes away from half-back, has had the one bounce, up towards the wing,
goes towards half-forward, and smart, what a good kick, it covered 60 metres,
it was perfect, there's Jarman up ahead, goes back towards full-forward now, circling,
Shanahan, watching him, meantime, smart, fancies himself at this distance,
two and a half minutes till half-time, a lot riding on this kick,
52 plays 39, Saints lead, smart, unloads, hasn't got the carry, not quite,
almost a mark in front to Ellen, off hands, and across the line through behind.
It's been pretty good, smart.
Burke out wide, finds Cripps in the back pocket, 7-10 to 5-10,
Cripps short, Peckett, got him, Goodwin was in, but Peckett stood his ground
and took it on his chest in the end, now, loose band created here, took ground,
they're away again, the Saints, as they're so dangerous, round onto the left,
floating kick, not good, Kavan, Heatley, Hart's had a good quarter,
slaps it to the boundary line and finds it, boundary throw in, late in the first half.
He's got the pace to go with Heatley, I think he has to take the front position
as he did when he came forward and took that chest mark just earlier,
and that's what he's got to do, got to get the front position to try and block the Heatley lead.
Keating low, Connell, McLeod, quite a second quarter, magnificent opening,
could have run a fair way, delivers, Bond up high, McLeod took it beautifully,
then was gang tackled, high tackle on Bond, not pay, holding the footing,
well he dipped up down didn't he?
I think the tackle more was around the top of the arm, Bruce, rather than around the neck.
Cripps gets some kill there out of trouble, down towards right half forward,
and Jack Daniels, he gets a cruel bounce, Maddie Connell tries to paddle it clear,
not successful, so Connell will get a chance to go again, he does,
gaining 25 metres towards centre-weak and forcing a throw there.
Keating off with a minute remaining in this first half, throw in on centre-wing,
Stuart Lowe, a chance to take it out of the air, looks down towards Burke, in trouble to Daniels,
hugs the boundary line, just keeping it in as Robert Beale.
He's been playing very well in the reserves and gets his chance,
the expense of Young, Keough waits down in front, needs someone going past,
here's Thompson, Thompson hooking it in towards Heatley,
a little too far for him, goes across the top, hits the post,
and we'll have a throw in in the left forward corner.
Andrew Thompson, wearing 29 for the Saints.
Wimbar tries to pluck it out of there, Barry Hall gets caught,
spills free, a chance for the Crows to clear, and they should,
Edwards tumbles the punt back towards the half-back line,
Daniels taken out of it by Connell, this opens the door once again for Neil,
in trouble, pushes it away towards Daniels, on right half-board,
hooks it inside 50, it's a kill the needy mark inside the last 30, Keough is in front.
Rodney Keough, very important kick for St Kilda, he's kicking from 55,
and going for distance, he pulls it away to the right,
so he adds it behind to the St Kilda scoreline at half-time.
This is sensational, first half of football, this is what grand finals are all about.
That was an interesting effort by Keough, then he had plenty of time,
but he just wanted to hurry himself, I think sometimes the pressure of the moment,
you think let's get this over and done with, but he certainly ran in very quickly,
kicked the distance easy enough, but pulled the kick,
one would have thought it would have ruined it just a little bit more preparation
to try and keep the ball straight.
See the Crows are a lot better off at half-time than they were last week,
when you think about it, it was almost deja vu with Cook's kick after the siren,
but at half-time here, a great first half, the Saints lead 7-11 to the Crows 5-10.
And that's the second final replay.
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Welcome back, the shot from the Whitman's Light Ship as we look at the tennis centre at Melbourne Park
and come back into the Melbourne Cricket Ground with both the teams back out there for the start of this, the third quarter.
Let's go down to Dipper with Russell Morris and Neil Curley.
Dipper.
Thanks very much, Bruce.
Exciting game from down here in the Elwha Girls.
The big men haven't had a big say in this game so far.
No, Brent and Rob are just about been unsighted and only one play there for St Kilda took the game away.
But St Kilda are getting a lot of the ball at the back of the pack, not being checked there and that's hurting the Crows badly.
And Flauye went into the rooms at half time.
They certainly did, Dipper. Initially they were very disappointed because they weren't following their game plan in the first term.
Too many short kicks, too many mistakes.
Lowe went into the ruck trying to get a bit of movement.
The desperate needs to be Lowe to get more in the ball.
But they're just trying to shake the shackles off.
Very similar to last week's game, Bruce, where North Melbourne were just clinging on and St Kilda broke away in the third term.
Thank you for that. That had huge third quarters as Lowe and Pittman.
Bruce Adelaide have started off with an extra half back, extra man on the back of the centre.
At the moment, Jamie Shanahan is standing at full back for St Kilda without a direct opponent.
That's Simon Goodwin, he's the player.
And at the moment, Shanahan is just thinking to himself, now what's happening here?
Who am I going to get when they come forward?
Something unusual that's about to unfold.
Samson being strapped, second half about to start.
They call this quarter the one, the one that counts most.
It's 7-11 to 5-10.
Crows to the right, Cook again gets over in as he's done for most of the day.
Keogh, hard at it, finds some space for himself and kicks well inside.
50, big fly from Caven, well read at the back by James to Ben Hart.
Has to run backwards and delivers to half back and delivers well to Edwards.
Tyson Edwards over the top to Peter Caven, who's got a little bit of time.
Over the top of Wynma, he goes to Goodwin.
The left footer swings it up towards the centre wing.
Burke stands his ground.
Plenty of poise.
Goes underground, back towards right half forward, but not low enough.
Goodwin goes again.
Very important for the Crows, they get the first goal of this second half.
So desperate to cling to the Saints, who've shown that they can sprint away.
The Crows on the other hand have shown that they can fight back.
In that situation I mentioned, Shanahan has come right up the field to play on Goodwin.
If they're playing as extra midfielders, Goodwin, Shanahan, that's a good match up for the Crows.
Robben and Cook, Robben continuing to work hard.
Connelly gets caught, balls build free, back to Robben again.
Tumbling to half forward, Thompson's in front of Jarman, who's not happy.
Andrew Thompson from the back pocket.
Again goes to the outer wing, a big pack of players set themselves.
Burke runs close to the line.
Connelly and Daniel see him take it over.
And what's happened, Darren Jarman started in the centre square, but has now gone to full forward.
The St Kildall runner will be on his way out there now to make sure Shanahan comes back
and send Thompson back up to the midfield.
Saints by 13 points, Wren decisively, McLeod dragged off it, goes again, well played.
They lock it in, ball up.
Zilla, former South Australian, at the base of that pack.
There's Jamison, gingerly around the boundary.
A vast sea of faces behind him.
Bounce, Cook in front, wins it.
Changed about 25 metres.
Smart, onto the loose ball, he's on the wing, he pulls it back towards centre half,
it's a floater, hangs a long time in the air.
Jones did well, dumped it away from Rintoul, taken by Cook.
Under pressure was Jones, Zilla dragged down, it spills wide.
Taken by Burke, ferrets it across towards support, Jones can't keep it in.
Boundary throw in.
Half-point flame for the Crows, Ozzie Jones.
Great crowd here, grand final day.
They sold an extra 1,000 tickets this morning.
Must be 95 to 96,000 here, Wren at the back, Burke,
the high ball doesn't gain any ground, important one here,
Waiklin and Robben, well done by Bond, free kick.
He can kick a goal from here, Bond.
He's kicked two, he kicked one in the first and one in the second.
He came into this final, Lear's leading goalkeeper in the finals
with five in their first three matches.
He's played a lot of the season up in defence, but just recently
he's gone back into the forward line and has been a dangerous, small forward.
A must-goal for the Crows, close, very close.
He's got it, listen to that roar.
As the Crows come back, it's 6-10 to 7-11.
Well, yes, but there's a 13-point margin at half-time.
The team's trailing, it's so important they get the first goal.
Otherwise, just trying to spoil Peck, an unlucky arm over the right shoulder, John.
I don't think that was a free kick.
You will see that time and time again in the course of the game.
Certainly nothing unto ward in that contact.
The Crows lead by two points at quarter-time.
They stay in touch after being down by 13 at half-time.
Harvey gets a hurried kick.
Gains probably 25 metres towards the half-back flank.
Stephen Ziller bends it back in towards centre-wing.
Sean Rancard can't take the diving mark.
Harvey goes off the ground, down to half-forward.
Brown feels the heat in the kitchen.
Salpeter's Goodwin, he's claimed by Cook.
There'll be a bounce between centre-wing and half-forward for some kill there.
Tony Brown, 20-year-old who made his debut a couple of years ago.
Sinclair to enjoy the third quarter.
At least they have in the finals so far.
What will transpire today?
Renan Goodwin working hard, pushing even wider to McLeod.
Away he goes.
Tyson Edwards takes it from James, up towards the centre of the ground.
An important one for Stephen Ziller and also Pickley.
Through comes Shanahan and now Harvey.
Sinclair to go down towards Wynmar.
Still a long way out is Nicky Wynmar.
65 metres.
The man's doing an incredible job just to control his emotions today.
Following the tragic loss of his father some 24 hours ago.
He spears it in towards half-forward.
This time Stuart Lowe, arguably the safest pair of hands in the competition.
That's a very important psychology for Sinclair.
This is only Lowe's second mark.
Normally Stuart Lowe takes 10-12 marks a game.
That's his averages.
But today Pittman's been out of spoil and Lowe hasn't been able to get into the game.
So just him being able to lead to space, take his second mark for the game.
That is something Sinclair will be looking towards.
He has been a very good contributor in front of goal this season for the Saints.
Behind Jason Heakley he's got 52 to his name.
52 goals and 33 behinds.
Focuses attention on the mark that he has made on the ground in front of it.
And then begins his approach.
An important kick for St Kilda from 40 metres out.
A sensational kick.
The Saints answer.
Stuart Lowe gets his first.
Saints man.
Delirious.
4-6 plays 59.
Very good finish by Stuart Lowe.
The accuracy is his goal.
Look he just gets to space there.
He's certainly only just got there but those hands out in front are just so strong.
And a difficult angle.
He was able to convert a dual captain, a dual captain's goal.
Malcolm Dwight has been here before.
The margin as it was at half time.
13 points.
Only as far as Goodwin.
Johnson, nicely done.
Releases Jarman running down towards half forward.
Too high for Smart.
Ball at the back.
Rintoul left it behind.
Plenty of Saints there.
In goes Smart.
Cripps comes away though.
One bounce.
Running up towards half back.
Kicks towards the wing.
They battle on the logo.
Keough almost.
In behind them is Pittman.
Picked up by Goodwin.
Good hand pass.
Away comes Costa.
Costa down towards the 50.
Rintoul's got it now.
Rintoul is 60 metres out.
Incline to go for distance.
Long towards full forward.
It bounces behind them.
I don't think they touched it.
Well yes, that's an answering goal again by Adelaide.
Let's go to Jarrett.
Yes.
But Rintoul took the long shot from the 50 metre mark.
He was actually aiming at Smart and Hudson here.
But they both just slightly misjudged the ball.
Bounced in the goal square.
Fortuitous bounce.
But the Crows, seeing their trailing, will take any way they can.
And close again the Crows.
52 to 59.
Rintoul's had a quiet day.
That might help.
Rintoul gets over the top.
Jarman.
Johnson held up.
Bickley down low.
It's going to be a bounce.
It's a very good grand final.
8.11 to 7.10.
Sirikovsky, his father, played for St. Kieran 66 when they won 31 years ago.
Rint.
Well done by Cook.
Building forward.
Edwards against the flow.
James breaks the tackle.
Johnson.
McLeod.
The young Crows are running.
Will he take on Cook?
He doesn't.
He goes to Smart and full forward.
He's worked underneath him.
He tries to get back.
It's a battle.
Jarman's there and Shanahan releases the ball over the line.
And why not?
So the Crows are back within six points.
7.11 to 8.11.
With some analysis.
Gerrit Healy.
Yeah, the creation of space in both forward lines vital.
St. Kilda are doing it particularly well.
Have a look at this one from Nicky Wynmar.
It's important because the St. Kilda forwards have led up the ground and allowed Shuelo that
space to lead into.
He took the mark and he converted.
He converted.
He's got the ball.
spot. Kavan Holder put the pressure on. Hall with Kavan. Kavan tries to go back to
Pittman. Goodwin's had a fair third quarter but that looks close to out in the fall.
An endangered territory too at 55 meters. Had to try and keep it down low. Not easy
to do but for the second time today he kicks it out of bounds on the fall.
Burt, co-captain with this man. Low brings it in towards Low. Sets himself.
Well done Kavan. Heatley missed it. Hardball. Good handball on the up. Goodwin to James. James through the centre.
Drop marked by Johnson. Bickley's got hold of it. Towards Jarman. Shanahan with him. Well done
Shanahan. Jarman could be dangerous. One of the free kicks. Smart on to it. Good tackle.
Fantastic tackle by Hudson and Shanahan's away and kicks the half back.
Well as we said they call this the Premiership quarter and at the moment
that's how it's unfolding. A sensational struggle. The Crows throwing absolutely
everything at St Kilda as Neil leaves the ground and Lapin comes back on for
the Saints. This is Matty Connell.
Struggled early in the season to cement his regular spot in the side. Courage by
Keough but he couldn't take the mark. Tyson Edwards is 60 meters out. Chip
short. That's okay. Finds James. Well that fantastic courage from Rod Keough. Came back with a
fly to the ball. If he hadn't done that I suspect Darren Jarman was just going to
run into an easy check and test mark. So fantastic courage then by Keough.
Great James is directly in front of goal but 55 meters out. The long drop part. There's no one at the back there for St Kilda.
Shane Allen is going to have a shot. To bring the Crows to within one point of St Kilda.
That's interesting. Allen is now playing on the half back line against Rod Keough and he drifted forward and Keough might have just missed him.
Shane Allen goals. Here come the Crows.
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Wren and Cook. Wren knocks it towards half board. Daniels has been quiet to Burke who started so well. Blanking it off the boot. It's caused him a cloud.
A chance for the crowd to grab the lead. He runs to 50. It's the way to Connell. Met solidly by Wainclam down he went. It comes across from Daniels.
Zula sends it wide. Hudson's got it now. Hudson running around the other side. A couple of bounces. He wants Costa. Costa comes to him.
Now he pops it over the top to Jones. Jones executes. Not quite.
What would happen if the whole thing goes. Drag down by Kavan taken by Hall releases Harvey. Harvey slips away with those silky skills.
Gets it across to Lapman. Lapman hard against the line. Pulls it back towards the middle. They come from all directions.
And the young man Goodwin claims the mark.
They go. Releases Bob. Runs a yard and then bounces. And then comes away and chips to smart at 60. The pros are playing brilliantly at the moment. Jarman in the pocket. Kicks towards him. Got him.
Well he can go back and put him in front just like he did last week.
And that's where Jarman is dangerous. Leading off Shanahan. Shanahan's going to be okay in the air against Jarman. And that's the problem that Jarman provides as a match up.
Just that little bit of acceleration enabled him to get into space there. He got there almost Shanahan.
But he jumped. If you jump from the front position it protects the ball out in front of your eyes. And look at Jarman. Eyes on the ball. Never eyes. It never varies.
And jumps into it. Can see the ball's in his line.
Kicks for goal.
They're in front.
Jarman gets the first for him today. And the Crows are making their move.
They certainly are. This has been an interesting situation that they've done here. I mentioned earlier in the quarter. Jarman goes into the centre square. Then comes back to pull forward. And Shanahan takes him on the way through.
But it's messing up the security match ups a little in midfield because Thompson, he takes Jarman. But then Jarman disappears. And at the moment the confusion is working the Crows way.
Adelaide lost the lead shortly after quarter time. For the first time since then they've got it back.
What a grand final. Crips got a hand to it but that was all. Daniels gives him assistance. Harvey Cotswine has to scoot it out the back door very, very quickly.
Daniels is locked up. Adelaide Crows have come out pumped in the second half. We saw Malcolm Light having plenty to say to a couple of players. He had plenty to say to the team.
The tackling pressure really has been great all day, the Crows. Still in the middle.
Johnson tries to get it out. Almost a high tackle going the way of the Crows. Costa gets it down towards the 50. The Crows were relentless at the moment. Silla under pressure. Keough fumbles once. Goes again but Ellens got him.
Comes towards Ozzie Jones. Goes over the top. The Saints need a steady in goal. Silla gets caught by Robren. He loses. Thompson's hand pass, Proffy. And again, Jones keeps it in. So too Thompson.
Peck it in for the assist. Finishes with Ozzie. Jones is away on centre wing. Looks down towards Stuart Lowe and he marks on the chest.
Crucial time now for Sikilda. Nine minutes left in this all important third term. The Crows have the lead. Heatley has the football. Pops it out in front of Vicky Wynmark. He's got to make a couple. Can't be so. Great courage showing there.
And that kick under pressure sadly goes out of bounds on the full. And Sikilda will get another chance. Great effort by James. Showed courage. But the pressure told. Here's Heatley 65 metres out. He needs a haul or a low mark in the football. Not to be. The big arms of Stuart Wren go on.
Wren to Hart. Momentum has shifted. The Crows dictating the terms at the moment. Short one again to Wren. Deep in his own defensive area. The big man goes up towards the wing. Wren's all outnumbered. It spills behind. Robren's over the ball. Wren's all goes again.
It's tied up. Bounce on the wing. Wonderful grand finalist one. Under eight minutes till three quarter time. They've found their voice now.
Rucks go at it. Cook decisively. Wren has lifted. Soc is off the ground. On the full was it. Yes against Jones. So Costa to take it. Right in front of our commentary position. Seven. Footings home ground. What a match. Costa from centre wing. High ball to Hart Ford. Just sort of hoping here that someone could grab it. At the bottom Rintol. Quiet match. Kicked a goal in this corner. Held it up beautifully. Kicks to Ellen. The surprise back to the grand final.
Now he's a good kick. We know that. I'm not sure if he can kick 50 metres though. He has kicked three goals today. And he is playing on the half back line just to confirm that. He's just a lot. This quarter he's actually just drifted forward a couple of times. Cut a couple of marks. Having his second shot at goal. In fact there is no one on the defensive side of the middle of the ground for St Kilda. Every player, the whole 36 players are in the Crows attacking half. Big kick this one.
52 metres out. He has kicked it magnificently. A stunning kick. What an unlikely hero. Shane Ellen has come from nowhere to kick four goals in this grand final.
But a lot of it has come from the midfield here. Simon Goodwood who was starting on the back of the centre square has had seven possessions so far this quarter. One would wonder, this loading up the half back line is working well for the Crows. St Kilda might have to come up with something to respond to being outnumbered on their half forward line.
So far a 24 point turnaround by the Adelaide Crows in this third quarter. A wonderful performance out of the middle again. Who can win it? Krips gets an awful bounce. Harvey charges. Rintoul missed him. Quickly a fierce tackle. The captain leading by example. They lock it up but almost down to the Crows half forward line.
Being all Adelaide for the bulk of this quarter. On half forward, Robrind does the right work, wins it with the left hand. Harvey runs into a prick wall. Nigel Smart tries to get Thompson back again towards Burke.
Sense of urgency in St Kilda's play now. But James stands firm for the Crows. Flicks it in towards the middle and finds Sean Wren. Just on the defensive side of centre, the big man. The lead of Andrew McLeod is ignored.
Grey skies getting a little darker overhead here at the MCG. A little darker at the moment for St Kilda but still a long long way to go. A big mark taken by Pittman. 65 metres out is David Pittman.
Jarman, the danger man. Shanahan looks to hold him. Pittman kicks towards the forward zone. They need a mark at the back. Not going to be paid. Oh the step! Peter Kavan! Peter Kavan!
The man who came to the MCG as a child to sell the footy record has kicked this insane score goal. And the Adelaide Crows are 17 points up. Well it's all coming from the aggressive ball getting of the Adelaide half back line. Good one back there.
Rep James has been very good. Kavan is playing half back as well. And like Alan, they're just getting forward and all of a sudden the Crows defends the running power and all of a sudden St Kilda on the back foot.
The Crows have added six goals, one in this turn. And there's the scent of a kill around the MCG. The Crows are coming on strong. Ball up. See at the moment these centre bounces when Shanahan is playing loose on the back line St Kilda has to change this. It's not working for them. The Crows are grudging up, having an extra player in the midfield. That's why they're winning most of the midfield balls.
Russell Morris on the boundary. Yes Dennis, I don't think I've ever had the feeling that there's like a cauldron in the MCG. The crowd is so loud, it's so noisy. The dark clouds are coming across. And it's not just in the weather, it's also the dark clouds for St Kilda. Let's hope that they can come back for St Kilda's sake.
The MCG down towards half forward, Neal almost. It bounces across the line. It'll be tossed in. Wren moves across. So does Cook. Sean Wren has lifted in the last few minutes. There he is. If you think back to round 395. Remember football park against the Saints. And that knee. He digs it out.
The wheel turning full circle, Costa dragged down. Advantages paid. Thompson's away. 60 metres out. Goes long. He's off target. Out of bounds on the full. 77 to 60. And the twinkling of an eye. The Crows are pulled away.
They've got a taste for it. There's no doubt about that. And suddenly there's an untidiness about the Saints movement. Cavern from the back pocket. Gets it outside 50. Wants Wren. Oh! McCloud takes a screamer. To Johnson. Harvey to Chase. Johnson in trouble. The Crows get out of it. James has been alright. Bangs it to half forward. Jarman in port.
Almost as good as McCloud. The consummate skills of McCloud and Jarman come to the fore. He goes for the goal. It's rolling and bounces the wrong way. Can Smart get there? Can he release a handball to Bond? Bond's in the pocket.
The Saints can't afford a goal here. You don't want to be four down at three quarter time. Peter McKenna, you're watching this high in the Great Southern stand. One of the best coaching exhibitions I've ever seen from Malcolm Blythe. Not starting a full forward and coming out of centre and half back. Tremendous coaching by Blythe.
Comments there from Peter McKenna. The Saints under siege at the moment. With three and three quarter minutes remaining in the turn. They're down by 17 points. Mark Pickley and his men sensing that maybe they're about to be a part of history. But there's still a quarter to go. A grand final quarter. McCloud has been sensational. He's been one of the players of the finals.
Burt takes the Robben kick and defends to the half back line. The Saints desperately wanted to score before three quarter time. Crows have kicked the last five. Look at big Sean Wren and David Pittman. The big man department has lifted around the ground.
James has had seven positions. Goodman playing as that floating half back mid-quarter. He's had seven positions. They've been the main catalyst for this Adelaide revival.
Here comes Harvey. Through the centre comes the Brownlow medallist. Towards half-four. James got a hand to him. Couldn't take it cleanly. An opportunity now for Wimmar. Nicky Wimmar for goal. The Saints desperately need a lift. Let's go.
Wimmar gets his firsts. And all of a sudden it needed some little bit of individual magic. The over-bouncing ball. Edwards, he looked like he had it but just couldn't quite control it. And Wimmar left side, non-dominant side, who was able to curl the ball back in. Wimmar now in full forward for some kilda.
Approaching three-quarter time. The margin, 11 points. Crows on top. One down by Cook. Spills wide at the back. Coming through down there was Jones. Harvey goes off the ground towards half-four. Heart stood his ground. Controlled the bouncing ball very well. Sends it out towards the wing.
Robryn intent on the body. Wakeland intent on the ball. It'll be tossed in. 77 to 66. Just over two minutes till three-quarter time. Everything to play for.
Way to know that. Wakeland reaches over the top. Did pretty well. Then lost it. Burke on his knee. Gave it across to Harvey. Off the step towards half-four. Great mark by Cook. Strong hands there. Wants to go. Thought about it. Now holds up. Hall. It goes in his direction. Cavern and Hall. What a mark.
Harry Hall. Strength. He's right on the 50. He's got three.
It's going to take a big kick. A kick from 50. As Dennis said a moment ago, great strength from Hall. He's a big strong man, isn't he? Big strong man. Held his ground. Held himself in the line of the ball. He's very newly. He's just 20 years of age. It's long but it's not there. It hasn't made the distance. A mark will be handy. Harvey caught up. Beautiful hand pass. Lowe can't get it forward. Built it away by the crows. They still haven't quite got it out. They do now.
The one who runs it to the line. 11 point margin. Deep into the quarter they call the Premiership line. Saints fans everywhere. Crows fans in full force. Wren Lowe. Test of strength. Crows trying to get it out. Wren almost built it out behind his head in the end. Lappan who's off the bench for most of the match. Hart Wren. And again a boundary throw in.
It's side intense. If it keeps going for another half an hour, this will be a classic.
McLeod tries to come over the top. Can't take it cleanly. No one able to get it out. Another bounce with under a minute remaining.
He just keeps continuing on Andrew McLeod. In fact Thompson is now trying to get on to McLeod to try and stem his influence around the midfield.
Then again to do the rat work. His height advantage superior, Caven in trouble. Goes to ground with the ball.
Just over one quarter of football remaining. And Robert Harveys had 19 kicks, 10 handballs, 29 possessions. But has really had trouble really having as much influence on the game as a player with 29 possessions maybe should have.
Low stances ground. Wren over the top. Johnson defends towards James. Back to Johnson. They're defending well. Lappan a chance here. Lappan the goal!
And the side! Touched! What drama!
10 points the margin. 9.13. In hindsight perhaps Barry Hall should have shepherded.
I'm not even sure whether he was trying to shepherd or not or whether Pitman was just good enough to get his fist in at the ball. No doubt the ball would have gone through if he had avoided either player.
Hart has just two seconds to bring it back into play. Two seconds remaining for the corner.
But what a set up now Bruce. For the final quarter. You couldn't have asked for anything better. A 10 point margin.
And here's a great shot of that. Yeah it looked like maybe Barry Hall didn't try hard enough to push his body back into Pitman. Didn't know whether to shepherd or go for the mark. Basically didn't do either.
6th goal to two quarter for Malcolm Blyke's men. Blighty I doubt has ever had a better chance as a coach to win at three quarter time.
Remember he trailed the Hawks by 20 and 89 and West Coast had them on their knees in 92 and 94. Not today. Stan in his first grand final. Nicky who's dead died yesterday.
This is where it's so important that the coach doesn't allow his stress to go onto the players. And Malcolm Blyke walked out looking that relaxed, outward state we've seen.
And Secura have just had the game taken away from them for the moment. And Stan Owl's dead. Just a little agitated as you would expect. But composure is the order of the day.
Well Blyke has never been in front at three quarter time coaching a team in a grand final. He is today in his fourth.
The stage has been set for what should be the best 30 minutes of sport you're likely to see in Australia this year. It's 11.11 to 9.13.
Good evening. Adelaide has erupted into a giant party with thousands of revelers out celebrating the Crows sensational AFL grand final win.
There are scenes of jubilation out on city streets. Police are out in force to keep the crowds under control.
Thousands who made the trek across the border are tonight savouring the victory in Melbourne.
The triumphant Crows too will celebrate the night in Melbourne before heading home in the morning.
They'll arrive at the ANSET terminal at 9.30am and you can catch all the action here on Channel 7.
We'll have a live telecast of the Crows arrival as well as their official welcome home at the Wavell Showgrounds. I'll see you again at 8.30.
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6-1 to 2-2, the Crows from the third quarter, 11-11 to 9-13. The Saints got the last goal to close it up. The Whitman's Lightship coming down on an MCG now with the floodlights on. Let's go down to the dip with Russell M. Neal.
Here's Bruce Light, right at the start of the fall now. Curls, can they believe it? Do they believe they can win this game?
They certainly believe it. The upside is they know they'll run the game out. The downside is the Crows have got two players on the bench they can't use.
Very cool in this and Kilda Huddle, Nicky Winnmark back in the centre, Barry Hall at full-four, they can do it.
So the scene is set. What a stage to start the final quarter of the 1997 season. Adelaide looking for its first ever. The Saints were its first since 66. Winn belts it forward.
Crows an attack, Robyn tries to give up the handball. Zilla gets a quick kick away. Back towards half-four, Keogh, Boughton, Mark. Everything's important from here on in. Hall presents himself, kicks towards him, over the back, bouncing ball.
Barry Hall comes back, can he get a leg on it? Caban gets back, it dribbles through in the end from behind. The Saints close slowly, 68 to 77.
At the other end of the ground Nigel Smart at full-forward. Nine points to the margin.
Ben Hart, an all-Australian back in 1992 and 93. The Crows, all-Australian representatives not on the ground today. Tony Modra and Mark Rusciuto are thrown in on the outer side.
Kier looking tense. Cook to do the rack work with Wren, 42 v 52. Cook had front spot. Wren superior height. Johnson's through but lost it. Wind mark goes over the top of Connell. Saints arguing for a par.
This is a Connell again. Short kick only as far as Ozzy Jones. He's just forward of centre wing. Jones to send St Kilda inside 50. He wants Barry Hall but look at that mark by Shane Allen coming over the back.
In the game he's played. Thompson running with him now. Allen towards the wing, sets it up, interference, free kick. Wren's all will take it. Wren's all up towards the wing.
The Crows on a mission. Wren's all. Towards half forward. Wakeland knocks it away. Caven down in front. The hand pass intercepted by Hudson. Well played. Hudson gets it across the hall. Takes on the tackler. Beat Connell.
Got it to Daniels. Daniels down towards half forward. It floats. Wren comes over the top and defiantly knocks it across the boundary. Big third quarter for Wren after Cook did very well on him in the first part of this match.
Cook goes to the defensive side of this boundary throw in. Lowe comes in to take it. Taps it down. McLeod and Burt. Harvey McLeod did well to hold it in. Daniels back to Wren. Releases Connell. Connell's torpedo punt.
Wren front spot. Good mark. Strong mark. He's got Wren tall and smart running past him. He's a long kick Wren. He centers the ball. McLeod to go all the way. He's a wonderful finisher. He's 52 meters out. Gives it all he's got. It's not the one. Jarman was short in the end and Shanahan got back.
And Andy Climax after all of that. Jamie Shanahan finds Nathan Burke. This is Justin Peckett bouncing his way out of defense. Gets his kick just in time towards Lowe. Can't hold the mark. Wynmar in front of the pack. Beautifully smothered by David Pittman. Kicks the ball on center wing.
It's a long way from pathetic to a premiership. It's a long way from round two to a grand final isn't it? Mr Pittman. Wren wins it again. Harvey's still running. We know that he'll keep running.
Past Goodwin. Up to half forward. But no one at home and Peter Kavan takes the mark. Kavan from half back. The Crows standing firm at the moment.
He's gone away with a free kick. Chad Rintoul has called a play on. He does for the Adelaide Crows. Rintoul from 60 meters. Tumbles a putt into full forward. Jarman.
We know that things are going to decide the game. It could be the bounce of the ball. Could be a brilliant individual effort or it just could be a free kick situation. That's just the lot of the game. And it's the hold of the jumper there John that umpire Brian Sheen has paid.
That's obviously what his paid lead. But in a game where there have been 16 or 17 free kicks for the four quarters, it's disappointing to see that sort of infringement paid at this stage of the game.
The only player on the ground to have played in a winning grand final side. That was when he was Hawthorn. He may do it again. Jarman goals. He's got three. And the Crows look further ahead.
Yeah, the most couple of valuable goals in this second half. Jarman again the situation. Have a look at this. He's really wrong footed. Shanann. Shanann doesn't fare well I reckon. Just a mile. Hold the Guernsey I suppose when we see it from that angle. That was the angle the umpire saw. No one can complain too much.
Well that last angle would have been the one Brian Sheen saw.
You can feel the energy creeping across the border.
The Crows in front. They spent one week on top of the table during the season. And that was after round 19. Cook goes up and knocks it down. Keough quickly away. This is Harvey still running. 31 possessions inside the 50. Getting back his heart. He wants the boundary. No question about that.
And this has been the story of the game for St Kilda. Their key marking forwards haven't looked like marking the ball in a contest. Stuart Low's only taken three. Heatley's only taken three. And they've been on the lead. The Crows defence, their ability to spoil and run has just been terrific.
Low brilliantly down to Burke. What a goal. What a goal. Classical.
Well the game just keeps Seesawing. St Kilda are now just fighting to keep in touch. Every goal is important. Again, Nathan Burke, the kick across the body. It's just, isn't he happy. Every little effort is going to count. Important the players keep their composure. Don't do anything silly. Don't try too hard.
Talk about leading from the front. Co-captain to co-captain. And a goal. And the Saints are still there. Burke in the centre square. Jarman having a run on the ball. Tony Brown, left foot. A two goal game at the moment. Thompson, well done. Ellen, the most unlikely hero I feel out there.
On the ground. Thompson. Back. Daniels. The Saints come forward. Wren underneath. It should take it. Doesn't. Had a fair bit of it. Heatley goes to ground. Handball chopped off. Goodwin who had a good third quarter. This will be a bouncing ball. Wintour attacks hard. Gave it up. Shanahan. The Saints trying to come back. Off the side of the boot. Keogh's out there. He's a left footer. He's a long way from home. He kicks the ball inside 50. Wren gets back and he takes that run.
Wren a double teaming effort a lot of times on Stuart Lowe. But this is the spot that Sturakoski are falling down.
He kicks in towards the centre. McLeod's got to stand his ground as Cripps came over the top. A chance for Harvey once again. Sturakoski marks right on the 50.
Incredible to think that these two sides are third of the way through the season. For 13th and 15th on the ladder. They have given us a wonderful grand final. He goes right across the ground. The mark not taken by Keogh. Connell should tidy up for the crows. He defends and he goes to the outer side.
The ball had to go 50 metres to Keogh and as it hung in the air Connell was able to get back. Keogh certainly had the sit and the jump. He got up there and got the hands for the ball. But will he jump one lap? Let's have a look at this. He's got the sit. Can he hold his balance in the air? And he can't.
Nine points to the margin. It tumbles in towards full forward. And Sturakoski again. One grab. It wasn't enough. Crutcher now on the crows defense as Caven comes away. Peter Caven is clear. He's on the wing. He goes to half forward. Costa, how will it bounce obligingly for him? He's paddling it out towards the boundary. 55 metres out. Jarman. Jarman is 20 metres out.
And what we didn't see ahead of the pace. Shanahan basically protected the front of the goal square. Jarman came at the kicker and lost him completely then. Shanahan by probably 10 metres. It only had to be a reasonable kick into his line, which it was. Jarman took the easy one.
How important is this kick? 83 plays 74. Jarman, his side in front. Pinpoint accuracy. A critical finish. He's got three.
And again, these three second half goals. Not playing at full forward. We're strictly speaking. Running up and back. We'll start this centre bounce in the centre square. But then going forward. We have a look at here, Caven running the ball. And again, the run of the Anelade defense when the ball's not marked. I thought Hudson could have come over and pressured Costa. And have a look at just drops into Jarman's line.
Jades of last week for Jarman. Three goals now as he did last week. He's in the centre square. Beautiful handball to McLeod, to Johnson. A flozer to the pocket. Shanahan, well done. Got back. Not a good kick at the end by Johnson. Jarman growing as this match goes on. Shanahan wide to Harvey. Got him.
Need to find their rhythm again. Peckett at half back. This game is a long way from finished. A long, long way. Peckett's kick to centre wing. Low front spot. Well played by Pittman. Well played by Edwards. Harvey again. No free kick. Johnson on hands and knees. It's a good one. Anelade with some run. Beautiful kick to Robyn. This is danger now.
Welcome to take them on. Draws the opponent to Smart. It wasn't all that smart a play. That was Smart conceding the smother. A ball in the air. Croes may have made a meal of it. Shanahan wants the boundary line. He gets it. But from the Saints point of view, it is at the wrong end of the ground.
We're getting now into about halfway through this last quarter. Jared Healy. Classic piece of forward work by the Magician. Just have a look at Darren Jarman. Classic fake. Get some space. Anelade's up for that great goal.
Just on the 50 for the Adelaide Crows. The Crips hand pass goes astray. They're not finding their mark at the moment. Goodwin's left footer goes down towards the half forward line once again. Daniels is under pressure from McLeod. McLeod has been sensational today.
He's played every game this year, Andrew McLeod. This is the one he wants to remember for the rest of his life. Throw in with Robyn and Wakeland. Saints tied. Desperately they try to stay into the game. Harvey leading by example. That one ricochets away over the line. Another throw in.
Stan Alves outwardly looks calm. Oh Robyn in front. Harvey gives it away to Burke. Robyn and Wakeland. Back towards Jarman. Jarman! Yes! Darren Jarman! Four goals to Jarman. Four goals to Darren Jarman.
I think it was going to be an individual that was going to win this game. Darren Jarman's finishing a lead into the pack. It was a pretty simple one. A free kick was pretty simple but this was a bit of magic.
St Kilda just failed to clear the ball. The Adelaide pressure's been very good all day. Had a lot more of the ball. St Kilda but the Adelaide pressure's turned it over. Great finish by Jarman. Nine goals to three in the second half. And McCrow's now putting their stamp on this game.
With other ideas. Into the path of Harvey. Across on the angle is Hart. Off the ground by Jones. He's on the wing. Ozzie Jones. Taken by Costa. Ball spills across to Lapin. Under pressure gets it back to Harvey. To Burke. He's forward of the wing. Costa. Great chase. The ball wobbles down towards Hart forward. Getting in there McCloud. Wonderful speed. Gives it to James. James goes to the other side wing. And the mark is held by Hart.
Darren Jarman for second half goals. Has been terrific. This is Zilla. Either way now the green has only just over 11 minutes to run. There's Brown. Zilla unloads. Wynmar's in front. Wyn playing his heart out. In from the side. Feeds it wide. Great chipping off the ball.
Got some space for Ellen. Alongside the center circle. Unloads. Smurf. From behind. Up and goal. Five for the half. Jarman.
That's what Jarman's got. Shannahan jumped. And the ball came to the ground. It's so important if you're a defender. If you're going to jump for the ball you have to mark it or knock it forward. Shannahan got caught in the contest. As soon as it got over the back Jarman was the down level player. Four last quarter goals. Just didn't it. Peter McKenna. You kicked five and a half in the grand final. Jarman's kicked five and a half here.
Well that's fantastic. They're coaching a mountain blight. You have to have the players do their business. And Jarman you can't beat natural ability and skill. He can duck back. He can weave. He can dodge. But most important as a full-court Bruce he can finish off. And that's the difference between the two sides.
Wren in the center. Back to Burt. Burt kicks it back. The Saints have got to get one and they've got to get it in a hurry. Peckett belts it forward. Attacking at James. Just missed it. Crows have been winning the one on ones in the second half as they did last week. And another bounce.
Well I think if the Crows extolled the Demons in the last quarter last week. Darren Jarman today forever has got rid of some of the doubts that have surrounded him. Hayden Kennedy, Brian Sheeran and Mark Nash running today. It's been a magnificent final. It's not over yet. Wynmars kick high. Inside 50. Burke underneath it. High fly from the Saints. They need somebody to put some magic from nowhere.
Thompson. Could Peckett kick a goal. High ball. Good kick. Right there. Crows have got numbers. It's through. It's a goal.
Maybe that was the one coming from a back poppet. Out of the blue. Who knows. 15-11 to 11-14.
Well I think that's some coolness. Problem is this game has gone on. They just don't look like they're forwards. They've struggled to get the ball. And it has to be really a flurry of situations. Keough has looked dangerous at times. I think Thompson really has been missed out of their forward line for the majority of the day. But Peckett, a defender coming up the field. It's amazing how many goals today have been kicked by the defenders of the respective teams.
Justin Peckett has kicked just his second goal for the year. Wren out of the middle. Through the arms of Shanahan. Taken by Stephen Ziller. Ziller's away for St Kilda. Up towards left half forward. He definitely needs a marking card. But Peter Caver. It's going to be a free kick.
Right Keough pushed out prior to the marking contest. Keough plays on. Lappan was the target. James did well to get back and provide a contest. And it's eventually taken over the line. Yes Matthew Lappan. What he had to do then is take a step forward into James. James just basically turned in front of him and was able to just get his fist to the ball and spoil what should have been a pretty simple mark.
Still time for St Kilda. 21 points. Nine and a half minutes remaining. Hart floats above the pack from behind. Tries to get it down. But they're quick to lock it up. Look at big Sean Wren. He's on the bottom of the pack. Peter Caver's there with him.
Now the chant of Adelaide goes up. What a story this could be for the Adelaide pros. Ellen tries to slap it back. It's effective. Johnson has been excellent. Pushes it back towards end of wing. Here's Kip Costa. Originally with the Bulldogs. But now looking to find fame at his new home. Justin Peckham for St Kilda. After that goal gets the hand pass away.
Jones kicks back towards half forward. A big pack of players. Ellen is claiming it. Oh and the outfielder says you can have it. He does. He plays onto McLeod. One of the best on the ground. St Ellen's day to day. Beckley on the wing. Chips it. Robren dropped it. Should have held it. Shanahan confronted. Goodwin gets him down. Locks the ball in. Shanahan. A little slow to react there.
Dennis he just held onto it too long. He had to get it and give it in the same split second. But he actually came up with the ball. And indicative of the Crows tackling pressure. They've drawn the ball up.
Beckley back on the ground. The margin 21 points. The Crows in front. Just over 8 minutes remaining in the game. Knocked down the Saints way. McLeod though has been wonderful. Pumps it back in. Jarman almost. It fell in front. Rintoul. The Crows lead in all directions. Ellen gets another goal. His fifth.
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We were trying to work out where the pros are getting their goals from today. You didn't have Shane Hill on top of the list did you? Absolutely not. It's just amazing. You thought Jarvan might have got a few but Alan Fyfe that's a plus. 16-11 to 11-14. McLeod surely the favorite for the Norm Smith. Kicks inside 50. Daniels held up. Back to Brown. Back to Burke. St's still running. Burke swings a handball to Jones. He's got to take them all on. McLeod holds him up. Back to Jones it'll come.
St's have got to kick five goals from here. Ozzy who kicked a sensational goal late in the first quarter. He turns 21 tomorrow.
Kicks it to Low. Good kick.
The space as Jerrod talked about earlier today and they provided it again and Low ran into it. It's hard to do that all the time. That's the problem every now and again a put forward can lead to space.
To win a game you've got to win a couple of contests and today the St Kilda forwards particularly in the second half have been unable to mark the ball in a contest.
It's not too dramatic to say he must kick this for the Saints to win. He's missed it. Well it was a big kick and a big time. They needed it.
Desperately and that says it all I think.
Just under seven minutes remaining.
How is Malcolm Blight feeling at this very moment? Three times the bridesmaid called home and now on the verge of creating history Peckett still goes on the other side.
That's a fairy tale isn't it. Those are bold decisions early in the year. Household names stood for naught.
Yes he had a clean out. Bought in some youngsters and it looks as though it's going to pay the ultimate dividend. Ozzie Jones desperate as always. Tyson Edwards started on the bench.
An amazing isn't it. Rashido and Modja over the last summer they would have been regarded as two of their best handful of players and they've lost them both injured as the season progressed. Here's Keough in towards half forward but Caven again floats across the pack.
Keough's
towards goal. The Saints continue to creep to some hope. Healy kicks his third after two in the first quarter and again the margins 20 points. Yes and six minutes to go so there's certainly still time for Sincilda.
Most of the momentum is with the Crows. Keough has been pretty good as a forward and at least the contest was made when the ball came to the ground on that occasion Sincilda player was able to get his hands on it. Most of the time today it's been Crows defenders who rebounded out.
31 Baron years the spurt for the Saints right here. Up goes Cook. It's in the air. Thumped forward by Johnson. Taken by Zilla. Zilla towards half forward. Wynma knocked away by Edwards in the opposite direction by Burke. Getting through there was James. He tumbles it out towards the wing. Tired bodies. Some tired minds as well.
Bickley tries to hand it to Wyn. Burke dived in there. Spills back to Wyn. Wyn unloads down towards half forward. Surikowski did well. Trapped it on the half volley. McCloud. McCloud's on the wing.
27th possession coming up. The attendance today in excess of 98,000. 98,045. McCloud inside the 50. No margin for error now for the Saints. Daniels throws it on the boot. Wyn tries to take a mark at centre wing. Crashing through Bickley. McCloud tries to.
He does it magnificently. Takosta. The handball out wide. Gets to Connell. Connell inside 50. Belts it towards full forward. Jarman there with him with Zilla. Jarman again. Round the body. That'll do. Oh, that will do. Oh, unbelievable, Darren.
He's played a game and a half and they are home. Well let's put it this way. Bruce has played an exceptional second half. A pretty good third quarter but a five goal last quarter as a forward.
Stephen Zilla is now his direct opponent but this guy Andrew McCloud, he started the season as a forward. Went into defence, almost made all Australian selection and then the last one and a half games of football has gone into the midfield and been just a super player. But Jarman, he's the one who's done the finishing.
Five goals for the quarter so far to Darren Jarman. Maybe he hasn't finished yet. Cook gives it to Burke. Burke comes at long to half forward for St Kilda. The crowd of fans has stood up today. Wynma beaten Edwards. Chips it back towards centre wing. Here's McCloud. He's been sensational. Off he goes to Goodwin. In towards centre half forward. Towards Nigel Smart. Bounces straight up. Leaves a path for Bourne.
Oh they're having hoes. Look at them go. Troy Bond gets his form. Well Malcolm I think it's now all about celebrations. It's 24 minutes gone on the time clock. He knows it's not that long to go but he also knows St Kilda had to kick six goals in these last few minutes.
And now's a good time to be involved in football. Troy Bond missed out on the captain's partnership side in 1995. Was left out of the team. But today he's going to play and won.
The Adelaide Crows. Their seventh season in the AFL. About to make history. Harvey. Not today Robert. He's got the free alongside the centre circle. Possession of a 36 to Brown. Brown inside the 50. Listen to that chant. And back goes the big man.
They've loved his game today. It was challenged early. How many times have we seen Redmond Pittman playing two out against Lowell. I mean Pittman's beaten him on most occasions. But the two on one. Crows have just dominated back there.
There's Hart ambling away. Boots are towards the outer side. In front Robron. Sirikowski reaches back. Coming through is Harvey Jones. Back to Sirikowski. Down he went. The bodies go in. Whistle ball up. 119 to 87. Under three and a half minutes to go. And the broad smile from Tony Modra.
They've come from behind. Team the Crows aren't they? They did it against Geelong. They did it against the Bulldogs. Today they were far from out at half time but they were a couple behind. And they've come all over the top. They've kicked seven goals in the last quarter.
And since half time they've kicked 13 goals as we look at Modra again. The Coleman Red Lists. 13 goals to five since half time. Cripps to Jones. Playing for pride now the Saints. Jones at about 50. Caden there. Lowell and Pittman on a boundary throw.
Free kick rider coming back to low. Against Pittman. That was the thing pre-game. Where was the Crows score going to come from? 18 goals. You wouldn't have thought Allen would have kicked five. You'd have thought Bond might have kicked three or four. You'd have thought Jarvan might have got six. But 18 goals. Only an optimist would have thought that.
Lowell Lintz is back. Might have kicked it I think. It's a goal. Low gets his second. Yesterday three Adelaide players between them have kicked 14 goals. Well they've only had six and old kickers. Yeah. Three singles. But Stuart Low. Good angle of this shot. We can be able to follow the flight of the ball.
And it just curled its way back in. And just enough sheparding effort there from Nicky Riddmark. That goal just before half time was a three quarter time from Ossie Jones when Hall didn't do it.
Here's Wren and Cook again. One by the latter. Taken by Burke. He kicks down towards the 50. Shane Elm. What a game he's had. Several players have really stood up today for the Adelaide Crows. Here's Matt Connell running across half back. Bouncing his way down towards the centre wing.
There was a question mark over whether they could finish out the game still full of running. That question has certainly been answered by the Crows today. Having to play one more game at St Kilda. It has not deterred them in the slightest. Still are caught by Jarman.
Maybe that typifies their day. Here's Jason Cripps looking down towards half forward once again. Towards Stuart Low. At the back of the pack is Edwards. He defends to the outer side. Pushing past Matty Connell. Burke comes to meet him. Nathan Burke's tucked on the line. Improves the angle slightly then heads for home. And misses another behind.
He's worked really hard hasn't he in the last quarter. Nathan Burke. He's done his out-must to utmost to lift St Kilda to victory. 11 possessions but unfortunately not quite enough mates on the day.
Heart. Kicks in. Under two minutes to go now. Renny's out there. Helps the ball on its way. Costas flipped over. Johnson. Kept his balance. Sockers the ball up towards the wing. Neal's in front. This is Jones. Jones back towards centre half forward.
Too much carry for Wynma. Too much carry for James. Who's got the leg speed back. Ellen. In goes James again. Is claimed by Wakeland. The hand pass comes to Edwards. Edwards this time uses the ball better coming out McCloud. That man again.
The longer this season has gone the better he has played. His 30th possession. Sends play up towards the wing. Kane Johnson. Reaches over the top.
Johnson inside. Kaven gets a reasonable bounce. Weaves his way through. Kicks to full forward. Could Jarman do it again? Almost. Not quite. Ziller away with a bounce.
We're inside the last minute of what has been a magnificent grand final. The kick to centre wing. Everybody's tired. Bond breaks a tackle. Caught by Daniels. Taken by Rin Toll. Heart has to wait.
Taps it cleverly to Goodwin. Who kicks cleverly to Kaven. Who's away again. Kicks inside the smart. He's got him. The quals are full running. There's an empty goal square. He's going to take his time and save it a moment.
I think the lid is about to be blown off the city of Adelaide. Troy Bond with four goals today. One in each of the quarters. One in the first. One in the second. One in the third. And one to finish.
He's smart to put the icing on the cake. And it will be the sweetest taste of all. 50 metres out. Good kick. It's close. He has done it.
8 goals. 8 goals straight. 8 goals straight when they've had the chances. They've made the most of them to really bury Sinclair in this last final turn of 1997.
So there's nothing left now but to celebrate.
Celebration to the world.
Stan Owls. Still proud in defeat. Hold his head high. The Crows are the champions. And finally, after being the bridesmaid on three occasions, Velka Flyte has broken through.
He's got a lot of good stuff picking up this movement as well. He sat with us last year now. It's a funny old game isn't it? He was in the box with us at that funeral.
Stan Owls, classy as always. And now they're gone. You can't deny the first team to have won four miles in the British Championship. No, no and they've really turned it on today when they had their security and pride. They had their measure early. But it was improvisation. Nicky Wynmar. A sad 24 hours as we know.
Well if you want the gamut of emotions, they're all there. Everything is in the mix. It's fair and thought for that man, Nicky Wynmar. He lost his father yesterday. There's the Shed in South Australia.
The Crows are flying high at 97. They're going to be flying high for a long, long time. With the celebrations now well and truly underway. Darren Jarman, what a performance by him. Malcolm Flyte is runner. Peter Jonas. And on the other side of the coin, Stan Owls.
Let's go down with Dipper with the Darren Jarman. Dipper. Yeah, thank you very much. Well Darren, a couple bookings now. One with the Hawks and now one with the Crows. That was just special. We hung in there all year and to the boys' character they just found something extra in the second half which they've done all year. I'm just so proud of them.
It's simply been a second gear like the last three weeks from Geelong. Last weekend's foot screen today once again. Yeah, you know, we've just been, Malcolm's changed our game. We're a bit more direct now and we're still in the game even if we're a couple of goals down. We're still hanging there. And as you see today, it's beautiful.
You went home for a reason. You went home to play in finals football and this is what I see on the cake as well. I went home to play in the flag, Dipper. Well done, Jarman. Well done.
So Jarman, not uniquely, look at Ter McLeod and Bright. I thought a moment ago, well, Bligh Hunt Jarman was two juniors that's coming together because they came through the extra ordinary. But Jarman, premierships with different clubs.
Hawthorne in 91 and the Croats in 97. I haven't got the record book but how many times has a player kicked five goals in the last corner of a grand final? And look at Stan Alves here with his men after their defeat. Rallying his troops to try to just savour something from all of this.
That's what makes this day so tumultuous for everybody because the exhilaration for the winner and the sheer depression for the loser. Everybody knows that's what's going to be before you go in. But you embark on the challenge and if you come out on the good side, well it's all worthwhile.
The look of a defeated captain, Stewie Low. Let's go down to you, Dipper. Here's Ben, Ben Hunt. Yeah, Ben's had a special moment here with Malcolm Bright. Ben, Malcolm, well congratulations Malcolm firstly for Ben Hunt. He beat that since the start.
This makes everything in the club always fantastic with Worldwide and it's been a real long seven years and this year's been even longer but what a reward. Malcolm, what can you say, what can you hear you say? Aren't they fantastic? They are terrific. I've taken football all day Malcolm. Yeah, well yeah it was fantastic. I can't remember.
I think in many ways thank God he went back to coach one more time. The ledger's now complete isn't it? Yeah, it's quite like the whole circle, isn't it? That's why that unfulfilled ambition is now fulfilled. And just looking at those genuine responses, they want to play for Malcolm Bright. I think we can understand that.
I think every South Australian boy remembers what Malcolm has done. They've all looked up to him haven't they? He's been South Australia's favourite son. Yes. And I think we're getting close to presentation time here. Look at the scenes of the shoot in Adelaide.
Opposite adjacent to Football Park where 4000 people have been and today there were 99,645. Let's go down and join Craig Willis, the master ceremonies for the AFL. Ladies and gentlemen prior to the presentation to the Adelaide Football Club, would you show your appreciation for the efforts today of some Kilda at the Grand Final of 1997 as they leave the arena.
They've been gallant in defeat. They've had a magnificent season. It is no disgrace to be runners up to a team of the caliber of the Crows Football Club.
Ladies and gentlemen, would you now welcome to the dais former Fitzroy champion, the great Kevin Bulldog Murray to present the Norm Smith medal, which is awarded to the player and judge Bester Field in the Grand Final. The winner of the Norm Smith medal for 1997 is Andrew McLeod of the Adelaide Crows.
Ladies and gentlemen, would you welcome to the Hall of Fame legend, former Carlton champion and no stranger to the previous days, Micknick John Nichols to present medallions to each player on the winning team.
Starting with number three, Darren Jarvan.
Number five, Kim Costa.
Number nine, Tyson Edwards.
Number 10, Matthew Robren.
Number 11, Brett James.
Number 13, Shane Allen.
Number 14, Matthew Connell.
Number 15, David Henman.
Number 18, Troy Bond.
Number 20, Aaron Keating.
Number 23, the Norm Smith medalist, Andrew McLeod.
Number 24, Clay Sampson.
Number 28, Kane Johnson.
Number 34, Ben Hart.
Number 35, Rod Jamison.
Number 36, Simon Goodwin.
Number 42, Chad Crenthall.
Number 44, Peter Kavan.
Number 52, Sean Wren.
Now would you welcome the coach, Malcolm Blight.
Number 26, Miss Gimah, Mark McLeod.
And number one, the 1997 AFL Coca-Cola Premiership Cup, to the Adelaide Crows.
Number one, the 2007 AFL Coca-Cola Premiership Cup, to the Adelaide Crows.
And number one, the 1997 AFL Coca-Cola Premier League Cup, to the Adelaide Crows.
Number two, the 1997 AFL Coca-Cola Premier League Cup, to the Adelaide Crows.
And number one, the 1997 AFL Coca-Cola Premier League Cup, to the Adelaide Crows.
Welcome back to the MCG, Stan Owes, take a bow. That is a class act.
Tapping on the window, saying to Malcolm Blight, congratulations, well done.
And then doing it a little more publicly on the ground. He deserves all the applause.
This is live pictures now, the Crows have left the arena now.
This is the biggest crowd we've had in a grand final since 1986, when Carlton played Hawthorne.
It's the biggest crowd we've had since the Great Southern Stand, 99,645.
Melita Alican of Roeville, congratulations, you've won for yourself for Mitsubishi Magna.
And Tony Modra, yet again, the mark of the year. So for Tony, a bittersweet day in many ways.
Though he seems so happy. Sitting on the sidelines today, he must have been slightly confused.
He should have been out there. He misses one match for the year. It's the grand final.
As we come inside of the rooms, and Aaron Keating, also an unlikely Premiership player,
who's come from nowhere in the last two weeks, Luke.
Well, it's so often there's the heroes, the Premiership heroes, who've come from nowhere,
haven't played much during the year, come from other clubs.
Brett James, Collingwood player, and I was coach, went over to Crows this year, played in the Premiership side.
Keating hasn't played for the Crows for most of the year. He's played in the Premiership side.
And Alan, he was fantastic.
Let's join Neil Curley with Shane Allen.
Shane, unexpected plays in the night, foot forward.
Yeah, yeah, you know, it's just fantastic to be out there, you know, a lot less pressure up forward, I reckon,
and I was just running around having a great time.
Now, we've got to be honest, you've been struggling a bit over the last couple of years, haven't you?
Yeah.
But this year, particularly the last half year, you've got a bit more, say, field play. You've seen a blossom.
Yeah, I've matured a little bit, you know. I'm 24 years old, and it's time to sort of try and make a mark at the Adelaide Footy Club,
and hopefully I've done that, you know, and I can just continue on with that.
Tactics at half time, you sort of went from full forward off the back line and ran through the forward line.
Yeah, yeah, he didn't tell me to do that, but he just said go back to back pocket, and the fella kept following me,
so I thought bugger this, and I kept going up the forward line, so it worked out all right.
Not a bad move to Adelaide, was it?
No, it was fantastic, you know. I couldn't have asked for more.
The club's been fantastic. Looked after me, and I got a Premiership. Fantastic.
Well done, Shane. Enjoy yourself.
Thanks, guys.
Shane Allen, one of nine players who started their AFL career with another club playing in this Premiership for the Crows today.
Blight, Pippen to centre half back on low, Allen to full forward at the start of the match.
Master moves as they turned out.
Well, we see the joy of the winners. What about the anguish of the defeated?
St Kilda have given this competition so much this year.
Nine consecutive wins going in, 16 out of 19, and reliving some hopes, and a lovely touch from Wayne Jackson.
And Nicky, you lost his dad yesterday, and then Jason Cripps.
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Witness Tuesday.
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As we come back to the Melbourne Cricket Ground and now go down to the Saints Rooms with Russell Morris who has Barry Hall.
Thanks, Bruce.
Barry, what did Stan actually say?
Obviously very disappointing, but what did he say to boost the spirits?
He basically sat us down and told us we'd basically earned to get to the grand final and how proud he was of us.
We've had a good season for the younger guys and some of the older guys too.
It's just a learning curve and we'll be back bigger and bigger next time.
What do you reckon you could learn from it?
Basically, you can't give a side, a break for any time.
You know, what we did in the second half and it obviously showed.
Thanks, Barry.
Thanks, everyone.
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We're almost at the end, Neil.
Unbelievable. The Crows had less of the footy today than St Kilda.
Similar number of kicks. But 44 more hand passes to St Kilda.
They went into their forward 50 within the kicker goal five more times.
But the tackling stats were with the Crows.
And I think they tackled St Kilda into it.
We're happy to give a lot of hand balls off rather than precise kicks.
And the defensive group, I think, overall was very good for the Crows.
Thanks for your help all through the year.
To everyone at Seven Sport, it's been a great grand final, I think,
to top off what was a magnificent football season.
What an impact coach Malcolm Blythe is.
First year at Geelong took them to a final and today he went the ultimate.
He took them all the way to a Premiership.
Good afternoon from the MCG.
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Crossing mountains
and flying over the oceans
Reach the land
find the place
where all children go
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This lullaby
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Is so pure and wonderful
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Sul lulli dorata
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Across the mountains
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Reach the land, find a place