2007 AFL premiership season | |
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Date | 7–29 September 2007 |
Teams | 8 |
Premiers | Geelong 7th premiership |
Runners-up | Port Adelaide (2nd grand final) |
Minor premiers | Geelong 8th minor premiership |
Attendance | |
Matches played | 9 |
Total attendance | 574,424 (63,825 per match) |
Highest | 98,002 (First Preliminary Final, Geelong vs Collingwood ) |
The Australian Football League's 2007 Finals Series determined the top eight final positions of the 2007 AFL season. It began on the weekend of 7 September 2007 and ended with the 111th AFL Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 29 September 2007. The Geelong Football Club were crowned the 2007 AFL Premiers, beating the Port Adelaide Football Club by 119 points to win their first premiership since 1963.
The eight teams qualified for the finals series by finishing in the top eight positions of the premiership ladder at the completion of the home and away series.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | |
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1 | Geelong (P) | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2542 | 1664 | 152.8 | 72 | Finals series |
2 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2314 | 2038 | 113.5 | 60 | |
3 | West Coast | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2162 | 1935 | 111.7 | 60 | |
4 | Kangaroos | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2183 | 1998 | 109.3 | 56 | |
5 | Hawthorn | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2097 | 1855 | 113.0 | 52 | |
6 | Collingwood | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2011 | 1992 | 101.0 | 52 | |
7 | Sydney | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2031 | 1698 | 119.6 | 50 | |
8 | Adelaide | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1881 | 1712 | 109.9 | 48 | |
9 | St Kilda | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1874 | 1941 | 96.5 | 46 | |
10 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 1986 | 1885 | 105.4 | 40 | |
11 | Fremantle | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2254 | 2198 | 102.5 | 40 | |
12 | Essendon | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2184 | 2394 | 91.2 | 40 | |
13 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 2111 | 2469 | 85.5 | 38 | |
14 | Melbourne | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1890 | 2418 | 78.2 | 20 | |
15 | Carlton | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 2167 | 2911 | 74.4 | 16 | |
16 | Richmond | 22 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 1958 | 2537 | 77.2 | 14 |
Geelong was easily the minor premier in 2007 and undisputed favourite coming into the Finals Series.
Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Grand Final | ||||||||||||||||
Sep 9, MCG | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | Geelong | 23.18 (156) | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Kangaroos | 8.2 (50) | Sep 15, MCG | ||||||||||||||||
Kangaroos | 14.9 (93) | ||||||||||||||||||
Sep 8, Telstra Dome | Hawthorn | 8.12 (60) | Sep 21, MCG | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Hawthorn | 15.15 (105) | Geelong | 13.14 (92) | |||||||||||||||
8 | Adelaide | 15.12 (102) | Collingwood | 13.9 (87) | Sep 29, MCG | ||||||||||||||
Geelong | 24.19 (163) | ||||||||||||||||||
Sep 8, MCG | Sep 22, AAMI Stadium | Port Adelaide | 6.8 (44) | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Collingwood | 18.17 (125) | Port Adelaide | 20.13 (133) | |||||||||||||||
7 | Sydney | 13.9 (87) | Sep 14, Subiaco Oval | Kangaroos | 5.16 (46) | ||||||||||||||
West Coast | 10.14 (74) (aet) | ||||||||||||||||||
Sep 7, AAMI Stadium | Collingwood | 13.15 (93) (aet) | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Port Adelaide | 9.14 (68) | |||||||||||||||||
3 | West Coast | 9.11 (65) | |||||||||||||||||
The system is a final eight system. This system is different to the McIntyre final eight system, which was previously used by the AFL.
The top four teams in the eight receive what is popularly known as the "double chance" when they play in week-one qualifying finals; this means that if a top-four team loses in the first week, it still has a chance to redeem itself by getting a chance to play in a semi-final the next week against the winner of an elimination final. The bottom four of the eight are forced to play what are called elimination finals, in which only the winners survive and move on to week two to play the losers of the qualifying finals.
In the second week, the winners of the qualifying finals receive a bye to the third week, while the losers of those qualifying finals must play the winners of the elimination finals for a chance to play the qualifying finals winners. Home-ground advantage goes to the team with the higher seed.
In the third week, the winners of the semi-finals from week two play the winners of the qualifying finals in the first week, with the latter receiving home-ground advantage. The winners of those matches move on to the Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, where the new premier will be crowned. [1]
Geelong vs North Melbourne | ||||
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Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final |
Geelong | 3.5 (23) | 10.10 (70) | 16.16 (112) | 23.18 (156) |
North Melbourne | 3.0 (18) | 4.1 (25) | 6.1 (37) | 8.2 (50) |
Venue: | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | |||
Date and time: | 9 September 2007 – 2:45PM AEST | |||
Attendance: | 77,630 | |||
Umpires: | Dean Margetts, Scott McLaren, Scott Jeffery | |||
Goal scorers: | Geelong | 5: Mooney, Chapman 3: N Ablett 2: Enright, G Ablett, Ottens 1: Bartel, S Johnson, Stokes, Mackie | ||
North Melbourne | 1: McIntosh, Grant, Brown, Petrie, Firrito, Edwards, Harvey, Wells | |||
Best: | Geelong | Scarlett, G Ablett, Chapman, Milburn, Bartel, Harley, J Selwood, Stokes, Hunt | ||
North Melbourne | Rawlings, Firrito, Wells, Edwards, Simpson | |||
Reports: | nil | |||
Injuries: | nil | |||
Australian television broadcaster: | Seven Network |
Port Adelaide vs West Coast | ||||
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Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final |
Port Adelaide | 1.3 (9) | 2.7 (19) | 6.9 (45) | 9.14 (68) |
West Coast | 2.3 (15) | 3.6 (24) | 7.10 (52) | 9.11 (65) |
Venue: | AAMI Stadium, Adelaide | |||
Date and time: | 7 September 2007 – 7:50PM ACST | |||
Attendance: | 37,750 | |||
Umpires: | Michael Vozzo, Brett Rosebury, Shaun Ryan | |||
Goal scorers: | Port Adelaide | 1: P. Burgoyne, S. Burgoyne, Chaplin, K. Cornes, Ebert, Motlop, Salopek, Tredrea, Westhoff | ||
West Coast | 2: Judd, Lynch 1: Cox, Hurn, LeCras, Rosa, Seaby | |||
Best: | Port Adelaide | P Burgoyne, Lade, Chaplin, K Cornes, Surjan | ||
West Coast | Priddis, Stenglein, Waters, Hunter, A Selwood | |||
Reports: | nil | |||
Injuries: | West Coast: Cousins (hamstring) | |||
Australian television broadcaster: | Seven Network |
Hawthorn vs Adelaide | ||||
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Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final |
Hawthorn | 4.3 (27) | 8.7 (55) | 10.10 (70) | 15.15 (105) |
Adelaide | 7.4 (46) | 10.7 (67) | 12.12 (84) | 15.12 (102) |
Venue: | Telstra Dome, Melbourne | |||
Date and time: | 8 September 2007 – 2:30PM AEST | |||
Attendance: | 36,534 | |||
Umpires: | Hayden Kennedy, Brett Allen, Ray Chamberlain | |||
Goal scorers: | Hawthorn | 7: Franklin 3: Roughead 1: Lewis, Brown, Bateman, Crawford, Young | ||
Adelaide | 4: McGregor, Welsh 2: Porplyzia 1: Edwards, Gill, Knights, van Berlo, Torney | |||
Best: | Hawthorn | Crawford, Franklin, Roughead, Sewell, Hodge, Brown, Ladson, Birchall, Guerra | ||
Adelaide | Shirley, Torney, McGregor, Thompson, Goodwin, Massie, Edwards, Stevens | |||
Reports: | Adelaide: Torney (high contact) | |||
Injuries: | Hawthorn: McGlynn (adductor) out, replaced in selected side by Osborne, Hodge (knee), Bateman (hamstring) Adelaide: Porplyzia (shoulder) | |||
Australian television broadcaster: | Ten Network |
Collingwood vs Sydney | ||||
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Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final |
Collingwood | 6.5 (41) | 8.9 (57) | 13.12 (90) | 18.17 (125) |
Sydney | 1.4 (10) | 7.5 (47) | 9.8 (62) | 13.9 (87) |
Venue: | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | |||
Date and time: | 8 September 2007 – 7:30PM AEST | |||
Attendance: | 64,645 | |||
Umpires: | Stephen McBurney, Matt Stevic, Shane McInerney | |||
Goal scorers: | Collingwood | 6: Rocca 3: Cloke, Rusling 1: Buckley, Davis, Didak, Medhurst, Pendlebury, Swan | ||
Sydney | 4: O'Loughlin 2: Davis, Malceski 1: Bolton, Fosdike, Hall, Kirk, Schneider | |||
Best: | Collingwood | Rocca, Shaw, Pendlebury, Cloke, Buckley, Swan, Davis | ||
Sydney | Goodes, Kirk, Malceski, O'Loughlin, Crouch | |||
Reports: | nil | |||
Injuries: | nil | |||
Australian television broadcaster: | Ten Network |
North Melbourne vs Hawthorn | ||||
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Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final |
North Melbourne | 3.3 (21) | 5.5 (35) | 9.7 (61) | 14.9 (93) |
Hawthorn | 2.1 (13) | 4.3 (27) | 6.8 (44) | 8.12 (60) |
Venue: | MCG, Melbourne | |||
Date and time: | 15 September 2007 - 7:30PM AEST | |||
Attendance: | 74,981 | |||
Umpires: | Michael Vozzo, Brett Rosebury, Scott McLaren | |||
Goal scorers: | North Melbourne | 4: Edwards, Harvey 1: Swallow, Petrie, McIntosh, McMahon, Grant, Wells | ||
Hawthorn | 3: Franklin 1: Roughead, Boyle, Bateman, Guerra, Lewis | |||
Best: | North Melbourne | Smith, Rawlings, Harris, Gibson, Edwards, McIntosh, Harvey | ||
Hawthorn | Sewell, Lewis, Guerra, Croad, Bateman, Crawford | |||
Reports: | Hawthorn: Crawford (striking), Lewis (striking), Hodge (striking) | |||
Injuries: | nil | |||
Australian television broadcaster: | Ten Network |
West Coast vs Collingwood | |||||
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Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final (ET) |
West Coast | 0.4 (4) | 5.5 (35) | 8.9 (57) | 10.12 (72) | 10.14 (74) |
Collingwood | 1.5 (11) | 4.8 (32) | 7.11 (53) | 10.12 (72) | 13.15 (93) |
Venue: | Subiaco Oval, Perth | ||||
Date and time: | 14 September 2007 - 6:45PM AWST | ||||
Attendance: | 43,627 | ||||
Umpires: | Stephen McBurney, Shaun Ryan, Shane McInerney | ||||
Goal scorers: | West Coast | 2: Lecras, Wirrpanda 1: Cox, Embley, Fletcher, Lynch, Priddis, Rosa | |||
Collingwood | 3: Rocca 2: Didak, Medhurst, Swan 1: Bryan, Cloke, Pendlebury, Thomas | ||||
Best: | West Coast | Cox, Priddis, Jones, Chick, Glass | |||
Collingwood | Didak, Medhurst, Pendlebury, Swan, Goldsack | ||||
Reports: | nil | ||||
Injuries: | West Coast: Hansen (hamstring) Collingwood: Burns (ankle) | ||||
Australian television broadcaster: | Seven Network | ||||
Scores were tied at the end of regulation time, with both teams having scored 10.12 (72). Two five-minute periods of extra time were played to decide a winner. This was only the second time that extra time had been implemented since the provision to do so was introduced in the early 1990s. In two coincidences, it was the drawn qualifying final between these two teams in 1990 which most directly led to the introduction of the extra time provision in the first place, and; it was the pairing of the weekend's other game, Hawthorn and the North Melbourne, who contested the only previous game to require extra time.
Geelong vs Collingwood | ||||
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Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final |
Geelong | 4.4 (28) | 7.6 (48) | 9.13 (67) | 13.14 (92) |
Collingwood | 2.5 (17) | 6.7 (43) | 9.8 (62) | 13.9 (87) |
Venue: | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | |||
Date and time: | 21 September 2007 - 7:50PM AEST | |||
Attendance: | 98,002 | |||
Umpires: | Stephen McBurney, Scott McLaren, Shane McInerney | |||
Goal scorers: | Geelong | 3: S. Johnson, Stokes 2: Mooney 1: G. Ablett, Chapman, Kelly, Ottens, Rooke | ||
Collingwood | 3: Cloke, Medhurst 2: Didak, Rusling 1: Davis, O'Bree, Burns | |||
Best: | Geelong | G. Ablett, Ottens, Corey, Bartel, S. Johnson, Scarlett, Milburn, Hunt | ||
Collingwood | H. Shaw, Clement, Lockyer, Clarke, O'Bree, O'Brien, Buckley, Cloke | |||
Reports: | nil | |||
Injuries: | Collingwood: Rocca (ankle) | |||
Australian television broadcaster: | Seven Network |
Port Adelaide vs North Melbourne | ||||
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Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final |
Port Adelaide | 6.0 (36) | 9.3 (57) | 17.10 (112) | 20.13 (133) |
North Melbourne | 3.2 (20) | 3.7 (25) | 4.10 (34) | 5.16 (46) |
Venue: | AAMI Stadium, Adelaide | |||
Date and time: | 22 September 2007- 4:30PM ACST | |||
Attendance: | 44,953 | |||
Umpires: | Michael Vozzo, Hayden Kennedy, Brett Rosebury | |||
Goal scorers: | Port Adelaide | 3: Ebert, Motlop, Tredrea 2: Logan, Rodan, Salopek 1: Boak, C Cornes, K Cornes, Pearce, Westhoff | ||
North Melbourne | 2: Grant 1: Edwards, Harris, Lower | |||
Best: | Port Adelaide | Chaplin, S. Burgoyne, C. Cornes, Logan, Pearce, Surjan, Rodan, Ebert, Motlop | ||
North Melbourne | Harris, Simpson, Sinclair, Archer, Lower | |||
Reports: | nil | |||
Injuries: | Port Adelaide: Wilson (ruptured achilles tendon) | |||
Australian television broadcaster: | Ten Network |
Grand final | |||||
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Saturday, 29 September (2:40 pm) | Geelong | def. | Port Adelaide | MCG (crowd: 97,302) | Report |
5.7 (37) 11.13 (79) 18.17 (125) 24.19 (163) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 2.2 (14) 4.3 (27) 5.5 (35) 6.8 (44) | Umpires: McBurney, McInerney, McLaren Norm Smith Medal: Steve Johnson (Geelong) Television broadcast: Network Ten National anthem: Natalie Bassingthwaighte | ||
Mooney 5 Chapman, Johnson 4 N. Ablett 3 Bartel 2 Ottens, Byrnes, G. Ablett, Rooke, Ling, Mackie 1 | Goals | 2 Tredrea, S. Burgoyne 1 C. Cornes, Logan | |||
Johnson, Chapman, Scarlett, King, Ottens, Mooney, Corey, Enright, Bartel | Best | Tredrea, P. Burgoyne, K. Cornes | |||
Nil | Injuries | Nil | |||
Nil | Reports | Nil | |||
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