List of kicks after the siren in the VFL/AFL

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In Australian rules football, if a player takes a mark or is awarded a free kick before the siren sounds to end a quarter, and the siren sounds before the player takes a set shot, the player is allowed to take the kick after the siren. Often, the result of this kick is of little consequence, but if the player is within range of goal, any score will count towards the final result.

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The right to take a set shot after the final bell was enshrined in the Laws of the Game prior to the 1889 season; [1] prior to this, the ball was declared dead (and any opportunity for a set shot lost) once the bell sounded. [2] In years past, when it was still common for spectators to run onto the field as soon as matches were over, it was not uncommon for players to have to take these shots from within the flood of incoming spectators.

Below is a list of occasions in the Australian Football League (known as the Victorian Football League until 1990) where game results have been decided by set shots taken after the final siren, a play similar to the buzzer-beater in basketball. These are highly memorable and often go down in football folklore.

Goal to win

St Kilda's Billy Schmidt is the first known player to have kicked a goal to win after the siren. His set shot attempt led the Saints to victory over Carlton in round 15, 1913. Billy Schmidt 1910 pc.jpg
St Kilda's Billy Schmidt is the first known player to have kicked a goal to win after the siren. His set shot attempt led the Saints to victory over Carlton in round 15, 1913.
Barry Hall is the first player to have kicked a goal after the siren to win on two occasions. Hall achieved the feat for St Kilda against Hawthorn in round 21, 2001--incidentally, his last game for the club--before repeating his heroics for Sydney in its round 3, 2005 clash against the Brisbane Lions. Barry hall.jpg
Barry Hall is the first player to have kicked a goal after the siren to win on two occasions. Hall achieved the feat for St Kilda against Hawthorn in round 21, 2001—incidentally, his last game for the club—before repeating his heroics for Sydney in its round 3, 2005 clash against the Brisbane Lions.
West Coast's Luke Shuey is the only player to have kicked a goal to win after the siren in extra time in the VFL/AFL. His goal from a free kick in the 2017 elimination final allowed the Eagles to progress past Port Adelaide. Luke Shuey 2018.3.jpg
West Coast's Luke Shuey is the only player to have kicked a goal to win after the siren in extra time in the VFL/AFL. His goal from a free kick in the 2017 elimination final allowed the Eagles to progress past Port Adelaide.
Collingwood's Alan Ryan is the first known player to have kicked a goal to draw a match after the siren. His goal from a free kick tied the scores in the Magpies' round 2, 1935 match against Fitzroy. Alan 'Ginger' Ryan marking a football.jpg
Collingwood's Alan Ryan is the first known player to have kicked a goal to draw a match after the siren. His goal from a free kick tied the scores in the Magpies' round 2, 1935 match against Fitzroy.
Footscray's Harry Hickey is the first known player to have kicked a behind to win after the siren. His set shot attempt in the Bulldogs' round 18, 1944 match over Carlton not only led his side to victory, but also secured Footscray's spot in the next week's finals series, ironically at the expense of the Blues. Harry Hickey, Footscray, 1948.jpg
Footscray's Harry Hickey is the first known player to have kicked a behind to win after the siren. His set shot attempt in the Bulldogs' round 18, 1944 match over Carlton not only led his side to victory, but also secured Footscray's spot in the next week's finals series, ironically at the expense of the Blues.
Players to have kicked a goal to win a match after the final siren
PlayerClubOpponentRd.YearFinal scoreRef.
Billy Schmidt St Kilda Carlton 15 1913 10.10 (70) d. 11.3 (69) [3]
Jimmy Gordon Essendon University 16 1913 9.8 (62) d. 8.12 (60) [4]
Eric Fleming Geelong Fitzroy 12 1924 9.14 (68) d. 9.11 (65) [5]
Doug Strang Richmond Carlton 14 1932 13.13 (91) d. 12.14 (86) [6]
Terry Brain South Melbourne Collingwood 14 1933 13.11 (89) d. 12.11 (83) [7]
Ron Cooper Carlton Essendon 7 1939 10.18 (78) d. 10.12 (72) [8]
Jack Wrout Carlton North Melbourne 14 1939 11.13 (79) d. 10.13 (73) [9]
Bill Wood Footscray Richmond 15 1946 14.15 (99) d. 12.21 (93) [10]
Jock Spencer North Melbourne Geelong 7 1949 8.13 (61) d. 8.7 (55) [11]
Bill Nolan South Melbourne St Kilda 13 1952 6.8 (44) d. 5.8 (38) [12]
John Peck Hawthorn Collingwood 13 1960 7.16 (58) d. 7.15 (57) [13]
Blair Campbell Richmond South Melbourne 17 1966 10.12 (72) d. 10.11 (71) [14]
Bill Ryan Geelong Collingwood 1 1967 13.13 (91) d. 13.12 (90) [15]
Doug Wade North Melbourne Collingwood 16 1973 11.10 (76) d. 10.11 (71) [16]
Malcolm Blight North Melbourne Carlton 10 1976 11.15 (81) d. 11.10 (76) [17]
Alan Stoneham Footscray Fitzroy 21 1976 4.11 (35) d. 3.16 (34) [18]
Robert Elliott St Kilda North Melbourne 14 1978 18.16 (124) d. 19.7 (121) [19]
John Roberts South Melbourne Geelong 1 1980 13.10 (88) d. 12.13 (85) [20]
Paul Sarah Richmond St Kilda 19 1981 10.11 (71) d. 9.11 (65) [21]
Alastair Clarkson North Melbourne Melbourne 15 1987 16.16 (112) d. 15.20 (110) [22]
Stephen Kernahan Carlton North Melbourne 22 1987 20.9 (129) d. 19.11 (125) [23]
Gary Buckenara Hawthorn Melbourne PF 1987 11.14 (80) d. 10.18 (78) [24]
Rod Jameson Adelaide Fitzroy 12 1991 7.8 (50) d. 7.5 (47) [25]
Bill Brownless Geelong Footscray QF 1994 15.16 (106) d. 15.11 (101) [26]
Gary Ablett Sr. Geelong North Melbourne PF 1994 16.13 (109) d. 14.19 (103) [27]
Quenton Leach Fremantle Brisbane Lions 8 1997 14.14 (98) d. 15.3 (93) [28]
Peter Burgoyne Port Adelaide Carlton 21 2000 12.16 (88) d. 12.11 (83) [29]
Ben Dixon Hawthorn Carlton 17 2001 15.6 (96) d. 13.15 (93) [30]
Barry Hall St Kilda Hawthorn 22 2001 13.11 (89) d. 13.9 (87) [31]
Daryn Cresswell Sydney Kangaroos 4 2002 15.13 (103) d. 14.16 (100) [32]
Jeff Farmer Fremantle Melbourne 8 2002 14.10 (94) d. 13.11 (89) [33]
Peter Riccardi Geelong Carlton 11 2002 15.10 (100) d. 14.12 (96) [34]
Jared Poulton Port Adelaide Sydney 15 2002 14.10 (94) d. 13.14 (92) [35]
Chris Tarrant Collingwood Adelaide 7 2003 18.6 (114) d. 16.13 (109) [36]
Barry Hall (2) Sydney Brisbane Lions 3 2005 13.9 (87) d. 11.15 (81) [37]
Justin Longmuir Fremantle St Kilda 21 2005 12.8 (80) d. 11.9 (75) [38]
Jordan McMahon Richmond Melbourne 18 2009 12.14 (86) d. 12.10 (82) [39]
Karmichael Hunt Gold Coast Richmond 16 2012 13.12 (90) d. 13.10 (88) [40]
Tom Hawkins Geelong Hawthorn 19 2012 18.10 (118) d. 17.14 (116) [41]
Nic Naitanui West Coast North Melbourne 8 2013 12.18 (90) d. 13.10 (88) [42]
Ashley McGrath Brisbane Lions Geelong 13 2013 15.13 (103) d. 14.14 (98) [43]
Sam Lloyd Richmond Sydney 8 2016 14.17 (101) d. 15.10 (100) [44]
David Mundy Fremantle Richmond 8 2017 10.12 (72) d. 10.10 (70) [45]
Gary Rohan Sydney Essendon 14 2017 11.20 (86) d. 12.13 (85) [46]
Luke Shuey West Coast Port Adelaide EF 2017 12.6 (78) d. 10.16 (76) [lower-alpha 1] [47]
Zach Tuohy Geelong Melbourne 18 2018 16.4 (100) d. 14.14 (98) [48]
Jeremy McGovern West Coast Port Adelaide 21 2018 9.8 (62) d. 9.4 (58) [49]
Robbie Gray Port Adelaide Carlton 7 2020 9.10 (64) d. 9.7 (61) [50]
Jack Newnes Carlton Fremantle 12 2020 5.10 (40) d. 5.6 (36) [51]
Zac Bailey Brisbane Lions Collingwood 3 2021 11.7 (73) d. 11.6 (72) [52]
Gary Rohan (2) Geelong Western Bulldogs 14 2021 12.11 (83) d. 11.12 (78) [53]
Max Gawn Melbourne Geelong 23 2021 12.9 (81) d. 12.5 (77) [54]
Jordan Dawson Adelaide Port Adelaide 3 2022 15.6 (96) d. 13.14 (92) [55]
Noah Anderson Gold Coast Richmond 17 2022 14.10 (94) d. 13.14 (92) [56]
Jamie Elliott Collingwood Essendon 19 2022 12.8 (80) d. 11.10 (76) [57]
Dan Houston Port Adelaide Essendon 16 2023 11.12 (78) d. 10.14 (74) [58]
Mac Andrew Gold Coast Essendon 22 2024 13.9 (87) d. 12.14 (86) [59]

Goal to draw

Players to have kicked a goal to draw a match after the final siren
PlayerClubOpponentRd.YearFinal scoreRef.
Alan Ryan Collingwood Fitzroy 2 1935 14.9 (93) drew 14.9 (93) [60]
Ron Baggott Melbourne Collingwood 16 1935 10.19 (79) drew 11.13 (79) [61]
Stephen MacPherson Footscray North Melbourne 20 1987 18.17 (125) drew 18.17 (125) [62]
Ray Windsor Brisbane Bears West Coast 5 1992 14.8 (92) drew 13.14 (92) [63]
Ashley Sampi West Coast Western Bulldogs 11 2003 19.10 (124) drew 19.10 (124) [64]
Daniel Bradshaw Brisbane Lions Essendon 19 2009 12.15 (87) drew 13.9 (87) [65]
Mitch McGovern Adelaide Collingwood 19 2017 16.7 (103) drew 15.13 (103) [66]

Behind to win

Players to have kicked a behind to win a match after the final siren
PlayerClubOpponentRd.YearFinal scoreRef.
Harry Hickey Footscray Carlton 18 1944 12.7 (89) d. 13.10 (88) [67]
Ken Newland Geelong Collingwood 20 1972 17.10 (112) d. 17.9 (111) [68]
Tony Lockett Sydney Essendon PF 1996 10.10 (70) d. 10.9 (69) [69]
Jimmy Bartel Geelong Hawthorn 17 2009 15.9 (99) d. 14.14 (98) [70]
Michael Walters Fremantle Brisbane Lions 10 2019 10.13 (73) d. 10.12 (72) [71]

Behind to draw

Players to have kicked a behind to draw a match after the final siren
PlayerClubOpponentRd.YearFinal scoreRef.
Gerry Donnelly North Melbourne Hawthorn 13 1926 10.10 (70) drew 10.10 (70) [72]
Matthew Lloyd Essendon Western Bulldogs 14 2002 17.16 (118) drew 18.10 (118) [73]
Tom Hawkins Geelong Greater Western Sydney 15 2017 10.8 (68) drew 10.8 (68) [74]

Missed opportunities

A list of instances where a player had a shot at goal after the siren to win or draw the game but missed, resulting in a loss, or instances where a player has had a kick after the siren with scores level but failed to score. This list does not include instances where an opportunity for a set-shot after the siren is passed up in favor of playing on.

Players to have missed an opportunity to win or draw a match after the final siren
PlayerTeamOpponentRd.YearFinal scoreOutcomeRef.


Fred Metcalf North Melbourne Geelong 3 1927 8.5 (53) lost to 7.13 (55)No score (out on the full) [75]
Ron Barassi Sr. Melbourne Geelong 10 1940 22.19 (151) lost to 24.10 (154)Behind [76]
Col Williamson St Kilda Geelong 2 1941 11.19 (85) lost to 13.9 (87)No score (fell short) [77]
Jack Pimm Collingwood Geelong 15 1948 10.13 (73) lost to 10.18 (78)Behind [78]
Fred Flanagan Geelong Richmond 7 1950 9.20 (74) lost to 12.7 (79)No score (fell short) [79]
Harvey Stevens Footscray Richmond 13 1954 6.9 (45) lost to 6.13 (49)No score (out on the full) [80]
Ralph Rogerson Fitzroy Carlton 7 1964 8.11 (59) lost to 8.12 (60)No score (fell short) [81]
Alex Jesaulenko Carlton Richmond SF 1972 8.13 (61) drew 8.13 (61)No score (fell short) [82]
Malcolm Blight North Melbourne Hawthorn 12 1977 6.11 (47) lost to 6.12 (48)No score (out on the full) [83]
Warren Ralph Carlton Collingwood 5 1984 9.17 (71) lost to 10.16 (76)Behind [84]
Robert Scott Geelong Sydney 6 1988 16.15 (111) lost to 17.12 (114)Behind (hit the goal post) [85]
Simon Beasley Footscray Brisbane Bears 7 1988 9.17 (71) lost to 10.12 (72)Behind [86]
Steven Clark Melbourne Essendon 11 1991 12.8 (80) lost to 12.14 (86)No score (fell short) [87]
Stephen Kernahan Carlton Essendon 2 1993 19.18 (132) drew 20.12 (132)No score (out on the full) [88]
David King North Melbourne Hawthorn QF 1994 15.24 (114) d. 13.13 (91) [lower-alpha 2] No score (fell short) [89]
Ben Allan Fremantle Footscray 5 1995 14.12 (96) lost to 14.14 (98)No score (fell short) [90]
Marcus Picken Brisbane Lions Adelaide 9 2001 18.14 (122) lost to 19.13 (127)No score (fell short) [91]
Nick Dal Santo St Kilda Sydney 5 2002 8.8 (56) drew 8.8 (56)No score (fell short) [92]
Jarrad Waite Carlton Port Adelaide 4 2005 16.13 (109) drew 15.19 (109)No score (fell short) [93]
Matthew Egan Geelong Melbourne 20 2005 15.9 (99) lost to 14.16 (100)Behind [94]
Daniel Motlop Port Adelaide St Kilda 16 2006 8.12 (60) lost to 8.16 (64)Behind [95]
Brad Johnson Western Bulldogs North Melbourne 9 2008 16.14 (110) lost to 16.17 (113)Behind [96]
Jack Riewoldt Richmond St Kilda 7 2008 16.11 (107) lost to 17.8 (110)No score (fell short) [97]
Brad Johnson Western Bulldogs Geelong 9 2009 17.12 (114) lost to 17.14 (116)Behind [98]
Nick Riewoldt St Kilda Essendon 20 2009 16.12 (108) lost to 16.14 (110)Behind [99]
Justin Westhoff Port Adelaide Gold Coast 5 2011 15.11 (101) lost to 15.14 (104)Behind [100]
Hayden Ballantyne Fremantle West Coast 18 2011 9.10 (64) lost to 8.17 (65)Behind (hit the goal post) [101]
Adam Goodes Sydney Essendon 20 2011 14.15 (99) lost to 15.10 (100)Behind [102]
Hamish McIntosh North Melbourne Essendon 1 2012 15.12 (102) lost to 14.20 (104)Behind [103]
David Mundy Fremantle Geelong 20 2014 11.13 (79) lost to 12.9 (81)Behind [104]
Tom Lynch Gold Coast Melbourne 19 2016 9.10 (64) lost to 9.12 (66)No score (fell short) [105]
Isaac Smith Hawthorn Geelong QF 2016 12.11 (83) lost to 12.13 (85)Behind [106]
Jayden Hunt Melbourne Geelong 1 2018 13.16 (94) lost to 14.13 (97)No score (fell short) [107]
Harry Taylor Geelong Western Bulldogs 15 2018 15.11 (101) lost to 16.7 (103)Behind [108]
David Myers Essendon Sydney 8 2019 10.12 (72) lost to 11.11 (77)No score (fell short) [109]
Tom McCartin Sydney Greater Western Sydney 5 2021 10.9 (69) lost to 9.17 (71)No score (fell short) [110]
Adam Kennedy Greater Western Sydney North Melbourne 13 2021 14.10 (94) drew 14.10 (94)No score (fell short) [111]
Dion Prestia Richmond Sydney 11 2022 15.10 (100) lost to 16.10 (106)No score (fell short) [112]
Oliver Florent Sydney Port Adelaide 4 2023 9.10 (64) lost to 9.12 (66)No score (fell short) [113]
Logan McDonald Sydney Fremantle 16 2024 14.14 (98) lost to 15.9 (99)No score (fell short) [114]
Mitch McGovern Carlton Collingwood 21 2024 11.15 (81) lost to 12.12 (84)No score (out on the full) [115]

Non-premiership matches

Goal to win

Players to have kicked a goal to win a match after the final siren
PlayerClubOpponentCompetitionRd.YearFinal scoreRef.
Kerry Good North Melbourne Collingwood Escort Championships GF 1980 8.9 (57) d. 7.12 (54) [116]
Jack Riewoldt Richmond Hawthorn NAB Cup 3 2013 0.13.7 (85) d. 0.13.6 (84) [lower-alpha 3] [117]
Ed Langdon Fremantle Collingwood JLT Community Series 3 2017 1.11.12 (87) d. 1.12.4 (85) [lower-alpha 3] [118]

Goal to draw

Players to have kicked a goal to draw a match after the final siren
PlayerClubOpponentCompetitionRd.YearFinal scoreRef.
Mark Williams Essendon St Kilda NAB Cup 1 2011 0.5.8 (38) drew 0.6.2 (38) [lower-alpha 3] [119]

Behind to win

Players to have kicked a behind to win a match after the final siren
PlayerClubOpponentCompetitionRd.YearFinal scoreRef.
Luke Russell Gold Coast Hawthorn NAB Cup 1 2013 0.4.6 (30) d. 0.4.5 (29) [lower-alpha 3] [120]

Miscellany

There are at least four instances in the elite competition where kicks were taken after the final siren cannot be categorised into the above lists.

In round 2 of the 1911 VFL season, Geelong's Bert Whittington was awarded a free kick moments before the bell was rung in his team's clash against Melbourne. His after-the-bell set shot was touched over the line, which, under the rules of the time, would have resulted in no score as the ball was considered 'dead' as soon as it touched another player's hands. However, as field umpire Lardie Tulloch had not heard the bell, he gave the 'all clear' signal to the goal umpire to signal one behind, resulting in a 54-apiece drawn match. Melbourne protested the result, but it was dismissed by the league. [121]

In round 17 of the 1928 VFL season, St Kilda's Bert Smedley had possession of the ball when timekeepers rang the final bell. However, field umpire Reginald Devine had not yet heard the bell, which allowed Smedley to continue his dash and kick an on-the-run goal that put the Saints one point ahead of opponents Melbourne. After a pitch invasion and minutes of deliberation between match officials and timekeepers, St Kilda was ultimately declared the victor. [122] Melbourne opted to protest the result, recognising that while they had little chance of the protest being upheld, the very notion of challenging the decision would emphasise to the league the importance of louder sounding bells at venues. [123] Following two hours of evidence, the league decided to dismiss the protest, in spite of all witnesses admitting the goal was kicked after the bell, and boundary umpire James Blair describing St Kilda's bell as "putrid". [124]

In the 1990 Foster's Cup – the AFL's pre-season competition – Essendon's Paul Salmon goaled after the siren in his side's quarter-final match against Fitzroy to level the scores at 46-apiece. Seemingly unaware that the fixture was a knockout match, many of the 8,000-strong crowd at Waverley Park invaded the playing surface after Salmon's kick, assuming the match had finished. Rather, the match was to be decided in extra time via two halves of five minutes. Essendon added one goal in the overtime period to win the match by six points and progress to the next round of the tournament.[ citation needed ]

In round 5 of the 2006 AFL season, St Kilda's Steven Baker was the beneficiary of an after-the-siren free kick awarded in controversial circumstances at the end of his side's match against Fremantle at Aurora Stadium. In a passage of play that occurred after the siren sounded inaudibly, Baker scored a behind to tie the game, and received an illegal bump. He elected to cancel the behind and take a set-shot, which (with the umpires having now heard the siren) was a true after-the-siren kick. He scored another behind, drawing the scores level at 94-apiece. However, four days later, Fremantle successfully challenged to have the result of the game amended to 94–93, reflecting the scoreline when the siren originally sounded. This decision cancelled Baker's kick. This incident has been dubbed 'Sirengate'. [125]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ After extra time.
  2. ↑ King's attempt came at the end of regular time, when the scores were locked at North Melbourne 12.19 (91) to Hawthorn 13.13 (91). The Kangaroos added 3.5 (23) to the Hawks' no score in extra time.
  3. 1 2 3 4 From 2003 to 2017, AFL pre-season matches allowed teams to score nine points for a 'super goal' kicked from beyond the 50-metre arc.

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