	{"id":87652,"date":"2022-09-24T17:25:02","date_gmt":"2022-09-24T07:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/news\/geelong-thrash-sydney-in-afl-grand-final\/"},"modified":"2022-09-25T10:52:26","modified_gmt":"2022-09-25T00:52:26","slug":"geelong-thrash-sydney-in-afl-grand-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/sport\/geelong-thrash-sydney-in-afl-grand-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Geelong thrash Sydney in AFL grand final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>GEELONG have emphatically silenced critics who doubted their ageing list would win a premiership, thrashing Sydney by eighty-one points in the <span class=\"es-highlight\">AFL<\/span>\u00a0grand final.<\/p>\n<p>The Cats fielded the oldest team in the league&#8217;s 126-year history on Saturday but were full of running in a 20.13 (133) to 8.4 (52) victory in front of 100,024 fans at the MCG.<\/p>\n<p>Isaac Smith earned the Norm Smith Medal after being adjudged best afield.<\/p>\n<p>It was the first decider at the home of football in three years after two seasons affected by the global pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>The Cats&#8217; 10th flag was their second under Chris Scott and first since 2011, following a heartbreaking run of five preliminary final defeats and a grand final loss two years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Smith had 32 disposals and three goals, Patrick Dangerfield on 26 disposals, Tom Hawkins with three goals and Mark Blicavs in a 23 disposal effort were all outstanding &#8211; and all among the 10 Cats aged 30 years or older &#8211; while young defender Sam De Koning shone in the back half.<\/p>\n<p>Small forward Tyson Stengle, who was axed by Adelaide after off-field indiscretions, completed his remarkable redemption story with four goals.<\/p>\n<p>Cats captain Joel Selwood with 26 disposals and one goal was influential in his record-breaking 40th finals appearance.<\/p>\n<p>Most of Sydney&#8217;s guns failed to fire and the selection gamble on Sam Reid backfired spectacularly when he was substituted out because of the adductor injury he carried into the game.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_87657\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-87657\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-87657\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/09\/Cats-embedded-2-300x190.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/09\/Cats-embedded-2-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/09\/Cats-embedded-2-1024x649.png 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/09\/Cats-embedded-2-600x380.png 600w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/09\/Cats-embedded-2-768x486.png 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/09\/Cats-embedded-2.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-87657\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">100,024 fans watched Geelong win the 2022 AFL Grand Final at the MCG. Photo: JOEL CARRETT\/AAP IMAGE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Chad Warner on 29 disposals, including 10 clearances and two goals and Luke Parker with 23 disposals and14 tackles were the Swans&#8217; best, while superstar forward Lance Franklin was kept goalless by Jack Henry.<\/p>\n<p>Minor premiers Geelong entered the grand final as hot favourites on a 15-game winning streak.<\/p>\n<p>Hawkins gave them a quick start when he kicked the first two goals of the match in identical fashion, out-muscling Swans ruckman Tom Hickey at boundary throw-ins and snapping truly.<\/p>\n<p>Smith also kicked two early majors as the Cats piled on six in the opening term to take a commanding 35-point lead by quarter-time.<\/p>\n<p>It was the biggest margin at that stage of a grand final since 1989.<\/p>\n<p>Geelong&#8217;s pressure was immense and Sydney wilted.<\/p>\n<p>The result was put to bed early in the second half, when two Tom McCartin errors deep in defence led directly to Geelong goals.<\/p>\n<p>McCartin was first caught holding the ball by Mitch Duncan and then had a kick across the back-line intercepted by Brad Close.<\/p>\n<p>Smith&#8217;s third major moments later blew the margin out to 54 points and the Cats were never in danger from there as Sydney posted their lowest score of the season.<\/p>\n<p>There was heartbreak before the bounce for Geelong youngster Max Holmes, who was deemed too big a selection risk because of doubts over his hamstring.<\/p>\n<p>Mark O&#8217;Connor replaced Holmes and joined Zach Tuohy as the first Irishmen to win an\u00a0<span class=\"es-highlight\">AFL<\/span>\u00a0premiership since Sydney&#8217;s trailblazing Tadgh Kennelly in 2005.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>-BY AAP<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GEELONG have emphatically silenced critics who doubted their ageing list would win a premiership, thrashing Sydney by eighty-one points in the AFL\u00a0grand final. 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