2005 AFL Grand Final
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- Further information: 2005 AFL Finals Series
| Home Team | Sydney Swans |
| Away Team | West Coast Eagles |
| Date | September 24, 2005 |
| Stadium | MCG, Melbourne |
| TV in Australia | |
| Network | Network Ten |
The 2005 AFL Grand Final took place on September 24, 2005 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground between the Sydney Swans and the West Coast Eagles.
A thrilling match that went down to the final siren, this was the first time since 1989 that a Grand Final was decided a goal or less. West Coast opened the game aggressively, Sydney struggled to get the ball to their end of the field, and only better Swan accuracy put them ahead by two at the first quarter. In the second quarter Sydney appeared to be asserting control of the game, kicking three goals while the Eagles got none. After the long break, West Coast put their stamp on the third quarter, kicking three goals while the Swans got none. At the end of the day, both teams would remember seemingly easy goals that were missed, but the Eagles most clearly would remember theirs from the fourth quarter. With the Swans holding a five point lead in the closing moments, Tadhg Kennelly rushed a behind to blunt a ferocious Eagles attack. After the ensuing kick in, West Coast again regained control of the ball and sent a long kick back to the half forward line by Dean Cox. Leo Barry responded by taking a mark in the midst of the pack full of Eagles (with the commentator Stephen Quartermain mentioning words made famous through frequent replays - "Leo Barry you star!"), denying the Eagles an opportunity to kick a game winner on or after the final siren.
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[edit] Teams
[edit] Scorecard
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| (3) Sydney | 3.0(18) | 6.3(39) | 6.5(41) | 8.10(58) | 8.10 (58) |
| (2) West Coast | 2.4(16) | 2.7(19) | 5.9(39) | 7.12(54) | 7.12 (54) |
| Sydney won by 4 | G.B | G.B | G.B | G.B | Final |
[edit] Match statistics
| Team Stats | (Syd) | (WCE) |
|---|---|---|
| Kicks | 188 | 182 |
| Marks | 84 | 68 |
| Handballs | 105 | 104 |
| Tackles | 62 | 59 |
| Hitouts | 29 | 43 |
| Frees | 12 | 13 |
| Date | Saturday, September 24, 2005, 2:35pm AEST |
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| Coin Toss Winner | Sydney |
| Goals (Syd) | 2: B Hall 1: D Jolly, A Schneider, M O'Loughlin, T Kennelly, A Goodes, A Buchanan |
| Goals (WCE) | 2: A Hunter 1: M Nicoski, D Cox, A Embley, A Hansen, B Cousins |
| Best | Syd: Roberts-Thomson, Goodes, Buchanan, Kennelly, Fosdike, Kirk WCE: Judd, Wirrpunda, Cousins, Cox, Fletcher |
| Norm Smith Medal | C Judd (WCE) |
| Injuries | Syd: Ball (cut head), C Bolton (nose), Crouch (ankle) WCE: Kerr (ankle), Gardiner (cut head) |
| Reports | None |
| Venue | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, VIC |
| Attendance | 91,898 |
| Umpires | Scott McLaren, Brett Allen, Darren Goldspink |
| Metropolitan Free To Air TV audience | 3.386 million |
[edit] Entertainment
| National Anthem | Silvie Paladino |
|---|---|
| Entertainment | Delta Goodrem (I Am Australian) Australian Idol finalists (Waltzing Matilda) Silvie Paladino (There You'll Be) Michael Buble Dame Edna Everage Melbourne Gospel Choir Australian Girls’ Choir |
| Television broadcaster | Network Ten |
| Television announcers | Stephen Quartermain, Tim Lane - play-by play Robert Walls, Stephen Silvagni - analysts Christi Malthouse - sideline reporter Anthony Hudson - studio host Leigh Matthews, Malcolm Blight - studio analysts |
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