Grand Final highlights of the of the Grand Final clash between the
Cats and the Power.
Cats V Port Adelaide 2007 Grand Final
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Geelong
5.7 (37)
11.13 (79)
18.17 (125)
24.19 (163)
Port Adelaide
2.2 (14)
4.3 (27)
5.5 (35)
6.8 (44)
2007 AFL GRAND FINAL Match Summary (Thanks to wikipedia)
The Cats outscored the Port Adelaide Power 5.7 to
2.2 in the opening term, before kicking five goals in the first 12
minutes of the second quarter to build a 52-point lead. Geelong
excelled in their defence - which had been the best in the competition
all season - keeping the Power to their lowest score of the year. The
backlines, led by Matthew Scarlett at fullback, repeatedly turned
defence into attack, rushing the ball forward to support the forward
line. Half-forwards Paul Chapman and Steve Johnson kicked four goals
each and set up numerous others. Johnson was awarded the Norm Smith
Medal for best-on-ground in the Grand Final after the Cats’ triumph.
Chapman's day included a sensational high mark over Port Adelaide
captain Warren Tredrea during the third quarter. Key forwards Cameron
Mooney (five goals) and Nathan Ablett (three) also performed strongly.
Power players Kane Cornes and Domenic Cassisi performed reasonably
well against Geelong stars Jimmy Bartel and Gary Ablett, Jr.
respectively; however, Geelong was still able to dominate the midfield
with Joel Corey, James Kelly, Joel Selwood and Cameron Ling all making
solid contributions and Brad Ottens and Steven King both performing
strongly in the ruck.
The match ended with Geelong winning by the score
of 24.19 (163) to 6.8 (44), recording the greatest winning margin in
AFL Grand Final history, 119 points. This broke the previous record of
96 points set by Hawthorn against Melbourne in the 1988 VFL Grand
Final. Geelong's 417 disposals was also a Grand Final Record.
Meanwhile, Port Adelaide became the only finals side in history to
have more handballs than kicks. Geelong scored 17.10 from Port
Adelaide turnovers, while the Power scored just 1.2 from the Cats'.
The Cats' win ended a 44-year
premiership drought for the club. The last flag had come in 1963, and
since then the club had lost five Grand Finals. It was also the first
premiership won by a team from Victoria since Essendon's 2000 victory.
