Geelong demolishes Sydney to win 2022 AFL premiership

Geelong Cats v Sydney Swans, AFL 2022 Grand Final Ben Jensen GEELONG are the 2002 AFL premiers after demolishing the Sydney Swans by 81 points at the MCG today. The Cats led from start to finish, the Swans never in it, in one of the most one-sided affairs in recent history. Isaac Smith won the Norm Smith medal as best afield kicking three goals, while All-Australian Tyson Stengle kicked four and Tom Hawkins three including the first two of the match.

There was heartbreak for Max Holmes; the exciting midfielder not getting over a hamstring injury and was replaced by Mark O’Connor. The substitute was Brandan Parfitt who came on for Cameron Guthrie in the final quarter and contributed almost immediately, kicking a goal. Sydney rolled the dice with injured Sam Reid but backfired, having absolutely no positive impact on the game and substituted in the third quarter.

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AFL 2022 GRAND FINAL
GEELONG CATS V SYDNEY SWANS
SATURDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 2022, 14:30 AEST
MCG

GEELONG CATS: 6.5, 9.8, 15.11, 20.13 (133) DEFEATED
SYDNEY SWANS: 1.0, 4.2, 4.3, 8.4 (52)

GOALS
GEELONG CATS: Stengle 4, Hawkins 3, Smith 3, Cameron 2, Close 2, Blicavs, De Koning, Duncan, C. Guthrie, Parfitt, Selwood
SYDNEY SWANS: Warner 2, Hayward, McLean, P. McCartin, Mills, Heeney, Papley

BEST
GEELONG CATS: Smith, Dangerfield, Hawkins, Stengle, Selwood, Close
SYDNEY SWANS: Warner, Fox, Rowbottom, Papley, Lloyd

INJURIES
GEELONG CATS: TBA
SYDNEY SWANS: TBA

CHANGES
GEELONG CATS: Max Holmes replaced by Mark O’Connor
SYDNEY SWANS: Nil

SUBSTITUTES
GEELONG CATS: Brandan Parfitt; replaced Cameron Guthrie in the fourth quarter
SYDNEY SWANS: Braeden Campbell; replaced Sam Reid in the third quarter

REPORTS
GEELONG CATS: –
SYDNEY SWANS: –

CROWD: 100,024 at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)

UMPIRES
FIELD Matt Stevic, Brendan Hosking, Simon Meredith EMER: Hayden Gavine
BOUNDARY Michael Marantelli, Christopher Gordon, Matthew Konetschka, Ben Macdonald EM: Matt Tomkins
GOAL Matthew Dervan, Sam Walsh EMER: Dylan Benwell

PREDICTIONS
Ben – Cats 45 points
Oscar – Swans 28 points
Cassie – Cats 18 points

GEELONG CATS – SELECTED SIDE
IN: –
OUT: M O’Connor (Medical sub)

B: J Kolodjashnij, S De Koning, J Bews
HB: M Duncan, T Stewart, J Henry
C: M Blicavs, J Selwood, Z Tuohy
HF: B Close, J Cameron, I Smith
F: T Stengle, T Hawkins, G Rohan
FOLL: R Stanley, P Dangerfield, C Guthrie
INT: Z Guthrie, G Miers, T Atkins, M Holmes
EMER: B Parfitt, M O’Connor, S Menegola, J Ceglar

SYDNEY SWANS – SELECTED SIDE
IN: H McLean
OUT: L McDonald (omitted), B Campbell (sub)

B: O Florent, T McCartin, D Rampe
HB: N Blakey, P McCartin, J Lloyd
C: C Mills, C Warner, J McInerney
HF: I Heeney, S Reid, W Hayward
F: T Papley, L Franklin, E Gulden
FOLL: T Hickey, J Rowbottom, L Parker
INT: R Fox, D Stephens, R Clarke, H McLean
EMER: B Campbell, H Cunningham, L McDonald, W Gould