Best grand final performances to not win a norm smith

[Captain_Bender]

Yep, of course. Simplistic, binary thinking.

In which way am I wrong though?

 

[Fadge]

In which way am I wrong though?

If you don't understand that in a team game with 22 players on each side, it is in fact possible for a player in a losing team to be better than the best player in a winning team, then I can't help you...

 

[My Tilly]

Can argue 2017 but to say 2019 is a bit of a stretch lol!

Houli - 26 disposals @ 77%, 9 contested, 9 intercepts & 6 score involvements.

Martin - 22 disposals @ 86%, 12 contested, 4 goals, 8 score involvements with 2 assists.

Houli was great, especially with his intercepts but Martin was brilliant!

Nah, Houli was brilliant as he is the one who continually nullified Adelaide's entries. He was everywhere when the game was there to be won.
Martin topped if off at the end with another goal but the result was a formality.
Houli should have been awarded than Norm Smith.

 

[Captain_Bender]

If you don't understand that in a team game with 22 players on each side, it is in fact possible for a player in a losing team to be better than the best player in a winning team, then I can't help you...

But we ain't talking about the team we're talking about individual games, and in 2008 Hodge's game was better than Ablett's despite Ablett having more disposals, and same as all 3 of Dusty's grand finals being better too

 

[Captain_Bender]

Nah, Houli was brilliant as he is the one who continually nullified Adelaide's entries. He was everywhere when the game was there to be won.
Martin topped if off at the end with another goal but the result was a formality.
Houli should have been awarded than Norm Smith.

You know he was talking about 2019

 

[Rich01]

Nah, Houli was brilliant as he is the one who continually nullified Adelaide's entries. He was everywhere when the game was there to be won.
Martin topped if off at the end with another goal but the result was a formality.
Houli should have been awarded than Norm Smith.

The Geelong obsession with Dustin Martin continues.

 

[HAPPY CHEFFY]

If you don't understand that in a team game with 22 players on each side, it is in fact possible for a player in a losing team to be better than the best player in a winning team, then I can't help you...

It’s very obvious he’s never even watched the 2008 decider, he’s just very bitter at Geelong for some reason.



#rentfree

 

[Captain_Bender]

It’s very obvious he’s never even watched the 2008 decider, he’s just very bitter at Geelong for some reason.

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#rentfree

How can I be bitter at a team that has given me so many great finals victories Cobba

 

[STPer18]

Dangerfield 2022 was BIG. I thought Goddard in the drawn GF '10 was pretty stiff too.

 

[freddy mercury]

Houli and Liam picken come to mind.

 

[HAPPY CHEFFY]

How can I be bitter at a team that has given me so many great finals victories Cobba

Unsure how or why but you’re bloody well managing it like a pro with yeeeaaarrs of practice under his belt.

 

[Ricky Vaughn]

Still the same answer for me, Goddard in 2010.

 

[Fadge]

Still the same answer for me, Goddard in 2010.

Yep, that was the one.

Surely the stats sheet was referenced by the voters that day...

 

[Robroy22]

Houli and Liam picken come to mind.

Picken's never seem to get them!

 

[Captain_Bender]

Picken's never seem to get them!

Always felt that Billy Picken was one of the few Collingwood players who could hold his head high after the 1980 grand final

 

[South of the Yarra]

3 out of the 5 voters later claimed they would have awarded more votes to Voss had they voted after the game. Although might still have not been enough.

Voss was torn apart one on one by a Buckley that day. Mathews screamed ‘For God’s sake get Voss off Buckley, he is being torn apart. Mathews has to change a whole game plan to get Voss away from Bucks. Voss was running around with Aker, Black, Lappin and Power etc. Bucks nearly dragged a second rate Collingwood side over the line on his own shoulders. One of the great performances ever and clearly the best player on the ground. Voss doesn’t play the Lions still win. Bucks doesn’t play and the Pies lose by 10 plus goals. They matched up one on one several times on the day and Bucks tore him apart

 

[Back One Out]

Sam Mitchell was runner up in 2014 and 2015. He could've easily won the Normie in either year


2014... 33 disposals, 12 contested, 7 clearances, 9 tackles, 1 assist, 5 one-percenters

Champion data: 146 points

Norm Smith votes
Luke Hodge 10 votes (3,3,2,2)
Sam Mitchell 9 votes (3,2,2,1,1)
Jordan Lewis 9 votes (3,3,2,1)




2015... 34 disposals, 13 contested, 6 clearances, 4 tackles, 2 goal assists

Champion data: 118 points

Norm Smith votes
Cyril Rioli 13 votes (3,3,3,2,2)
Sam Mitchell 9 votes (3,3,2,1)
James Frawley 4 votes (2,1,1)

 

[Square Peg]

OK...
1979- Billy Picken.
1983- John Kennedy
1984- Leon Baker
1986- Peter Schwab*
1988- Paul Abbott
1989- Darrin Pritchard
1991- James Morrissey/Stephen Lawrence.
1994- Chris Waterman.
1996- Corey Mckernan
1997- Darren Jarman
1998- Darren Jarman
2007- Matthew Scarlett
2008- Michael Osborne
2010- Brendan Goddard
2013- Jack Gunstan
2014- Sam Mitchell
2015- Sam Mitchell
2016- Liam Picken.
2017- Bacher Houli

In '86 at half time Gary Buckenara would've been $1.01 had there been in-play betting back then, absolutely tore Carlton a new one.
A few controversial one's but it's for sh×T's and giggles I hope

I think most of this Hawthorn centric post is either outside my level of consciousness or bullshit, but Jamie 'the freak's Morrissey's job on the rampant 1991 Chris Lewis is the most unrewarded performance I can think of. Lewis would have torn Hawthorn to pieces if he had gotten off the leash

 

[Lingsface]

Sam Mitchell was runner up in 2014 and 2015. He could've easily won the Normie in either year


2014... 33 disposals, 12 contested, 7 clearances, 9 tackles, 1 assist, 5 one-percenters

Champion data: 146 points

Norm Smith votes
Luke Hodge 10 votes (3,3,2,2)
Sam Mitchell 9 votes (3,2,2,1,1)
Jordan Lewis 9 votes (3,3,2,1)




2015... 34 disposals, 13 contested, 6 clearances, 4 tackles, 2 goal assists

Champion data: 118 points

Norm Smith votes
Cyril Rioli 13 votes (3,3,3,2,2)
Sam Mitchell 9 votes (3,3,2,1)
James Frawley 4 votes (2,1,1)

Yeah but he got the Brownlow from that position there’s still hope!

 

[Rabish Binney]

Ben Hart 1998.

Kept Adelaide in the game in the first half (especially the first quarter) when Adelaide was under siege.

 

[ItsAllAboutMe]

Xavier Ellis when I backed in to win norm smith at $61 in 2008

 

[Rocco sifreddi]

Tom Boyd or Liam picken

 

[Piggy Smalls]

Peter Bell 1999

 

[Meteoric Rise]

Bayley Avfritsch 2021.

Best exhibition of uncontested chest marking you could ever wish to see.

 

[HAPPY CHEFFY]

Dermott Brereton 1989