Best individual finals performance in AFL/VFL history

[geelong_crazy26]

Smarts outdo skills every time.

Of course it also helped that fat Stewy also had beautiful skills. He could get away with a lot of 'cheating' where others couldn't.

How many did he kick again in that third??

 

[Tarkyn_24]

Black (already mentioned) and Petracca (21 GF) are obvious noms here IMO

 

[Red Bull]

Please excuse my ignorance.. But who is that??

Snake Baker … had a stint at the cats as well …

 

[geelong_crazy26]

Black (already mentioned) and Petracca (21 GF) are obvious noms here IMO

Black did pla an absolute blinder that day, and in an era where 40+ disposal games were anon existent feat as well.

 

[geelong_crazy26]

Snake Baker … had a stint at the cats as well …

still clueless. Before my time i guess

 

[Fridge24]

Amazing outing, but the discussion is finals performances

Helps if you read the whole title!! haha my bad!!

 

[nat013]

Kouta's last quarter in the 99 prelim vs Essendon is defs up there

 

[James Colorado]

Voss and Buckley in the 02 GF. Both brilliant, Bucks nearly dragging his team over the line the way he so often did, yet Voss proving to be the only brick wall he couldn't run through. Hard to begrudge Buckley being a NSM winner, though if the voting system hadn't been as it was at the time it likely would've gone to Voss.

 

[Mr Meow]

More of a whole finals series although of course the grand final was special. Outstanding, team lifting, crowd raising moments each match. Opposition simply couldn't cope with Long, or catch him either. Human highlights reel, absolutely electric and one of the main factors driving that Baby Bombers flag.

 

[Blues177]

Robert Walls. 24 disposals, 9 marks & 6 goals in the ‘72 grand final.

 

[Belnakor]

EF 2021 - Geelong vs Fremantle. Pavlich kicked six on basically one leg - three in the first and every time Geelong came at Fremantle Pavlich stood up and kicked a goal.

 

[Kwality]

Michael Gardiner 2005 grand final is one that sticks in my memory, can't remember why though.

Injured. Woosha chose to take the risk.

 

[Kwality]

Simon Black's 2003 demolition of the Pies deserves a mention.

The only final that counts.

Peter Matera in 1992, five from a wing to take the cup out of Victoria.

 

[The Cryptkeeper]

How many did he kick again in that third??

Just the 2 but set up a couple of others including an incredible bit of play where he and Mark Williams won a ground level ball against the odds that resulted in a Williams goal.

 

[Shane Heard]

Most underrated was a 21yo Dermott Brereton being sent to full forward in the 1985 GF and kicking 8 goals despite his team getting flogged.

Underrated performance by Derm considering how young he was at the time.

He earned every one of those goals with Essendon defenders on his hammer all day.

While the rest of the hawthorn rabble gave up at halftime, Brereton kept going all the way to the end playing with aggression.

You don’t see that often from key forwards in GF slaughters.

 

[Mr Meow]

The only final that counts.

Peter Matera in 1992, five from a wing to take the cup out of Victoria.

A truly spectacular performance. Insane goals too, felt like we were up against Superman.

 

[Osho]

Darren Jarman 1997 GF and his 6 goals, including 5 in the last quarter with the premiership on the line.

The flaws in Norm Smith voting were well and truly exposed that day. IIRC votes were cast at 3/4 time at that point. Andy McLeod was great but Jarman should have got the medal.

Votes cast at 3/4 time?
"I heard it but I don't believe it!"

 

[Young Redleg]

Max Gawn

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's 2021 PF was pretty amazing to watch.

 

[Mr Meow]

Underrated performance by Derm considering how young he was at the time.

He earned every one of those goals with Essendon defenders on his hammer all day.

While the rest of the hawthorn rabble gave up at halftime, Brereton kept going all the way to the end playing with aggression.

You don’t see that often from key forwards in GF slaughters.

Very good point. If we take out Ablett 1989, best performance in a losing final has many great and close contenders. That one by Derm would have to be near the top. J.Kennedy in 2016 and Ablett in 2008 some more recent ones.

 

[Osho]

Not really a valid answer, but witnessing 3 forwards out on the tiles in a GF all at once was pretty bloody surreal!
7: Jesaulenko
6: Walls
6: Nicholls
72 GF.

 

[Corn Cobbers]

17yo Geoff Blethyn's four goals for the losing side in the low scoring 1968 GF
Ess 8.5 Car 7.14

 

[My Tilly]

Max Gawn's 2021 PF was pretty amazing to watch.

Fast forward 2 years and the big man who grabbed the Sherrin from the centre of the ground, ran to fifty and slotted it home looks a shell of the player he was.

 

[James Colorado]

Max Gawn's 2021 PF was pretty amazing to watch.

Petracca a week later was certainly no slouch, either.

 

[James Colorado]

Very good point. If we take out Ablett 1989, best performance in a losing final has many great and close contenders. That one by Derm would have to be near the top. J.Kennedy in 2016 and Ablett in 2008 some more recent ones.

A second year J. Selwood was very much not responsible for the Cats' loss in 2008.

 

[DQ 4EVER]

I saw it, but I didn't believe it.

Stewart Dew: Hold my beer.

And pie
And chips
etc

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