Best individual finals performance in AFL/VFL history

[Mr Meow]

You don't get best final ever accolade for 2 joe the goose receive goals in the goal square. Coventry did nothing that day.

Better to focus on the incredible feats of J Todd.

Go back to the Martin thread and stop ruining the others.

 

[PerthBoy86]

Matera in 92 was electric. 5.3 from a wing.

He dominated the second semi against the Cats that year as well, gathering 35 possessions. In contrast I think he only had 17 touches in the granny but they were all so impactful.

Yep quality over quantity.

 

[TheEscapeClub]

Kevin Bartlett 1980
QF 16 kicks, 4 marks, 6 handballs, 6 goals 3
SF 16 kicks, 0 marks, 1 handball, 8 goals 0
GF 20 kicks, 9 marks, 1 handball, 7 goals 4
21 goals 7 behinds

Gary Ablet Snr 1989
QF 13 kicks, 7 marks, 0 handballs, 3 goals 3
SF 22 kicks, 14 marks, 2 handballs, 7 goals 7
PF 22 kicks, 10 marks, 1 handball, 8 goals 5
GF 12 kicks, 8 marks, 3 handballs, 9 goals 1
27 goals 16 behinds

 

[PowerBaz]

Straight sets Hinkley.

 

[Wojcinski]

Not the best ever but one that always stood out to me and gets underrated because we got flogged was Selwood vs Sydney in the 2016 PF

39 touches (25 contested)
13 tackles
9 clearances
8 I50's
6 score involvements
7 intercepts
1 goal

Can't fault him for that game, tried his absoloute arse off. Pity about the rest of the team

 

[3KZ is Football]

1983 Qualifying Final Hawthorn v Fitzroy
Bernie Quinlan 5 Goals in the Last Quarter.

 

[RichLeMonde]

Not the best ever but one that always stood out to me and gets underrated because we got flogged was Selwood vs Sydney in the 2016 PF

39 touches (25 contested)
13 tackles
9 clearances
8 I50's
6 score involvements
7 intercepts
1 goal

Can't fault him for that game, tried his absoloute arse off. Pity about the rest of the team

Selwood had lots of match turning finals performances through his peak years - not always reflected in raw stats, but in the way he stamped himself on big moments in games

 

[kranky al]

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

Leading and madly yelling when whoever had the ball had turned around to go back to kick and wasn’t facing him was a bold ploy, no one expected him to lead including the player that had turned around so unfortunately the lead was for nix.

And unfortunately didn’t catch on as a clever new tactic.


Probably not as influential as gaz and mates wife shagger mentioned earlier - but hey it made me laugh kind of sadly

 

[BERT]

Joe Misiti

Joe Misiti

Age

49

Ht

186cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

21.8

5star

K

12.3

5star

HB

9.6

5star

M

3.5

4star

T

1.5

3star

No current season stats available

D

22.2

5star

K

15.6

5star

HB

6.6

4star

M

4.4

4star

T

0.6

3star

- 2000 QF. 41 disposals and 4 goals

 

[Mr Meow]

Joe Misiti - 2000 QF. 41 disposals and 4 goals

Smokin' Joe.

 

[geelong_crazy26]

He kicked a greater percentage of the goals kicked that day than Ablett did kicking 9.. as a half forward/mid

Err who cares?

 

[peetoo]

Jarman or Dew

 

[geelong_crazy26]

Jarman or Dew

Jarman…. Surely abletts 9 in a grand final has to be in the mix. As someone pointed out old Bernie Quinlan with 5 in a last qtr of a grand final not bad….

Peter matera kicked geelong straight square in the balls on a few occasions also.

 

[Rory Walkerfield]

Shaun Rehn taling the knee brace off at half time vs WB in the 1997 prelim.

If unforgettable moments count as individual performances, then that was huge. That one act by the big man turned that game.

 

[Worm4]

Gary ablett. Not even up for debate.
End of thread

 

[peetoo]

Gary ablett. Not even up for debate.
End of thread

What was Ablett doing at dews age?

No need to answer, probably unsavoury

Al least he gave the cats fans something to celebrate in 1989

 

[Worm4]

What was Ablett doing at dews age?

No need to answer, probably unsavoury

Al least he gave the cats fans something to celebrate in 1989

Surely you aren't comparing the 2 players ? One is in the top 5 players of all time and its not Dew

 

[Daka]

He played well but not up there with the best finals performanes.

What about the time he kicked 6 goals against the Lions in a prelim on their home deck was that "only playing well"?

 

[kranky al]

The collingwood waterboy 2018


Oooft

 

[DEVO]

Wayne Carey - 1994 Preliminary Final vs Geelong
Kicked 6.4 from 24 disposals almost winning the game single handed and all while being unable to train during the week because he had a torn calf.

 

[Partridge]

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

Selwood was very good but Ablett was our best by a long, long way.

 

[James Colorado]

Selwood was very good but Ablett was our best by a long, long way.

Not denying that at all, but a second year player in a GF doesn't often put in a game that's only showed up by players of the calibre of Ablett or Hodge.

 

[FreoRicci]

Buddy’s 7 goals, including a massive game winner v Adelaide in the 2007 Elimination final still sticks out. Just a glimpse of what was to come

 

[Caesarr]

Josh Kennedy from Sydney 2016 finals performance was immense.

30 touches + 20 contested + 1 goal in the QF

42 touches + 21 contested + 10 clearances in the SF

34 touches + 3 goals in the GF

 

[peetoo]

Surely you aren't comparing the 2 players ? One is in the top 5 players of all time and its not Dew

Takes look at title….single performance. Granted it doesn’t say premiership winning performance