Geelong claimed it’s second premiership in three years with a thrilling 12 point victory over St Kilda. The Cats trailed by seven points at the last change before scoring 3.4 to 0.3 in the final term. Geelong became the first team in 25 years to claim a flag after trailing at the three quarter time break.
Gary Ablett claimed the Brownlow earlier in the week and Ablett, Joel Selwood, Matthew Scarlett, Corey Enright and Paul Chapman were named to the All Australian team.
The Cats also won the NAB Cup, making it a clean sweep in 2009.
Geelong: 3.0, 7.1, 9.4, 12. 8 (80)
St Kilda: 3.2, 7.7, 9.11, 9. 14(68)
Goals: Chapman 3, Mooney 2, Rooke 2, Hawkins 2, G Ablett, Selwood, Byrnes.
Best: Chapman, Bartel, Taylor, Selwood, Corey, Ablett, Enright, Ling, Scarlett, Rooke, Kelly
Norm Smith medal: Paul Chapman
Line up
B: Darren Milburn - Matthew Scarlett - Corey Enright
HB: Tom Harley - Harry Taylor - Andrew Mackie
C: Joel Corey - Cameron Ling - James Kelly
HF: Jimmy Bartel - Cameron Mooney - Steve Johnson
F: Travis Varcoe - Tom Hawkins - Paul Chapman
Foll: Brad Ottens - Joel Selwood - Gary Ablett
Int: Mark Blake, Shannon Byrnes, Max Rooke, David Wojcinski
Coach: Mark Thompson
2009 PLAYER STATISTICS
| No |
Player |
Gms |
K |
M |
HB |
G |
B |
HO |
Tk |
FF |
FA |
| 1 |
Mitch BROWN |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2 |
Tom HARLEY |
14 |
84
|
60
|
98
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
26
|
12
|
5
|
| 3 |
Jimmy BARTEL |
24
|
347
|
152
|
300
|
12
|
15
|
20
|
128
|
29
|
35
|
| 4 |
Andrew MACKIE |
24 |
280
|
154
|
226
|
8
|
5
|
0
|
49
|
29
|
19
|
| 5 |
Travis VARCOE |
22 |
140
|
65
|
173
|
22
|
14
|
0
|
75
|
13
|
11
|
| 6 |
Brad OTTENS |
6
|
28
|
21
|
38
|
2
|
5
|
89
|
21
|
12
|
8
|
| 7 |
Harry TAYLOR
|
22
|
152
|
121
|
235
|
3
|
2
|
12
|
28
|
12
|
13
|
| 8 |
Josh HUNT |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 9 |
James KELLY |
18 |
195
|
88
|
212
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
55
|
11
|
6
|
| 10 |
Kane TENACE |
5 |
39
|
16
|
41
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
2
|
1
|
| 11 |
Joel COREY |
23 |
306
|
106
|
356
|
7
|
4
|
34
|
115
|
42
|
29
|
| 12 |
Trent WEST |
1 |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
| 13 |
Tom LONERGAN |
9 |
40
|
36
|
67
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
20
|
4
|
15
|
| 14 |
Joel SELWOOD |
25 |
301 |
111
|
386
|
11 |
10
|
5
|
118
|
59
|
36
|
| 15 |
Ryan GAMBLE |
8
|
45
|
36
|
53
|
10
|
11
|
0
|
16
|
8
|
6
|
| 16 |
Dawson SIMPSON
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 17 |
Shannon BYRNES |
22 |
196
|
111
|
212
|
32
|
11
|
0
|
64
|
14
|
11
|
| 18 |
Nathan DJERRKURA |
3
|
9
|
4
|
19
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
15
|
0
|
2
|
| 19 |
Matthew EGAN |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 20 |
Steve JOHNSON |
18
|
255
|
112
|
103
|
40
|
38
|
0
|
44
|
26
|
24
|
| 21 |
Cameron MOONEY |
24 |
224 |
178 |
97 |
46
|
42
|
4
|
28
|
20
|
14
|
| 22 |
Scott SIMPSON
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 23 |
Adam DONOHUE
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 24 |
Mark BLAKE |
21
|
47
|
46
|
149
|
3
|
2
|
482
|
25
|
23
|
23
|
| 25 |
Tom GILLIES
|
6 |
23 |
12
|
37
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
2
|
| 26 |
Tom HAWKINS |
24 |
148
|
131
|
130
|
34
|
17
|
30
|
56
|
26
|
16
|
| 27 |
Mathew STOKES |
19 |
157 |
75
|
143
|
29
|
19
|
0
|
55
|
17
|
9
|
| 28 |
David JOHNSON |
8
|
54
|
33
|
62
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
17
|
4
|
2
|
| 29 |
Gary ABLETT |
22 |
299
|
93
|
445
|
27 |
26
|
0 |
92
|
27
|
24
|
| 30 |
Matthew SCARLETT |
22
|
233
|
125
|
174
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
32
|
10
|
28
|
| 31 |
Dan McKENNA
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 32 |
Steven MOTLOP
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 33 |
Max ROOKE |
22
|
135
|
97
|
108
|
24
|
15
|
3
|
76
|
13
|
12
|
| 34 |
Simon HOGAN |
10
|
64
|
33
|
115
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
24
|
3
|
7
|
| 35 |
Paul CHAPMAN |
20 |
342 |
130
|
194
|
37
|
17
|
0
|
53
|
24
|
12
|
| 36 |
Brodie MOLES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 37 |
Jeremy LAIDLER
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
| 38 |
Taylor HUNT |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 39 |
Darren MILBURN |
21 |
273
|
132
|
197
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
33
|
12
|
6
|
| 40 |
David WOJCINSKI |
21 |
153
|
57
|
200
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
64
|
10
|
19
|
| 41 |
Shane MUMFORD
|
18 |
35
|
37
|
127
|
3
|
1
|
256
|
71
|
23
|
19
|
| 42 |
Ranga EDIRIWICKRAMA
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 44 |
Corey ENRIGHT |
25
|
343
|
142
|
285
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
71
|
12
|
21
|
| 45 |
Cameron LING |
22
|
235
|
100
|
265
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
106
|
16
|
33
|
| 46 |
Adam VARCOE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 47 |
Bryn WEADON |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 48 |
Tom ALLWRIGHT |
|
|
|
|
|
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