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==Background== |
==Background== |
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Collingwood entered the game after having last appeared in a Grand Final seven years earlier, when it was defeated by [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]] in the [[1970 VFL Grand Final]]. It had last tasted premiership success nineteen years earlier, when it won the [[1958 VFL Grand Final]]. By contrast, North Melbourne had contested the previous three premiership deciders, winning the [[1975 VFL Grand Final]] but finishing runners-up in the [[1974 VFL Grand Final|1974]] and [[1976 VFL Grand Final|1976]] Grand Finals. |
Collingwood entered the game after having last appeared in a Grand Final seven years earlier, when it was defeated by [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]] in the [[1970 VFL Grand Final]]. It had last tasted premiership success nineteen years earlier, when it won the [[1958 VFL Grand Final]]. By contrast, North Melbourne had contested the previous three premiership deciders, winning the [[1975 VFL Grand Final]] but finishing runners-up in the [[1974 VFL Grand Final|1974]] and [[1976 VFL Grand Final|1976]] Grand Finals. |
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Collingwood, under former [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]] coach [[Tom Hafey]], had risen from last in the 1976 season, to play off in the Grand Final. Collingwood were without [[Phil Carman]], who had been suspended for two matches for striking [[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]]'s [[Michael Tuck]] in the Second Semi-Final. |
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==First Grand Final== |
==First Grand Final== |
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Revision as of 14:53, 3 August 2009
The 1977 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the North Melbourne Football Club and the Collingwood Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 24 September 1977. It was the the 81st annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1977 VFL season. The game ended in a draw, leading to a replay between the two teams one week later, on 1 October 1977 again at the MCG. North Melbourne won the replay by a margin of 27 points, marking that club's second premiership win.
Background
Collingwood entered the game after having last appeared in a Grand Final seven years earlier, when it was defeated by Carlton in the 1970 VFL Grand Final. It had last tasted premiership success nineteen years earlier, when it won the 1958 VFL Grand Final. By contrast, North Melbourne had contested the previous three premiership deciders, winning the 1975 VFL Grand Final but finishing runners-up in the 1974 and 1976 Grand Finals.
Collingwood, under former Richmond coach Tom Hafey, had risen from last in the 1976 season, to play off in the Grand Final. Collingwood were without Phil Carman, who had been suspended for two matches for striking Hawthorn's Michael Tuck in the Second Semi-Final.
First Grand Final
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final |
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| North Melbourne | 4.4 | 4.10 | 4.15 | 9.22 (76) |
| Collingwood | 1.5 | 4.8 | 9.12 | 10.16 (76) |
The game, which was attended by 108,224 spectators, was just the second Grand Final in VFL history to be drawn, the other being the 1948 VFL Grand Final. Collingwood lead by 27 points at three quarter time, helped by North Melbourne's inaccuracy in front of goal which saw them kick 13 successive behinds at one point. Arnold Briedis had a game to forget, kicking 0-7 for the match. But the Kangaroos came back in the final period to kick five unanswered goals. In the dying minutes of the game, two goals to Phil Baker gave North the lead but they couldn't hold on, as Ross Dunne marked directly in front for Collingwood and goaled with just 40 seconds remaining to level the scores.[1]
This was the first Grand Final to be televised live in Victoria, by the Seven Network. It drew the greatest daytime audience in Australian television history.
Grand Final replay
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final |
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| North Melbourne | 5.5 | 9.12 | 15.19 | 21.25 (151) |
| Collingwood | 3.4 | 8.7 | 12.7 | 19.10 (124) |
The replay, attended by 98,366 spectators, was North’s fifth consecutive finals match. It saw the Kangaroos leading throughout the match, with Briedis managing to turn things around and kick five goals. Phil Manassa scored a memorable goal, running down the wing from the half-back line, bouncing the ball four times.[2] This goal has since been commemorated by the AFL by awarding the Phil Manassa Medal to the winner of each year's Goal of the Year.
Peter Moore kicked five goals in this game for the Magpies, following his four goals in the first Grand Final.
Teams
* Chris Perry replaced Doug Gott (knee) for the Grand Final Replay
Goal kickers
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Collingwood
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Grand Final Replay
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Collingwood
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References
- ^ Sheahan, Mike (26 Sep 1977). "Finally... just Frustration". The Age. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- ^ History's Best Grand Final Goals