2007 AFL finals series

December 2017 December 2017 afl 2007 2007AFLFinalsSeries.png 320px 7–29 September 2007 8 7 8 9 574424 98,002 (First Preliminary Final, vs ) 2006 2008 (2nd grand final) The Australian Football League's 2007 Finals Series determined the top eight final positions of the 2007 AFL season. It began on the weekend of 7 September 2007 and ended with the 111th AFL Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 29 September 2007. The Geelong Football Club were crowned the 2007 AFL Premiers, beating the Port Adelaide Football Club by 119 points to win their first premiership since 1963. The eight teams qualified for the finals series by finishing in the top eight positions of the premiership ladder at the completion of the home and away series. Ladder Ladder Geelong was easily the minor premier in 2007 and undisputed favourite coming into the Finals Series. Summary of results y 150 Sep 9, MCG 23.18 (156) 8.2 (50) Sep 8, Telstra Dome 15.15 (105) 15.12 (102) Sep 7, AAMI Stadium 9.14 (68) 9.11 (65) Sep 8, MCG 18.17 (125) 13.9 (87) Sep 15, MCG 14.9 (93) 8.12 (60) Sep 14, Subiaco Oval 10.14 (74) (aet) 13.15 (93) (aet) Sep 21, MCG 13.14 (92) 13.9 (87) Sep 22, AAMI Stadium 20.13 (133) 5.16 (46) Sep 29, MCG 24.19 (163) 6.8 (44) The finals system AFL final eight system The system is a final eight system. This system is different to the McIntyre final eight system, which was previously used by the AFL. The top four teams in the eight receive what is popularly known as the "double chance" when they play in week-one qualifying finals; this means that if a top-four team loses in the first week, it still has a chance to redeem itself by getting a chance to play in a semi-final the next week against the winner of an elimination final. The bottom four of the eight are forced to play what are called elimination finals, in which only the winners survive and move on to week two to play the losers of the qualifying finals. In the second week, the winners of the qualifying finals receive a bye to the third week, while the losers of those qualifying finals must play the winners of the elimination finals for a chance to play the qualifying finals winners. Home-ground advantage goes to the team with the higher seed. In the third week, the winners of the semi-finals from week two play the winners of the qualifying finals in the first week, with the latter receiving home-ground advantage. The winners of those matches move on to the Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, where the new premier will be crowned.AFL Finals System Explained (AFL.com.au)September 2021 medicmedic Week One First Qualifying Final (Geelong vs. North Melbourne) Geelong vs North Melbourne Team Q1 Q2 Q3 FinalGeelong3.5 (23)10.10 (70)16.16 (112)23.18 (156)North Melbourne3.0 (18)4.1 (25)6.1 (37)8.2 (50)Venue:Melbourne Cricket Ground, MelbourneDate and time:9 September 2007 – 2:45PM AESTAttendance:77,630Umpires:Dean Margetts, Scott McLaren, Scott JefferyGoal scorers: Geelong5: Mooney, Chapman3: N Ablett2: Enright, G Ablett, Ottens1: Bartel, S Johnson, Stokes, Mackie North Melbourne1: McIntosh, Grant, Brown, Petrie, Firrito, Edwards, Harvey, WellsBest: GeelongScarlett, G Ablett, Chapman, Milburn, Bartel, Harley,J Selwood, Stokes, Hunt North MelbourneRawlings, Firrito, Wells, Edwards, SimpsonReports:nilInjuries:nilAustralian television broadcaster:Seven Network Second Qualifying Final (Port Adelaide vs. West Coast) Port Adelaide vs West Coast Team Q1 Q2 Q3 FinalPort Adelaide1.3 (9)2.7 (19)6.9 (45)9.14 (68)West Coast2.3 (15)3.6 (24)7.10 (52)9.11 (65)Venue:AAMI Stadium, AdelaideDate and time:7 September 2007 – 7:50PM ACSTAttendance:37,750Umpires:Michael Vozzo, Brett Rosebury, Shaun RyanGoal scorers: Port Adelaide1: P. Burgoyne, S. Burgoyne, Chaplin, K. Cornes, Ebert, Motlop, Salopek, Tredrea, Westhoff West Coast2: Judd, Lynch1: Cox, Hurn, LeCras, Rosa, SeabyBest: Port AdelaideP Burgoyne, Lade, Chaplin, K Cornes, Surjan West CoastPriddis, Stenglein, Waters, Hunter, A SelwoodReports:nilInjuries:West Coast: Cousins (hamstring)Australian television broadcaster:Seven Network First Elimination Final (Hawthorn vs. Adelaide) Hawthorn vs Adelaide Team Q1 Q2 Q3 FinalHawthorn4.3 (27)8.7 (55)10.10 (70)15.15 (105)Adelaide7.4 (46)10.7 (67)12.12 (84)15.12 (102)Venue:Telstra Dome, MelbourneDate and time:8 September 2007 – 2:30PM AESTAttendance:36,534Umpires:Hayden Kennedy, Brett Allen, Ray ChamberlainGoal scorers: Hawthorn7: Franklin3: Roughead1: Lewis, Brown, Bateman, Crawford, Young Adelaide4: McGregor, Welsh2: Porplyzia1: Edwards, Gill, Knights, van Berlo, TorneyBest: HawthornCrawford, Franklin, Roughead, Sewell, Hodge, Brown, Ladson, Birchall, Guerra AdelaideShirley, Torney, McGregor, Thompson, Goodwin, Massie, Edwards, StevensReports:Adelaide: Torney (high contact)Injuries:Hawthorn: McGlynn (adductor) out, replaced in selected side by Osborne, Hodge (knee), Bateman (hamstring)Adelaide: Porplyzia (shoulder)Australian television broadcaster:Ten Network Second Elimination Final (Collingwood vs. Sydney) Collingwood vs Sydney Team Q1 Q2 Q3 FinalCollingwood6.5 (41)8.9 (57)13.12 (90)18.17 (125)Sydney1.4 (10)7.5 (47)9.8 (62)13.9 (87)Venue:Melbourne Cricket Ground, MelbourneDate and time:8 September 2007 – 7:30PM AESTAttendance:64,645Umpires:Stephen McBurney, Matt Stevic, Shane McInerneyGoal scorers: Collingwood6: Rocca 3: Cloke, Rusling 1: Buckley, Davis, Didak, Medhurst, Pendlebury, Swan Sydney4: O'Loughlin 2: Davis, Malceski 1: Bolton, Fosdike, Hall, Kirk, SchneiderBest: CollingwoodRocca, Shaw, Pendlebury, Cloke, Buckley, Swan, Davis SydneyGoodes, Kirk, Malceski, O'Loughlin, CrouchReports:nilInjuries:nilAustralian television broadcaster:Ten Network Week Two First Semi-final (North Melbourne vs. Hawthorn) North Melbourne vs Hawthorn Team Q1 Q2 Q3 FinalNorth Melbourne3.3 (21)5.5 (35)9.7 (61)14.9 (93)Hawthorn2.1 (13)4.3 (27)6.8 (44)8.12 (60)Venue:MCG, MelbourneDate and time:15 September 2007 - 7:30PM AESTAttendance:74,981Umpires:Michael Vozzo, Brett Rosebury, Scott McLarenGoal scorers: North Melbourne4: Edwards, Harvey1: Swallow, Petrie, McIntosh, McMahon, Grant, Wells Hawthorn3: Franklin1: Roughead, Boyle, Bateman, Guerra, LewisBest: North MelbourneSmith, Rawlings, Harris, Gibson, Edwards, McIntosh, Harvey HawthornSewell, Lewis, Guerra, Croad, Bateman, CrawfordReports:Hawthorn: Crawford (striking), Lewis (striking), Hodge (striking)Injuries:nilAustralian television broadcaster:Ten Network Second semi final (West Coast vs Collingwood) West Coast vs Collingwood Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final (ET)West Coast0.4 (4)5.5 (35)8.9 (57)10.12 (72)10.14 (74)Collingwood1.5 (11)4.8 (32)7.11 (53)10.12 (72)13.15 (93)Venue:Subiaco Oval, PerthDate and time:14 September 2007 - 6:45PM AWSTAttendance:43,627Umpires:Stephen McBurney, Shaun Ryan, Shane McInerneyGoal scorers: West Coast2: Lecras, Wirrpanda1: Cox, Embley, Fletcher, Lynch, Priddis, Rosa Collingwood3: Rocca2: Didak, Medhurst, Swan1: Bryan, Cloke, Pendlebury, ThomasBest: West CoastCox, Priddis, Jones, Chick, Glass CollingwoodDidak, Medhurst, Pendlebury, Swan, GoldsackReports:nilInjuries:West Coast: Hansen (hamstring)Collingwood: Burns (ankle)Australian television broadcaster:Seven Network Scores were tied at the end of regulation time, with both teams having scored 10.12 (72). Two five-minute periods of extra time were played to decide a winner. This was only the second time that extra time had been implemented since the provision to do so was introduced in the early 1990s. In two coincidences, it was the drawn qualifying final between these two teams in 1990 which most directly led to the introduction of the extra time provision in the first place, and; it was the pairing of the weekend's other game, Hawthorn and the North Melbourne, who contested the only previous game to require extra time. Week Three First Preliminary Final (Geelong vs. Collingwood) Geelong vs Collingwood Team Q1 Q2 Q3 FinalGeelong4.4 (28)7.6 (48)9.13 (67)13.14 (92)Collingwood2.5 (17)6.7 (43)9.8 (62)13.9 (87)Venue:Melbourne Cricket Ground, MelbourneDate and time:21 September 2007 - 7:50PM AESTAttendance:98,002Umpires:Stephen McBurney, Scott McLaren, Shane McInerneyGoal scorers: Geelong3: S. Johnson, Stokes 2: Mooney 1: G. Ablett, Chapman, Kelly, Ottens, Rooke Collingwood3: Cloke, Medhurst 2: Didak, Rusling1: Davis, O'Bree, BurnsBest: GeelongG. Ablett, Ottens, Corey, Bartel, S. Johnson, Scarlett, Milburn, Hunt CollingwoodH. Shaw, Clement, Lockyer, Clarke, O'Bree, O'Brien, Buckley, ClokeReports:nilInjuries:Collingwood: Rocca (ankle)Australian television broadcaster:Seven Network Second Preliminary Final (Port Adelaide vs. North Melbourne) Port Adelaide vs North Melbourne Team Q1 Q2 Q3 FinalPort Adelaide6.0 (36)9.3 (57)17.10 (112)20.13 (133)North Melbourne3.2 (20)3.7 (25)4.10 (34)5.16 (46)Venue:AAMI Stadium, AdelaideDate and time:22 September 2007- 4:30PM ACSTAttendance:44,953Umpires:Michael Vozzo, Hayden Kennedy, Brett RoseburyGoal scorers: Port Adelaide3: Ebert, Motlop, Tredrea 2: Logan, Rodan, Salopek 1: Boak, C Cornes, K Cornes, Pearce, Westhoff North Melbourne2: Grant 1: Edwards, Harris, LowerBest: Port AdelaideChaplin, S. Burgoyne, C. Cornes, Logan, Pearce, Surjan, Rodan, Ebert, Motlop North MelbourneHarris, Simpson, Sinclair, Archer, LowerReports:nilInjuries:Port Adelaide: Wilson (ruptured achilles tendon)Australian television broadcaster:Ten Network Week Four Grand Final (Geelong vs. Port Adelaide) 2007 AFL Grand Final Grand final Saturday, 29 September (2:40 pm) 5.7 (37) 11.13 (79) 18.17 (125) 24.19 (163) Mooney 5 Chapman, Johnson 4 N. Ablett 3 Bartel 2 Ottens, Byrnes, G. Ablett, Rooke, Ling, Mackie 1 Johnson, Chapman, Scarlett, King, Ottens, Mooney, Corey, Enright, Bartel Nil Nil H 2.2 (14) 4.3 (27) 5.5 (35) 6.8 (44) 2 Tredrea, S. Burgoyne1 C. Cornes, Logan Tredrea, P. Burgoyne, K. Cornes Nil Nil MCG 97,302 Report McBurney, McInerney, McLaren Norm Smith Medal Steve Johnson () Network Ten Natalie Bassingthwaighte * Geelong's winning margin of 119 points was the biggest in a grand final ever. See also 2007 AFL Season Notes and references AFL final eight system External links AFL official website RealFooty by The Age (Melbourne) Online https://web.archive.org/web/20080725045941/http://www.realfooty.theage.com.au/ 25 July 2008 SportsAustralia (news and views) AFL Finals Series Finals series