World Footy News

The AFL wishes to advise arrangements for the replay of the 2010 Toyota AFL grand final are as follows: The replay of the 2010 Toyota AFL Grand Final between Collingwood and St Kilda will be played at 2.30pm on Saturday, October 2, 2010 at the MCG. Tickets will be on sale to members of the competing clubs at 9am Monday, September 27. Tickets for AFL members will be on sale 9am Tuesday September 28. Should any tickets be available after sales to club members, tickets will go on sale at 9am on Wednesday September 29 to the general public.

Tickets will be available from Ticketek via telephone or online at http://ticketek.com.au only.

After an epic four quarters that saw Collingwood lead for most of the game, St Kilda worked their way back to level scores very late in the last quarter before Collingwood goaled to get their nose back in front. A dribbled point to St Kilda tied the scores and time beat a definitive result, giving the first draw in the AFL era, with previous VFL draws in 1977 (Collingwood vs North Melbourne) and 1948 (Essendon vs Melbourne).

Unlike other finals there is no extra time, and the teams will return next week to play again, in what must be a logistical nightmare for the AFL, but a welcome one.



Final Scores:

COLLINGWOOD 4.2 7.8 7.13 9.14 (68)
ST KILDA 3.2 4.2 7.5 10.8 (68)

[Note that these details are for the first game, not the replayed match.]

The AFL has provided us with the international broadcast schedule*. Please see below for details.

Saturday 21st August saw the second leg of the 2010 Bute Series between Scotland and Wales take place at Victoria Park in Glasgow. The weather conditions for the game were good with sunshine and a slight breeze.

As in the first match both teams were up for it straight from the first bounce with some tasty tackles going in from the outset. The first quarter was again a very tight battle with the Welsh having the best of the early play. The game at this stage was evenly balanced and after Wales had taken an early lead Scotland managed to peg a couple of goals back to go into the quarter time break only 5 points behind.

This story slipped under the radar from early August, and alas, the video link seems defunct (Ed. it worked for me). From August 2nd, the Australia Network News reported AFL dream for Nauru footy players.

Over in Perth, the WAFL Grand Final on the weekend just gone was one for the ages. A classic game of Australian Football. It also helped the WAFL record a second successive record season for attendances.

Andrew Krakouer provided further momentum to his case for a recall to AFL ranks with a 40 possession 4 goal BOG performance in the WAFL Grand Final.

As his club prepares for the biggest day of the year, Collingwood's Shae McNamara will be an excited onlooker. He has successfully negotiated his way through the 2010 VFL season and will be looking to break into the AFL in 2011. The video below shows some of what he has been up to during the year and he discusses his thoughts on being an American in Melbourne.

[Note that these details are for the first game, not the replayed match.]

The Grand Final combatants are now set. Whether you are a Collingwood fan looking for them to improve on their dismal Grand Final winning record, a Saints fan looking for them to break their long drought or a neutral just wanting to watch the big game, finding somewhere to watch it when you are overseas is not always an easy task. Once again World Footy News is proud to present you with a wide list of venues to watch the 2010 AFL Grand Final around the world. Feel free to add any venues that are not listed below in the comments section and we will add them to the main list.

Please note: The information is entered here in good faith. worldfootynews.com is not responsible for any incorrect information posted to this story. Wherever possible attempt to check ahead to make sure the party you are planning on attending is still going ahead and has room for you. There have been cases of sell outs and late changes e.g. when a venue could not secure a telecast.

Collingwood Coach, Mick Malthouse was tonight announced as the AFLCA’s Etihad Airways Senior Coach of the Year in front of over 500 guests at the AFLCA’s Awards Night at Crown. Voted by his coaching peers, Mick won the AFLCA Award in his 27th year as a Senior Coach. Mick was the AFL’s inaugural Coach of the Year in 1991 and will lead his team into this Saturday’s Grand Final.

Collingwood midfielder Dane Swan, won his first AFLCA “Championship Moves Champion Player of the Year Award, breaking the stranglehold of Geelong star Gary Ablett who had won it on the 3 previous occasions. Swan finished in front of Luke Hodge with Joel Selwood in third position. Each Senior Coach voted on a 5,4,3,2,1 basis after each home and away game this Season. Police Minister Bob Cameron made the Presentation to Swan.

Carlton captain Chris Judd was tonight awarded the 2010 Brownlow Medal for the Fairest and Best player in the AFL. This is the second time Judd has won the award having previously won the medal when playing for the West Coast Eagles in the 2004 season.

Last Sunday night the Australian 60 Minutes featured a piece by Australian TV stalwart Ray Martin on the rise of Aussie Rules globally. The primary focus of the story was the AFL's efforts to recruit players from South Africa, Ireland and the (Australian) Tiwi Islands. Although nothing particularly new was revealed, it is a high profile television show so gives good publicity to the game's spread.

Video here

Transcript here

Online chat with Sheedy here

Preview story (text) by Ray Martin here

The ARFLI grand final takes place this Saturday between the last years beaten finalist the South Dublin Swans and the Belfast Redbacks. Both sides came through from the eastern conference with the Redbacks enjoying a magnificent semi-final victory against perennial finalist the Leeside Lions. The Swans booked their place in the final after the Clare Crows forfeited their semi.