2007 AFL finals series

Infobox AFL season
year = 2007 AFL Finals Series


imagesize = 320px
caption = Logo of the 2007 AFL Finals Series
teams = 8
premiers = AFL Gee
count = 7th
minor premiers = AFL Gee
mpcount = 8th
matches = 9
attendance = 574424
Coleman medalist = Jonathan Brown (77) (AFL Bri)
brownlow medallist = Jimmy Bartel (AFL Gee)
norm smith medallist = Steven Johnson (AFL Gee) The Australian Football League's 2007 Finals Series determines 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 Cats were crowned the 2007 AFL Premiers, beating Port Adelaide Power by 119 points

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.

Final ladder

Summary of results

AFL finals system
QF1-details=Sep 9, MCG
QF1-team1=AFL Gee
QF1-score1=23.18 (156)
QF1-team2=AFL Kan
QF1-score2=8.2 (50)
EF1-details=Sep 8, Telstra Dome
EF1-team1=AFL Haw
EF1-score1=15.15 (105)
EF1-team2=AFL Ade
EF1-score2=15.12 (102)
QF2-details=Sep 7, AAMI Stadium
QF2-team1=AFL PA
QF2-score1=9.14 (68)
QF2-team2=AFL WC
QF2-score2=9.11 (65)
EF2-details=Sep 8, MCG
EF2-team1=AFL Col
EF2-score1=18.17 (125)
EF2-team2=AFL Syd
EF2-score2=13.9 (87)
SF1-details=Sep 15, MCG
SF1-team1=AFL Kan
SF1-score1=14.9 (93)
SF1-team2=AFL Haw
SF1-score2=8.12 (60)
SF2-details=Sep 14, Subiaco Oval
SF2-team1=AFL WC
SF2-score1=10.14 (74)
SF2-team2=AFL Col
SF2-score2=13.15 (93)
PF1-details=Sep 21, MCG
PF1-team1=AFL Gee
PF1-score1=13.14 (92)
PF1-team2=AFL Col
PF1-score2=13.9 (87)
PF2-details=Sep 22, AAMI Stadium
PF2-team1=AFL PA
PF2-score1=20.13 (133)
PF2-team2=AFL Kan
PF2-score2=5.16 (46)
GF-details=Sep 29, MCG
GF-team1=AFL Gee
GF-score1=24.19 (163)
GF-team2=AFL PA
GF-score2=6.8 (44)

The finals 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, and is currently used by the National Rugby League.

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. [ [http://www.afl.com.au/Season2007/News/NewsArticle/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=1030 AFL Finals System Explained (AFL.com.au)] ]

Week One

First Qualifying Final (Geelong vs Kangaroos)

AFLScorecard2007
team1 = Geelong
team1 abbr = Geelong
team1 q1 =3.5 (23)
team1 q2 =10.10 (70)
team1 q3 =16.16 (112)
team1 total =23.18 (156)
team2 = Kangaroos
team2 abbr = Kangaroos
team2 q1 =3.0 (18)
team2 q2 =4.1 (25)
team2 q3 =6.1 (37)
team2 total =8.2 (50)
venue = Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
date = 9 September 2007 – 2:45PM AEST
attendance = 77,630
umpires = Dean Margetts, Scott McLaren, Scott Jeffery
team1 goals = 5: Mooney, Chapman
3: N Ablett
2: Enright, G Ablett, Ottens
1: Bartel, S Johnson, Stokes, Mackie
team2 goals = 1: McIntosh, Grant, Brown, Petrie, Firrito, Edwards, Harvey, Wells
team1 best = Scarlett, G Ablett, Chapman, Milburn, Bartel, Harley,
J Selwood, Stokes, Hunt
team2 best = Rawlings, Firrito, Wells, Edwards, Simpson
reports = nil
injuries = nil

Second Qualifying Final (Port Adelaide vs West Coast)

AFLScorecard2007
team1 = Port Adelaide
team1 abbr = Port Adelaide
team1 q1 = 1.3 (9)
team1 q2 = 2.7 (19)
team1 q3 = 6.9 (45)
team1 total = 9.14 (68)
team2 = West Coast
team2 abbr = West Coast
team2 q1 = 2.3 (15)
team2 q2 = 3.6 (24)
team2 q3 = 7.10 (52)
team2 total = 9.11 (65)
venue = AAMI Stadium, Adelaide
date = 7 September 2007 – 7:50PM ACST
attendance = 37,750
umpires = Michael Vozzo, Brett Rosebury, Shaun Ryan
team1 goals = 1: P. Burgoyne, S. Burgoyne, Chaplin, K. Cornes, Ebert, Motlop, Salopek, Tredrea, Westhoff
team2 goals = 2: Judd, Lynch
1: Cox, Hurn, LeCras, Rosa, Seaby
team1 best = P Burgoyne, Lade, Chaplin, K Cornes, Surjan
team2 best = Priddis, Stenglein, Waters, Hunter, A Selwood
reports = nil
injuries = West Coast: Cousins (hamstring)

First Elimination Final (Hawthorn vs Adelaide)

AFLScorecard2007
team1 = Hawthorn
team1 abbr = Hawthorn
team1 q1 = 4.3 (27)
team1 q2 = 8.7 (55)
team1 q3 = 10.10 (70)
team1 total = 15.15 (105)
team2 = Adelaide
team2 abbr = Adelaide
team2 q1 = 7.4 (46)
team2 q2 = 10.7 (67)
team2 q3 = 12.12 (84)
team2 total = 15.12 (102)
venue = Telstra Dome, Melbourne
date = 8 September 2007 – 2:30PM AEST
attendance = 36,534
umpires = Hayden Kennedy, Brett Allen, Ray Chamberlain
team1 goals = 7: Franklin
3: Roughead
1: Lewis, Brown, Bateman, Crawford, Young
team2 goals = 4: McGregor, Welsh
2: Porplyzia
1: Edwards, Gill, Knights, van Berlo, Torney
team1 best = Crawford, Franklin, Roughead, Sewell, Hodge, Brown, Ladson, Birchall, Guerra
team2 best = Shirley, Torney, McGregor, Thompson, Goodwin, Massie, Edwards, Stevens
reports = Adelaide: Torney (high contact)
injuries = Hawthorn: McGlynn (adductor) out, replaced in selected side by Osborne, Hodge (knee), Bateman (hamstring)
Adelaide: Porplyzia (shoulder)

Second Elimination Final (Collingwood vs Sydney)

AFLScorecard2007
team1 = Collingwood
team1 abbr = Collingwood
team1 q1 = 6.5 (41)
team1 q2 = 8.9 (57)
team1 q3 = 13.12 (90)
team1 total = 18.17 (125)
team2 = Sydney
team2 abbr = Sydney
team2 q1 = 1.4 (10)
team2 q2 = 7.5 (47)
team2 q3 = 9.8 (62)
team2 total = 13.9 (87)
venue = Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
date = 8 September 2007 – 7:30PM AEST
attendance = 64,645
umpires = Stephen McBurney, Matt Stevic, Shane McInerney
team1 goals = 6: Rocca
3: Cloke, Rusling
1: Buckley, Davis, Didak, Medhurst, Pendlebury, Swan
team2 goals = 4: O'Loughlin
2: Davis, Malceski
1: Bolton, Fosdike, Hall, Kirk, Schneider
team1 best = Rocca, Shaw, Pendlebury, Cloke, Buckley, Swan, Davis
team2 best = Goodes, Kirk, Malceski, O'Loughlin, Crouch
reports = nil
injuries = nil

Week Two

First Semi Final (Kangaroos vs Hawthorn)

AFLScorecard2007
team1 = Kangaroos
team1 abbr = Kangaroos
team1 q1 = 3.3 (21)
team1 q2 = 5.5 (35)
team1 q3 = 9.7 (61)
team1 total = 14.9 (93)
team2 = Hawthorn
team2 abbr = Hawthorn
team2 q1 = 2.1 (13)
team2 q2 = 4.3 (27)
team2 q3 = 6.8 (44)
team2 total = 8.12 (60)
venue = Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
date = 15 September 2007 - 7:30PM AEST
attendance = 74,981
umpires = Michael Vozzo, Brett Rosebury, Scott McLaren
team1 goals =4: Edwards, Harvey
1: Swallow, Petrie, McIntosh, McMahon, Grant, Wells
team2 goals =3: Franklin
1: Roughead, Boyle, Bateman, Guerra, Lewis
team1 best = Rawlings, Harris, Gibson, Edwards, McIntosh, Harvey
team2 best = Sewell, Lewis, Guerra, Croad, Bateman, Crawford
reports = Hawthorn: Crawford (striking), Lewis (striking), Hodge (striking)
injuries = nil

Second Semi Final (West Coast vs Collingwood)

AFLScorecard2007ET
team1 = West Coast
team1 abbr = West Coast
team1 q1 = 0.4 (4)
team1 q2 = 5.5 (35)
team1 q3 = 8.9 (57)
team1 q4 = 10.12 (72)
team1 total = 10.14 (74)
team2 = Collingwood
team2 abbr = Collingwood
team2 q1 = 1.5 (11)
team2 q2 = 4.8 (32)
team2 q3 = 7.11 (53)
team2 q4 = 10.12 (72)
team2 total = 13.15 (93)
venue = Subiaco Oval, Perth
date = 14 September 2007 - 6:45PM AWST
attendance = 43,627
umpires = Stephen McBurney, Shaun Ryan, Shane McInerney
team1 goals = 2: Lecras, Wirrpanda
1: Cox, Embley, Fletcher, Lynch, Priddis, Rosa
team2 goals = 3: Rocca
2: Didak, Medhurst, Swan
1: Bryan, Cloke, Pendlebury, Thomas
team1 best = Cox, Priddis, Jones, Chick, Glass
team2 best = Didak, Medhurst, Pendlebury, Swan, Goldsack
reports = nil
injuries = West Coast: Hansen (hamstring)
Collingwood: Burns (ankle)
tv = Seven Network

Scores were tied at the end of regulation time, with both teams having scored 10.12 (72) apiece. Two five-minute periods of extra time were played to decide a winner. This was the only second time that extra time has been implemented since the provision to do so was introduced in the early 1990s. In two wild 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 Kangaroos, who contested the only previous game to require extra time.

Week Three

First Preliminary Final (Geelong vs Collingwood)

AFLScorecard2007
team1 = Geelong
team1 abbr = Geelong
team1 q1 =4.4 (28)
team1 q2 =7.6 (48)
team1 q3 =9.13 (67)
team1 total =13.14 (92)
team2 = Collingwood
team2 abbr = Collingwood
team2 q1 =2.5 (17)
team2 q2 =6.7 (43)
team2 q3 =9.8 (62)
team2 total =13.9 (87)
venue = Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
date = 21 September 2007 - 7:50PM AEST
attendance = 98,002
umpires = Stephen McBurney, Scott McLaren, Shane McInerney
team1 goals = 3: S. Johnson, Stokes
2: Mooney
1: G. Ablett, Chapman, Kelly, Ottens, Rooke
team2 goals = 3: Cloke, Medhurst
2: Didak, Rusling
1: Davis, O'Bree, Burns
team1 best =G. Ablett, Ottens, Corey, Bartel, S. Johnson, Scarlett, Milburn, Hunt
team2 best =H. Shaw, Clement, Lockyer, Clarke, O'Bree, O'Brien, Buckley, Cloke
reports = nil
injuries =Collingwood: Rocca (ankle)

Second Preliminary Final (Port Adelaide vs Kangaroos)

AFLScorecard2007
team1 = Port Adelaide
team1 abbr = Port Adelaide
team1 q1 =6.0 (36)
team1 q2 =9.3 (57)
team1 q3 =17.10 (112)
team1 total =20.13 (133)
team2 = Kangaroos
team2 abbr = Kangaroos
team2 q1 =3.2 (20)
team2 q2 =3.7 (25)
team2 q3 =4.10 (34)
team2 total =5.16 (46)
venue = AAMI Stadium, Adelaide
date = 22 September 2007- 4:30PM ACST
attendance = 44,953
umpires = Michael Vozzo, Hayden Kennedy, Brett Rosebury
team1 goals = 3: Ebert, Motlop, Tredrea
2: Logan, Rodan, Salopek
1: Boak, C Cornes, K Cornes, Pearce, Westhoff
team2 goals = 2: Grant
1: Edwards, Harris, Lower
team1 best = Chaplin, S. Burgoyne, C. Cornes, Logan, Pearce, Surjan, Rodan, Ebert, Motlop
team2 best = Harris, Simpson, Sinclair, Archer, Lower
reports = nil
injuries = Port Adelaide: Wilson (ruptured achilles tendon)

Week Four

Grand Final (Geelong vs Port Adelaide)

AFLScorecardGF2006
team1 = AFL Gee
team1 abbr = Geelong
team1 q1 = 5.7 (37)
team1 q2 = 11.13 (79)
team1 q3 = 18.17 (125)
team1 total = 24.19 (163)
team2 = AFL PA
team2 abbr = Port Adelaide
team2 q1 = 2.2 (14)
team2 q2 = 4.3 (27)
team2 q3 = 5.5 (35)
team2 total = 6.8 (44)
venue = Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
date = 29 September 2007 – 2:30PM AEST
attendance = 97,302
umpires = Stephen McBurney, Shane McInerney, Scott McLaren
team1 goals = 5: Mooney
4: Chapman, S. Johnson
3: N. Ablett
2: Bartel
1: Ottens, Byrnes, G. Ablett, Rooke, Ling, Mackie.
team2 goals = 2 Tredrea, S. Burgoyne
1 C. Cornes, Logan.
team1 best = S. Johnson, Chapman, Scarlett, King, Mooney, Corey, Enright.
team2 best = C. Cornes, P. Burgoyne, K. Cornes.
reports = nil
injuries = nil| coin toss = Geelong
nsm = Steve Johnson, Geelong
tv = Network Ten
national anthem = Natalie Bassingthwaighte
time =

See also

*2007 AFL Season

Notes and references

External links

* [http://www.afl.com.au AFL official website]
* [http://realfooty.theage.com.au RealFooty by The Age (Melbourne) Online]
* [http://www.sportsaustralia.com SportsAustralia (news and views)]

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