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AFL Grand Final Teams 2009

Posted by: 3AW Football with The Age | 24 September, 2009 - 2:29 PM

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UPDATE 5PM

Robert Eddy has missed out on a shot at premiership glory after being dropped in place of Sydney premiership player Sean Demptster for Saturday's Grand Final. Meanwhile Geelong will go into Saturday's Grand Final unchanged, meaning 2007 premiership player Matthew Stokes has missed out on selection.

Dempster returns to the side for the first time in the finals series and will be one of four Saints with grand final experience.

Earlier in the year, he returned from a serious knee injury to play the last eight games of the regular season.

Eddy, 21, has played the Saints’ previous two finals, but managed a total of just 12 disposals in the two games.

But the big heartbreak story for the Saints is veteran defender Max Hudghton, who will finish what is almost certainly his final season on the sidelines.

Hudghton, who has been restricted by form and injury to just seven games this season, has been out of the side since round 20.

He is the Saints’ oldest player and the lone survivor of their most recent grand final appearance, in 1997.

The most unlucky player for Geelong is small forward Mathew Stokes.

The 24-year-old played in the past two grand finals.

He had played 10 games straight before pulling out of the side for last weekend’s preliminary final win over Collingwood with a groin injury.

Coach Mark Thompson earlier this week praised Stokes’ ‘‘selfless’’ decision to withdraw from the side for that match and said he ‘‘does deserve to play’’ in the grand final.

But he also said that the 22 players who thrashed the Magpies in the preliminary final deserved to keep their spots.

St Kilda
B:
Jason Blake, Zac Dawson, Steven Baker
HB: Brendon Goddard, Sam Fisher, Sam Gilbert
C: Farren Ray, Lenny Hayes, Nick Dal Santo
HF: Andrew McQualter, Justin Koschitzke, Clint Jones
F: Stephen Milne, Nick Riewoldt, Jason Gram
Foll: Steven King, Leigh Montagna, Adam Schneider
I/C: Luke Ball, Raphael Clarke, Sean Dempster, Michael Gardiner
Emg: David Armitage, Jarryn Geary, James Gwilt

In: Dempster
Out: Robert Eddy

Geelong
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: Mark Blake, Joel Selwood, Gary Ablett
I/C: Brad Ottens, Shannon Byrnes, Max Rooke, David Wojcinski
Emg: Shane Mumford, Simon Hogan, Mathew Stokes

No change

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  • Hello, I am a big fan of the 3aw commentary team. I just bort the 2009 afl grand final on dvd, and im dissapointed that 3aw was not a commentary option. Just wondering why it was not an option on the dvd.

    Adam Perry Tuesday 6 October, 2009 - 7:22 PM
  • Max Hudghton the oldest lone survivor of their 97 grand final.

    col Thursday 24 September, 2009 - 8:41 PM
  • its not if stkilda will win or its not a dream if they pull it off!!!!!!THISD IS THE REALITY OF IT ALL STKILDA WILL WIN.

    rob Thursday 24 September, 2009 - 8:03 PM

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