Heath Shaw's famous smother. Source: Colleen Petch / News Limited
A SPECTACULAR final quarter mark and an even more unbelievable smother will live in memory as the iconic images when the Grand Final doubled up in 2010.
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Collingwood and St Kilda slugged it out to a no-holds barred draw, then came back a week later when the Magpies ran away with the coveted cup.
But Saint Brendon Goddard's high-flying mark in the draw and Magpie Heath Shaw's spoil in the replay will endure as the defining moments of the two Grand Finals.
Goddard's mark came at a crucial juncture of the match.
The scores were locked at 61 points apiece at the 20-minute mark of the final term when the rangy midfielder leapt for the grab.
He brought the house down as he soared over Magpies Harry O'Brien and Luke Ball about 25m from goal.
With his knees perched on O'Brien's shoulders, he snared the ball overhead with a single grab.
And he followed up by kicking a goal which put the Saints in front for the first time in the game.
Sadly for Goddard, Travis Cloke kicked a goal to put the Pies in front then Lenny Hayes bounced through a memorable behind to tie the scores.
Shaw's smother a week later was simply inspiring.
It came at the 21st minute of the first quarter with St Kilda desperate for a goal to halt a rampant Collingwood.
Saint skipper Nick Riewoldt marked in the goalsquare for what seemed a certain goal when he played on from two metres out.
But Shaw came out of nowhere and dived across Riewoldt from behind to spoil the ball as he was dropping it on to his boot. The ball was rushed through for a behind.
Riewoldt scored with another behind on the siren but the Saints were kept goalless for the quarter.
Shaw's desperation set the example for the Magpies as they went on to demolish St Kilda by 56 points.
Brendon Goddard takes off. Picture: Michael Klein Source: HeraldSun
MATCH REPORT (1)
Draw of century grips footy world, in Sunday Herald Sun September 26, 2010
A GRAND Final rematch between St Kilda and Collingwood will go ahead on Saturday after the two powerhouse teams fought themselves to a heart-stopping draw.
The Magpies led yesterday's epic battle by 24 points at halftime, but their lead was eroded by the hard-tackling Saints and the result was locked at 68 points each.
A 100,016-strong crowd at the MCG stood in shocked disbelief as the final siren blew on only the third draw in AFL-VFL history.
The last one -- in 1977 between North Melbourne and Collingwood -- saw the Kangaroos get home by 27 points in the rematch -- a bad omen for the Magpies on Saturday.
The only other draw happened in 1948, when Melbourne and Essendon tied on 69 points. A week later Melbourne easily defeated Essendon by 39 points.
AFL rules state that in the event of a draw a rematch will be held the following week -- depriving diehard supporters of a medal presentation and cup celebrations.
Exhausted players slumped to the ground, while club officials began immediate preparations for the rematch. The only winner on the day was St Kilda's Lenny Hayes, awarded the Norm Smith Medal for being the best player on the ground.
Earlier at the traditional Grand Final breakfast, Prime Minister Julia Gillard, who presides over a hung Parliament, begged the teams for a clear result.
"Please, please, we cannot have a draw. Our nation could not bear it. Australians deserve a result today. A week without a premiership football team, I'm not sure our nation can take that,'' she said.
Collingwood had started the game red-hot favourites and looked it early, with ruckman Darren Jolly kicking the Pies' first goal only 24 seconds into the game.
It took the Saints' Stephen Milne more than six minutes to get the Saints' first goal.
From there Collingwood steadily pulled away. By halftime the Pies were in control with a 24-point lead.
But the Saints held the Pies goalless for the next quarter -- the premiership quarter -- and at three-quarter time the lead was eight points.
Collingwood's Leon Davis broke through the pack for an exciting goal with 13 minutes to go and the crowd came alive, the "Cooollingwoood'' chant echoing across the ground.
Brendon Goddard comes back to earth. Picture: Wayne Ludbey Source: HeraldSun
But Hayes and Milne goaled for the Saints and, with less than 10 minutes to go, the score was 61-60 -- the Pies hanging on.
With seven minutes 35 seconds on the clock, St Kilda skipper Nick Riewoldt booted a point after a diving touch by Pies skipper Nick Maxwell on the goal line. The scores were tied 61-61.
But when Saints' hard man Brendon Goddard sat on Harry O'Brien's shoulders for a spectacular mark, then booted a goal, the Saints were six points up and daring to believe their first premiership since 1966 was within their grasp.
After another Collingwood point, Magpie Travis Cloke broke Saints supporters' hearts when he goaled with three minutes 25 seconds to go.
But Lenny Hayes fought back with a point for the Saints with 92 seconds to go, leaving the game in a deadlock.
The final scores were 9.14.68 to the Magpies, 10.8.68 to the Saints.
Exhausted Collingwood players slumped in the rooms after the match, still coming to terms with the fact they will have to do it all again on Saturday. But Collingwood star Dale Thomas was in a buoyant mood.
Brendon Goddard celebrates the goal that put St Kilda in front. Picture: Craig Borrow Source: HeraldSun
"We've just qualified for another Grand Final, so we've got to go back now, get everything right, load up and go again," Thomas said.
Teammate Harry O'Brien admitted the players had "missed a lot of opportunities'', but were determined to make amends. He said: "We know what we have to do.
"I'm just happy we're moving on forward. I'm just so focused on recovering now for next week.''
Nick Riewoldt marks in the goalsquare as Heath Shaw closes in. Picture: Chris Scott Source: HeraldSun
MATCH REPORT (2)
Smother one to remember, Sunday Herald Sun October 3, 2010
COLLINGWOOD defender Heath Shaw knew he needed to make a statement when he set out to chase Nick Riewoldt at the 21-minute mark of the opening term of yesterday's game.
His opponent, Adam Schneider, had kicked the ball to the Saints' skipper, who was loose in the forward zone, and Shaw felt he had let down his teammates.
What happened next will go down in Grand Final folklore.
Heath Shaw smothers a certain goal from Nick Riewoldt. Picture: Chris Scott Source: HeraldSun
Shaw desperately ran down an unsuspecting Riewoldt and smothered his kick. It saved a certain goal and gave his teammates an important psychological edge as Collingwood controlled the first quarter, keeping the Saints goalless.
"My man was Schneider and he had kicked the ball (to Riewoldt), so I had to do something,'' the jubilant defender said last night.
"I thought, 'You don't die wondering, I might as well have a crack at it'.
Heath Shaw makes a diving smother to save a goal in the Grand Final replay. Picture: Chris Scott Source: HeraldSun
"I ran there thinking I was going to watch it go over the line. But I saw him turn and it might have blindsided him.''
He said he was "very surprised'' he had caught Riewoldt unaware, and he hoped it lifted the team.
"I think the little things like that maybe spur the team on. I was just happy to contribute to it,'' Shaw said.
It certainly spurred on his teammates, with good friend Alan Didak saying the moment was critical to Collingwood gaining the early ascendancy.
The umpires signals a behind. Picture: Chris Scott Source: HeraldSun
"It just set the tone,'' Didak said. "It was fantastic."
Shaw's father, Ray, a member of the Collingwood Hall of Fame, said he had always told his kids and those players he had coached that they needed to concentrate on doing the little things in big games.
It won't be the only moment Shaw will be remembered for. He had 28 touches, 10 marks, five inside 50s and seven rebound 50s. But, most importantly, he got the premiership medal he and his family have long craved.
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