Geelong thrash Sydney by 81 points to claim AFL premiership

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Geelong thrash Sydney by 81 points to claim AFL premiership
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Geelong have emphatically silenced critics who doubted their ageing list would win a premiership, thrashing Sydney by 81 points in the AFL grand final.

The Cats fielded the oldest team in the league’s 126-year history on Saturday but were full of running in a 20.13 to 8.4 victory in front of 100,024 fans at the MCG.It was the first decider at the home of football in three years after two seasons affected by the global pandemic.

Isaac Smith , Patrick Dangerfield , Tom Hawkins and Mark Blicavs were all outstanding - and all among the 10 Cats aged 30 years or older - while young defender Sam De Koning shone in the back half.A three-time premiership player with Hawthorn before crossing to Geelong, Smith won the Norm Smith Medal as best afield in a sparkling finish to his second season with the Cats.

Most of Sydney’s guns failed to fire and the selection gamble on Sam Reid backfired spectacularly when he was substituted out because of the adductor injury he carried into the game. Smith also kicked two early majors as the Cats piled on six in the opening term to take a commanding 35-point lead by quarter-time.Geelong’s pressure was immense and Sydney wilted.

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