Key points

Geelong’s selection gamble to recall ruckman Rhys Staley for the grand final did not work, and might force them to push harder to recruit St Kilda’s Rowan Marshall.

Will Ashcroft was a deserving Norm Smith medallist in a field of multiple worthy contenders.

Another sterling finals performance stamped Brisbane’s Harris Andrews as the AFL’s leading defender.

Plaudits for Snoop Dogg’s performance miss the point.

The Rhys Stanley gamble at selection plainly did not work. It is not where the game was lost for Geelong, but it was a clear weakness all day for the Cats.

Rhys Stanley had a poor grand final. Credit: via Getty Images

Stanley coming back into the team after Mark Blicavs played well as a mobile ruckman for the first two finals plainly didn’t pay off. Stanley was p

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