Stevie Johnson's a big story.

Steve Johnson’s a dangerous man.
Such a powerful presence isn’t he;
Such a strong man, the least mistakable
Figure in the game.

Selwood was right on his tail.
Selwood pushing and shoving Johnson,
Johnson just getting the better of that.
It’s a fascinating contest that one
And Selwood’s had the better of it.
Selwood pouncing on the left,
Now he’s in full flight now Selwood,
Getting his hands on it, danced nicely,
But not being able to break through,
Runs out of any room at all.

Scott copped Joel’s boot in his head there.
Looks like Selwood’s down in a heap
With that powerful boot; stands his ground:
It takes a bit to hurt a Selwood,
Takes something very serious to stop him.
There’s a message: take his space
And you’ll pay the price;

With a heartbeat or two,
Found a way through and a powerful
Way through; he fought on with the help
Of Stokes, attracting a very solid crowd:
Darling from one side, Lynch and Kennedy
From the other. Long searcher: Kennedy there
But a big fist from Lonergan did the job.
Making a good fist of it, making a very
Good fist of it, but that’ll be chopped
Down the middle, low and probing,
Making a mockery of the breeze
Coming at him from all angles;
A certain amount of symmetry about it.
No doubt about it; little doubt about the outcome.
There was only one result possible there…

Opened the passage here for Selwood;
Leant back and gave it to the spiral.
Shocking kick from Varcoe: that is awful.
Looking for help at the ground level,
He’s in a lot of pain.
He’s vertical but the signs
Are not good; didn’t want to
Touch it he is in so much pain.

Chapman lurking at the fall.
No sympathy, rightly so there: it was
Scarlett with all that experience.
A dark cloud hanging over his prospects,
Steve Johnson obviously gone for
This day.

It has changed the atmosphere
Of the ground, hasn’t it, the Steve Johnson
Injury; just coming out of obscurity,
The fateful injured knee.




* All phrases are taken from the Channel 10 commentary of the preliminary AFL final between the Geelong Cats and the West Coast Eagles, on the 24th of September, 2011.