Kicks after the siren in Australian rules football


In Australian rules football, if a player takes a mark or is awarded a free kick shortly before the siren sounds to end a quarter, the player is allowed to take the kick after the siren. Often, the result of this kick is of little consequence, but if the player is within range of goal, any score will count towards the final result.
Below is a list of occasions where game results have been decided by set shots taken after the final siren, a play similar to the buzzer-beater in basketball. These are highly memorable and often go down in football folklore.

VFL/AFL

Goal to win

Goal to draw

Behind to win

Behind to draw

Missed opportunities

A list of instances where a player had a shot at goal after the siren to win or draw the game but missed, resulting in a loss, or instances where a player has had a kick after the siren with scores level but failed to score.
PlayerTeamOpponentYearScoreOutcomeDetails
1Fred Metcalf192753–55No score
2Ron Barassi, Sr.1940151–154Behind
3Jack Pimm194873–78Behind
4Fred FlanaganGeelongRichmond195074–79No score
5Harvey StevensFootscrayRichmond195445–49No score
6Ralph RogersonFitzroyCarlton196459–60No score
7Malcolm Blight197747–48No score
8Warren Ralph198471–76Behind
9Robert Scott1988111–114Behind
10Simon Beasley198871–72Behind
11Steven Clark199180–86No score
12Stephen Kernahan1993132–132No score
13David King199491–91No score
14Ben Allan199596–98No score
15Nick Dal Santo200256–56No score
16Matthew Lloyd2002118–118Behind
17Jarrad Waite2005109-109No score
18Matthew Egan200599–100Behind
19Daniel Motlop200660–64Behind
20Brad Johnson2008110–113Behind
21Jack Riewoldt2008107–110No score
22Brad Johnson2009114–116Behind
23Nick Riewoldt2009108–110Behind
24Justin Westhoff2011101–104Behind
25Hayden Ballantyne201164–65Behind
26Adam Goodes201199–100Behind
27Hamish McIntosh2012102–104Behind
28David Mundy201479–81Behind
29Tom Lynch201664–66No score
30Isaac Smith201683–85Behind
31Jayden Hunt201894–97No score
32Harry Taylor2018101–103Behind
33David Myers201972–77No score

Other leagues

Goal to win

Goal to draw

Behind to win

Missed opportunities

Miscellaneous

There have been some cases of a kick after the siren which cannot be properly classified into one of the above tables due to extraordinary circumstances surrounding the outcomes of the games.
PlayerCompetitionTeamOpponentYearScoreOutcomeDetails
1ConsidineVFA192051–56
No kickNorth Melbourne trailed 51–56 in the semi-final, and Considine had a shot after the bell from 30yds out. Fans stormed onto the field, and prevented Considine from taking his kick. The players eventually left the field, the match was declared a no result and a replay was held the next week.
2David CollinsTasmanian State PremiershipNorth Hobart Wynyard 196791–92
No kickNorth Hobart trailed 91–92, and Collins had a shot after the siren from 20m out. Home-team Wynyard fans stormed onto the field, and prevented Collins from taking his kick right up until the Wynyard fans had taken down the goalposts, making a set shot impossible. Collins never got to take his kick, the match was declared a no result and the 1967 state premiership was withheld. For more details, see 1967 Tasmanian State Premiership Final.
3Steven BakerAFLSt KildaFremantle200694–94
amended to
93–94
Behind, but withdrawn on reviewIn a passage of play that occurred after the siren sounded inaudibly, Baker scored a behind to tie the game, and received an illegal bump. He elected to cancel the behind and take a set-shot, which was a true after-the-siren kick. He scored another behind, drawing the scores level 94–94. However, four days later, Fremantle successfully challenged to have the result of the game amended to 94–93, reflecting the scoreline when the siren originally sounded. This decision cancelled Baker's kick. For more details see AFL siren controversy.