It was icing on the cake when Hawthorn legend John Kennedy Sr. handed over the premiership cup in 2013.
The three-time VFL premiership coach and four-time Peter Crimmins Medallist has always been an idol of Alastair Clarkson, so there was no one more fitting to present the illustrious cup to arguably the best coach of the modern era.
Grand final moments countdown:
20. Schoey tastes success
19. Brian meets Norm