While we'd usually be celebrating Easter with another epic instalment of 'The Greatest Show' in football, this year we're doing the next best thing.
In the countdown of the Top 10 clashes between the Hawks and the Cats, Round 17 2008 comes in at number 8...
Very few home and away games have received a build-up even remotely comparable to this Round 17 showdown between these two epic rivals.
The Hawks had won their first nine games of the season before a minor mid-season fault while the Cats had continued to grow from their premiership the previous season.
As the game panned out, Geelong, despite Gary Ablett Snr sitting on the sidelines, led at every change and were simply too good for the Hawks.
Inaccurate kicking from Lance Franklin, who finished with 4.5, also cost the Hawks as they were ultimately defeated by 11 points. Regardless, this was arguably the clash that reignited the rivalry, and we all know what would ensue in the decade to follow....
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