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, the iconic 2008 Grand Final comes in runner up...
It was difficult to make a case for Hawthorn ahead of the 2008 Grand Final.
Reigning premiers, Geelong had lost just one home and away game that season and had coasted through its finals campaign to that point.
Hawthorn were by no means chumps, but they were facing a side that was being touted as one of the most dominant of all-time.
The opening half was barely able to split the two sides: the Cats led by a solitary point at the first change, then the Hawks took a three-point buffer into the main break.
In reality, the lead should have been Geelong’s at that point, with Mark Thompson’s side missing a number of ‘gettable’ shots at goal.
The Cats’ goalkicking woes would continue to haunt them for the remainder of the day as they posted a final score of 11.23 89 compared to the straight-shooting Hawks’ 18.7 115.
It was an epic performance by a young Hawthorn side who had relatively little finals experience and the victory foreshadowed the dynasty that was ahead for the brown and gold.
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