2008 AFL Grand Final after the grand final loss, and later made public by Paul Chapman, that the Cats "will never lose to Hawthorn again". The curse ended when Hawthorn defeated Geelong in the 2013 first preliminary final. Information according to. 2008 AFL Grand Final The 2008 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football match contested between the Geelong Football Club and the Hawthorn Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 27 September 2008. It was the 112th annual grand final of the Australian Football League (formerly the Victorian Football League), staged to determine the Premiers for the 2008
2000 AFL Grand Final 2000 AFL Grand Final The 2000 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Melbourne Football Club and the Essendon Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 2 September 2000. It was the 104th annual grand final of the Australian Football League (formerly the Victorian Football League), staged to determine the premiers for the 2000 AFL season. The match, attended by 96,249 spectators, was won by Essendon by a margin of 60 points, marking that club's 16th premiership. This was Essendon's first appearance in a grand final since winning the 1993 AFL