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
2003 AFL Grand Final 2003 AFL Grand Final The 2003 AFL Grand final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Brisbane Lions and the Collingwood Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 27 September 2003. It was the 107th annual Grand Final of the Australian Football League (formerly the Victorian Football League), staged to determine the premiers for the 2003 AFL season. The match, attended by 79,451 spectators, was won by Brisbane by a margin of 50 points, marking that club's third consecutive premiership victory and third premiership overall. Brisbane had appeared in the AFL Grand Final for