What a match it was! The momentum swung constantly in a match that had everything. Fine skills, tough clashes, plenty of controversy and a thrilling finish in which just one point separated two great sides.
SportingDaily.net was there, taking a photo gallery of memories from this outstanding AFL classic.
Essendon run though their banner
Sydney run through their banner
Essendon's Jason Winderlich at the bottom of the pack
The pack forms around the ball
Jason Laycock wins a ruck contest
James Hird drives the ball forward
Adam McPhee picks up another possession for the Bombers
Davis’s shot just misses the post
Another stat for James Hird
Cyggy meets the crowd at half-time
Darren Jolly taps the ball backwards
Jude Bolton drives the Swans forward
Scott Lucas kicks what turned out to be a crucial point on the stroke of ¾ time
A big crowd on hand to witness a thriller
Luke Ablett takes the ball back into play
Matthew Lloyd takes a few blades of grass to throw
And Lloyd’s shot puts the Bombers in front early in the last
Boundary throw-in as the game got close
The Essendon fans celebrate a goal
Brett Kirk in action, putting in all night for the Swans
The Bombers apply a tackle
The Bombers cling on desperately to a 1-point lead
The siren sounds, and the Bombers celebrate
Matthew Lloyd accepts the Marn Grook Trophy
The Bombers’ lap of honour
The Essendon players celebrate with the fans
Sydney Assistant Coach (and former Bomber) Peter Berbakov is interviewed after the game
Jude Bolton reflects on the game
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