The grand final is the most anticipated game of the year and more often than not is the best game of the season. A combination of tension and history make for must-see viewing and these 10 represent those values best.

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1. 2002 Grand Final (Brisbane 10.15 75 def. Collingwood 9.12 66)

Perhaps not an indicator of the pure skill needed to play the game but the 2002 certainly showed how tough the players are as Collingwood and Brisbane contested maybe the grittiest game of the century. Both teams went blow for blow the entire game with neither having more than a three goal lead all day. The Lions did just enough to beat Collingwood and claim their second premiership on the trot.

MELBOURNE - SEPTEMBER 28: Leigh Matthews coach, Alastair Lynch #11 and Michael Voss #3 celebrate with the Premiership Trophy after the 2002 AFL Grand Final between the Collingwood Magpies and the Brisbane Lions played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia on September 28, 2002. (Photo by Rob Cianflone/Getty Images)
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