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The 2010s - With two new teams, a drawn grand final and plenty of new talent, it was certainly a decade of spellbinding AFL football.

On Fox Footy we take a look back at the VFL/AFL Grand Finals over the last 50 years.

Mike Sheahan is one of the most respected AFL journalists in the history of the game. Take a trip down memory lane with the best interviews and stories in Open Mike Top 30.

AFL has produced many memorable games over it's history, Fox Footy have narrowed it down to the best game of each year.

Is there anything better than when a team looks down and out but then suddenly they flip the script and stage an incredible comeback, here are some of the best.

Mike Sheahan is one of the most respected AFL journalists in the history of the game. Take a trip down memory lane with the best interviews and stories in Open Mike Top 30.

What better way to celebrate the feats of the champions of the 80's & 90's, than with some of their best ever games. It's all killer, no filler - Dermie Delivers.

The Swans are on the rebound from another MCG shocker. They host the Crows desperate to tighten their grip on a top four spot.

The Demons and the Saints head north to put on a show in Alice Springs.

All the action from Optus Stadium when the Eagles and the Cats meet to complete Round 12.

Relive the best games and magic moments from the stars of our great game.

Check out the best moments from Bounce's Yesterday's Heroes Challenges in 2025.

Check out the best moments from Bounce's Yesterday's Heroes Challenges in 2025.

Check out the best moments from Bounce's Yesterday's Heroes Challenges in 2025.

Check out the best moments from Bounce's Yesterday's Heroes Challenges in 2025.

Check out the best moments from Bounce's Yesterday's Heroes Challenges in 2025.

Check out the best moments from Bounce's Yesterday's Heroes Challenges in 2025.

Competition powerhouses North Melbourne and Brisbane clash in the AFLW Grand Final for the third year in a row at Ikon Park.

Geelong and Brisbane face off for the 2025 Premiership.

The 2000s - a decade where Brisbane and Geelong ruled the roost and an era of Brown, Judd and Ablett.

The 2010s - With two new teams, a drawn grand final and plenty of new talent, it was certainly a decade of spellbinding AFL football.

On Fox Footy we take a look back at the VFL/AFL Grand Finals over the last 50 years.

Mike Sheahan is one of the most respected AFL journalists in the history of the game. Take a trip down memory lane with the best interviews and stories in Open Mike Top 30.

This week, Dermie Delivers the best Goal Sneaks. Catch the best games from Jeff Farmer and Stephen Milne.

AFL has produced many memorable games over it's history, Fox Footy have narrowed it down to the best game of each year.

Is there anything better than when a team looks down and out but then suddenly they flip the script and stage an incredible comeback, here are some of the best.

Mike Sheahan is one of the most respected AFL journalists in the history of the game. Take a trip down memory lane with the best interviews and stories in Open Mike Top 30.

We're at Marvel Stadium ahead of Western Bulldogs v Hawthorn. Plus all the teams for round 13.

Two flag contenders with a recent history of close encounters look to solidify their places in the top four.

All eyes on coach Dean Cox and the Swans as they travel back to the MCG in desperate need of a win.

Check out the best moments from Bounce's Yesterday's Heroes Challenges in 2025.

Check out the best moments from Bounce's Yesterday's Heroes Challenges in 2025.

1994 Preliminary Final. The Roos and the Cats face off for a spot in the 1994 Grand Final. The game rests on Mick Martyn v Gary Ablett Senior in a match that goes right down to the wire.

1994 Round 7. The Swans and the Saints go at it in a see-sawing clash way back in 1994. The game's greatest goalkicker - Tony Lockett - has a game for the ages as he tries to drag his Saints over the line.

1996 Preliminary Final. A Grand Final spot is on the line when the Bombers head to the SCG to take on the Swans. A brutal game that goes right down to the wire.

1986 Elimination Final. Fitzroy's last finals series before merging with Brisbane, the Roy Boys put on a farewell show for the ages against Bombers in front of 60,000 fans.

2004, Round 11. Essendon and the Hawks have hated each other for generations. But the now infamous 'Line in the Sand' game would stoke the fire for years to come. This is unrelenting, unapologetic, unsociable footy.

1977 Grand Final. The Roos and the Pies play out one of the most memorable Grand Finals in history.

1998, Round 22. The 'King' Wayne Carey is arguably the best to have ever played - and he shows us why in this game against the Dogs, in a last quarter that has to be seen to be believed.

2013, Round 19. The Showdowns between Adelaide and Port Adelaide are essential viewing every year, but this one is right up there with the best, including a goal - and a finish - that lived on long after the final siren.

1979 Grand Final. Any time you get the Pies and the Blues in a big game you can bet there will be fireworks, but throw them both into a Grand Final and you get something else entirely.

2000 Round 21. The WA Derby looks a fizzer when the Eagles go 42 points up, until Dale Kickett fires up and the Dockers start to close the gap, and fast.

1993 State Of Origin. Probably the best State Of Origin the AFL has ever seen. Kernahan, Bradley and Platten take on Roos, Ablett and Frawley.

2016 Qualifying Final. Hawthorn and Geelong have been putting on classics for 30 years, and this one is no different, with a match that goes right down to, and beyond, the final siren.

1980 Grand Final. Richmond v Collingwood. The biggest clubs meet on the biggest stage, and a legend is made as Kevin Bartlett saves his best for the last game of the year.

1993 Round 6. At one end - Gary Ablett Senior. At the other - Paul Salmon. Those two alone would kick 24 goals that day in one of the great shootouts in AFL history.

2015 Round 16. The first Showdown after the loss of Crows coach Phil Walsh, this match was a rollercoaster of emotion from start to finish between Adelaide and Port Adelaide.

1990 Qualifying Final. Magpie Peter Daicos did things with a footy no-one thought was possible. He goes deep into his bag of tricks against the Eagles to keep his premiership dream alive.

2012 Round 5. The Anzac Day clash between the Pies and the Bombers this year was an all-time great, as Dane Swan puts in a career game in front of a packed MCG.

2004 Preliminary Final. The Saints and the Power were a win away from a Grand Final - St Kilda's Fraser Gehrig kicked his 100th goal of the season mid-game which swung all the momentum.

2007 Elimination Final. Hawk Lance Franklin arrives as a genuine superstar, putting in a monster performance against the Crows on the September stage.

2019 Preliminary Final. Footy's newest club - GWS, against one of the oldest - Collingwood. The last 5 minutes is as tense and gripping as any final in recent memory.

2013 Qualifying Final. The Cats get a true home final, forcing the Dockers to play at their Geelong fortress. It was controversial, but Freo showed up and took it right up to Geelong from the first bounce.

2004 Round 3. James Hird is an icon, a legend of Essendon. Here he shows us why, with a performance in big moments that defined his career.

1997 Preliminary Final. Preliminary finals are often decided by the smallest of margins - and that was the case in 1997 between the Dogs and the Crows.

1995 Round 4. The first ever ANZAC Day game between the Pies and the Bombers, and still one of the best ever played. Saverio Rocca kicks a bag in a thriller.

2000 Round 21. Essendon went into this game undefeated, and seemingly unstoppable. But the Dogs tried something new - a 'flood' - to try and upset the raging flag favourites.

1970 Grand Final. The Pies were 44 points up against the Blues, and had one hand on the Premiership Cup. But Carlton weren't just going to hand the flag to their arch rival.

1984 Grand Final. Essendon and Hawthorn have spent generations hating each other, so when they meet on Grand Final day, all bets are off.

2014 Preliminary Final. The Hawks are looking for back-to-back Premierships, but they need to get past the Power first. Port Adelaide show that they can match it with the reigning premier on footy's biggest stage.

2013 Elimination Final. Before the Tigers were a flag-winning franchise, they stumbled in September time and time again. In 2013 they met the Blues, who fell into the finals but weren't going to waste their shot.

2011 Preliminary Final. The Pies were looking to go back-to-back, but Buddy and the Hawks had other plans. A prelim final with it all, including a finish no-one saw coming.

Two of the hottest teams clash in Geelong where the Suns will be looking for their first win at the venue.

The Giants are coming off two wins and will host Port Adelaide after a bye and looking to break a string of losses.

Both teams see this as one to win; the Roos fresh off the bye and the Eagles riding high from impressing the competition last week.

Competition powerhouses North Melbourne and Brisbane clash in the AFLW Grand Final for the third year in a row at Ikon Park.

1993 Preliminary Final. The Crows had the Baby Bombers on the ropes to half time, before Kevin Sheedy's men click into gear in the second half.

2013 Round 13. The Miracle on Grass. The Cats were cruising at the Gabba, but the Lions never, ever gave up - coming from 7 goals down to having a chance to win.

2001 Round 16. The Kangaroos were 10 goals up, but the Bombers rolled up their sleeves and got to work, closing the gap all the way to the final siren.

2002 Grand Final. The Lions were looking at back-to-back flags. The Pies for their first since 1990. This brutal Grand Final would go down as one of the best of the modern era.

2005 Semi Final. Geelong head to the SCG to face the Swans in a scrappy, tense affair before a one-man last-quarter clinic blindsides us all.

2017 Elimination Final. When the siren sounded, the Eagles and Power were tied. When the extra time siren sounded, they were tied. At the end of DOUBLE OVERTIME, they were still tied. It all hinges on a shot after the third final siren.

2008 Grand Final. The Cats at the peak of the powers against a Hawks side led by mastermind coach Alastair Clarkson, who called the Cats a 'shark' that couldn't breathe if it wasn't moving. A coaching move that started his legacy.

2009 Round 5. Anzac Day between the Bombers and the Pies. A wet afternoon at the G, it was a slog all day until David Zaharakis announced himself with seconds left in the game.

2009 Grand Final. The Saints and the Cats were far and away the best teams of '09. And thy put on one of the best Grand Finals - a brutal tussle that was only broken by moments of sheer brilliance.

2012 Grand Final. This Grand Final had it all. Massive hits, blistering runs and moments that have lived forever in footy folklore on a perfect day in September.

2009 Round 14. The Cats and the Saints put on what is considered the best home-and-away game ever played. Blistering and brutal from start to finish it's two powerhouse teams at their peak going at it from siren to siren.

2013 Preliminary Final. The Hawks and the Cats - all they do is play in blockbusters. This one is no different as they fight tooth and nail for a spot in the 2013 Grand Final.

1999 Preliminary Final. The Bombers and the Blues duke it out on the MCG for the right to play in a Grand Final. A match that has gone down in footy folklore thanks to that tackle.

2006 Grand Final. Sydney and West Coast put on a Grand Final for the ages in 2005, and the very next year they did it again - going toe-to-toe until the bitter end.

2010 Grand Final. The Pies and the Saints meet on footy's biggest stage and put on a game that no-one will ever forget, where the bounce of the ball changed footy forever.

2005 Grand Final. Sydney and West Coast play off as the Swans aim to break the longest premiership drought in the AFL - 72 years.

2016 Grand Final. The Bulldogs came from 7th to make a Grand Final in 2016, taking the hard road to face the Swans. Without their captain they must find one more big effort to break their premiership drought.

1989 Grand Final. Considered one of the best games ever played, this is a Grand Final everyone needs to watch at least once. Hits, hangers and highlights from start to finish in an old-school slugfest for a Premiership.

2016 Preliminary Final. The Giants and the Dogs have a short, but fierce rivalry. Player defections, dirty tactics and high-stakes matches fuelled the fire for this one which didn't disappoint.

2018 Grand Final. West Coast v Collingwood put on a frenetic Grand Final that hung in the balance until the dying seconds. History hinged on the smallest moments all day in a match that might be the best we've seen in the modern era.

1994 Preliminary Final. The Roos and the Cats face off for a spot in the 1994 Grand Final. The game rests on Mick Martyn v Gary Ablett Senior in a match that goes right down to the wire.

1994 Round 7. The Swans and the Saints go at it in a see-sawing clash way back in 1994. The game's greatest goalkicker - Tony Lockett - has a game for the ages as he tries to drag his Saints over the line.

1996 Preliminary Final. A Grand Final spot is on the line when the Bombers head to the SCG to take on the Swans. A brutal game that goes right down to the wire.

1986 Elimination Final. Fitzroy's last finals series before merging with Brisbane, the Roy Boys put on a farewell show for the ages against Bombers in front of 60,000 fans.

2004, Round 11. Essendon and the Hawks have hated each other for generations. But the now infamous 'Line in the Sand' game would stoke the fire for years to come. This is unrelenting, unapologetic, unsociable footy.

1977 Grand Final. The Roos and the Pies play out one of the most memorable Grand Finals in history.

1998, Round 22. The 'King' Wayne Carey is arguably the best to have ever played - and he shows us why in this game against the Dogs, in a last quarter that has to be seen to be believed.

2013, Round 19. The Showdowns between Adelaide and Port Adelaide are essential viewing every year, but this one is right up there with the best, including a goal - and a finish - that lived on long after the final siren.

1979 Grand Final. Any time you get the Pies and the Blues in a big game you can bet there will be fireworks, but throw them both into a Grand Final and you get something else entirely.

2000 Round 21. The WA Derby looks a fizzer when the Eagles go 42 points up, until Dale Kickett fires up and the Dockers start to close the gap, and fast.

The Blues host the Bombers in a massive Sunday night clash at the MCG.

The Fox Footy team will celebrate the Freeze MND game at the MCG with all the sliders, followed by the action on the field.

It's time for the Bulldogs to get going after a sluggish return after their bye but a refreshed Saints side awaits in a high-stakes Thursday night belter.

Hawthorn will look to build momentum towards the top four when it goes head-to-head with an injury-hit Gold Coast at Frankston.

Two teams locked in a massive battle for top eight positions as Brisbane clashes with Port Adelaide in Springfield.

Fresh off it's first win of the season, the Tigers take on the biggest challenge in the AFLW when it faces North Melbourne at Ikon Park.

The in-form Carlton is hunting a top four spot when it comes up against a Swans outfit desperate to return to the winners list.

Relive the best games and magic moments from the stars of our great game.

On Fox Footy we take a look back at the VFL/AFL Grand Finals over the last 50 years.

What better way to celebrate the feats of the champions of the 90's, than with some of their best ever games. It's all killer, no filler - Dermie Delivers.

Mike Sheahan is one of the most respected AFL journalists in the history of the game. Take a trip down memory lane with the best interviews and stories in Open Mike Top 30.

2004 Round 3. James Hird is an icon, a legend of Essendon. Here he shows us why, with a performance in big moments that defined his career.

The 90s the decade that delivered. There would be three new teams, for the first time non-Victorian clubs would take premiership honours and it was a decade of goalkicking maestros Jason Dunstall, Gary Ablett and Tony Lockett.

The 2000s - a decade where Brisbane and Geelong ruled the roost and an era of Brown, Judd and Ablett.

The 2010s - With two new teams, a drawn grand final and plenty of new talent, it was certainly a decade of spellbinding AFL football.

On Fox Footy we take a look back at the VFL/AFL Grand Finals over the last 50 years.

Mike Sheahan is one of the most respected AFL journalists in the history of the game. Take a trip down memory lane with the best interviews and stories in Open Mike Top 30.

2009 was the first finals series the Blues had played in since 2001, so when they led by 24 points at three quarter time, fans were thinking this could be their year. But the dynamic duo of Brown & Bradshaw had other ideas.

AFL has produced many memorable games over it's history, Fox Footy have narrowed it down to the best game of each year.

AFL has produced many memorable games over it's history, Fox Footy have narrowed it down to the best game of each year.

Is there anything better than when a team looks down and out but then suddenly they flip the script and stage an incredible comeback, here are some of the best.

Mike Sheahan is one of the most respected AFL journalists in the history of the game. Take a trip down memory lane with the best interviews and stories in Open Mike Top 30.