It seemed there could only be one fitting ending to a year like no other. Essendon adding the premiership Cup to the spoils of a record breaking season. It will long be remembered as the year in which Sheedy's men came within a whisker on going through undefeated.

Essendon 19.21 135 def Melbourne 11.9 75

Chapters: Introduction, Pre Match Ceremony Begins, Red and The Blue, Bombers Fly High, Up There Cazaly, Bombers Run Out, Demons Run Out, National anthem, The Toss, 1st Quarter, 2nd Quarter, 3rd Quarter, Final Siren, Coleman Medal, Norm Smith Medal, Premiership Medallions and Kevin Sheedy