AFL’s 10 best preliminary finals since 2000 ranked
They are said to be the games for footy’s purists — and preliminary finals have delivered some of the greatest moments of the modern era. JAKE GARLAND ranks the 10 best matches.
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There is no greater feeling than winning the ultimate – the AFL premiership.
But every year, 17 sides are left to wonder what might have been.
Preliminary finals are often the games referred to as the ones for footy’s purists, where most tickets go to fans as clubs fight for a spot on the last day in September.
And with so much on the line, they have produced some epics in the modern era.
Jake Garland looks at the 10 best preliminary finals since 2000.
Scroll down to see his top 10 and have your say.
Originally published as AFL’s 10 best preliminary finals since 2000 ranked
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