The Final Story

Kick it to the Boundary line these are the famous words of Ted Whitten in the commentary box late in the last quarter of the 1966 Grand Final between St Kilda and Collingwood This was the classic battle between the powerhouse of Collingwood and it s rich successful history against a club riddled with failure who had never tasted Premiership success With one point only separating the teams at the final siren it is still to this day one of the all time great football stories of our time This highly emotional documentary captures the incredible life stories of that famous day including rarely seen footage of the time including the late Daryl Baldock emotionally recounting his day as the St Kilda captain Combined with the fire of Allan Jeans audio at 3 quarter time this is truly a spine tingling look back for all football fans Relive this encounter as Cowboy Neale Barry Breen Brian Sierakowski Ian Synman Des Tuddenham Kevin Rose and Wayne Richardson and others tell the players story of the pain and jubilation in 1966 The Final Story Produced to appeal to all football lovers no matter who they support this portrayal of such an historic day is about the impact both positive and negative that such a day has on the lives of those involved.

September 30 1989 the day generally regarded as the greatest day in VFL AFL Grand Final history On this day no other word than epic accurately describes the encounter between Geelong and Hawthorn Could the fast and supremely skilled Geelong with the mercurial Gary Ablett running rampant overcome a decade of dominance from the mighty Hawks who to a man were born for the occasion Brutal fierce laced with utter brilliance this was a game for the ages with some of the greatest players of all time plying their skill at the one time With Malcolm Blight steering the Cats and the master Allan Jeans returning from illness the battle went far beyond the boundary line This documentary will feature Dermott Brereton and Mark Yeates who at the first bounce provided a moment that is now football folklore Also reliving this epic day are Robert DiPierdomenico Darrin Pritchard Scott Maginness Bill Brownless Malcolm Blight Andrew Bews John Kennedy Jnr Chris Wittman Greg Madigan and others.

In the middle of the so called Colliwobbles this was the clash supercoach Tommy Hafey against his former student Tony Jewell hoped would end the Magpies streak of seven losing Grand Finals If that wasn t enough incentive it was Hafey s chance for revenge against the club he d lead to four premierships in eight seasons only to effectively show him the door two years later Trouble is the Pies had battled hard from fifth to make the Grand Final the first team to do so and would face a rampant Richmond loaded with stars at the peak of their form The 1980 Final Story recounts this David and Goliath encounter which resulted in what was then a record Grand Final victory of 81 points by the Tigers over a hapless Collingwood A Who s Who of Punt Road greats such as Francis Bourke Jim Jess Dale Weightman Geoff Raines Tony Jewell Michael Roach and WA import Robert Wiley relive the Tigers most recent Premiership triumph They are joined by Collingwood captain Ray Shaw Rene Kink Billy Picken and Tom Hafey who look back at one of the darkest days in Magpie history It s a powerful tale of betrayal fighting against the odds and a win at all cost strategy that no true football fan will want to miss.