It was one of the craziest starts to a Grand Final in AFL history. But what was really behind the violent scenes in 1989 between Hawthorn and Geelong? To find out, you’ve got to go back 147 days ...

It’s a very weird sentence to write, and a terrible marker of the era. Even stranger, there was also blackface on the 1988 Grand final banner. Are you an AFL or NRL fan? Compete for $2 million in ...

You remember the bumps, broken bones and Gary Ablett’s brilliance, but the 1989 Grand Final also featured one forgotten blight. It’s a very weird sentence to write, and a terrible marker of the era.

There was blackface on Hawthorn’s 1989 Grand Final banner. It’s a very weird sentence to write, and a terrible marker of the era. Even stranger, there was also blackface on the 1988 Grand final banner ...