Not the highlight of any Essendon fan's life. But from this debacle sprang back to back premierships, against Hawthorn. Getting to the GF from an Elimination Final is a huge task in itself. 110,332 were in attendance to watch Hawthorn 20.20 (140) smash Essendon 8.9 (57). Rene Kink was playing in his 6th GF. He was never to win one.