The Preliminary Final – football’s equivalent to purgatory. You are one step away from being a part of football’s most exciting week; you are one step away from also-ran oblivion. Essendon will play Hawthorn at the MCG on Saturday afternoon in the Preliminary Final with the winner advancing to the 2001 Grand Final. The stakes don’t get much higher and the excitement is growing. Can the Bombers make it to consecutive Grand Finals?
