Then-Victorian Premier and Hawthorn manJeff Kennettponders his menu at the MCG's AFL Grand Final Breakfast. (Circa, 1990s.)
Among many "haunting"moments in Australia'shistory of great sportingrivalries, the "Kennett curse" stands out in AFL circles.
After Hawthorn beat Geelong in the 2008 AFL Grand Final, themuch-publicised hoodoo hounded the Hawks for the next five years.
Bill McAuley's 40-plus-year news career began in 1969 as a cadet photographer at 'The Age' in Melbourne.
He has several publishedcollections, including 'Portraits of the Soul: A lifetime of images with Bill McAuley'. To see more from Bill, clickhere.
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