▁most ▁recent ▁grand ▁final ▁in ▁which ▁neither ▁team ▁was ▁from ▁Victoria . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁consecutive ▁year ▁that ▁these ▁two ▁teams ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁premi ership ▁dec ider , ▁with ▁the ▁Sw ans ▁having ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁A FL ▁Grand ▁Final ▁by ▁a ▁margin ▁of ▁ 4 ▁points . ▁At ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁home ▁and ▁away ▁season , ▁West ▁Coast ▁had ▁finished ▁first ▁on ▁the ▁A FL ▁lad der ▁with ▁ 1 7 ▁wins ▁and ▁ 5 ▁losses , ▁winning ▁the ▁McC le ll and ▁Tro phy . ▁Sydney ▁had ▁finished ▁fourth ▁with ▁ 1 4 ▁wins ▁and ▁ 8 ▁losses . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁week ▁leading ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁grand ▁final , ▁Sydney ' s ▁Adam ▁Good es ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Brown low ▁Medal . ▁ ▁Pre - match ▁entertain ment ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁match , ▁at ▁ 1 0 : 0 0   a . m . ▁the ▁T AC ▁Cup ▁grand ▁final ▁was ▁played . ▁ ▁The ▁Red ▁Ber ets ▁par ach uted ▁into ▁the ▁M CG ▁deliver ing ▁the ▁match ▁balls , ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁team ▁warm ▁up ▁and ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁pre - match ▁entertain ment . ▁The ▁entertain ment ▁included ▁a ▁performance ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁" Fl ash d ance ▁( What ▁A ▁Fe eling )", ▁performed ▁by ▁I rene ▁Car a , ▁ ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁appearances ▁from ▁Brian ▁Mann ix , ▁John ▁Paul ▁Young , ▁D ary l ▁Bra ith wa ite ▁and ▁Sh ane ▁Howard