▁the ▁first ▁grand ▁final ▁to ▁be ▁decided ▁by ▁a ▁point ▁since ▁St . ▁K ilda ▁ed ged ▁out ▁Col ling wood ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁V FL ▁Grand ▁Final ▁( two ▁other ▁grand ▁final s ▁have ▁been ▁decided ▁by ▁a ▁point , ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 7 ). ▁The ▁match ▁has ▁been ▁label led ▁as ▁a ▁' class ic '. ▁ ▁Grand ▁final ▁s print ▁The ▁S print , ▁which ▁had ▁he ats ▁ran ▁before ▁the ▁pre - match ▁entertain ment ▁and ▁the ▁final ▁ran ▁during ▁the ▁half - time ▁break , ▁was ▁won ▁by ▁Carl ton ' s ▁Br end an ▁Fe vol a . ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Grand ▁Final ▁saw ▁the ▁first ▁use ▁of ▁hand ic aps ▁during ▁the ▁s print . ▁ ▁Match ▁scoring ▁records ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁grand ▁final ▁placed ▁Sydney ▁vs ▁West ▁Coast ▁games ▁further ▁in ▁the ▁V FL / AF L ▁record ▁books ▁for ▁clos eness , ▁with ▁the ▁five ▁most ▁recent ▁marg ins ▁up ▁to ▁and ▁including ▁this ▁game ▁standing ▁at ▁ 4 , ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 ▁and ▁ 1 . ▁With ▁ 1 2 ▁points ' ▁total ▁difference ▁across ▁five ▁games , ▁Sydney ▁vs ▁West ▁Coast ▁compreh ens ively ▁beat ▁the ▁previous ▁five - game ▁record ▁of ▁ 1 9 ▁points , ▁set ▁by ▁Haw th orn ▁versus ▁Col ling wood ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 - 6 0 . ▁They ▁also ▁became