ðə ɡɹˈænd fˈaɪnəl lˈuːmd lˈɑːɹdʒ fɚðə mˈeɪsiz ðeɪ hˈædənt mˌeɪd ɪt tə ðə lˈæst ɡˈeɪm ʌvðə sˈiːzən sˈɪns nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks, wˌɛn ðeɪ lˈæst kˈæptʃɚd ðə tˈaɪɾəl ˈɔːlmoʊst θˈɜːɾi jˈɪɹz ɐɡˈoʊ.
The Grand Final loomed large for the Macies- they hadn’t made it to the last game of the season since 1996, when they last captured the title almost 30 years ago.