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Fri 09 Sep 2007Masters of free-flowing football back in finalAustralian Football League Grand final: Paul Daffeyreports on the build-up to tomorrow's final with Geelong looking to the son of a former star to bridge a 44-year gap with victory.Geelong go into the Australian Football League's Grand Final against Port Adelaide tomorrow with the best wishes of the nation behind it. That's what happens when you haven't won a premiership for 44 years.