Bombers star Jobe Watson celebrates on the siren. Picture: AFL Photos

FOOTY'S trip down memory lane has continued in our Toyota Fixture Throwback series.

In the absence of live action, we will air classic matches from years gone by featuring the teams that were initially set to do battle in round three of the 2020 Toyota AFL Premiership Season.

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Via AFL.tv and the AFL Live Official App, the historic encounters started on Thursday with a replay of a famous final between modern-day rivals Western Bulldogs and Greater Western Sydney before a classic between bitter arch rivals Carlton and Essendon.

Continue to find ways to cheer on your side. If you're a Telstra AFL Live Pass subscriber, tune in to watch the matches in full as they happen.

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Game two - Round 22, 2013: Essendon 12.10 (82) defeated Carlton 9.22 (76)

Essendon trailed by 19 points in the final quarter of this clash, which came at the end of another emotional week in a tumultuous 2013 season for the club. But three goals in five minutes quickly gave the Bombers a chance. With the scores level with 27 seconds remaining, in swooped David Zaharakis. Another late 'Zaka' shot, another late 'Zaka' goal, another dramatic Essendon win against an old rival.

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 Stat stars: Jobe Watson (27 disposals, two goals), Brendon Goddard (27 disposals, one goal), Kade Simpson (33 disposals, five marks), Chris Yarran (20 disposals, two goals)

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Game one - Preliminary final: Western Bulldogs 13.11 (89) defeated Greater Western Sydney 12.11 (83)

What an unbelievable match. With a spot in the 2016 Grand Final at stake, nothing separated these sides with just three minutes remaining in a pulsating final term. Enter Jack Macrae. His calm set-shot put the Dogs six points clear and the rest, as they say, is history. The Dogs would snap a 62-year premiership drought the very next week.

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Stat stars: Clay Smith (26 disposals, four goals), Luke Dahlhaus (32 disposals, six clearances), Dylan Shiel (28 disposals, seven clearances), Jon Patton (nine disposals, four goals) 

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