From the NRL to the WBBL and everything in between: ACM sports journalists across the country have reflected on their favourite sporting moments of the year, find out why each moment stood out and why these highlights will be remembered long after the final whistle.
00:00My favourite sporting moments of the year go to the Hobart Hurricanes wins in both the BBL and WBBL competitions.
00:09They both broke droughts. It was 14 years for the men and 11 years for the women.
00:13And they both featured bits of individual brilliance with Mitchell Owens' century and Lizelle Lee's 77 that got the sides over the line.
00:21It's Lizelle Lee who is the conductor and she is saying all aboard the K-Train because they have won their very first WBBL title.
00:32My favourite sporting moment of the year would definitely be the NRL Grand Final between the Broncos and Storm.
00:38Melbourne Storm may be here to pick up the premiership.
00:41Broncos won 26-22 in that match despite being 10 points down and losing two of their best players in the second half.
00:48Wow, this is a disaster for them. Brisbane Reynolds gone and now Ben Hunt's about to join him.
00:53But those last two minutes were everything. Walsh was sidestepping and smashing players left, right and centre and that final pass over to Shibasaki was insane.
01:04Fires another pass. It was very flat. Shibasaki's gone over.
01:08Stop it. The Broncos have hit the front.
01:10That's why I really love it. I love it because it shows the passion and the intensity that sport can hold.
01:16I'm a Warriors supporter through and through but even I had a tear in my eye for them.
01:22And despite it being their first premiership win since 2006, I think that that game will go down in history as one of the greatest comebacks ever.
01:31It's been 19 years but the Broncos are back on top of the rugby league world.
01:37It was an easy choice for me. Elroy Hawks winning the NBL title for just the second time in the 47-year history of the Foundation Club.
01:48The best team all season long. The NBL championship now lives in the golf.
01:55It was a special moment not only for the Hawks but for the community.
01:58Justin Tatum said before the fifth game that they'd win the title on the home court and he did.
02:03It was against the league's team.
02:05Now when United there's been some drama with the Hawks and the NBL obviously between the owners.
02:10But after the win I mean he just united the community, united the team and yeah it was a great moment.
02:17From the establishment of Tassie's VFL team to the stadium passing through parliament at long last.
02:32It's been a big year of sport in Tassie alone.
02:35But the year belonged to the mighty Cane Train, the Hobart Hurricanes who won their first BBL trophy.
02:42It was a sensational moment. Mitch Owens smack City Thunder all around the park to the chant of Mitchell Owens ringing for a ninja stadium.
02:52And then the WBBL side, they claim their first trophy as well to complete an historic double for the Cane Train.
03:01And I was thankful to be at both games. Go the Canes!
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