It's not a close finish but Rd. 2, 1998 is a personal favourite. Coming off the spoon, having been done over by Freo in Rd. 1 and with the world class talent of Donald Cockatoo-Collins in the side we came out and absolutely murdered North in the first half. 7 goals up at half time before the inevitable comeback. It got back to 1pt halfway through the last quarter before Gary Lyon went into the centre and layed a ripper tackle. Suddenly we kick the next 4, including the Ox's big turn around snap shot from the pocket, and I lost the plot. Top game even if the final margin means it'll never be considered a "classic" by anyone else.
Queens Birthday '98 against Collingwood is amongst my favourites. Sean Smith and Brent Grgic running riot with one of the Rocca's having a shot to win it and hitting the top of the post. Hawthorn by a point on Friday night in 1999 was a shocking game, and sealed by a point punched through from a ruck contest, but it was a 1pt win nonetheless. Leoncelli's goal right at the end in Adelaide after the Crows had come back and taken the lead a few years back was a classic.
The only other two times, other than Saturday night, that I remember having to listen to such a game on the radio was vs Carlton @ Optus in '98 (James McDonald goals with the dubious decision as it looks like a point) and vs Geelong @ MCG in '01.
On the other side of the coin I'm thinking Farmer beating us after the siren, last year's Essendon final, North beating us by a point in 1999 AND 2000 (especially '99 when they were 6pts down and kicked seven f'ing behinds in a row)