“I think it would mate, there’s similarities to 2007 in that the whole year was a bit of an unknown, while in ‘08 we probably had the list that year,” Judd Porter said.

He was the captain of those flags.

“Yeah, I reckon it would be the most special premiership and probably because you appreciate them a bit more at our age,” Daine said.

The siblings will join first cousin Josh as the Pies look to break that nine-year drought.

Their fathers are premiership players at Wangaratta Rovers, the fierce rivals of Wangaratta.

“I worked with a couple of ‘Wang’ guys over the years, there was a bit of stirring, but that’s about it,” Noel, the father of Judd and Daine, said.

Noel played just under 150 games with the Hawks, sharing the 1979 flag with his younger brother Chris, the father of Josh.

He played in three premierships, the first as a teenager.

Josh left the club mid-season to take up a university degree in the US, but returned home two days out from the preliminary final and won the match against Yarrawonga.

“I said to Josh, when he was thinking about coming home, have no regrets, they don’t come along very often,” Chris said.

The two dads have played key, but understated roles, in their sons’ development.

“Dad’s been a big supporter of both Daine and I, and mum (Lynne), they’ve probably missed a handful of games in our careers,” Judd said.

Josh is staying at dad’s, prior to flying back Sunday.

“”He just told me to treat it like a normal game, just go out there and enjoy it,” Josh said.

The brothers were jokingly quizzed on who’s the better player.

“You’d probably take Daine, he can kick goals and he’s a midfielder, they’re a bit harder to come by than a scrappy half-back,” Judd said.

He was always modest.

“As a package, you’d definitely prefer Juddy,” Daine said.