SIMON Callahan understands the agony and the ecstasy of grand final day as well as anyone.

A multiple-time premiership player for Imperials, the staunch defender has collected a few medallions, including from the club's most recent triumph in 2013.

Since then, however, he and the team have come up short three times, tasting grand final defeats by Red Cliffs in 2014 and 2015 and by Irymple in 201...