Review: The AFL’s ‘Final Siren’ – Is it worth a watch?

AFL and Prime Video documentary Final Siren is a must watch.

Zero Hanger went along to the early screening of the league's newest documentary at the MCG, which offers a behind-the-scenes glance at some of the game's best and most revered players.

What immediately caught the eye in the opening two episodes was the access players and clubs were willing to offer in order to create the best product.

Fremantle champion Nat Fyfe's raw assessment of his retirement game, saying that when he was chaired off after the elimination final loss to Gold Coast he "felt like they were holding me up to show everyone that I failed", insinuating the premiership cup he was never able to hold.

GWS captain Toby Greene opened his home, where his fiancé and daughter featured heavily in the final cut, and were captured more often than not discussing his unique ability to be suspended or fined.

The cameras were on the inner sanctum as Melbourne sacked premiership coach Simon Goodwin, following Max Gawn throughout the tumultuous period for the club.

And how Marcus Bontempelli had begun expanding his horizons outside of football, growing and developing a cafe business, Arthur's Milkbar, amid ongoing contract negotiations.

The quartet were the first installations in the Prime Video documentary, with stories revolving around Dayne Zorko and Cam Rayner, and Touk Miller still to come.

It was the AFL's Drive to Survive moment, and it delivered.

But the stars and subjects of the show weren't the only ones who stole the screen.

From Greene's fiancé saying she's sick of all the suspensions after the Giants champ landed an elbow to the head of Sydney's Isaac Heeney was pure authenticity.

The heartbreaking elimination final loss to Hawthorn humanised the GWS skipper, almost to a point that viewers felt for him, despite his questionable on-field behaviour.

The documentary largely turned Greene from villain to not-so-much villain.

Fyfe and his partner explored his future beyond football, revealing the 27 surgeries and constant injury setbacks had taken their toll, only to commit to one last push for that elusive premiership.

An honest and raw conversation between Gawn and Tom McDonald aired as context around Goodwin's sacking, with the pair acknowledging the uncertainty that lay ahead.

Bontempelli, as he briefly referred to himself as 'the Bont', the man with an alter-ego, was open about his career heading towards the twilight, and whether Whitten Oval was the right place to call home.

But for those not-so-nuffy footy fans, this documentary does provide something for you.

More often than not, cameras will follow the matches and the stars that grace the field, but the focus is clearly not on the scoreboard, but on the people.

The quartet of AFL stars - with more to come - were presented as humans, those who struggle, who deal with anxiety, pressure, failure, confusion, turmoil.

Emotions we all can relate to.

Rating: 7.3/10