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Geelong's goals vs. Richmond | AFL Round 21, 2016

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• published: 14 Aug 2016
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MATCH REVIEW with Tysio100: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwrkbR63EV0 Sunday 14th August 2016, what a heart-stopper! The Cats turned a deplorable first 3 quarters into an astonishing victory against the unpredictable Tigers. The 35-point comeback from 3-quarter time was the 18th biggest ever recovery in the league and the 3rd biggest in the history of the Geelong Football Club. However, for most of the afternoon it was some of the worst football played by the Cats for the season. There was more play in Geelong's forward half, but greatly struggled to translate that into scores. It was 2 goals apiece in the 1st quarter, but Richmond had a slender 2-behind lead at the 1st change. Things really fell apart for the Cats in the 2nd term when the Tigers piled on 4 goals straight in a 7-minute period and 5 straight for the quarter. There was just the 1 goal to the Cats thanks to some great marks from Lincoln McCarthy and Rhys Stanley in the lead-up, but it was Richmond by 21 points at half time. It was pretty much the same in the 3rd quarter as Geelong could hardly find the goals. They scored 1 goal and 6 behinds while the Tigers kicked 4 and continued to be much more efficient. It was a margin of 35 points at 3-quarter time and the Cats had a daunting task ahead of them considering the low standard of football they presented up to that point. The turnaround in form in the final quarter was as dramatic as you would ever see! Geelong ruthlessly defended for their lives and Richmond could not score. Meanwhile the Cats piled on 15 consecutive scoring shots - 6 goals and 9 behinds. Defender Harry Taylor in his 200th match had been moved into the forward line as a last resort and a free kick and goal by him remarkably put Geelong back in front! They managed to lead by 10 points with less than a minute to play, but a goal to Tyrone Vickery at the 29-minute mark was Richmond's 1st score of the quarter and setup a grandstand finish. The Cats managed to do enough to hold on and, despite kicking 2 fewer goals and the Tigers, they recorded their most unlikely victory in many years! Both Joel and Scott Selwood played wonderful games with 30 and 25 disposals respectively and the ball magnet Patrick Dangerfield also chimed in with a lazy 30 possessions. Geelong by 4 points. Richmond 12.6 (78) defeated by Geelong 10.22 (82). Crowd: 45,667 at the MCG. Geelong's goal scorers: L. McCarthy 2, S. Menegola 2, J. Caddy 1, T. Hawkins 1, S. Motlop 1, J. Selwood 1, Z. Smith 1, H. Taylor 1.