Geelong vs Richmond

Cats 'villain turns hero' as Tigers' 'major changes' not enough in AFL thriller.

“We talked about territory in the first half and how it lived in Geelong’s half and they (the Tigers) couldn’t transition and get the ball out. What we’re seeing now is you’ve got enormous pressure, ball only comes to the halfway mark (of the ground) and they’re turning the ball over and moving with pace and speed. “Half-time came at the right time,” Lyon said. The Cats had a whopping 20 inside 50 entries to Richmond’s nine in the first term, with the Tigers’ helpless defence having no answers. Then after regathering at the main break, Damien Hardwick’s men found another gear, kicking seven of the next eight goals. But Geelong found another gear in the fourth term, with Tyson Stengle – how good is this recruit? You’ve got to take a stance. He could have had a third minutes later but sent his set shot wide. (Stewart) looks rocked by it all,” Lyon said. At the 12-minute mark of the second quarter, Geelong held a healthy 35-point lead. The incident sparked a scuffle at half back for the Cats, but Geelong were able to get out the back and find Gryan Miers for his first goal of the afternoon and the lead suddenly out to six goals. And it was the “villain” Tom Stewart who took a mark in the dying seconds as Richmond pushed for that final shot on goal.

Football fans completely lost their minds as two AFL giants battled it out in a gripping contest that went down to the dying seconds. James McKern.

As Prestia was helped from the field and subbed out of the contest, Stewart remained and played a key role in securing the win for the Cats - finishing the game with 29 disposals, 17 intercept possessions, 13 contested possessions, nine rebound-50s and 745 metres gained. Worthy of a final.— Trent Masenhelder (@tmase04) #AFLCatsTigers June 25, 2022 This game 🥵— Andrew McCormack (@_AMcCormack7) #AFLCatsTigers June 25, 2022 This game is everything.— Alex Fair (@AJFair85) #AFLCatsTigers June 25, 2022 A truly epic contest played out in front of footy fans as the Cats emerged victorious against a defiant Tigers outfit - 13.11 (89) to 13.8 (86). “Now that IS the game of the year.

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In what could have been the game of the year, the Cats got up over the Tigers on a late Jack Henry goal. Hodgey has all the Mongrel details.

As it stands, the fact we don’t have that system had a big impact anyway, with Richmond losing a prime mover and the Cats seeing Tom Stewart once again as one of their best. He is one of the players in this game where the numbers on the stat sheet tend to drag down his game, and I urge you to never make an assumption about his game based on statistics. Tyson Stengle put in an absolute gem once again and was the best forward on the park in this game, bar none. I hope that’s a sign of things to come, as the rules seem skewed towards aiding the forwards. Dustin Martin looks set to stay as a half-forward, as his trademark explosiveness is returning – I feel he is at maximum damage around goals, the only issue being whether he can contribute with Bolton down there as well. Nine of his disposals were from the defensive half of the ground, but as weird as it looked, he made it work. As the Tigers were pushing in the third quarter he transformed into a one man wall as the defensive zone was deployed, locking the ball inside 50. While I do not believe Stewart attacked the situation with the plan of wiping out Prestia, the fact is that he is in serious trouble, as he chose to bump and got him high. What I will say first off, was that nobody capitalised more from the injury to Prestia than Liam Baker. After sitting at half back for the first quarter and a bit, Baker was injected into the midfield and it paid immediate dividends, as “The best tryer in the AFL”- thanks Garry Lyon – was unstoppable around the clinches, normally the catalyst in creating the overlap run, with his tackle evasion and clean hands. Perhaps the thought process was that Soldo could be a dominant force against a fatiguing ruck unit in the late stages and fire up the midfield unit. He fought head and shin with star Tiger, Tom Lynch, and he was able to recover on the odd occasion he was out-positioned as he always kept a clear eye on the ball and did not get caught out by “faceguarding” his opponent. Battling with Lynch tired the young Cat going into the second half, as Lynch was instrumental in the Richmond fightback.

Geelong star Tom Stewart could be looking at a lengthy suspension after a heavy hit on Richmond's Dion Prestia left the Tigers midfielder concussed.

If the MRO says the impact was "severe", Stewart would be sent straight to the tribunal and could be facing four weeks or more on the sidelines. If the MRO judges the hit to be intentional with a high degree of impact, Stewart would be facing a three-game ban. The incident is certain to attract attention from the match review officer (MRO) and Stewart could be facing a hefty suspension.

Cats star faces BIG ban, booed by fans for 'sickening' act that sparked 'farcical' scenes.

“Goes past the footy and that’s as clear-cut as we’ve seen for a while. Not a good look at all. After Prestia got a bad bounce, he tapped the ball to a Tigers teammate’s advantage before Stewart chose to bump the Tigers midfielder.

A potentially lengthy suspension for Tom Stewart for a vicious hit on Dion Prestia has marred an otherwise ...

With five minutes left in the first quarter and trailing by seven points, Prestia had just tapped the ball back in-field when he was collected late by a charging Stewart, who appeared to be hit Prestia flush in the head with his shoulder. The Cats led by a match-high six goals midway through the second term, before the Tigers fought back to kick three of the next four to halve the margin by the main break. In a candidate for game of the year, the Cats trailed by two goals early in the final term of the round 15 clash, but rallied in classic Geelong fashion to kick four of the last five to stumble in the door by three points - 13.11 (89) to 13.8 (86).

JACK Henry has kicked the matchwinner to give Geelong a classic three-point victory over Richmond in the best game of the season.

The young gun was a constant threat anytime he went near the ball and kicked three goals as the Tigers roared back from 35 points down to take the lead. Shai Bolton showed he is ready to take over from Dustin Martin as the Tigers' main man with a dazzling performance. Zach Guthrie was brought into the starting team, which saw Chris Scott swing Jack Henry forward in a surprise move that paid dividends with two goals, including the match-winner. The three-time premiership hero struggled to get to his feet and was eventually subbed out with a concussion. The three-time All-Australian bumped Prestia after the Tiger had tapped the ball on with his shoulder making contact to Prestia's head. Richmond swung a surprise when final teams were submitted, dropping ruckman Ivan Soldo to the substitute role in favour of Hugo Ralphsmith, who was brought into the 22.