Geelong veteran Patrick Dangerfield has actually produced a powerhouse display screen– and an unanticipated blooper– to direct his group to an 11-point success over Fremantle and unlock to the AFL leading 2. In Jeremy Cameron’s 250th video game, Geelong kicked 3 objectives to one in the last quarter of Saturday’s match at Optus Stadium to protect the 10.13 (73) to 9.8 (62) win. VIEW THE VIDEO ABOVE: Dangerfield misses out on from point-blank variety. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today The outcome raised the Cats (14-7) above Brisbane on the ladder, leaving them simply portion adrift of 2nd area. And with video games versus strugglers St Kilda and West Coast to complete the season, Geelong are best in the mix to not just protect a top-four berth, however lock in 2nd area. Fremantle (12-8-1) might end up the round as low as 8th. Dangerfield was substantial for Geelong with 20 disposals, 11 clearances and an objective. He likewise devoted probably the most significant blooper of his flashing 333-game profession when the video game was on the line in the passing away minutes. With Geelong leading by simply 3 points, Dangerfield ran forward to work on to a bouncing ball at the top of the goalsquare. Patrick Dangerfield in some way didn’t kick an objective from here. Credit: Fox Footy But rather of collecting the ball to run in for a simple objective, he released a volley that missed out on. What was going through Geelong coach Chris Scott’s mind in that minute? “The exact same thing that every armchair professional with the advantage of viewing the video game from a bar … yeah if he got it and kicked it, it would have assisted,” Scott stated. “But he’s got a reasonable couple of credits in the bank.” Dangerfield’s miss out on mattered not, with Shaun Mannagh kicking the winning objective a brief time later on to seal an important triumph. In the last quarter alone, Dangerfield tallied 7 belongings, 3 clearances, 2 objected to marks and an objective in a match-winning screen. “The video game was red hot at the start of the last quarter, and as much as anybody, we believed he was the one that took the video game far from them,” Scott stated. “In the last quarter, those huge objected to marks … for a guy with that sort of speed and for such a prominent ground level gamer, his capability to move forward and difficulty the opposition is a strength that’s great for us to have.” The Dockers were pushed into a late reshuffle when ruckman Sean Darcy was dismissed simply 30 minutes before the opening bounce. Fremantle hurried seasoned Matt Taberner into the side, leaving Luke Jackson as the No. 1 ruckman and Patrick Voss as his back-up. Cameron began his turning point video game in design, nailing a 40m set shot from the limit line to stimulate a four-goal run from the Cats. Tracking 24-1, Fremantle worked their method back into the contest with objectives to Serong and Jordan Clark, minimizing the margin to 13 points at quarter time. Fremantle continued to make inroads and took a four-point lead into the last modification, however Geelong were hungrier in the last quarter when the video game was on the line. It marked the 5th time this season Fremantle had actually led at three-quarter time however lost the match. “Clearly it’s frustrating. We didn’t round off the video game the method we wished to complete, however the start returns to bite you,” Longmuir stated. “You provide a group in this sort of video game a four-goal running start and you’re on the back foot from the very start. “So we require to be much better than that.” Fremantle midfielder Caleb Serong blazed a trail for his side with 3 objectives to opt for 22 disposals and 6 clearances. Dockers forward Bailey Banfield might be in strife after pressing his elbow into Zach Gurthrie’s head after the Geelong protector had actually taken a mark. Geelong lost Tanner Bruhn to concussion from a second-quarter crash including Andrew Brayshaw.
Geelong coach Chris Scott chuckles off Patrick Dangerfield oversight in thrilling win over Fremantle
