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Dangerfield shines as Perth’s Cats defeat the Dockers
Geelong veteran Patrick Dangerfield has produced a powerhouse display – and an unexpected blooper – to guide his team to an 11-point victory over Fremantle and open the door to the AFL top two.
In Jeremy Cameron’s 250th game, Geelong kicked three goals to one in the final quarter of Saturday’s match at Optus Stadium to secure the 10.13 (73) to 9.8 (62) win.
The result lifted the Cats (14-7) above Brisbane on the ladder, leaving them just percentage adrift of second spot.
And with games against strugglers St Kilda and West Coast to round out the season, Geelong are right in the mix to not only secure a top-four berth, but lock in second spot.
Fremantle (12-8-1) could finish the round as low as eighth.
Dangerfield was huge for Geelong with 20 disposals, 11 clearances and a goal.
But he also committed arguably the biggest blooper of his glittering 333-game career when the game was on the line in the dying minutes.
With Geelong leading by just three points, Dangerfield sprinted forward to run on to a bouncing ball at the top of the goalsquare.
But instead of gathering the ball to run in for an easy goal, he unleashed a volley that missed.
So what was going through Geelong coach Chris Scott’s mind in that moment?
“The same thing that every armchair expert with the benefit of watching the game from a bar … yeah if he grabbed it and kicked it, it would have helped,” Scott said.
“But he’s got a fair few credits in the bank.”
Dangerfield’s miss mattered not, with Shaun Mannagh kicking the winning goal a short time later to seal a crucial victory.
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