Melbourne star Bayley Fritsch has kicked a miraculous goal to seal a thrilling eight-point win over Geelong.
In a heavyweight clash that seemed destined for an epic finish, Fritsch dribbled a goal from the boundary line with three minutes remaining to put his side nine points ahead.
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The Cats pushed late, but superstar forward Jeremy Cameron blazed two chances to keep his side in it as they suffered their first loss of the season.
But it was Fritsch, who was the hero with three majors, including what might be the goal of the year.
“He has pulled one out of the sky. Miraculous. How on earth did he manage to get that ball to bend through from the impossible angle like that,” Channel 7 commentator Alister Nicholson said.
“He had to weight it perfectly, fantastic from him,” Jobe Watson added.
“He had no right to kick that goal,” Luke Darcy said.
It capped off a cracking game that had many twists and turns and came after a bizarre second quarter where neither team kicked a goal.
While Fritsch will take the plaudits, the Demons had plenty of winners on the night.
Defenders Steven May and Jake Lever were immense and kept Tom Hawkins and Jeremy Cameron goalless, while captain Max Gawn recovered from a slow start and a knee to the head to be pivotal in the second half.
Young gun Caleb Windsor was fantastic with 18 shots and a goal, while Harrison Petty hauled in nine marks in a superb performance.
The Demons kicked the last two goals of the opening term to hold a four-point lead and then everyone’s radar went missing.
There were 14 consecutive behinds from 21 minutes in the first quarter until five minutes into the third, when Kade Chandler finally broke the goal drought from his set shot.
That sparked a rush of goals, with Melbourne twice going 14 points ahead.
But Geelong kicking four to two in the term for a two-point lead at the last change.
Melbourne captain Max Gawn was floored in the third term when Rhys Stanley caught him with a leg to his head at a ball-up.
Gawn looked dazed as he lay on the ground, but he took the next centre bounce.
He gave Melbourne back the lead two minutes into the final term when he kicked a booming goal from outside 50m.
Geelong onballer Taylor Bruhn was subbed out with a shoulder injury.
– With AAP
