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Geelong's Mark Blicavs can't escape Luke Breust's tackle. Source: Quinn Rooney / News Limited
THE Kennett Curse is alive, no thanks to a controversial interchange infringement that threatened to derail Geelong's 10-point win over Hawthorn.
The Cats, up by 33 after three quick goals to open the final term of a previously low-scoring match, watched in disgust as Josh Hunt was penalised -- seemingly incorrectly -- for running on to the ground early at the bench.
| 5.2 (32) | Q1 | 2.4 (16) |
| 6.8 (44) | Q2 | 3.8 (26) |
| 6.15 (51) | Q3 | 4.11 (35) |
| 11.16 (82) | Q4 | 10.12 (72) |
| Jordan Murdoch 3 | David Hale 2 |
| Mark Blicavs 1 | Jarryd Roughead 2 |
| Josh Caddy 1 | Luke Breust 1 |
| Taylor Hunt 1 | Lance Franklin 1 |
| James Kelly 1 | Jack Gunston 1 |
| Steven Motlop 1 | Paul Puopolo 1 |
| James Podsiadly 1 | Shane Savage 1 |
| Joel Selwood 1 | Jonathan Simpkin 1 |
| Jesse Stringer 1 |
Their fury was enhanced given it had come seconds after Hawthorn booted three goals in as many minutes and led to David Hale's second major to breathe life back into the contest.
Coach Chris Scott said the ground manager had admitted the error soon afterwards.
"The interchange stewards made a mistake," Scott said.
"(AFL operations manager) Mark Evans came down, I assume he was aware that it was a mistake ... we told him it was.
"Things happen. I thought there were a lot of mistakes made across the night, but it didn't take away from quality of the spectacle because it's a reflection of the defensive pressure and conditions.
"And it's not just the players who feel that, the officials feel it as well.
"I think the rule is a poor rule. A goal had been kicked, there was time to double-check and maybe even triple-check as well -- it's a horrible error, but it didn't cost us the game, so all's well that ends well."
But unlikely hero Jordan Murdoch rallied the Cats with his third goal of a pulsating final term to extend the Kennett Curse to 11 games.
One Geelong hero who didn't see the game's finale was Joel Corey who was knocked out in the final 10 minutes after being caught underneath Hawk Sam Mitchell in an off-the-ball tackle.
The Cats veteran, in his 300th official match, was taken from the ground on a stretcher in what was the second incident of the night involving Brownlow Medal fancy Mitchell.
Mitchell, clearly the Hawks' best, might also come under scrutiny for a high hit on part-time tagger Taylor Hunt earlier in the match.
The former Hawks skipper struck Hunt with what appeared an open hand to the neck in the centre circle in the first term.
The young Cat was stunned for a minute, but resumed soon afterwards and played out the match, seemingly without being hampered.
It's the ninth time in Geelong's 11-match streak that the margin has been 10 points or less and brings the Cats level on points with the Hawks at the top of the ladder.
Hawthorn's club-record equalling streak of 12 victories has now been book-ended by losses to the Cats.
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