Varcoe could have tied it and blew it as did the Cats after throwing away a 20 point 3/4 time lead. Geelong's great era is over. They'll still be up there in the finals for the next couple of years but they won't win another flag.
Hawthorn's premiership to lose now. The relief of coming from behind and winning the hard one in a Prelim often relaxes the nerves and spurs sides the next week in the Grand Final. I don't want the Hawks to win and move ahead of us in terms of flags but they are going to be hard to beat next week especially after losing the Granny last year.
Richmond should 'go past' Geelong now
Name Age DOB
J Podsiadly 32yr 10 Sep 1981
C Enright 32yr 14 Sep 1981
P Chapman 31yr 10mth 5 Nov 1981
J Corey 31yr 7mth 17 Feb 1982
J Hunt 31yr 6mth 14 Mar 1982
S Johnson 30yr 2mth 4 Jul 1983
J Bartel 29yr 9mth 4 Dec 1983
J Kelly 29yr 8mth 29 Dec 1983
T Lonergan 29yr 4mth 17 May 1984
A Mackie 29yr 1mth 7 Aug 1984
H McIntosh 29yr 4 Sep 1984
J Rivers 28yr 11mth 18 Oct 1984
M Stokes 28yr 9mth 22 Nov 1984