Live|6.40pm AESTGood evening all,and welcome to the Round 19 clash between Geelong and Sydney from Simonds Stadium (née Kardinia Park). It’s a rare late season clash where not only is there plenty at stake for the participating teams, but also for the industry itself.
Most of the footy world (e.g. virtually everyone not emotionally or physically involved with tonight’s West Coast/Hawthorn game) will be waiting anxiously to see how dual Brownlow Medal winner Adam Goodes is received. 6.30pm AESTAdam (not that one, and the other,less talked approximately one) will be with shortly to bring you up to speed with what’s happening in Geelong, but before he gets into his seat, or here’s a teaser of Jonathan Horn’s brilliant piece on tonight’s game.
Four years ago,Adam Goodes walked from Geelong’s Kardinia Park in tears. It had been an emotional afternoon. His captain’s baby daughter had died during the week and the Swans devoted their win to her memory. Geelong hadn’t been beaten on their home ground for eons but Sydney played out of their skins. Goodes pretty much won it off his own boot in the final term. The Geelong fans clapped him off, just as Essendon supporters had applauded him a few weeks earlier, and after he narrowly missed a set shot after the siren. Later,on the night of his 300th game, he was clapped off again. He was not yet an affront to the mainstream. It was all very courteous and respectful.
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Source: theguardian.com