Adelaide have held on for a rejuvenating 11.9 (75) to 10.14 (74) win over Geelong after a match-winning goal was overturned on review and changed to a behind.
More than 40,000 fans went wild when Darcy Fogarty, having a quiet game on a wet night at Adelaide Oval, appeared to secure victory from outside 50 with just minutes remaining.
But play was held up for a review with every player in position for the centre bounce.
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The AFL review centre quickly determined Fogarty’s kick had brushed the goal post, reducing the Crows’ lead to one point.
That proved enough with Adelaide’s mid-season draftee debutant Hugo Hall-Kahan — just minutes removed from a head clash with a teammate that cut both of them open — earning a crucial free kick to end the Cats’ last venture inside 50.
Dan Curtin, who provided Fogarty with the winning set shot, then took an important mark to secure victory once and for all.
It marked Adelaide’s first win over Geelong since 2021 and just their second since the start of 2019.
Former Adelaide skipper Taylor Walker praised the “unbelievable” former graphic designer Hall-Kahan for his performance just eight days after being recruited to the club.
Hall-Kahan, boasting stitches on his nose, said it had been a “whirlwind” week.
“I only had two training sessions. I started to come down a bit, settle in, and then obviously got the call-up on Monday (to debut) and everything catapulted again. It was unbelievable,” he said.
On the head clash, Hall-Kahan said: “I was just chasing and all of a sudden I was on the floor. It’s not broken, I don’t think, just a few stitches but I was glad to get back on because we had a few sore (teammates).”
Callum Ah Chee ended the night on the bench with a hamstring injury, with Jordon Butts and Toby Murray also failing to see out the match.
