Trio of Cats greats farewell Geelong in style
September 5, 2015 6:29 PM
MATHEW Stokes and James Kelly will let the emotion die down before deciding whether they want to try to continue their AFL careers elsewhere, while Steve Johnson has already indicated he will seek another opportunity.
Post-game Stokes was relieved, while Kelly was emotional yet satisfied.
Johnson preferred to let his football do the talking, entertaining the crowd with left-foot barrels, kicks off the ground, snap shot goals and chest marks he had no right to take.
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He kicked 2.6 with 12 shots for goal while Kelly and Stokes picked up 28 disposals between them in the final quarter.
While none of the three departed exactly at the time they chose, the final act was enjoyable.
Stokes, who had known he would not be offered a contract in 2016 for a week and a half, admitted he had not slept for two nights leading into the game.
He didn't like being the focus of attention, whether he was being praised or questioned, but he was pleased with the last game.
"It's been hard. I'm glad it's over. To get it over and done with, I'm really glad we finished this way," Stokes said.
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Kelly had known for about six or seven weeks he was finishing up with the Cats but he had kept the news to himself for the good of the team and himself.
"It was the best thing for the group to keep it under wraps, and I was really keen to just keep playing well and maybe push for another finals campaign," Kelly said.
He said he was proud to be on the ground at the end with his son, Jack, and to have been part of a club that provided him with so much joy.
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