“If they want the Geelong Cats to win at all costs, give them the win immediately and stop making us play these meaningless games.”
Craig McRae, the coach of Collingwood, publicly accused the referees of bias and a willingness to ignore a series of dangerous fouls and collisions from Geelong, leaving Collingwood at a huge disadvantage after Darcy Moore’s horrific concussion.

He went even further, directly targeting Patrick Dangerfield, calling the entire match: “a disgrace to the AFL” and declaring: “Some teams buy it all with money and power.”
Ten minutes later, while ignoring all the celebrations with his teammates, Patrick delivered what many called “the reaction of the century”—a calm but incredibly sharp response that left the entire AFL stunned after the chaotic match in Melbourne…