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Bayley Fritsch's likely AFL goal of the year has helped Melbourne secure a gritty eight-point win, ending Geelong's perfect start to the season.
The 10.14 (74) to 9.12 (66) win on Saturday night at the MCG is a significant boost to Melbourne's bona fides and takes them to 6-2, while the Cats are 7-1 and have lost top spot to Sydney.
Fritsch sealed the deal with three minutes left to break Cats fans' hearts.
'Bayley Fritsch has pulled one out of the sky,' said commentator Alister Nicholson
'Miraculous. A contender for goal of the year has come. How on earth did he manage to get the ball to go through on the impossible angle like that.'
Bayley Fritsch has potted a likely AFL goal of the year to Melbourne secure a gritty eight-point win over Geelong
While there was a lot of talk pre-game about how Melbourne needed a big scalp, coach Simon Goodwin was measured about what the win meant.
'I don't sit here and look at it like that. It's a long year and the key thing for us is how we get better as the year goes on,' he said.
'Tonight's just a step in the right direction, but it's not everything.'
Melbourne kicked five goals to three in the last term, a stark contrast to the goalless second term that featured nine behinds.
Cats star Jeremy Cameron, who has been in such strong form this season, missed two straightforward set shots in the last quarter, including the last score of the game.
Cameron and fellow Geelong spearhead Tom
