Geelong welcomed Adelaide to GMHBA Stadium in Round 18 of the 2009 season, looking to continue their momentum sitting in second on the ladder as September drew near. 

The Cats were coming off one of their most famous victories of the modern era, beating Hawthorn by one Jimmy Bartel point after the siren the previous week. 

Bartel was celebrating the 150^th game of his AFL career, while it was also Darren Milburn’s 250^th game against the Crows.  

Adelaide was in fine form when they made the trip to Kardinia Park, having won eight of their last nine matches to be knocking on the door of the top four.  

The two sides went goal for goal through in the first quarter before the Cats put their foot down in the second term to open an 18-point lead at the main break.  

A pair of goals from Paul Chapman midway through the third quarter helped Geelong open a game-high 27-point margin, but the Crows were not done.  

Over a 30-minute patch, Adelaide booted eight of the next 10 goals to turn that deficit into a nine-point lead at the 16-minute mark of the final term. 

Already with four goals to his name, Paul Chapman once again took the game by the scruff of the neck with two more majors to steal the lead back with little time remaining.  

Adelaide had one last roll of the dice, but the final siren sounded with the ball locked inside 50 as the Cats held on for their second nail-biting win in succession.  

Bartel was awarded the three Brownlow votes for his 34-disposal performance, while Joel Selwood received two votes after collecting 26 possessions.   

Despite his heroics ‘Chappy’ only received one vote on Brownlow night, finishing with six goals and 24 disposals in a stellar display.  

ROUND 18 2009 – Geelong v Adelaide @ GMHBA Stadium 

Geelong   3.3   7.7   11.7    14.9  (93) 
Adelaide  3.2   4.7   9.11   13.13  (91) 

GOALS: Chapman 6, Ablett, Mooney 2, Bartel, Johnson, Selwood, Stokes 1 

DISPOSALS: Bartel 34, Enright 30, Corey 28, Milburn 27, Selwood 26, Johnson 25  

BROWNLOW VOTES: Jimmy Bartel (3), Joel Selwood (2), Paul Chapman (1)  

GEELONG STARTING 22 
2. Tom Harley 
3. Jimmy Bartel 
4. Andrew Mackie 
5. Travis Varcoe 
10. Kane Tenace 
11. Joel Corey 
14. Joel Selwood 
17. Shannon Byrnes 
20. Steve Johnson 
21. Cameron Mooney 
25. Tom Gillies 
26. Tom Hawkins 
27. Mathew Stokes 
29. Gary Ablett 
33. Max Rooke 
34. Simon Hogan 
35. Paul Chapman 
39. Darren Milburn 
40. David Wojcinski 
41. Shane Mumford 
44. Corey Enright 
45. Cameron Ling