Cats' hilarious swipe at 'too old' critics after flag

When Geelong was thumped successful past year's preliminary last by a Melbourne squad that looked younger, faster and better, questions were asked astir the team's build.

In a athletics wherever players implicit the property of 25 are much often than not considered past their prime, Geelong entered the play with 11 players implicit the property of 30 connected its list.

Cats manager Chris Scott opted for acquisition successful the expansive last arsenic well, contempt being up against a younger, quicker squad successful Sydney.

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Scott's line-up successful the decider had an mean property of 28 years and 206 days, making it the oldest squad to ever instrumentality the tract successful VFL/AFL history.

Patrick Dangerfield helps the premiership team's oldest player, skipper Joel Selwood, marque a harmless entranceway (Getty)

The Cats' absorption against the younker question that was suggested by outsiders for years yet paid dividends successful the expansive final, and it was evident from the team's celebrations that the sound astir the playing group's corporate property had not been mislaid connected them.

As the players arrived for their Mad Monday celebrations pursuing the premiership win, a prime radical of the team's oldest players arrived successful a status autobus dressed arsenic grandpas.

Patrick Dangerfield was helping his aged teammates disconnected the autobus erstwhile Isaac 'Norm' Smith fell connected his walking frame.

Smith acceptable successful perfectly with the Cats' aged taxable aft arriving from Hawthorn, becoming the oldest Norm Smith Medal victor successful league history aft a 32-disposal, three-goal performance.

Patrick Dangerfield helps Isaac 'Norm' Smith get backmost up connected his feet aft a autumn (Getty)

The four-time premiership victor surpassed the grounds antecedently acceptable by Richmond fable Kevin Bartlett successful 1980 by 62 days.

With Shaun Higgins, the oldest subordinate connected the list, announcing his retirement, skipper Joel Selwood is present the oldest subordinate astatine 34 years and 3 months of age.

Geelong's oldest players each came to Mad Monday dressed arsenic grandpas (Getty)

Selwood is retired of declaration and has not yet made a determination connected his playing aboriginal aft winning his 4th vocation premiership.

If the 355-game seasoned does telephone clip connected his career, it'll permission his large mate Tom Hawkins arsenic the oldest subordinate connected the Cats' list, followed by Smith.

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