AFL greats ‘fall in love' after Nate Caddy kicks outrageous goal over his own head
AFL greats have fallen in love with Essendon star Nate Caddy after an outrageous goal over his head on Thursday night.
Caddy was a shining light in a less than impressive first half for the Bombers, who trailed Brisbane by 26 points at the main break.
But they came out firing in the second half and it was Caddy who levelled the scores at 58 apiece in style.
Caddy grabbed a bouncing ball just outside the goal square without a hint of a half-turn, seemingly always knowing what he wanted to do.
The 19-year-old took another couple of steps then planted his foot and kicked the Sherrin directly over his head for a goal.
'Caddy over the shoulder! He's kicked a goal!' Coleman medallist Brian Taylor said in commentary on Channel 7.
'Yes we're in love, Kane, yes we are!'
'They are level. They were 32 down and this man here has kicked it over his shoulder.'
Premiership winners Kane Cornes and Luke Hodge could not help but laugh in the commentary box.
'Over his head! I am blushing!' Cornes said.
'We've just fallen in love together. It didn't take long, it took half a quarter and we've won BT over.'
'Look at him just slip out the back. That's smart, that's nous, and that is class,' he added.
Luke Hodge praised Caddy for sticking with the contest but could not get past Cornes and Taylor's reaction.
'I've lost it at these two,' he joked.
Unfortunately for Caddy and the Bombers, that was the last bright spot of the quarter.
Brisbane broke Essendon's run with a goal soon after and nailed another to take a 12-point lead into three-quarter time.
But the Bombers struck back twice to start the fourth quarter to level the scores again.
Caddy had seemingly been in everything for the Bombers but didn't always have it his way.
He took an outstanding mark earlier in the third term but chose to play on under pressure and dribbled it through for a behind.
Earlier, though, he earned huge praise for his marking prowess.
'Which 20-year-old in the game is doing this currently?' Cornes said.
Caddy turns 20 in July.
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