Richmond veteran Nick Vlastuin floors Patrick Dangerfield after ‘five years of chasing'
Vlastuin was knocked out in the opening minutes of the 2020 grand final when he was copped the full force of Dangerfield's elbow after the superstar Cat punched a loose ball clear.
WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Nick Vlastuin and Patrick Dangerfield clash again.
The star defender was stretchered from the field and played no further part until he collected the third of his premiership medals after the Tigers stormed to a famous victory.
The day after the incident, when Vlastuin was celebrating with teammates, he said it was 'just one of those contests' and didn't fault Dangerfield.
'I was just going for the ball and I think Dangerfield was too. it's just one of those contests,' he told The Age.
'The contest happened that quickly, you can't do anything like that [deliberately]. It is just one of those things in footy.'
But five years on and Vlastuin appears to have exacted some sort of revenge.
During Saturday's clash involving the two sides, Vlastuin floored Dangerfield with a brutal and fair bump.
The Geelong captain was able to get up and play out the game.
Channel 7 commentator Campbell Brown had no doubts Vlastuin was trying to get some revenge.
'As a player you never forget and remember he got knocked out very early in that grand final by Danger ... I reckon he's kept that on memory, waited five years and thought here's my opportunity,' he said on Channel 7's Footy Feast.
Dangerfield said the commentary about revenge 'might be on the money'.
'He's been chasing me for five years,' Dangerfield said on SEN.
'I said to him, 'mate, you guys won the game, don't worry about the incident'.
'But that's footy.'
When pressed further by host David King, Dangerfield doubled down again.
'Have you not been listening to me, Kingy. I said for five years he's been chasing me,' Dangerfield continued.
'He didn't have me, let's make that clear, but he has been chasing me for five years.
'I better keep the rear vision mirror on every time we play the Tigers,' he added with a laugh.
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