ZACH Tuohy has revealed just how calm he was in his moment of glory last week, even overcoming a teammate's sledge to prove Geelong's match-winner against Melbourne.
Having outmarked Demon Neville Jetta with only seconds on the clock, Tuohy composed himself as the siren sounded with the Cats trailing by four points.
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Facing his first ever shot after the siren, Tuohy received what he thought were words of advice, only to find out teammate Scott Selwood had tried to play off his bubbly personality.
No pressure but if you miss our season's cooked.
"When the siren did go I was just thinking this is pretty cool. Even if I miss it's a pretty cool experience," Tuohy told the To The Final Bell podcast.
"What I thought was said was, 'Even if you miss this we're all here for you'. A nice little message. It actually turned out that was Blitz (Mark Blicavs) who said that."
"What Scoot (Selwood) said was, 'No pressure but if you miss our season's cooked'.
"He's probably right and I didn't quite pick up on it at the time, but he reckons knowing my personality that would have calmed me down.
"I'm kind of flat I didn't hear it because I would have had a little giggle going back. I would have been much less nervous."
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Tuohy's deciding kick clinched Geelong's 10th win of the season to stay in touch with the top eight.
Playing as a defender for the duration of his 162-game career, Tuohy explained how he received the call from defensive coach Matthew Scarlett to swing forward at the final break.
"He came up to me in the huddle, when we break up into our lines, he literally gave me a tap on the back and said, 'Jump in with the forwards'," Tuohy said.
"I actually walked out for the start of the last quarter, TK (Tim Kelly) was playing forward and he's gone to me, 'Reggie' (Tuohy), wrong end man'.
"I said, 'Nah this is happening'."
Sitting outside the eight on percentage, the Cats face Brisbane on Saturday at GMHBA Stadium.
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