By finishing on 99, Bendan Fevola has become football's Don Bradman and a part of football folklore forever.
The big spearhead was scoreless in the first half of the game againsy Hawthorn at Telstra Dome, but booted four goals in the third quarter and three in the last to be left stranded on 99.
Team rules went out the window in the last quarter as players looked for Fev regardless of where he was. The full-forward had two strong claims for free kicks denied in the dying minutes, and remained on seven goals when the final siren sounded with the score 24.15 (159) to 12.9 (81).
Fev's Road to 99
Rd 1 v Richmond: 2 goals
Rd 2 v St Kilda: 2 goals
Rd 3 v Essendon: 8 goals
Rd 4 v Collingwood: 7 goals
Rd 5 v Melbourne: 7 goals
Rd 6 v Adelaide: 1 goal
Rd 7 v West Coast: 4 goals
Rd 8 v Brisbane: 5 goals
Rd 9 v Fremantle: 1 goal
Rd 10 v Geelong: 3 goals
Rd 11 v Port Adelaide: 2 goals
Rd 12 v Collingwood: 8 goals
Rd 13 v Essendon: 7 goals
Rd 14 v Richmond: 4 goals
Rd 15 v St Kilda: 3 goals
Rd 16 v Sydney: 5 goals
Rd 17 v Western Bulldogs: 6 goals
Rd 18 v Adelaide: 5 goals
Rd 19 v Port Adelaide: 4 goals
Rd 20 v North Melbourne: 6 goals
Rd 21 v Brisbane: 2 goals
Rd 22 v Hawthorn: 7 goals
TOTAL: 99 goals
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