A controversial free kick and 50m penalty has gifted Geelong another remarkable comeback victory at Etihad Stadium today.
Geelong coach Chris Scott pulled a masterstroke naming Mathew Stokes as his substitute. Picture: Getty Source: Herald Sun
MATHEW Stokes doesn't ever want to be the sub, and he sure doesn't want to be Geelong's super sub.
But after an eye-catching quarter and a bit, where Stokes had nine touches in his first 15 minutes, he's a pretty handy vest-wearer.
Stokes had 29 touches against Hawthorn in Round 1. But Geelong coach Chris Scott refused to reveal why the premiership player had been given the vest.
"No player likes to be the sub," said Stokes, who was subbed in 17 minutes into the third term.
"You don't want to go too well because then you're going to become the (regular) sub. There were a couple of reasons why I was the sub today. You're going to have to ask Scotty about that.
"Being around for eight years, it's a hard pill to swallow. You can either stay positive and come on and try and impact, or you can get negative and be angry."
Scott said Stokes as the sub was "as good as we've seen".
"Stokesy's clearing in our best 21 right at the moment," Scott said.
Stokes said he was disappointed with his 2012 form and hoped to play more in the midfield.
"I had a really good pre-season, but I had a couple of injuries early on. It really put me back a little bit," he said.
"I had a mindset that it's a privilege to play AFL footy and maybe last year I let a year go.
"It feels at the moment it's all going well. You don't want to pump yourself up too much because footy has a knack of playing well and the next week you struggle."
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