'You cannot do that': Riley Thilthorpe's stunning overhead goal seals remarkable Crows comeback
Riley Thilthorpe has kicked a remarkable game-winning goal as the Adelaide Crows overcame a 36-point deficit to claim a famous comeback win over St Kilda.
The Crows were held scoreless for the first 45 minutes of the match, with St Kilda kicking the first five goals of the contest before Adelaide hit the scoreboard.
However, Crows flipped the script in stunning fashion, holding St Kilda to just one second-half goal to steal a 9. 12. (66) to 8. 12. (60) win in slippery conditions in Cairns.
Thilthorpe led all players with a game-high three goals, with his final goal in the last minute giving Adelaide its first lead of the entire match.
After a boundary throw-in deep in Adelaide's left forward pocket, the ball bounced towards Thilthorpe who was stationed at the top of the Crows' goal square with his back to the goal.
Riley Thilthorpe celebrates with veteran teammate David Mackay after kicking the game-winning goal Getty
The 18-year-old grabbed the ball and immediately snapped it over his head, with the ball shepherded through by Darcy Fogarty as Saints fans watched on helplessly.
"I don't even know, I can't even tell you," Thilthorpe told Seven when asked what he was thinking in the moment.
"I obviously missed that set shot which would've put us up, then I don't know, it just fell into my lap.
"I don't know how it went in, but it went in. No idea, I just saw the ball and kicked it."
Thilthorpe's goal sent AFL fans into raptures on social media, with many left in disbelief as to how Adelaide stole a win after such a horrific start.
Along with Thilthorpe's match-winning effort up forward, the midfield trio of Paul Seedsman (31 disposals), Ben Keays (32 disposals) and Rory Laird (33 dispsosals) were prolific once again.
Crows skipper Rory Sloane was also inspirational in the final quarter, with a crucial smother allowing Adelaide to keep the ball inside its attacking 50, before the final boundary throw-in.
St Kilda's efforts were led by captain Jack Steele, who was sensational once again with 34 disposals, 12 tackles and nine clearances.
Former Adelaide star Brad Crouch also enjoyed a strong outing in his first game against his old team, finishing with 36 disposals and a goal.
Hunter Clark was crunched by David Mackay in a sickening first-half collision Getty
To make a horror outing worse for St Kilda, young gun Hunter Clark was substituted off in the first half after breaking his jaw in a frightening collision with Crows veteran David Mackay.
Clark laid motionless on the turf for minutes after the incident before he was attended to and eventually taken off the ground by St Kilda's medical staff.
The loss all but ends St Kilda's hopes of making the finals, with the team currently sitting in 13th position with a lowly percentage of 78.3, eight points adrift of the eighth-placed Tigers.
Both St Kilda and Adelaide will enjoy a well-deserved bye in Round 14, before St Kilda faces Richmond in Round 15, while Adelaide will face Carlton.
