It is uncanny that the Cats are playing at Metricon Stadium this weekend.

That's because in this very round, 25 years ago, Geelong kicked the record VFL/AFL score against the Brisbane Bears at the same venue, which back then was known as Carrara Stadium.

Here are the details of that famous game.

ROUND 7, 1992 (Sunday, May 3)

BRISBANE    2.2   2.4   7.8   11.9 (75)
GEELONG    7.4   16.9   23.14   37.17 (239)

Goalkickers
Brisbane: Hutton 8, Kennedy, McLuckie, Shephard
Geelong: Ablett 9, Brown 6, Brownless 3, Forssman 3, Riccardi 3, Stoneham 3, Bairstow 2, Poole 2, Scott 2, Bews, Darcy, Mensch, Wills

Crowd: 7645

Venue: Carrara Stadium

HIGHEST SCORES IN THE VFL/AFL
37.17 (239) Geelong v Brisbane, R7, 1992, Carrara
36.22 (238) Fitzroy v Melbourne, R17, 1979, Waverley Park
36.20 (236) Sydney Swans v Essendon, R17, 1987, SCG
37.11 (233) Geelong v Melbourne, R19, 2011, Simonds Stadium
36.15 (231) Hawthorn v Fitzroy, R6, 1991, North Hobart Oval