At a pivotal moment in the game, the ball could not have been in better hands when Lawson Humphries found space inside 50 and got on the receiving end of an Ollie Dempsey handball.

Despite being just six games into his AFL career, Humphries showed poise and class as he calmly rolled onto his right boot and curled home an important goal to reclaim the lead for Geelong.

It proved to be a crucial moment for the Cats, with Jeremy Cameron booting one more major moments later as they held on for a five point win over the Crows.

Humphries provided insight to the first goal of his AFL career, when he spoke to Cats Media following the game. 

“It was pretty special," Humphries said. 

"I was trying to get into space, Ollie Dempsey tried to draw a player which he does so well.

"He put me into space which was nice, I put it on the boot and had a good look.

"I had just kicked a point a couple minutes before so I thought I would give it a crack, try and kick one and I was stoked that it came off really well and went in."

The start of Humphries AFL journey has been nothing short of extraordinary, winning an AFL Rising Star nomination in his third game at the top level.

Saturday night was an important win for the Cats in the context of their season, staying within striking distance of the top four with just three games remaining.

Humphries said that with the competition so tight this season, the Cats can not afford to take any game lightly. 

“With the ladder being so tight, you just need to keep knocking those wins off," Humphries said. 

"It was an epic win, we just need to keep getting back to our game plan.

"We probably went away from it a little bit, but Adelaide were really good and full credit to them and they kept coming at us.

"We just need to be ready for that because we are going to play a lot of dangerous teams, so I think later in the year it will be even hotter and we have to be ready for it.

"We need to be ready to play our game for four quarters."