The great Malcolm Blight was the head coach for the Geelong Cats from 1989 to the end of 1994.

In his final year with Geelong, Blight produced one of the most unusual scenes the footy world has seen.

He had himself and the entire Geelong 22-man team stand beside the Adelaide players in a guard of honour as they ran onto the park.

This Adelaide squad was two points away from reaching the 1993 Grand Final, boasting the likes of Tony Modra and Chris McDermott.

Geelong had an equally, if not better, set of stars in Gary Ablett Snr and Paul Couch.

So why try a tactic like this only four rounds in to the season?

One of Geelong’s key forwards at the time, Darren Forssman, recalls the strange circumstances of the game.

“We weren’t told until just before we ran out on the ground and I was a little bit shocked by it I think,” Forssman said.

“We just had a team meeting before we ran out and said this is what we’re going to do…He stood there too, he was there as well.”

“I think it was more just to intimidate them and look them in the eye as they came out and welcome them on to the ground.”

Blight went on to coach Adelaide from 1997 to 1999, winning two premierships in a row in his first two seasons at the club.

Geelong play the Crows tonight at Adelaide oval, with the Cats hoping to start the season undefeated on three wins. 

Although, it’s unlikely Chris Scott will employ tactics like this for the interstate clash.