1. Round 18, 2009, Simonds Stadium:
Geelong 14.9 (93) def Adelaide 13.13 (91)
The Cats and Crows were both in the mid for a top-four finish, so there was plenty on the line when they met late in the season. Mark Thompson's all-conquering Geelong side was well held by Neil Craig's Adelaide side in a tight first quarter. But the Cats looked ready to break the game apart when they opened an 18-point lead by half-time. However, the Crows fought back and pushed their more fancied opponents all the way to the final siren. In the end, the home side prevailed by just two points. Jimmy Bartel (34 touches and a goal) and Paul Chapman (six goals) were among the heroes for the winners.

2. Round 11, 2007, Football Park:
Geelong 9.15 (69) def Adelaide 9.8 (62)
Little separated the teams for the entire game. The Cats led by a point at the final change, before they ground their way to a well-deserved victory by kicking two goals to one in the last quarter. Cameron Mooney finished with three very important goals, while Jimmy Bartel was at his prolific best, gathering 28 disposals. Ken McGregor kicked three majors for the Crows, while Chris Knights was among their leading lights in the midfield.

3. Round 18, 2000, Simonds Stadium:
Geelong 17.7 (109) def Adelaide 14.18 (102)
In their first season under Mark Thompson, the Cats were taking on their former coach Gary Ayres for the first time. Geelong turned it on in the first half, kicking 11 goals to six. Ayres' Crows then won plenty of the ball in the third quarter, only to waste their dominance with some terrible kicking for goal. The match looked set to reach a predictable conclusion when the Cats led by 23 points at the last change, but Adelaide stormed home, booting 5.5 to 3.1 in the final term. In a frantic finish, Geelong managed to hold on and win by seven points. David Mensch and Ronnie Burns both kicked four goals for the Cats, while the game was Cameron Mooney's first win in a Geelong jumper.

'Moons' will look back at this match in our next episode of Thirsty Camel Throwback Thursday.

Ronnie Burns tries to evade a number of Adelaide players during the game in round 18, 2000 (AFL Photos)

4. Semi-final, 1997, Football Park:
Adelaide 11.10 (76) def Geelong 9.14 (68)
The Gary Ayres-coached Cats finished the 1997 home and away season in second place, but they were punished by the vagaries of the original final eight system. After losing to seventh-placed North Melbourne in week one of the finals, they had to trek across to play Adelaide at its Football Park fortress. Geelong held sway for large parts of what was a gripping contest, and they were eight points up during the third quarter when Leigh Colbert was controversially denied a vital shot at goal after taking a brilliant mark running back with the flight of the ball. The tide seemed to turn against the Cats after that. With small forward Troy Bond leading the way up forward, Malcolm Blight's Adelaide side eventually won the match by eight points. Then, to rub salt into Geelong's wound, the Crows went on and won their first flag.

5. Round 8, 1992, Simonds Stadium:
Geelong 32.18 (210) def Adelaide 12.15 (87)
This game was typical of many during the Malcolm Blight era in that the Cats' strategy was relatively simple: all-out attack. Bill Brownless kicked seven goals, Gary Ablett Snr six and Mark Bairstow five as Geelong went on a rampage. The home side piled on 17 majors in the first half, then added another 15 for good measure after half-time. The final margin was 123 points, making it the equal-fourth-highest loss in Adelaide's 25-year history. Geelong's score of 32.18 (210) remains the highest score conceded by the Crows.

Gary Ablett Snr gets a kick away as Nigel Smart watches on during the Cats' big win in 1992 (AFL Photos)