Social media loses it over brave pigeon in AFL blockbuster 5 Apr, 2021 07:00 PM 3 minutes to read The rogue pigeon was going nowhere in the first quarter of the match between Geelong and Hawthorn. Photo / @7AFL The rogue pigeon was going nowhere in the first quarter of the match between Geelong and Hawthorn. Photo / @7AFL news.com.au In a fiery grudge match between Geelong and Hawthorn the first quarter was dominated by … a pigeon. Cats star Isaac Smith was booed every time he touched the ball after leaving the Hawks in the off-season but social media was obsessed by a different kind of bird that decided to make itself at home in the middle of the MCG, as Geelong secured a thrilling 10.9 (69) to 9.10 (64) victory.