Collingwood’s AFL record-breaker Jack Crisp has missed his shot at a remarkable match-winning goal after the siren with Geelong claiming a 13.12 (90) to 12.15 (87) victory at the MCG on Saturday night.

Crisp, playing in his 245th game in a row to break Jim Stynes’ mark, marked just inside 50 after the Pies blasted it forward with only four seconds left on the clock.

But there would be no great memory with the 31-year-old spraying his set shot for a behind.

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Teammates rushed to support Crisp while the Cats breathed a sigh of relief.

“I thought he was going to have a fairytale ending. My heart was in my mouth, I was so scared,” Bailey Smith told Fox Sports.

“Thank god we got through.”

Patrick Dangerfield starred in the fourth quarter to will Geelong over the line but even he felt helpless against the weight of Crisp’s historic night.

“It was like a footy gods sort of moment, wasn’t it?” Dangerfield said.

“He’s been an incredible player, what an achievement — resilence, professionalism all tied into one to play that long. He’s special.

“Fortunately for us, unfortunately for Collingwood, but it was a pretty special match.”

Geelong were helped by two dramatic decisions late in the fourth quarter.

A goal review reverted to the umpire’s call of touched, maintaining the Cats’ three-kick lead with three and a half minutes on the clock.

The Pies pulled it back to a 10-point margin soon after through Brody Mihocek and Bobby Hill then pulled off a stunning chase-down tackle on Shaun Mannagh with just over two minutes left.

But the umpire paid a free kick against Hill for a trip.

Mihocek rescued Collingwood’s hopes once again with 20 seconds remaining when he marked a Jamie Elliott shot that fell short and kicked truly from the goal square.

The ball was stuck in the centre square after the resulting bounce until a free kick went the Pies’ way, and Steele Sidebottom hammered the ball inside 50 to Crisp.

The ironman’s memorable night, though, did not have one last twist.

“We just celebrated the incredible 245 games in a row in the rooms with his family and gave him the match ball,” Pies coach Craig McRae said.

“We spoke glowingly of how his contribution to this footy club has been amazing.

“I’ve said this before — sometimes when you lose, you want to be winners and I reckon sometimes when you win you can be a loser.

“I’ve said that for many years now. When he misses that kick just have a look at the response of our team. It’s testament to the character and culture we have that we get around Jack.

“Straight away there were just a group of players around him. I think we looked like winners regardless of what the scoreboard said.”