Retiring Geelong champion Mitch Duncan has been mobbed by more than just his current teammates after kicking what could be his last ever goal for the club.

The three-time AFL premiership champion played in the VFL on return from a shoulder injury on Sunday, in what was the Cats’ reserves’ final game of the season.

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With no guarantees that Duncan will return to the senior side for the remainders of the AFL season, it could well have been the 34-year-old’s final competitive game at any level for the club.

For that reason, it was no surprise that teammates all descended on Duncan when he slotted a goal with his final kick of the match.

But the veteran probably wasn’t expecting former teammate Billie Smedts to be there with him in the pack of celebration.

Watching from the sidelines, Smedts jumped the fence when Duncan nailed his set shot and ran out onto the field to share the moment with his great mate in what was a cheeky but harmless moment of fun.

Smedts played 38 games for the Cats between 2011 and 2016 before adding another nine at Carlton in 2017.

Duncan was more than serviceable in his return from injury, racking up 21 disposals and a goal in Geelong’s 45-point win over Sydney.

After the game, the much-loved champion was given a hero’s greeting by dozens of Cats fans who lined the footpath outside the ground to wish him well.

Speaking to Triple M earlier this month, Duncan confirmed 2025 would be his last year with the Cats.

“I don’t think I’ll be playing at Geelong (next year), and that’s pretty much on both terms,” he said.

“And I don’t want to speak out of school, there’s still a little bit to go throughout this year, so we’ll see how it pans out.

But the veteran midfielder hasn’t ruled out a move to another club to play a 17th year.

“It’s been floated,” Duncan said of the potential to find another club.

“Obviously I’ve got pretty solid roots in Geelong; I’ve got four kids and a wife, and the wife’s family, so that (moving) would be pretty hard.

“But I suppose when you get to this part in your career, all these options can potentially open up, so we’ll weigh those up as they come through and see where it all lands and do what’s best for us as a family, not necessarily just me.

“It’s a little bit exciting though, potentially, of that happening. But obviously (there is) a lot of water to go under the bridge.”