WATCH: NRL great Matt Geyer winds back clock with father and sons ‘hat-trick’
Coming out of retirement to play alongside his sons Nash and Cole, all three members of a famous NRL family crossed the chalk in their first ever game of A Grade together for Currumbin.
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Currumbin Eagles winger Matt Geyer had done just about it all in rugby league.
More than 260 NRL games, Grand Final wins and losses with the Melbourne Storm and a State of Origin series in 1999 - but few moments compared to what he achieved on Saturday.
Coming out of retirement to play alongside his sons Nash and Cole, all three Geyers crossed the chalk in their first ever game of A Grade together.
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Geyer said it was a moment he had waited years to experience.
“I’d looked forward to this day for many years,” the 45-year-old said.
“I’d always said it was a goal to play a game of footy with them but I wasn’t sure that day would come. To play with them both at the same time was really special for me.”
Geyer Snr’s score, an 80 metre intercept he had to finish himself after the cover defence caught winger Ben Willetts, was as good as many of his 113 NRL tries.
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“Over 40 metres I looked okay but then the lack of training kicked in,” he said.
“That was another part of the thrill, as my sons progressed so too did their mates.
“I’ve been coaching at Currumbin for 12 years and there were four or five boys that I’ve coached over the years in that team.
“One of them was Ben Willetts, and he pushed the final pass (back to me).
“Cole (Geyer) was backing up on the inside but as soon as I gave him the ball it was always coming back to me.
“Benny did the old fossil a favour.”
Ormeau halfback Conner Toia gave valiant chase and tackled Geyer as he crossed the line but couldn’t prevent the score.
Geyer said he had a word with the Burleigh Queensland Cup representative as he scored.
“He seemed a good fella but he could have done me a favour,” he said.
“It was all in good spirit and he wanted to make the old fella earn every metre.
“It took me a while to get up from the corner, and I was laughing with Martin Griese (Currumbin coach) that I haven’t scored a try in seven years.”
Geyer’s sons joined him on the scoresheet with three tries across the two generations.
Nash, 20, played on the opposite centre to his old man and scored on a pass thrown by his younger brother Cole, 19, who played hooker.
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