Bizarre moment footy fan brings CAT to Western Bulldogs vs Melbourne Demons match at Marvel Stadium

Footy fans have been left puzzled and delighted by a spectator who brought their cat to Saturday night’s AFL grand final rematch between the Western Bulldogs and the Melbourne Demons at Marvel Stadium.

The well-behaved Burmese was photographed in the stands during the Dogs’ thrilling come-from-behind win, and quickly went viral as supporters were startled by the pics.

While its owner watched the action, the kitty – which appeared to have rocked up to the ground in a carrier – was seen dozing off when it wasn’t glaring at other spectators or looking at anything but the action on the field.

What are you looking at? Despite the thrilling action on the field, the cat wasn’t interested in the match at all as its owner kept it on a leash so it couldn’t invade the pitch

The moggy dozed off at one stage, leading a fan to joke: ‘Must’ve been a Dees supporter’ as Melbourne crashed to a shock loss

And just to make sure the moggy didn’t stage a pitch invasion, its owner kept it on a leash – which matched the vest it was wearing to keep warm as it saw the Bulldogs pull back Melbourne’s lead to run out 10-point winners with a thrilling late charge.

Fans and pundits had a field day with the images once they started to spread like wildfire on social media.

‘I thought I had seen everything at the footy… until last night!’ wrote Tim Guille.   

‘I was sat in the same row as the cat. Never seen that before … My son wants to bring our rabbit for the Freo match,’ tweeted Jay Crisp. 

The cat had its own private box at one stage of the match – and didn’t look happy about it

Another fan quipped that Geelong Cats coach Chris Scott is taking ‘spying on next week’s opponents to the next level’

‘Guess he wasn’t cheering for the Dogs!’ said Clare Pettit. 

‘(Geelong Cats coach) Chris Scott takes spying on next week’s opponents to the next level,’ wrote another fan.

‘Must’ve been a Dees supporter,’ joked Nic Jones, accompanied by a photo of the cat sleeping on its owner’s shoulder.

It would’ve been the only spectator to have a snooze during the grand final rematch as the Dogs pulled off a win their coach Luke Beveridge described as the club’s best of recent times.

The victory – which lifted the side back into the top eight – saw former No.1 draft pick Jamarra Ugle-Hagan kick five goals including the crucial match-sealer.

Beveridge’s team trailed for the vast majority of the match and only hit the front with four minutes remaining.