.Violent climate helped make an inopportune treatment on Friday evening at the MCG-- at the worst feasible time for exhausting players-- and also a large Chatterbox observed the funny side. Melbourne and also Collingwood were actually half a fourth coming from ending their 2024 campaigns when super struck various times near the home of soccer. With 9:31 remaining in the last condition, umpires got in touch with a stop to participate in due to the close-by circumstances-- prompting a required 20-minute delay to the match-- with play ultimately resuming at 10:32 pm AEST. Check out every video game up until the 2024 AFL Grand Final LIVE with no ad-breaks in the course of use Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free of cost test today > Around 24IMAGINE WHAT YOU MIGHT BE GETTING RATHER. For Free and confidential help call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or explore gamblinghelponline.org.au.During the hold-up, Collingwood's social media sites staff uploaded a video clip of Builder Cox, determining his ideas regarding the break in play. "I'm happy though, since to become sincere, I would certainly be actually the first person struck by lightning-- being the tallest fella available," Cox poked fun. "I am actually type of happy that our experts stopped."" This has actually occurred three times, where we have actually observed video games put off given that the begin of Round 1 in 2014," Herald Sun journalist Jon Ralph stated on Fox Footy. "The game is picked up a lowest of twenty moments that occurs when the lightning or even the severe climate is within 10 kilometres of the MCG ... it goes to the discretion of Laura Kane when this video game reboots-- in examination of course with the weather station when it's safe.Tom Hawkins' 350th video game in Cycle 3 earlier this year was the last time a match was actually stopped briefly because of super, along with a hold-up time of 46 minutes." They don't need to try in those last nine and also an one-half mins which positively are going to be a trait ... the show will definitely happen, it is actually just (concerning) when it starts."" Dan will certainly participate in even more games for Slot"|01:13 Western side Bulldogs icon Brad Johnson provided an update coming from ground level. "The talk (in the spaces) was actually: 'Can we only finish it today?"-- we understand that can't happen obviously," he said to Fox Footy. "I can tell you now, the final nine minutes is actually visiting be actually really large from both staffs - there won't be actually much get in touch with, as well as our team'll participate in out the mins." Melbourne fantastic Garry Lyon incorporated: "It boggles the mind scenarios that have confederated 9 minutes, the outcome doesn't suggest anything and Melbourne can not return as well as win." Curnow dismissed of Saints clash|01:34 Brisbane Lions legend Jonathan Brown wondered whether a particular information ought to head out on Collingwood's side. "Is this the ideal opportunity for Craig McRae to state 'permit's only load Scar Daicos' footwear, permit's see to it he obtains the three (Brownlow ballots)," he claimed. "( Provide him) complete foregone conclusion, give him an additional 10 (fingertips) in junk opportunity ... make sure of it. A little bit like Muhammad Ali behind time in the cycles, he used to jump all over his rival in the last 20 secs so he 'd obtain the courts directory for that cycle." Jordan Lewis claimed: "He is actually acquired the 3 ballots already.".