.Violent climate produced an untimely interference on Friday evening at the MCG-- at the worst feasible opportunity for exhausting players-- and also a significant Magpie observed the hilarious edge. Melbourne and Collingwood were actually half an one-fourth from ending their 2024 projects when lightning assaulted various times near the home of soccer. With 9:31 staying in the ultimate phrase, umpires got in touch with a quit to play as a result of the neighboring situations-- cuing a necessary 20-minute hold-up to the match-- with play eventually resuming at 10:32 pm AEST. Watch every video game up until the 2024 AFL Grand Final deal with no ad-breaks throughout use Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your free of charge test today > Round 24IMAGINE WHAT YOU MAY BE BUYING AS AN ALTERNATIVE. Free of cost and also private support call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or even go to gamblinghelponline.org.au.During the hold-up, Collingwood's social media sites crew published a video recording of Builder Cox, assessing his thought and feelings about the breather in play. "I'm happy though, due to the fact that to be sincere, I would certainly be actually the very first individual hit by lightning-- being actually the highest fella out there," Cox joked. "I am type of thankful that our company ceased."" This has actually occurred 3 opportunities, where we've seen video games delayed due to the fact that the beginning of Round 1 in 2013," Adviser Sunlight reporter Jon Ralph stated on Fox Footy. "The activity is stopped for a lowest of twenty moments that occurs when the lightning or even the extreme climate is within 10 kilometres of the MCG ... it's at the discretion of Laura Kane when this activity reactivates-- in assessment obviously with the weather bureau when it's safe.Tom Hawkins' 350th game in Cycle 3 earlier this year was actually the last opportunity a match was stopped briefly due to lightning, along with a hold-up time of 46 minutes." They don't have to attempt in those last 9 as well as a half mins and also absolutely are going to be a factor ... the show will certainly happen, it's only (in order to) when it begins."" Dan is going to participate in extra games for Port"|01:13 Western Bulldogs symbol Brad Johnson gave an update coming from ground level. "The talk (in the rooms) was actually: 'Can our experts simply finish it today?"-- we understand that can't take place obviously," he told Fox Footy. "I can easily tell you currently, the final nine moments is going to be actually really vast from both staffs - there won't be actually a lot call, as well as we'll participate in out the moments." Melbourne terrific Garry Lyon added: "It boggles the mind instances that have actually conspired 9 moments, the result does not suggest anything and also Melbourne can't return and also gain." Curnow ruled OUT of Saints clash|01:34 Brisbane Lions legend Jonathan Brown asked yourself whether a particular notification ought to go out on Collingwood's edge. "Is this the perfect chance for Craig McRae to claim 'allow's merely fill up Chip Daicos' shoes, let's make sure he obtains the 3 (Brownlow votes)," he said. "( Give him) downright foregone conclusion, provide him another 10 (fingertips) in junk opportunity ... make certain of it. A little bit like Muhammad Ali late in the cycles, he used to jump all over his enemy in the last 20 few seconds so he will obtain the judges directory for that round." Jordan Lewis said: "He's acquired the three ballots actually.".