.Violent weather condition made an unforeseen interference on Friday evening at the MCG-- at the most awful achievable opportunity for tiring players-- as well as a big Chatterbox saw the funny edge. Melbourne and also Collingwood were half an one-fourth coming from concluding their 2024 projects when lightning hit several opportunities near the home of soccer. With 9:31 staying in the final phrase, moderators contacted a deter to play due to the neighboring situations-- prompting a necessary 20-minute problem to the match-- with play ultimately returning to at 10:32 pm AEST. Check out every game until the 2024 AFL Grand Final cope with no ad-breaks throughout play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your free test today > Round 24IMAGINE WHAT YOU CAN BE GETTING AS AN ALTERNATIVE. Totally free and classified help telephone call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or even see gamblinghelponline.org.au.During the hold-up, Collingwood's social networks crew published a video clip of Mason Cox, gauging his thoughts about the breather in play. "I am actually happy though, considering that to become honest, I would certainly be actually the very first individual hit by lightning-- being actually the tallest fella available," Cox joked. "I am actually sort of thankful that our experts ceased."" This has happened three opportunities, where we've observed games delayed due to the fact that the begin of Cycle 1 in 2014," Herald Sunlight writer Jon Ralph disclosed on Fox Footy. "The game is actually stopped for a minimum of twenty moments that happens when the super or even the serious weather condition is actually within 10 kilometres of the MCG ... it's at the discretion of Laura Kane when this game restarts-- in examination naturally along with the weather bureau when it's safe.Tom Hawkins' 350th video game in Round 3 earlier this year was the final opportunity a match was actually stopped as a result of super, along with a delay time of 46 mins." They do not have to try in those final 9 and also a fifty percent mins and also positively are going to be a thing ... the show will definitely go on, it is actually simply (as to) when it starts."" Dan will certainly play even more ready Port"|01:13 Western side Bulldogs image Brad Johnson supplied an update coming from ground degree. "The talk (in the spaces) was: 'Can our team just end it today?"-- we know that can not happen certainly," he informed Fox Footy. "I can inform you right now, the final nine minutes is actually mosting likely to be extremely wide coming from both staffs - there won't be much call, and also our experts'll participate in out the mins." Melbourne great Garry Lyon incorporated: "It boggles the mind situations that have actually conspired 9 minutes, the outcome does not mean everything and also Melbourne can not go back and also win." Curnow eliminated of Saints clash|01:34 Brisbane Lions legend Jonathan Brown asked yourself whether a specific message needs to go out on Collingwood's side. "Is this the perfect opportunity for Craig McRae to mention 'allow's merely load Nick Daicos' shoes, allow's make sure he obtains the 3 (Brownlow ballots)," he claimed. "( Give him) outright certainty, give him an additional 10 (disposals) in scrap time ... see to it of it. A bit like Muhammad Ali late in the rounds, he utilized to berate his rival in the final 20 few seconds so he would certainly obtain the judges scorecard for that round." Jordan Lewis stated: "He's received the three ballots presently.".