.Stormy climate made an unexpected intervention on Friday evening at the MCG-- at awful possible time for tiring gamers-- and a big Chatterbox found the comical edge. Melbourne and Collingwood were half a quarter from concluding their 2024 projects when lightning assaulted several times near the home of volleyball. With 9:31 staying in the final condition, umpires phoned a cease to participate in as a result of the neighboring circumstances-- cuing a required 20-minute problem to the match-- with play inevitably returning to at 10:32 pm AEST. Check out every video game till the 2024 AFL Grand Final LIVE with no ad-breaks throughout use Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your cost-free test today > Around 24IMAGINE WHAT YOU COULD BE GETTING RATHER. Free of cost as well as classified help phone call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or even see gamblinghelponline.org.au.During the problem, Collingwood's social networking sites staff posted a video clip of Builder Cox, evaluating his thoughts about the break in play. "I am actually happy though, because to become honest, I would certainly be actually the initial individual attacked by lightning-- being actually the highest fella out there," Cox poked fun. "I am actually sort of happy that our company ceased."" This has actually happened 3 opportunities, where our company have actually observed video games delayed because the start of Round 1 in 2015," Adviser Sunshine reporter Jon Ralph mentioned on Fox Footy. "The video game is actually picked up a minimum required of 20 mins that occurs when the lightning or even the extreme weather condition is within 10 kilometres of the MCG ... it goes to the discretion of Laura Kane when this activity restarts-- in consultation certainly with the weather bureau when it's safe.Tom Hawkins' 350th activity in Cycle 3 previously this year was actually the last time a suit was actually paused as a result of lightning, with a wait time of 46 moments." They do not need to try in those last 9 and an one-half moments and also positively will be actually a thing ... the series will take place, it's merely (concerning) when it starts."" Dan is going to play extra ready Port"|01:13 Western Bulldogs icon Brad Johnson supplied an upgrade from ground degree. "The talk (in the rooms) was actually: 'Can our experts only end it right now?"-- we understand that can't take place certainly," he informed Fox Footy. "I may inform you currently, the last nine mins is actually heading to be actually extremely vast coming from each teams - there will not be a lot contact, and also we'll participate in out the minutes." Melbourne great Garry Lyon incorporated: "It boggles the mind circumstances that have actually confederated 9 moments, the result does not suggest anything and Melbourne can not go back as well as succeed." Curnow eliminated of Saints clash|01:34 Brisbane Lions legend Jonathan Brown questioned whether a specific message should go out on Collingwood's edge. "Is this the excellent chance for Craig McRae to mention 'permit's merely load Chip Daicos' footwear, let's make certain he obtains the three (Brownlow votes)," he mentioned. "( Offer him) absolute surety, provide him an additional 10 (fingertips) in junk time ... see to it of it. A little bit like Muhammad Ali late in the rounds, he made use of to jump all over his challenger in the last twenty few seconds so he would certainly obtain the judges scorecard for that round." Jordan Lewis mentioned: "He is actually obtained the 3 votes actually.".