With 12 minutes remaining at the Gabba, and the Brisbane Lions 40 points up and virtually home, there was a booming noise – and darkness descended inside the ground and out.
, but only one is going to dominate conversation for the next week. And it’s not the knee injury to Max Gawn that derailed the Demons’ night.
The apparent cause was a fire in a light tower. Under AFL provisions, play had to re-start within an hour, otherwise the game would be concluded with the scores allowed to stand. After 38 minutes, play did resume – and even then, the match still had one final twist. Gawn’s injury – and the match’s bizarre interlude – overshadowed Brisbane’s opening of their account for 2023. The Lions, so disappointing last week against Port Adelaide, seized the early advantage and looked like running away with the match when the power blew.Lions had taken control after Gawn went down, winning the next 11 clearances straight to race to a 25-point lead at quarter time, with No. 2 draft pick Will Ashcroft playing a starring role and recruit Josh Dunkley also featuring.
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