‘Can we pull the pin?’ Hodge’s suggestion of ‘kindness rule’ after Piz-Diz dead rubber is stopped by electricity
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Melbourne and Collingwood’s seasons ended with just nine and a half minutes left, and a disappointing 2024 for both clubs came to an end sooner than anyone had anticipated, when lightning halted play.
After the Magpies took a 41-point lead, umpires halted proceedings and imposed a mandatory 20-minute delay, while commentators and fans watched as lightning flashed above the MCG just minutes earlier.
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Play was eventually allowed to resume at 10:32pm (AEST), 36 minutes after the initial break.
This is the second time in 2024 that play has been halted by lightning, with Geelong’s win over Hawthorn on Easter Monday Stopped three quarters of the time under similar circumstances,
“What a disaster!” shouted Channel 7 commentator Brian Taylor.
According to AFL rules, play must be stopped for at least 20 minutes and can only be resumed if the power is out within a 10 kilometre radius of the ground, and play may be postponed indefinitely at the discretion of the AFL’s executive general manager, Laura Kane.
However, the match can only be cancelled if the delay exceeds 60 minutes.
Noting that the match was beyond doubt when play was halted, barring a miracle comeback by the Demons, and that neither team was in finals contention – if the Magpies’ winning margin had remained at 41 points, they would have needed to lose to Carlton by around 150 points, while also needing to defeat Fremantle – Channel 7 commentator and former great Luke Hodge suggested that captains Darcy Moore and Max Gawn should have had the authority to shake hands and call the match off early.
“You could see the expressions on the players’ faces — they just wanted it to be over,” Hodge said.
“Both teams know their season is over … can both teams go and say ‘okay, we can’t make the final, can we pull the pin?'”
Taylor responded, “I don’t think they can legally do that, but you’d think so!”
“A first-class cricket match where the two captains come in and say ‘Enough is enough!'” laughs co-commentator James Brayshaw, himself a former South Australian cricketer.
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