AFL drama as Hawks-Cats Easter Monday clash suspended at three-quarter time due to lightning

The final quarter of Geelong and Hawthorn’s Easter Monday clash was about to begin when drama unfolded. With the Melbourne weather having threatened to impact proceedings throughout the afternoon, the heavens opened during the third term as a downpour turned the match into a scrap, before the arrival of lightning forced the game to be suspended just before play was set to resume. “We’re going to a stopped game with lightning – off to your rooms,” umpire Nick Foot...

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