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That decision led to the Lions charging up the field and regaining the lead with a minute to go as Daniher kicked his third goal of the match. In a sudden-death clash that featured 17 lead changes, Brisbane advanced to the semi-finals and now awaits a match against the winner of Sydney and Melbourne. The Lions stole the lead through a Joe Daniher goal with 60 seconds remaining and held on to triumph by two points, winning 16.10 (106) to 16.8 (104) at the Gabba.

It's now or never for Brisbane and Richmond, who meet at the Gabba in a sudden death elimination final to kick off the AFL's finals series.

It carried Andrews' fingers on the line by an inch, but that's more than enough! Neale clearance, free kick given to Hipwood, advantage taken by Bailey, grubbered home by Daniher. Tell you what, that was a risky call to play on from Bailey but Daniher bailed him out with the finish. Riewoldt marked on the lead deep in the same pocket he was in about two minutes ago. Definite free kick, but it's a huge call with four minutes to play. The Gabba is about to blow its lid! Two kicks later and it's in Lynch's hands deep in the pocket. Lions look ed to be on the counter-attack, but the umpire said Rich ran too far with the footy! It fell off hands in the goalsquare! Daniher swung a foot at it and finished the goal! Well that wasn't too bad, was it? By Dean Bilton

Richmond star Dustin Martin has returned just in the nick of time as his side faces Brisbane in an Elimination Final showdown at the Gabba. The Lions (15-7, ...

Lynch had an opportunity to seal the win for Richmond after marking from a slight angle from point-blank range. Tigers star Tom Lynch had a chance to ice the game for Richmond in the dying minutes, with his banana shot initially called a goal —before it was reviewed and overturned to a behind. The lead changes continued, with Daniher finishing as Lions play in the goal square. It was a real arm wrestle for most of the quarter where neither side could get momentum. Then came the absolute chaos. The win sees Brisbane advance to next week’s semi-final where it’ll face the loser of Melbourne and Sydney’s qualifying final clash – and improve to 2-5 in finals under Fagan – while Richmond’s season ends in heartbreak. Edwards, who’ll be retiring at season’s end, was initially dropped from the side, but won a late reprieve by being named sub. “That’s ridiculous for one player to have nine clearances at half-time. His banana kick — originally called a goal — was called for a score review and overturned to a behind in a controversial sequence. “So pleased for this group because they’ve been under a lot of pressure about our finals record. Cameron got Brisbane off to the perfect start in the fourth quarter by nailing a goal from a chaos kick inside 50 on the opening play to get his team back the lead. “Our blokes just stuck at it all night and they wouldn’t go away.

The triple premiership superstar will take the field at 80 per cent fitness in a desperate bid to keep Richmond's dynasty alive.

You think about it, we lose our ruckman in the first two minutes and we found a way. “Our blokes stuck at it all night, didn’t they? The veteran midfielder was thrown into the game when midfielder Dion Prestia suffered a hamstring injury in the second quarter. Stream them all for free on The task was made even tougher when Oscar McInerney was substituted out following a head clash in the first quarter, throwing their plans out the window. [Brisbane](https://7news.com.au/sport/brisbane-lions) have broken their [AFL](https://7news.com.au/sport/afl) finals hoodoo with a thrilling 16.10 (106) to 16.8 (104) win over [Richmond](https://7news.com.au/sport/richmond-tigers) after Joe Daniher kicked a redemptive goal with a minute on the clock.

Follow along for all the major moments and post-game reactions as Brisbane and Richmond open the 2022 AFL finals series.

It was a high-pressure fast-paced game and his ability to collect the ball cleanly and give it to his teammates wasn’t standing. They were a bit jangled, especially, when we got in front there was a minute to go and I thought we have got to kill the clock here. The fact of the matter is what we saw was a pretty good game of footy. I thought our blokes did a brilliant job of just forcing stoppage after stoppage and surging the ball forward. For him to make his debut and to come out and play like that and have some pretty good moments, speaks volumes for him and I am hopeful he will be a Brisbane Lions’ player for a long, long time. The whole thing the technology is that it is not at the level it needs to be. I think we play a style of game that allows us to do that, but the fact of the matter is the things that haunted us throughout the year, haunted us again tonight. We are not going to get carried away with it tonight and give ourselves a pat on the back. How do you feel and the way it unfolded? I see the umpire make a call. I think we put a lot of money into it and, clearly, it is indecisive still. That it felt like you had a lot of space in your forward line but you weren’t able to cash in?

Shane Edwards may have played his final career game, dropped from the club's 22 man squad ahead of Richmond's elimination final in Brisbane.

New Collingwood favourite Ash Johnson will look to capitalise on his electric start to AFL football in the Magpies’ qualifying final against the minor premiers Geelong. On the other side of the line-up, Brisbane’s Callum Ah Chee is stiff to miss out on a return. A loss to the Brisbane would see Richmond bow-out after finishing the home-and-away season in seventh spot.

The goal umpire was all set to lock in a finals victory for Richmond - but a controversial review flipped the game on its head.

I’m glad it was a point though!” “We’ve put a lot of money into it and clearly it’s indecisive still. They’re paid to do a job, let them do a job or don’t have them. To me it doesn’t make any sense.” Richardson added: “That’s a massive overrule. A big overrule.

'It's beyond me': Greats stunned by game-deciding review that decided Tigers-Lions thriller.

None of the Tigers’ players are celebrating,” Dunstall said. “The evidence needs to be irrefutable, it needs to be overwhelming for that to be overturned, because as we know the goal umpire initially called a goal. The score review determined there was evidence “the ball crosses the line over the top of the goalpost”, ensuring it was called a behind. “We are looking at it from a down the ground angle,” he said. He thinks he’s missed. “I don’t know if they have a laser that goes beyond the goalpost to know if it goes over it,” Leigh Montagna said on Fox Footy.

SNAPSHOT OF THE FIRST AFL ELIMINATION FINAL. * Result: Brisbane Lions 16.10 (106) bt Richmond Tigers 16.8 (104) at Gabba.

* Injuries: Lions - Oscar McInerney (concussion). Tigers - Dion Prestia (hamstring) * Result: Brisbane Lions 16.10 (106) bt Richmond Tigers 16.8 (104) at Gabba

Damien Hardwick says the AFL's goal review system is "not at the level it needs to be" after a controversial late decision from a Tom Lynch shot costs ...

I'm really proud of our group to win like that." It's got to be definitive to overturn it," he said. "Why don't we just let the umpires make the call? Let them do a job, or don't have them. "We've put a lot of money into it and clearly it's indecisive still. So either get it better, or don't have it."

Brisbane's Joe Daniher has kicked a goal with 64 seconds to play to give the Lions a two-point victory in their AFL elimination final against Richmond.

In the fight every game ... "It summed up our year, to be fair. It was the break Brisbane needed as they got one to go their way after two finals losses by less than a goal in the last three seasons. Tom Lynch (three goals), who had put Richmond 16 points clear in the third term before Brisbane rallied again, had a chance to seal it with two minutes to play but his reviewed set shot was shown to have missed. In a game with 17 lead changes, Joe Daniher had the final say on Thursday when a Richmond spoil landed at his feet and he soccered through the go-ahead goal with 64 seconds to play at the Gabba. Brisbane, who boasted a sorry 1-5 post-season record in the last three years, lost Oscar McInerney in the third minute to concussion while Dion Prestia (hamstring) was a costly loss for Richmond before halftime.