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AFL Finals live updates: Brisbane vs Richmond at the Gabba, scores ... (ABC News)

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

LIVE AFL Finals: Lions' HUGE early blow as ruck subbed out ... (Fox Sports)

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.

AFL finals live: How to watch as Brisbane aim to banish demons in ... (7NEWS.com.au)

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.

AFL 2022 finals LIVE updates: Brisbane Lions lose McInerney to ... (The Age)

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?

LIVE from 7.20pm: Finals teams are in for Lions v Tigers showdown (AFL)

Get ready for a massive rumble in the jungle as Brisbane hosts Richmond at the Gabba.

Cameron kicked eight goals in two finals last season and bagged three when the Lions overcame the Tigers in 2020 in the qualifying final. Baker looks the most likely option to defend Lions sharpshooter Charlie Cameron, who has made a habit of coming up big in finals. Just like they did to Brisbane in the round 20 comeback, the Tigers love to feast on turnovers. However, the problems have come defensively, where they've conceded an average of 89 points a game since round 15 – ranked 15th in the AFL. When Lachie Neale, Jarryd Lyons, Rhys Mathieson, Zac Bailey and Charlie Cameron hunt with intensity in both the midfield and forward, the Lions are extremely difficult to beat. The Lions played some of their best football of the season for two quarters but couldn't maintain it when the Tiger surge came.

AFL 2022 finals LIVE updates: Brisbane Lions makes club history ... (WAtoday)