Brisbane vs Richmond

Follow Sportsmail's live blog for tonight's AFL elimination final clash between Brisbane Lions and Richmond Tigers, as Chris Fagan's premiership hopefuls ...

The Lions have looked disjointed so far and there's more bad news for them as Oscar McInerny came off second best in a clash of heads and looked to be dazed as he headed to the bench. Shai Bolton kicks his 100th career goal and his second of the night as the Tigers are back in front. The Lions' first pick in last year's NAB AFL Draft at No.16 marks his AFL debut with a goal to put the Brisbane in front as the Gabba erupts. Tom Lynch kicked four second half goals when Richmond overturned a 36-point half-time deficit to beat Brisbane in Round 20 and has just opened his account for the night at the Gabba. Brisbane have kicked two in a row and five of the last seven. A scrappy period of play results in the Lions intercepting the ball in the Tigers' inside 50s, before transferring the Sherrin into Cameron's hands, who hits the gas to wheel away from his marker and kick his second of the night. Just as the Lions looked on the verge of being overwhelmed, they manage to dent Richmond's momentum as Eric Hipwood kicks his third of the night after shrugging off two tackles to bring the hosts to within a goal. Lachie Neale is inches away from marking the ball, but he gets beaten to it and the Tigers move the ball quickly to the other end of the ground where Tom Lynch claims his sixth mark of the night. The veteran makes no mistake to kick his third major of the night to put the Tigers back in front. Brisbane have been second-best for the last 10 minutes of the third quarter, but have now kicked two in a row. The Lions have a free kick, but the umpire plays advantage and Daniher receives the Sherrin in, before poking it in on the run. The Richmond star was inches away from booting his fourth major of the night, which would have sealed the game for his team but the goal was downgraded to a behind following a video review.

The loss of ruckman Oscar McInerney to concussion at the Gabba has major implications for the Lions. Should the Lions progress to a semi-final next week, ...

Tonight, it would have helped. For now, they’re relying on forwards Joe Daniher and Dan McStay in the ruck. yesterday

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.