AFL finals live updates: Hawk fumes after late hit following Neale controversy

Jack Gunston converts from the top of the goal square and Hawthorn leads 55-39. They’ve kicked four goals to one this quarter and have taken control in a fast-paced game.

Great pressure around the ball from the Hawks and they’re attacking hard off half back. This game is moving so fast.

Seems like Lachie Neale might have gone down the race to use the men’s room.

He returned quickly to the bench and is now back on the ground.

Mitch Lewis has kicked his third to give Hawthorn a 10-point lead here.

Brisbane has not lost a game this season when conceding fewer than 100 points from their opponents. That is a wild stat.

Hawks have 43 points early in the second quarter, though.

Charlie Cameron has given Brisbane back the lead. This is a proper shootout.

Starting on the wing, James Sicily sneaks forward and marks inside 50 – He kicks the goal and the Hawks get the first of the second quarter to re-take the lead.

Lachie Neale has made his way down the race and into the Brisbane rooms.

Could it be a delayed concussion? Is he going for the HIA test he potentially should have earlier?

We’ll keep you up to date.

Everyone take a quick deep breath. What a quarter of footy. It didn’t stop for 30 minutes.

Brisbane takes a 32-31 lead into the break.

Lot of fire in this one. Both teams are red-hot. This is awesome.

Jack Ginnivan was livid with Eric Hipwood after a big bump to his back late in the first quarter.

Ginnivan was clearly sore and went at the Brisbane tall afterwards.

The Hawks ended the passage of play with a Jack Gunston goal from the pocket and they’ve got the lead back. Back and forth contest so far.

Nobody loves a final on the MCG more than dual Norm Smith Medallist Will Ashcroft!

He slots a beautiful running goal from 50 to give the Lions some spark.

This has been some quarter of footy.

After spending some time on the bench after the big hit, Lachie Neale is yet to have a disposal.

He clearly looks sore and sorry out there. The question will be whether he can tough this one out and have an impact.

Hawthorn leads 24-13. This is an up and back game. Very different to last night. A lot of speed on the game.

What a crazy start to this one. Have barely been able to catch my breath.

Both teams are moving the ball freely and scoring at will.

Hawthorn has three, Brisbane has two. The Hawks lead 18-12.

We’ve got an early shootout on our hands.