The Aporia · AFL LIVE: Walker makes tearful exit as Lions respond to ‘nasty’ Fagan’s tough love; preliminary final times confirmed

Roy Ward

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Russell Bennett

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🔮 That should point to a bumper crowd, mind you, anyone who has been on the trains or walked around the city in the last few hours could tell you that judging from all the Hawks and Lions colours floating about.

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An emotional Adelaide forward Taylor Walker has bid farewell to the AFL in the last game of his career. asserted

forward → bid → career

He received a guard of honour from the Lions and Crows while his family greeted him before he left the ground. asserted

he → receive → ground

“I couldn’t ask for anything more, I’m very appreciative of the career I’ve had,” Walker told Seven. asserted

Walker → ask → Seven

“I’ve done it for 19 years. asserted

I → do → years

I remember the time the club rang me and told me they were going to take me. asserted

they → remember → me

“I was sitting at Broken Hill Airport with my Nan and 19 years later, it’s all over.” asserted

it → sit → Nan

Lions coach Chris Fagan admits his side faced a “fierce week” in the lead-up to this game following the loss to Sydney last weekend. asserted

side → admit → Sydney

Fagan was honest about his disappointment last week and he followed that up with the way to treated his side this week. asserted

he → follow → side

“It was a pretty fierce week,” Fagan told Kayo Sports. asserted

Fagan → tell → Sports

Lions star Cam Rayner admits he felt the pressure leading into tonight’s semi-final but both he and his teammates responded in their thumping win over the Crows. asserted

he → admit → Crows

Rayner said coach Chris Fagan put it on his side to respond to their poor loss to Sydney in the qualifying final. “We felt the pressure during the week and Fages put it on us to respond,” Rayner told Kayo Sports. asserted

Rayner → say → Sports

“In the end, we can talk all we want but we wanted to come out today and make sure our actions were right. asserted

actions → talk → end

I feel like it was a really good time to reflect and see what we really want to do in the next few weeks. asserted

we → feel → weeks

“I don’t think I’ve been that nervous before a game for a long time and, normally, you can focus that nervous energy and turn it into aggression.” asserted

you → think → aggression

FRIDAY Sydney Swans vs Fremantle Dockers, SCG, Friday, 7.40pm AEST SATURDAY Hawthorn Hawks v Brisbane Lions, MCG, Saturday 5.15pm AEST Both sides have shown some lovely touches post game with the Lions giving Walker plenty of respect and love. asserted

Lions → show → respect

There was also a beautiful little moment between two-time Lions premiership player Callum Ah Chee, who now plays for the Crows, as he went over to Chris Fagan and gave him a hug. asserted

he → be → hug

Walker appears to be shedding a few tears as his departure sinks in. asserted

departure → appear → tears

Brisbane’s dream of a third premiership in a row is alive and well, while Adelaide’s title hopes are gone following a one-sided clash at a sold out Gabba. asserted

hopes → go → Gabba

The Lions kicked the first goal 30 seconds in and were never headed - they were dominant and now take on Hawthorn in next Saturday’s preliminary final for another grand final place. asserted

they → kick → place

They will take some beating too. asserted

They → take → beating

Taylor Walker has booted a second goal in the final term to reach 715 AFL goals. asserted

Walker → boot → goals

The Walker family were shown soon after shedding some tears, as you would expect after the career he has had. asserted

he → show → career

The Gabba was listed as a sellout tonight and the final crowd is 36,026. asserted

crowd → list → sellout

Levi Ashcroft has booted a goal just to add to the Lions’ margin. Kayo Sports are predicting that the Lions will play Hawthorn at the MCG in a Twilight game, around 5.15pm or so, next Saturday. asserted

Lions → boot → 5.15pm

That would allow the Lions to fly home to Brisbane that night, if they win. asserted

they → allow → Brisbane

We will confirm this when the final times come out. asserted

times → confirm → this

Lions 138, Crows 73 with five mins to play. asserted

Crows → play → mins

Taylor Walker has only a few minutes left in his decorated career but he has kept fighting tonight and he took a mark in the right pocket and booted a goal from near 50m out. His teammates mobbed around him, as you would expect. asserted

you → have → him

AFL LIVE: Walker makes tearful exit as Lions respond to ‘nasty’ Fagan’s tough love; preliminary final times confirmed

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