Extra time debated reignited after Crows, Lions draw

The umpires were booed off Adelaide Oval as the Crows and Brisbane ended their round nine tussle in a 90-all draw on Sunday evening.

It's the second draw of the 2024 season, following the all-time classic Anzac Day draw between Collingwood and Essendon in round seven.

It also reignites the debate for extra time in home-and-away matches.

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It's only the third ever draw in Adelaide's 34-year history, while for the Lions, it's their first since 2009.

Both sides missed crucial chances in the final term to seal the game, with one point in it at the final break.

Adelaide and Brisbane played in the second draw of 2024. (AFL Photos via Getty Images)

Adelaide midfielder Jordan Dawson, who has never played in a draw in his AFL career, declared he felt "empty" after the result, that gives both sides two points each, instead of the usual four for a win.

Dawson had a shot to win in the final stages, but was unable to capitalise, spraying the ball wide.

"It would be nice to have an outcome," Dawson said on Fox post match.

"Win or lose, you never really like playing in draws. 

"Pretty empty feeling at the moment. It's just a weird feeling.

"It's a game of inches, really, isn't it?"

The Crows are no strangers to close encounters over the past year, namely losing out to Sydney on the eve of the 2023 finals series due to a mistaken non-goal call off Ben Keays' boot.

"We've got such a resilient group, we're always in games," Dawson said.

Josh Worrell was in agony. (Getty)

The non-result was made worse as the Crows suffered a crucial injury blow to young defender Josh Worrell in the third term.

Worrell was on the ground chasing a lose ball in Adelaide's forward 50, when Brisbane's Cam Rayner fell onto him.

The Crow's wrist was caught under him awkwardly as the play continued on, before the game was stopped to attend to the 23-year-old.

The injury couldn't have come at a worse time for the Crows, who, just 10 minutes prior, already activated their sub, bringing on Luke Nankervis and removing Dan Curtin from the action.

Jordan Dawson just moments before the final siren. (Getty)

Richmond great Jack Riewoldt was unhappy with Adelaide's sub blunder.

"This is why making the sub is really risky, when you do it at half time when a player's not injured," he said on Fox Footy at the time of the incident.

Brisbane and Adelaide now sit with a 3-5-1 record after nine rounds.

The Lions face off against a 17th-place Tigers outfit in round 10, while Adelaide face Collingwood.