Surely, the 4th qtr in the West Coast v Melbourne game will never be beaten? Because of the lightning, that qtr went for 59:28! I kinda wish it went for those 32 extra seconds!
I have trouble believing that this quarter could be part of the AFL official records, if indeed they keep records on longest quarters. Why did the clock keep running during the time the players were not on the field? If this is permissible then surely the longest quarter of all time must be the third quarter of the round 10, 1996 game between St. Kilda and Essendon. The game was halted when the lights went out at Waverley and the game was concluded two days later.