A section of the MCG crowd was cleared out due to a medical episode during Hawthorn’s AFL clash with Brisbane on Saturday.

A bay on level two behind the city-end goals was totally cleared, and remained that way for at least an hour, after paramedics attended to an elderly man.

A spokesperson for Ambulance Victoria told www.20304050.best the man was rushed to hospital.

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“Paramedics were called to a medical incident for a man in his 70s in East Melbourne at around 4.15pm,” the spokesperson said.

“He was taken to the Alfred Hospital in a critical condition.”

Fans were eventually allowed to return to their seats, where they watched Brisbane finally break their Hawthorn duck.

The Lions ended a five-game hoodoo against the Hawks, notching a 33-point win to celebrate coach Chris Fagan’s 200th game in style.

After drawing against North Melbourne, then suffering a Gabba upset to Melbourne last week, the reigning AFL premiers travelled to Melbourne as underdogs.

But Brisbane turned the tables on the Hawks, a scintillating four-goal run late in the second quarter setting up the 14.9 (93) to 8.12 (60) win in front of 57,199 fans.

Fagan, who became the oldest premiership coach in VFL/AFL history last September, was given a guard of honour by Lions players after a successful milestone match.

Lions players put together a video of Fagan’s time at the club to show pre-game, determined to respond for their beloved coach.

“They’re a terrific group of young men, and I love coaching them,” Fagan said.

“I’m grateful to them ... getting up for a win in my 200th.

“I never thought I’d ever coach 200 games ... I never thought I’d coach one (game).”

- With AAP