AFL Round-Up: Buddy Franklin sparks invasion, MCG calls for evacuation and West Coast's COVID-19 inundation

Buddy Franklin alone made sure we will never forget round two of the 2022 AFL season.

But the madness didn't end there. And, while the weirdness unfolded, some teams staked their claims and others raised serious alarms.

Welcome to the AFL Round-Up, where we digest the week that was.

It's safe to say we have never seen an AFL round filled with so many things that have never happened before, may never happen again or have only previously happened in eras consigned to memory.

Friday night was remarkable. The slow build to Buddy's crescendo could hardly have worked out better, but everything that went down after the moment the ball left Franklin's boot was completely bizarre.

There was the bloke who flew over four rows to claim the footy, and apparently all legally-binding rights of possession available to him.

Zach Tuohy accidentally cleaned some guy up, then had to basically throttle him to return his phone and keys. A woman's ashes were scattered on the SCG turf. Chad Warner and Ollie Florent got lost and ended up wandering around outside the SCG trying to find a parent or guardian.

The AFL gave the security procedures the all clear, but there was something unsettling about the depth and intensity of the crowd Franklin found himself in. He managed the situation calmly, and with grace, but there were a couple of moments of justified concern that things could have gotten out of hand.

Probably a good thing nobody is ever going to kick 1,000 goals again, in truth.

On Saturday, we had a brief evacuation at the MCG because a sprinkler went off above a stove or something, leading to mass confusion and panic for about five minutes.

And then, on Sunday, the West Coast Eagles were forced to name a collection of tradies and actual children