Pies miss post-siren shot at goal to lose wildcard clash to Dogs
It's sudden death for the Western Bulldogs and Collingwood in the AFL's first ever wildcard match, with a spot in the finals proper up for grabs at the MCG.
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Final Dogs-Magpies teams are in
No late changes for either side.
The Bulldogs will be very pleased to be able to recall Tim English for this one, with Lachlan Carmichael making way. Mixed news for Collingwood though, with Isaac Quaynor and Pat Lipinski coming in for Scott Pendlebury and Liam Puncher.
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Welcome to Wildcard Round
By Dean Bilton
By Dean Bilton
Good evening and welcome back to ABC Sport's live blog coverage of the 2026 AFL season. Tonight we bring you something new, the league's first wildcard match between two sides looking to play their way into the finals series proper.
The Western Bulldogs and Collingwood finished eighth and ninth respectively to earn a spot in this MCG game. Whether or not this counts as a true final or not is up to you, but what is for sure is that it is season over for tonight's loser.
The winner will live to fight another day, premiership dreams in tact. A massive crowd is expected for what is a massive game. And we'll have all of it for you right here in the blog.
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