Good evening and welcome back to ABC Sport’s live blog coverage of the 2026 AFL season. September footy is here at last, and after a healthy dollop of finals action last night we are heading to the MCG for a knockout game to savour.
Tonight, Geelong and Carlton face off in a battle to keep their seasons alive. The Cats are no strangers to the September stage, flag contenders for as long as they have another game to play. The Blues are the story of the season, inspired by Josh Fraser to one of the most incredible mid-season resurrections we’ve ever seen.
It’s finals experience against a full head of steam. An unstoppable force and an immovable object. It shapes up as a potential classic. Stick around, hit up the comments, and let’s enjoy some finals footy together.
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