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Darcy Wilson smothers a kick from Toby Greene during round two, 2026. Picture: AFL Photos

THE START of Greater Western Sydney and St Kilda’s Saturday afternoon clash has been delayed due to lightning in the area near Engie Stadium.

Players were out on the field ready for the start of the match when the call was made, with players heading back down to the rooms for the 30-minute delay.

Further lightning strikes in the area have since re-set the clock, delaying the re-start time.

Play is expected to resume at 5.05pm local time, the AFL has confirmed, with the evening’s Fremantle v Melbourne game to proceed as scheduled albeit on Fox Footy’s secondary channel. 

The Giants (1-1) came crashing back to earth after their rousing Opening Round win over Hawthorn when they suffered yet another humiliating defeat to the Western Bulldogs.

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The Giants’ old rivals have become a thorn in their side, suffering five consecutive losses to the Dogs, but they now need to show they can shake off an injury crisis for more than one game as they face a Saints outfit with their backs to the wall.   

St Kilda (0-2) is yet to live up to the hype after an off-season spending spree as it has fallen short against a pair of teams widely expected to be off the pace of the top-four contenders.

The Saints are still searching for their preferred mode after a slow and steady approach failed against the Pies and they lost a shootout against the Demons, but they can expect to get their chances against the run-and-gun Giants.

St Kilda has named sore pair Liam Ryan and Mattaes Phillipou to face an unchanged Giants side. The Saints have added Rowan Marshall and Liam Stocker. 

Jack Macrae (knee) and Isaac Keeler (omitted) are out. 

Greater Western Sydney v St Kilda at Engie Stadium, 4.15pm AEDT
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In the final game on Saturday, Fremantle hosts Melbourne at Optus Stadium on Saturday evening.

The Dockers (0-1) burst out of the blocks with eight goals in the first quarter before losing much of its run and dare as Geelong gradually mowed them down.

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Freo reached 100 points against the Cats after only hitting the mark six times last season, but it might be more concerned by the fact it conceded its highest score since the same round and against the same side last year.

Melbourne (1-0) began the Steven King era in the best possible way as it won a shootout with St Kilda to get a hint of redemption for the horror loss to the same side late last year.

The new-look Demons showed all the hallmarks of a team in transition, but it was their urgency to move the ball at speed that should give hope for a more rapid bounce than had been widely expected this year. 

Fremantle has stuck with Sean Darcy ahead of Mason Cox to battle superstar Demon Max Gawn.

Darcy was relatively quiet in the loss to Geelong but he will again pair up with Luke Jackson to face an unchanged Melbourne on Saturday night.

Pre-season rookie signing Chris Scerri will come in and make his AFL debut for Hayden Young (hamstring). 

Richmond v Gold Coast at the MCG, 1.15pm AEDT

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Richmond: Kane McAuliffe (illness), replaced in the selected side by Tyler Sonsie

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