Round 3 (Early bye 2) – DT TALK 2026

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Wednesday – Early news

Welcome to carnage round, it has arrived early this season. For a full injury list, check the official AFL injury list. We’ve already been hit with some major names going down – Connor Rozee could miss the rest of the season, Christian Petracca is sidelined 4-6 weeks with a hamstring, and Rory Laird is another premium defender out for a couple of weeks. It doesn’t stop there, with Miles Bergman also going down with an ankle injury (1-2 weeks). More bad news for Round 3 – Jordan Dawson is confirmed out for the Crows (see full report), and popular rookie Milan Murdock is sidelined with a hamstring injury (see injury update). A small positive – Dyson Sharp is listed as a test after his ankle concern last round.

Weather notes updated at Wed 18 Mar, 3:00pm AEDT. Please check weather closer to game day.

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GAME 1: Geelong Cats vs Adelaide Crows
Thursday March 26 – AEDT: 7:30pm GMHBA Stadium, Geelong 🌦🌫🧊🌙

Notes: ~10°C at bounce, cold, very windy and wet with rain expected throughout. Likely to heavily impact scoring and ball handling. As reported earlier, Jordan Dawson and Rory Laird are both out for Adelaide, which opens up some extra opportunity for other players. Josh Rachele looks like the immediate winner, named on-ball, while the omissions may also benefit a rookie like Brayden Cook in his role. Finnbarr Maley (FWD, $341k) could be a possible downgrade target, but more importantly his inclusion is a small red flag for Lachlan McAndrew owners, with the Crows potentially using the pair in tandem.

Geelong Cats
Adelaide Crows

INS
O. Wiltshire, O. Henry
H. Bond, Z. Taylor, L. Nankervis, F. Maley

OUTS
B. Close (Omitted), P. Dangerfield (Injured)
R. Laird (Injured), J. Dawson (Injured), T. Walker (Managed), C. Ah Chee (Injured)

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F. Maley

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Backs
Connor O’Sullivan, Sam De Koning, Jack Henry

Half Backs
Zach Guthrie, Tom Stewart, Lawson Humphries

Centres
Mark Blicavs, Bailey Smith, Mark O’Connor

Half Forwards
Gryan Miers, Shaun Mannagh, Ollie Dempsey

Forwards
Jeremy Cameron, Shannon Neale, Jack Martin

Rucks
Mitch Edwards, Tom Atkins, Max Holmes

Interchange
Oisin Mullin, Jhye Clark, Tanner Bruhn, Oli Wiltshire, Oliver Henry

Emergencies
Jack Bowes, James Worpel, Mitch Knevitt

Backs
Nick Murray, Jordan Butts, Chayce Jones

Half Backs
Harry Bond, Josh Worrell, Wayne Milera

Centres
Brayden Cook, James Peatling, Isaac Cumming

Half Forwards
Izak Rankine, Alex Neal-Bullen, Ben Keays

Forwards
Zac Taylor, Riley Thilthorpe, Darcy Fogarty

Rucks
Lachlan McAndrew, Sam Berry, Josh Rachele

Interchange
Luke Nankervis, Finnbarr Maley, Luke Pedlar, Jake Soligo, Max Michalanney

Emergencies
Chris Edwards, Reilly O’Brien, Jordon Borlase

GAME 2: Collingwood Magpies vs GWS Giants
Friday March 27 – AEDT: 7:40pm Marvel Stadium, Melbourne 🏢🌙

Notes: ~13°C at bounce, indoor conditions so no weather impact expected.

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GAME 3: St Kilda Saints vs Brisbane Lions
Saturday March 28 – AEDT: 12:35pm Marvel Stadium, Melbourne 🏢

Notes: ~19°C during the day, indoor conditions so weather won’t impact play.

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GAME 4: Fremantle Dockers vs Richmond Tigers
Saturday March 28 – AEDT: 4:15pm (Perth: 1:15pm) Optus Stadium, Perth ☁

Notes: ~21°C, mostly cloudy with light winds. Good conditions overall, with only a slight chance of earlier rain having any impact.

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GAME 5: Essendon Bombers vs North Melbourne Kangaroos
Saturday March 28 – AEDT: 7:35pm Marvel Stadium, Melbourne 🏢🌙

Notes: ~14°C at bounce, indoor conditions so no weather impact expected.

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GAME 6: Port Adelaide Power vs West Coast Eagles
Sunday March 29 – AEDT: 12:30pm (Adelaide: 12:00pm) Adelaide Oval, Adelaide ☀

Notes: ~23°C, warm with hazy sunshine and light winds. Ideal conditions for scoring. It was already known that Connor Rozee is out injured, while Miles Bergman is also sidelined. For West Coast, popular rookie Milan Murdock remains out with a hamstring injury.

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GAME 7: Carlton Blues vs Melbourne Demons
Sunday March 29 – AEDT: 3:15pm MCG, Melbourne ☀

Notes: ~22°C, nice conditions with sunny periods and light winds. Very good conditions for footy. It was already known that Christian Petracca would miss with his hamstring injury.

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Round 3 (Early bye 2) – DT TALK 2026

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