1h agoSun 22 Mar 2026 at 3:01amAFL Round 2, Sunday — live scoreboard
1m agoSun 22 Mar 2026 at 4:06am
The two teams are out on the ground!
We’re not far away from the first bounce now at the Adelaide Oval.
Both Essendon and Port Adelaide have run through their banners and the players are going through their final warm-ups.
8m agoSun 22 Mar 2026 at 3:59am
Essendon aiming to end a horror losing streak
Essendon has lost its last 14 games, stretching back to midway through last season.
The Bombers’ last win came during last year’s Dreamtime clash against Richmond back in May 2025.
Can they get on the board this afternoon? Will their losing streak last a full 12 months?
20m agoSun 22 Mar 2026 at 3:48am
Conditions absolutely perfect for footy in Adelaide
Port Adelaide forward Todd Marshall goes through his warm-ups ahead of the clash against Essendon at the Adelaide Oval. (Getty Images)
There’s going to be absolutely no excuses for the players out there this afternoon.
Adelaide Oval is currently bathed in sunshine with the temperature a warm 28 degrees.
I do wonder how these players will fare running out the game in that level of heat.
25m agoSun 22 Mar 2026 at 3:42am
Ken Hinkley is in the building again
This has got to be so surreal for Ken Hinkley.
The long-time Port coach is back at the Adelaide Oval this afternoon and he’s interviewing his former understudy Josh Carr on the sidelines.
Life truly does continue to move on doesn’t it?
Ken seems like he’s more nervous than Carr ahead of this interview on Fox Footy.
Carr says talk about his pre-match chat last weekend was “probably blown out of proportion” after he’d mentioned that he’d gotten that wrong ahead of last weekend’s match.
41m agoSun 22 Mar 2026 at 3:27am
What did we think of Pat Voss’s taunting last night?
One of the spicier subplots from Fremantle’s win over Melbourne came when Dockers forward Pat Voss mocked Dees big man Harry Petty.
Voss referenced Petty crying on-field a few years ago, and it’s sparked up a conversation over whether taunting needs to be outlawed in the AFL or not.
Interested to hear your thoughts!
45m agoSun 22 Mar 2026 at 3:23amTeam news: No late changes for Port or Essendon
Both Port Adelaide and Essendon will line up as originally selected this afternoon.
Here’s how the two team line-ups look.
Port Adelaide and Essendon’s team line-ups for the Round 2 clash at the Adelaide Oval. (AFL.com.au)
49m agoSun 22 Mar 2026 at 3:18am
Recent history between Port and Essendon
Here’s how the last five meetings between these two teams have gone:
Round 3, 2025: Essendon 9.18 (72) def. Port Adelaide 8.12 (60) @ Docklands Stadium
Round 4, 2024: Port Adelaide 17.9 (111) def. Essendon 6.6 (42) @ Adelaide Oval
Round 16, 2023: Port Adelaide 11.12 (78) def. Essendon 10.14 (74) @ MCG
Round 8, 2023: Port Adelaide 12.20 (92) def. Essendon 13.9 (87) @ Adelaide Oval
Round 22, 2022: Port Adelaide 23.8 (146) def. Essendon 9.8 (62)
1h agoSun 22 Mar 2026 at 3:04am
Welcome!
Good afternoon and welcome to ABC Sport’s live AFL coverage!
We wrap up round two today with a double-header spanning from South Australia to Western Australia.
The action begins at 3:15pm when Port Adelaide hosts Essendon at the Adelaide Oval, before West Coast hosts North Melbourne at Perth Stadium from 6:10pm (all times AEDT).
Three out of the four teams in action lost badly last weekend in their season-openers, so expect them to be fired up.