{"id":676095,"date":"2026-05-17T04:55:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T04:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/676095\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T04:55:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T04:55:21","slug":"live-afl-2026-essendon-bombers-vs-fremantle-dockers-round-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/676095\/","title":{"rendered":"Live AFL 2026, Essendon Bombers vs Fremantle Dockers, Round 10"},"content":{"rendered":"

Essendon aims to halt red-hot Fremantle in a Sunday matinee at the MCG. Live updates below!<\/p>\n

The Bombers (1-8, 71.8%) haven\u2019t won since Gather Round, while the Dockers (1-1, 117.1%) have their sights set on a ninth-straight win – but have never beaten Essendon at the MCG.<\/p>\n

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Sunday will be just the fifth time these clubs have clashed at the home of footy, with Fremantle most recently falling to Essendon by a point at the MCG in 2024. The Dockers first lost to the Dons at the \u2018G in Round 17, 1995. <\/p>\n

Match details: Essendon vs. Fremantle, from 1:10pm AEST at the MCG.<\/p>\n

Watch it live: On Fox Footy (channel 504), and streaming on Kayo, from 12:30pm AEST.<\/p>\n

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