{"id":687052,"date":"2026-05-22T09:44:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T09:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/687052\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T09:44:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T09:44:11","slug":"richmond-vs-essendon-live-afl-round-11-2026-scores-results-odds-stats-and-start-time-from-the-mcg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/687052\/","title":{"rendered":"Richmond vs Essendon LIVE: AFL round 11 2026, scores, results, odds, stats and start time from the MCG"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Courtesy of Richmond, here is tonight\u2019s schedule for the pre-game ceremony:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bombers president Andrew Welsh, AFL CEO Andrew Dillon, and Essendon legend Michael Long take part in the Long Walk tonight.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/c5bc0ea6617c87f4a17d9deca99eddff79e57b5d.jpeg\"  class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"\/>Bombers president Andrew Welsh, AFL CEO Andrew Dillon, and Essendon legend Michael Long take part in the Long Walk tonight.Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The Long Walk <br \/>Leaving Birrarung Marr hilltop at 5.30pm, entering the MCG at 6.15pm<br \/>Welcome to Country \u2013 7:02pm<br \/>With Wurundjeri elder, Uncle Colin Hunter jnr.<br \/>Pre-match entertainment \u2013 7:04pm<br \/>With Dan Sultan, Jem Cassar-Daley, and First Nations Pathway Program artists.<br \/>Ball presentation \u2013 7.23pm<br \/>The Dreamtime at the \u2019G Sherrin football will be presented by Wirra Thorpe \u2013 Great,\u202fgreat-granddaughter\u202fof Sir Doug Nicholls.<br \/>Richmond enters MCG &#8211; 7.28pm<br \/>The Tigers will be joined by Mitchell Taylor (grandson of Michael Mitchell) and Kade Williams (nephew of Michael Mitchell) when entering the MCG.<br \/>Dreamtime Ceremony Dance \u2013 7:38pm<br \/>A decade on from the inaugural Laguntas pre-game dance, tonight\u2019s performance marks 10 years of cultural expression, growth and leadership within the Richmond Football Club.<\/p>\n<p>First performed in support of Adam Goodes, it has grown into a powerful symbol of unity, resilience and pride across the AFL landscape.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s dance reflects the journey from boys to men, their deep connection to Country, and their development through the Korin Gamadji Institute. Bringing together original performers and current participants, it honours legacy while showcasing the strength of cultural knowledge being carried forward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Courtesy of Richmond, here is tonight\u2019s schedule for the pre-game ceremony: Bombers president Andrew Welsh, AFL CEO Andrew&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":687053,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560],"tags":[638,64,63,55,639,85],"class_list":["post-687052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-afl","tag-afl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-australian-football-league","tag-australianfootballleague","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/687052","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=687052"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/687052\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/687053"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=687052"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=687052"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=687052"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}