{"id":871362,"date":"2026-08-28T11:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T11:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/871362\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T11:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T11:00:21","slug":"live-afl-finals-2026-western-bulldogs-vs-collingwood-magpies-second-wildcard-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/871362\/","title":{"rendered":"Live AFL finals 2026, Western Bulldogs vs Collingwood Magpies, Second Wildcard Final"},"content":{"rendered":"

History will be made at the MCG on Friday night when the Western Bulldogs and Collingwood contest the game\u2019s first-ever Wildcard Final. Live updates below!<\/p>\n

And there\u2019s already been some feeling between the sides in the lead-up to the blockbuster inaugural fixture. <\/p>\n

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Wildcard Final<\/p>\n

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AFL<\/p>\n

LIVE<\/p>\n

Bulldogs<\/p>\n

48<\/p>\n

Collingwood<\/p>\n

38<\/p>\n

MATCH CENTRE<\/p>\n

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*Odds are current as of 28th August 2026, 8:57pm AEST<\/p>\n

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AFL<\/p>\n

Aug 29 7:35pm AEST<\/p>\n

Melbourne<\/p>\n

Carlton<\/p>\n

MATCH CENTRE<\/p>\n

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*Odds are current as of 28th August 2026, 8:57pm AEST<\/p>\n

VIEW ALL SCORES<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Bulldogs (2-1-2 in their past five) come into Friday night\u2019s do-or-die clash with momentum after shocking Melbourne at the MCG last Saturday. <\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Magpies (also 2-1-2 in their past five) have come good at the right time of the year, save for last Friday\u2019s dead-rubber belting at the hands of the reigning premiers. <\/p>\n

READ MORE:<\/p>\n

FINALS FORMGUIDE: Why all 10 AFL finalists can \u2014 and can\u2019t \u2014 win the flag… as stunning Blues reality laid bare<\/a><\/p>\n

ANALYSIS: How \u2018A-plus\u2019 McRae hauled battered Pies into historic final… and why they have a real shot<\/a><\/p>\n

DEEP DIVE: Bont\u2019s ticking clock, big Bevo call as Dogs face moment of truth… before trade period blows it all up<\/a><\/p>\n

Match details: Western Bulldogs vs. Collingwood from 7:40pm AEST at the MCG. <\/p>\n

Watch it live: On Fox Footy (channel 504), and streaming on Kayo, from 6:30pm AEST. <\/p>\n

Follow Bulldogs vs. Magpies in our live blog below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"History will be made at the MCG on Friday night when the Western Bulldogs and Collingwood contest the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":871363,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560],"tags":[638,64,63,55,639,85],"class_list":["post-871362","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\/871362","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=871362"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/871362\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/871363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=871362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=871362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=871362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}