Final teams: Western Bulldogs v Melbourne

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Western Bulldogs v Melbourne at Etihad Stadium, 3.20pm AEST

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Western Bulldogs: Luke Dahlhaus, Shane Biggs, Bailey Dale, Caleb Daniel
Melbourne: Clayton Oliver, Jayden Hunt, Alex Neal-Bullen, James Harmes

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Control versus chaos, how Blues can stop Dees stars

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'Believe you can': Davey honoured in AFLW Indigenous Round

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Young Blues midfielder Cooper Lord has been celebrated for his shutdown role on Kysaiah Pickett

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Fraser's faith rewarded as Blues refuse to be spooked amid early Dees blitz

Carlton coach Josh Fraser hailed his side's maturity to weather the storm in a brilliant finals fightback

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LISTEN NOW: 'Return of the Pride', the story of Brisbane's return to glory

Hosts Josh Gabelich and Michael Whiting are joined by all the key figures in a new six-part podcast series coming to AFL.com.au

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Footy fashion: how Mikayla Bowen turned her darkest moments into an opportunity to talk

Geelong's midfield star opens up on an off-field venture close to her heart

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Match Replay: Melbourne v Carlton

The Demons and Blues clash in the first wildcard final of the 2026 Toyota AFL Premiership Season

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Mini-Match: Melbourne v Carlton

Extended highlights of the Demons and Blues clash in the first wildcard final of the 2026 Toyota AFL Premiership Season

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AFLW Match Replay: Sydney v Euro-Yroke

The Swans and Saints clash in round three of the 2026 NAB AFLW Season

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From cast out to stopping Kozzy, super Cooper rides the Carlton wave

Young Blues midfielder Cooper Lord has been celebrated for his shutdown role on Kysaiah Pickett

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Fraser's faith rewarded as Blues refuse to be spooked amid early Dees blitz

Carlton coach Josh Fraser hailed his side's maturity to weather the storm in a brilliant finals fightback

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Wayward Kozzy 'symbolic of the game', but King proud as Dees win back respect

Steven King's has lamented his side's inefficiency in the forward 50 in the loss to Carlton

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Final teams: Western Bulldogs v Melbourne

Footy fashion: how Mikayla Bowen turned her darkest moments into an opportunity to talk

Control versus chaos, how Blues can stop Dees stars

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Heart on sleeve: How this Cat channeled her pandemic frustrations into creativity

From cast out to stopping Kozzy, super Cooper rides the Carlton wave

Fraser's faith rewarded as Blues refuse to be spooked amid early Dees blitz

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