Good afternoon and welcome back to ABC Sport’s live blog coverage of the 2024 AFL season. I hope you’re ready for what could be one of the best Saturdays of the season.
We begin in Sydney, where the Swans and Giants pause their war of words to engage in a battle on the field where tensions will be high and the spoils for the victor significant. Two of the best teams in the league will give it their all today in a match that will be unmissable.
We then head to Docklands where St Kilda are trying to bounce back against a North Melbourne team desperate for their first win.
Tonight, Melbourne and Geelong play what could well be a grand final preview at the MCG and the West Coast resurgence will be tested by an Essendon team with September firmly in their sights.
It’s going to be an amazing day, so keep this blog handy as Kyle Pollard and I guide you through it all.