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AFL wildcards locked in as Blues seek to do 'damage'
Clubs are planning Bulldogs-Collingwood and Melbourne-Carlton matchups, but the league is waiting on Hawthorn’s result before confirming times and travel.
- The AFL has delayed the official announcement of its inaugural wildcard weekend fixture until after the Hawthorn-West Coast match, which remains critical to determining the top-six standings.
- Final ladder positions dictate wildcard matchups, with the fifth-place team playing the lowest-ranked winner while sixth plays the higher-ranked winner; Hawthorn currently sits sixth on 60 points.
- Carlton enters the wildcard bracket with momentum after defeating Fremantle on Saturday, with Blues forward Brodie Kemp noting "the ability to possess the ball a bit more while nailing the fundamentals" as the team's biggest shift.
- Collingwood may miss veteran Scott Pendlebury and Brayden Maynard, while the Western Bulldogs face uncertainty regarding spearhead Aaron Naughton; Carlton expects to welcome back Will Hayward and Nick Haynes from ankle injuries.
- Clubs are planning for a Bulldogs-Collingwood match on Friday and a Carlton-Melbourne game on Saturday night, with the AFL expecting to issue the official announcement regarding these timeslots late on Sunday.
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Dogs vs Pies to launch wildcards on Friday; Hawks lock down first AFL double chance since 2018
A Western Bulldogs-Collingwood showdown on Friday night and Melbourne taking on Carlton the following night will feature in the AFL’s inaugural wildcard weekend.
·North Sydney, Australia
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