Live: Cats face red-hot Blues in blockbuster MCG elimination final

live AFL elimination final: Geelong vs Carlton live updates — blog, scores and stats Geelong and Carlton face off in a sudden death elimination final at the MCG as they look to keep their post-season hopes alive. Follow the live blog below, keep up to date with all the latest stats in our ScoreCentre, and tune in to our live radio coverage. Submit a comment or question Live updates New: Filters Choose what information you see below by using filters Key Event Final Cats and Blues teams are in No late changes for either side. There were a few surprises when the Cats named their side yesterday, with Sam De Koning left out along with Jhye Clark and Jack Martin. Replacing them are Max Holmes, Oliver Wiltshire and Mark Blicavs. Pretty good ins. Just the one change for the Blues, with Wade Derksen in for the injure Nick Haynes. Key Event Welcome to a Friday night elimination final Good evening and welcome back to ABC Sport's live blog coverage of the 2026 AFL season. September footy is here at last, and after a healthy dollop of finals action last night we are heading to the MCG for a knockout game to savour. Tonight, Geelong and Carlton face off in a battle to keep their seasons alive. The Cats are no strangers to the September stage, flag contenders for as long as they have another game to play. The Blues are the story of the season, inspired by Josh Fraser to one of the most incredible mid-season resurrections we've ever seen. It's finals experience against a full head of steam. An unstoppable force and an immovable object. It shapes up as a potential classic. Stick around, hit up the comments, and let's enjoy some finals footy together.