Geelong and Carlton to play an elimination match in the AFL finals series
The Geelong Cats and Carlton Blues will play at the MCG in an elimination match of the Australian Football League (AFL) finals series. The teams will compete to keep their chances of continuing in the postseason series alive. As this is an elimination match, defeat will mean the end of the season.
Match and broadcast
The game will take place on Friday evening. ABC News Australia is providing live text coverage of the game, publishing statistics in ScoreCentre and offering a radio broadcast.
More current news is available on the UA.News Telegram channel Telegram.
Context of the matchup
ABC describes Geelong as a team with significant experience in AFL matches played in September. The outlet also notes that the Cats remain title contenders as long as they stay in the season.
ABC calls Carlton one of the season's main stories because of the team's resurgence in the middle of the season. According to the outlet, the Blues' rise is linked to Josh Frazier.
