AFL 2021 round 2 LIVE updates: Carlton Blues, Collingwood Magpies renew rivalry at MCG

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  • Player to watch: Brodie Grundy
  • Tonight’s medical subs
  • Carlton v Collingwood: Five burning questions
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Player to watch: Brodie Grundy

Tonight’s medical subs

There are no late changes to tonight’s game while Carlton has again named Oscar McDonald as their medical sub following his stellar work in that spot last week while Collingwood have picked Trey Ruscoe as medical sub.

For those who missed it, The Age’s Greg Baum wrote about McDonald this week and it’s worth a read.

Carlton v Collingwood: Five burning questions

Collingwood and Carlton head to the MCG on Thursday night with their rivalry locked at 127 wins apiece and already under pressure after they both lost their opening encounters.

Carlton are in familiar territory – they have not won either of their first two rounds since 2012 – but with big expectations heading into 2021, Thursday night shapes as a must-win clash.

Taylor Adams tries to break a tackle in Collingwood’s 127th win over Carlton.Credit:Getty Images

Collingwood had a turbulent off-season and appear vulnerable. If they don’t defeat the Blues they will be under enormous pressure this season, with senior coach Nathan Buckley out of contract.

Click here to read the story.

Good evening

G’day everyone! It’s Roy Ward here and I’ll be running the show for tonight’s AFL live blog as Carlton and Collingwood kick off round two.

We will bring you all the key moments and the post game reaction from tonight’s match as these two old rivals look to notch their first win of the new season.

One will come away feeling good, the other in an 0-2 hole.

Please feel free to leave a comment on the blog and please enjoy the night to come.

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