Round 24 of the 2026 AFL season kicks off with a battle between St Kilda and Gold Coast, before Collingwood hosts Brisbane in a Friday night blockbuster.
Keep up to date with all of the fixtures, games, ins and outs, team news, tips, odds, results, reaction, and video as they come to hand.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 20
St Kilda vs. Gold Coast
Team news: TBA
ESPN tip: Saints by 10 points
Pointsbet odds: Saints $1.54, Suns $2.45
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 21
Collingwood vs. Brisbane
Team news: Steele Sidebottom will be lock to come in if he's fit and ready to go for the Pies.
ESPN tip: Lions by 31 points
Pointsbet odds: Magpies $4.10, Lions $1.23
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22
Carlton vs. Fremantle
Team news: Murphy Reid is likely to miss another week for the Dockers with a groin injury, but Alex Pearce looks okay to suit up for the trip to Marvel. Will Hayward is a watch for the Blues; after taking a Mark of the Year contender, he hurt his ankle in the landing and failed to play out the rest of the match.
ESPN tip: Dockers by 8 points
Pointsbet odds: Blues $2.45, Dockers $1.56
Melbourne vs. Western Bulldogs
Team news: The Bulldgos will welcome back Marcus Bontempelli, according to coach Luke Beveridge. Jacob van Rooyen has been slapped with a three-game ban for his high hit on Aliir Aliir, but the Demons are challenging at the tribunal.
ESPN tip: Demons by 18 points
Pointsbet odds: Demons $1.40, Bulldogs $2.95
Geelong vs. Richmond
Team news: TBA
ESPN tip: Cats by 55 points
Pointsbet odds: Cats $1.02, Tigers $26.00
Adelaide vs. GWS
Team news: Wayne Milera will need to pass a fitness test if he's to make a return for the Crows after a hamstring injury left him on the sidelined for the past three weeks.
ESPN tip: Crows by 11 points
Pointsbet odds: Crows $1.26, Giants $3.90
SUNDAY, AUGUST 23
Essendon vs. Port Adelaide
Marvel Stadium, 12:20pm [AEST]
Team news: Jason Horne-Francis' season is over after he suffered a broken toe in the clash with Melbourne last week.
ESPN tip: Bombers by 4 points
Pointsbet odds: Bombers $2.45, Power $1.54
Sydney vs. North Melbourne
Team news: There'll be plenty of changes at the Swans, with Isaac Heeney, Chad Warner, Nick Blakey, James Jordon, and Riley Bice all suspended for the remainder of the season.
ESPN tip: Swans by 17 points
Pointsbet odds: Suspended
West Coast vs. Hawthorn
Team news: TBA
ESPN tip: Hawks by 38 points
Pointsbet odds: Eagles $8.50, Hawks $1.07