Roy WardUpdated August 28, 2026 — 6:43pm,first published 6:37pm6.43pmIn pictures: Fans line up for seatsBy Melbourne Cricket Club members have once more lined up in large numbers in the hope of getting the best seats in the Member’s Stand tonight.Fans line up outside the MCG.Getty ImagesFans line up outside the MCG ahead of Bulldogs v Magpies.Getty ImagesFans line up outside the MCG.Getty Images6.37pmFooty made Frampton feel sick. He did a ‘deep dive’ into his brain to change thatBy Michael GleesonBilly Frampton would walk around the house or wander up the street and something would make him think of footy. And he’d feel a bit sick.An image would flash in his mind of him dropping a mark, or missing a kick. It was never a strong intercept mark, punch or clearing kick. It was never good.Billy Frampton has changed his mindset.Eddie JimSo, if he remembered the 2023 grand final, he wouldn’t think of keeping Harris Andrews out of the game, he’d remember the dropped mark at the top of the goal square.If the broader footy world (before he became a Collingwood fan favourite) considered him a whipping boy, so did Billy. It wasn’t that he thought the glass was half-empty, he wondered why he had a glass at all.6.32pmInteractive: Your club’s road to the finalsBy 6.32pmGood eveningBy G’day everyone and welcome to our AFL live blog as we follow the first-ever wildcard game with Bulldogs and Magpies clashing at the MCG.The opening ball-up is set for 7.40pm (AEST).Enjoy the hours to come.1 of 1