Essendon hosts Collingwood at the MCG in its final game of the season on Friday.
While a mathematical chance, the Bombers won't be able to make up the huge percentage needed to make finals.
They'll instead look to finish the season strongly against the Magpies, who will be eager to do the same with a finals campaign on the horizon.
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What time is the AFL tonight? Essendon vs Collingwood start time
Friday night's game between Essendon and Collingwood will begin at 7.50pm AEST.
The game will be played at the MCG in Melbourne.
| City | Sydney | Melbourne | Brisbane | Adelaide | Perth |
| Time | 7.50pm | 7.50pm | 7.50pm | 7.20pm | 5.50pm |
How to watch or livestream Essendon vs Collingwood
| Region | Sydney | Melbourne | Brisbane | Adelaide | Perth | Tasmania | Darwin |
| Channel | Fox Footy/7mate | Fox Footy/Channel 7 | Fox Footy/Channel 7 | Fox Footy/Channel 7 | Fox Footy/7mate | Fox Footy/Channel 7 | Fox Footy/Channel 7 |
| Broadcast time | 7.30pm | 7.30pm | 7.30pm | 7.00pm | 5.30pm | 7.30pm | 7.00pm |
Kayo Sports will stream the game live and a replay will be available post-match.
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Essendon vs Collingwood odds
Collingwood is favoured to win this game with odds of $1.20, to Essendon's $4.50, as per BlueBet.
Essendon vs Collingwood Round 24 team lists and substitute
Essendon's starting 22
Substitute: TBC at 6.50pm AEST
| Full Back | Nick Hind | Brandon Zerk-Thatcher | Dyson Heppell |
| Half Back | Mason Redman | Jayden Laverde | Andrew McGrath |
| Centre | Nic Martin | Archie Perkins | Elijah Tsatas |
| Half Forward | Nik Cox | Kyle Langford | Sam Durham |
| Full Forward | Andrew Phillips | Sam Weideman | Ben Hobbs |
| Followers | Nick Bryan | Darcy Parish | Zach Merrett |
| Interchange | Kaine Baldwin | Will Snelling | Will Setterfield |
| Jye Menzie | |||
| Emergencies | Lewis Hayes | Alwyn Davey Jnr | Patrick Voss |
| Anthony McDonald-Tipungwut |
INS: Kaine Baldwin, Nick Bryan, Sam Weideman, Will Setterfield, Will Snelling
OUTS: Jake Kelly (Injured), Jake Stringer (Injured), Jye Caldwell (Injured), Matt Guelfi (Injured), Peter Wright (Injured), Sam Draper (Injured)
Collingwood's starting 22
Substitute: TBC at 6.50pm AEST
| Full Back | Oleg Markov | Billy Frampton | Isaac Quaynor |
| Half Back | Brayden Maynard | Scott Pendlebury | Jack Crisp |
| Centre | Will Hoskin-Elliott | Taylor Adams | Josh Daicos |
| Half Forward | Bobby Hill | Brody Mihocek | Jeremy Howe |
| Full Forward | Jordan De Goey | Daniel McStay | Jamie Elliott |
| Followers | Darcy Cameron | Patrick Lipinski | Steele Sidebottom |
| Interchange | John Noble | Mason Cox | Tom Mitchell |
| Jack Ginnivan | |||
| Emergencies | Finlay Macrae | Reef McInnes | Edward Allan |
| Josh Carmichael |
INS: Bobby Hill, Jordan De Goey
OUTS: Beau McCreery (Suspension), Jakob Ryan (Injured), Nathan Murphy (Injured)
