Good evening, and welcome back to ABC Sport’s live blog coverage of the 2024 AFL season.

The reigning premiers are in action tonight, but the Magpies won’t look exactly how we’ve come to expect them as they tackle the Bulldogs at Docklands. Injury has hit Collingwood hard and another wave of enforced absences is stripping the squad down to its bare bones.

The Bulldogs too are missing some key players but will sense an opportunity tonight to knock off the Pies and edge closer to the top eight. It’s a big night for Luke Beveridge and his men.