AFL round six 2026, scores, results, odds, stats and start time from the MCG in Melbourne

Pies coach Craig McRae chatted to the Seven football team in the rooms before the match – and when we say that, we mean off-air (though cameras in the rooms caught it).

Mitch Cleary was briefing Kane Cornes, Nick Riewoldt, Hamish McLachlan and Brian Taylor on where the Pies stood as a side ahead of this monster clash.

This is the kind of access that can only lead to a higher quality TV product. Well done, Collingwood.