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Carlton’s fairytale run goes on as Jagga Smith inspires wildcard win over Melbourne

The Guardian Sport · 29 August 2026 at 13:54

Carlton’s fairytale run goes on as Jagga Smith inspires wildcard win over Melbourne

Carlton beat Melbourne 10.14 (74) to 7.13 (5) at MCG Sign up for our free weekly AFL newsletter Carlton claimed victory over Melbourne in front of 91,733 fans at the MCG in their AFL wildcard match to extend their fairytale resurgence into an elimination final clash with Geelong.

Under Josh Fraser, the Blues fought back from a 1-8 start to the season that cost Michael Voss his job, to first make the wildcard round in 10th place, then reach the elimination final.

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Carlton’s fairytale run goes on as Jagga Smith inspires wildcard win over Melbourne

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