Big Freeze

Follow along on our AFL live blog for all the major moments and post-game reaction from Collingwood v Melbourne in the Queen's Birthday clash.

“They increased the tempo but [they’re] spreading quicker from us in contest. The Pies kicked 3.3 to 2.3 in that term. We’ll address that in half-time and come out better in the third,” Salem said.

The annual event, which raises money for Motor Neurone Disease research on the Queen's Birthday weekend, hasn't happened in front of an MCG crowd since 2019 ...

We’re hearing more stories from people". "We're proud to support Neale's fight. "To be standing on the stage with Dad is going to be a moment that I will cherish for a very long time," she said.

Some of Australia's biggest names headed down the slide as the FightMND fundraiser surpassed $1 million.

A lot of people like Neale that have been afflicted with MND. This is going to raise their spirits today. “You will also be given a beanie, a baggy blue today which will signify the number that you have gone down the slide. I’m proud to be a small part of a celebration that’s bringing awareness to an incredible man. “And it turns out they don’t make adult costumes to be Rafiki, so I’m fitting into a 12-year-old’s costume. We’ll be right. De Goey hasn’t been able to find the footy.” If you’d like to view this content, please adjust your . “(Pies coach) Craig McRae tried the match-up of De Goey and trying to expose him the other way. If you’d like to view this content, please adjust your . If you’d like to view this content, please adjust your . If you’d like to view this content, please adjust your . If you’d like to view this content, please adjust your .

Australian athletes, entertainers and celebrities braved the icy temps and showed a collective sense of humour as they dressed up before sliding into an icy ...

Justin Langer was a fly-in, fly-out star of the eighth edition of Neale Daniher's Big Freeze, which returned to the MCG for the first time in three years.

"It's a great privilege to be here. "I lost my sister to motor neurone disease and I figure a couple of minutes of torture is woth it to raise awareness," Burchmore said. "He's one of the great gentlemen I've met and one of the toughest blokes I've met.

Collingwood supporters jeered the Big Freeze announcement after their side staged a mammoth upset win over Melbourne.

We’ve got to go back and have a real good look at it.” Mihocek was the constant for Collingwood up forward, finishing with four goals in a best-on-ground display for the Pies. “That was challenging. In scenes reminiscent of his famous 2018 preliminary final performance, Cox kicked a goal on the run to earn a monster roar from the heaving pro-Magpies crowd. Fans started chanting “Collingwood” in unison as Jamie Elliott put the finishing touches on their fourth-straight victory by slotting a goal with a minute remaining. “That was a genuine game of footy, they just got a serious run on there in the last quarter,” Melbourne captain Max Gawn said.

But as the Australian cricket great hurtled towards the ice bath dressed as Rocky Balboa and emerged drenched, a wide grin appeared. >> SCROLL DOWN TO SEE ALL ...

"It's a great privilege to be here. At the end of the slide, she held up a toy Simba and presented him to the crowd, mimicking Rafiki. "He's one of the great gentlemen I've met and one of the toughest blokes I've met.