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Live AFLW 2026: St Kilda Saints vs Carlton Blues | Round 1 live scores and updates, blog, start time AEST and how to watch stream, latest news The AFLW has arrived, with St Kilda and Carlton kicking off the new season with the first leg of a blockbuster Marvel Stadium double-header. Live updates below! Watch every match of AFLW LIVE and ad-break free during play on FOX FOOTY, available on Kayo Sports | New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month for just $1. The Blues emerged as one of the strongest teams in the competition in 2025, but Matthew Buck’s charges were still a rung below preliminary final conquerors Brisbane, and an even further gap behind two-time reigning premiers North Melbourne. It will be a new-look outfit that takes to Marvel Stadium, with new recruits Claudia Whitfort and Brooke Boileau making their club debuts, while ruck Breann Harrington’s pregnancy has ruled her out for the season. The Saints broke through for a finals berth in 2026 in Nick Dal Santo’s fifth season at the helm, and though they were thumped by Adelaide, the experience will have done a developing group the world of good. With Nicola Stevens traded to Geelong and Nicola Xenos out for the season with a knee injury, their path to backing it up is off to a rocky start - an upset over the Blues would be a welcome change in fortune. Match details: St Kilda Saints vs Carlton Blues from 4:35pm AEST at Marvel Stadium. Watch it live: On Fox Sports 3 (channel 503), and streaming on Kayo, from 4:30pm AEST. Follow St Kilda vs Carlton in our live blog below! Can’t see the link? Click here.