Grand final glory is within reach for one team, and here’s how you can watch every qualifying game during the Finals Series live.
We’re now heading into the first week of the Australian Football League Finals Series, and we’re looking at four powerhouse matches this weekend to kick things off. The road to AFL finals glory starts on Friday, August 27 with the Power playing to a home Adelaide crowd – it’ll be the only team fortunate enough to play on its home ground, as the ongoing Covid lockdown for Sydney and Melbourne has forced games to move to South Australia and Tasmania. Port Adelaide should be confident heading into its match against the Geelong Cats, as the team has won nine out of its last 10 games. Geelong did put one over the Power back in round 13, when Port Adelaide lost 112-91. The Sydney Swans will face GWS Giants on Saturday, August 28 in a must-win match at University of Tasmania Stadium. The Swans will hit the field having won seven of their last eight games, and the last time these two met – back in round 18 – the Swans won by 26 points. There’s potential for Buddy Franklin of the Swans to kick his 1,000th goal in the match, with only eight more needed for Franklin to mark the milestone. The AFL’s chief executive, Gillon McLachlan, has warned fans not to storm the field if he does, which has been tradition in the past. Minor premier winners Melbourne will go up against Brisbane on Saturday, August 28 at Adelaide Oval. Melbourne last claimed the minor premiership in 1964, but that’s no guarantee of winning the flag, as a team hasn’t managed to do both since 2013.
