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AFL live: AFL reveals finals fixture with Richmond and Hawthorn to clash on Thursday night
RICHMOND and Hawthorn will kick off the AFL Finals in a Thursday night blockbuster at the MCG. We’ve got all the finals times, dates and venues, plus the road your club has to take to win the flag.
RICHMOND and Hawthorn will kick off the AFL Finals series in a Thursday night blockbuster at the MCG.
The first qualifying final will be the first of two games at the home of football in the opening week of finals with Melbourne to host Geelong in an elimination final on the Friday night. The loser of the Tigers-Hawks clash will then face the winner of Demons-Cats. REVEALED: HOW NORTH SURVIVED GOLD COAST DISASTER JUST PURRING: GAZ SAYS CATS CAN GO ALL THE WAY EXCLUSIVE COLUMN: GODDARD’S LAST WEEK AT ESSENDON For the second time in three years there will be a Sydney derby final after Sydney and GWS finished sixth and seventh respectively. While the 2016 edition was the Giants’ home game at the SCG, this time it will be the Swans with hosting duties. On the Saturday night, Collingwood faces a tough trip to Perth to play West Coast at Perth Stadium with a 4.10pm start, local time. FINALS FIXTURE Thursday, September 6: Richmond v Hawthorn, MCG, 7.20pm (EST) Friday, September 7: Melbourne v Geelong, MCG, 7.50pm (EST) Saturday, September 8: Sydney v GWS, SCG, 4.20pm (EST) Saturday, September 8: West Coast v Collingwood, Perth Stadium 8.10pm (EST) FINAL AFL LADDER 1. Richmond 72pts 136.1% 2. West Coast 64pts 121.4% 3. Collingwood 60pts 120.4% 4. Hawthorn 60pts 120.1% 5. Melbourne 56 131.4% 6. Sydney 56pts 109.5% 7. GWS 54pts 114.3% 8. Geelong 52pts 131.6% -------------------------------- North Melbourne 48 108.9% Port Adelaide 48 107.6% Essendon 48 105.1% Adelaide 48 104.1% W.Bulldogs 32 77.3% Fremantle 32 76.2% Brisbane 20 89.1% St Kilda 18 75.6% Gold Coast 16 59.9% Carlton 8 59.3% Watch every match of every round of the 2018 Toyota AFL Premiership Season. SIGN UP NOW >
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