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AFL semi-finals preliminary finals fixtures - who plays who where and when
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Bachar Houli of the Tigers celebrates a goal during the AFL Second Qualifying Final Match between the Geelong Cats and the Richmond Tigers at Melbourne Cricket Ground on September 8, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)
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With the qualifying finals complete, the fixture for the semi-finals and preliminary finals of the 2017 AFL Finals Series is starting to take shape.

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Week 2

Second Semi-final: Geelong Cats vs Sydney Swans
7:50pm AEST Friday 15 September, MCG

First Semi-final: GWS Giants vs West Coast Eagles
7:25pm AEST Saturday 16 September, Spotless Stadium

Week 3

First Preliminary Final: Adelaide Crows vs TBA (Geelong or Sydney)
7:50pm AEST Friday 22 September, Adelaide Oval

Second Preliminary Final: Richmond Tigers vs TBA (GWS or West Coast)
Time TBA Saturday 23 September, MCG

Jack Darling West Coast Eagles AFL 2017 tall

(Photo by Daniel Kalisz/Getty Images)

Having lost to the Richmond Tigers on Friday night, the Geelong Cats will host a semi-final at the MCG next week, again on Friday.

Their opponent will be the Sydney Swans, who will back themselves in to cause a boilover after sending the competition a warning with a big win over Essendon on Saturday.

The GWS Giants, who lost the qualifying final on Thursday night, will host the other semi-final, at Spotless Stadium on Saturday night.

Their opponents will be the West Coast Eagles, who won through to the second week in a thrilling extra-time finish with Luke Shuey kicking the winner after the siren.

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The Adelaide Crows will have a bye next week before hosting a preliminary final on the following Friday against the winner of the Geelong versus Sydney game.

Richmond too will have a bye before hosting a preliminary final at the MCG against the winner of the GWS Giants versus West Coast Eagles semi-final.

Richmond’s preliminary final will be on Saturday, but an official time is yet to be confirmed. Given their opponent will be an interstate team, it is likely to be a twilight match rather than a night game.

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