An all-important home preliminary final is on the line for the West Coast Eagles and Collingwood Magpies when they clash in the first ever final at Optus Stadium. First bounce for this qualifying final is scheduled for 8:10pm (AEST) on Saturday, September 8.
Neither of these sides were predicted to figure much in 2018’s premiership calculations yet, here they are, battling it out in a mouth-watering qualifying final to cap off the first week of finals.
As the only non-Victorian team in the top four, West Coast’s ability to funnel as much of the fixture through their Optus Stadium fortress will be crucial.
Date: Saturday, September 8
First bounce: 8:10pm (AEST)
Venue: Optus Stadium, Perth
TV: Live, Channel 7 and Fox Footy
Online: Live, Foxtel App, Foxtel Now, AFL live pass
Betting: Eagles $1.61, Magpies $2.35
Overall record: Played 50, Eagles 25, Magpies 24, 1 draw
Last meeting: Round 17, 2018 – Magpies 9.13 (67) def. by Eagles 15.12 (102)
Record in finals: Played 6, Magpies 4, Eagles 1, 1 draw
West Coast Eagles
B Shannon Hurn, Tom Barrass, Brad Sheppard
HB Thomas Cole, Jeremy McGovern, Lewis Jetta
C Mark Hutchings, Elliot Yeo, Chris Masten
HF Jack Redden, Jack Darling, Jamie Cripps
F Willie Rioli, Josh J. Kennedy, Mark LeCras
FOL Scott Lycett, Luke Shuey, Dom Sheed
I/C Liam Ryan, Liam Duggan, Daniel Venables, Nathan Vardy
Collingwood Magpies
B Brayden Maynard, Tom Langdon, Jack Crisp
HB Jeremy Howe, Tyson Goldsack, Travis Varcoe
C Adam Treloar, Scott Pendlebury, Tom Phillips
HF Will Hoskin-Elliott, Brody Mihocek, Jordan De Goey
F Josh Thomas, Mason Cox, Jaidyn Stephenson
FOL Brodie Grundy, Taylor Adams, Steele Sidebottom
I/C Brayden Sier, James Aish, Chris Mayne, Levi Greenwood
Umpires: (15) Matthew Nicholls, (21) Simon Meredith, (24) David Harris
Like all AFL finals, this match will be broadcast live and free on Channel 7 – although some areas may need to use the network’s sports offshoot 7mate. Check your local listings.
If you’d prefer fewer ads, Fox Footy’s (504) live broadcast will have no ad breaks during play. However, you will need a valid Foxtel subscription to access their coverage.
Those wishing to live stream the match will need either the Foxtel app, Foxtel Now or an AFL live pass to do so.
As always, The Roar will cover the match with a live blog and video highlights.
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