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The first week of the 2018 AFL finals is over, and we now know which clubs will go head to head in the semi-finals next weekend.
The AFL has confirmed that the first semi-final, played between Hawthorn and Melbourne, will be scheduled for Friday night at 7:50pm AEST.
The second semi-final, to be played at the MCG between Collingwood and the GWS Gians, will be on Saturday night, starting at 7:25pm AEST.
First semi-final: Hawthorn Hawks vs Melbourne Demons
7:50pm AEST Friday September 14, MCG
Second semi-final: Collingwood Magpies vs GWS Giants
7:25pm AEST Saturday September 15, MCG
We also know which sides have earned the right to host preliminary finals on the week that follows, and where they’ll do so.
The Richmond Tigers and West Coast Eagles have won their way through to the preliminary finals. Of course, we won’t know who the opponents will be in these matches until next week.
First preliminary final: Richmond Tigers vs winner of second semi-final
7:50pm AEST Friday September 21, MCG
Second preliminary final: West Coast Eagles vs winner of first semi-final
Time unconfirmed Saturday September 22, Optus Stadium
It proved to be a titanic first week of finals and drew in the largest crowd across an opening four-game week of finals that the AFL has ever seen.
More than 280,000 fans flooded through the gates – no doubt aided by the fact that many of the league’s biggest drawcards are featuring in September.
The first three matches of the week all proved relatively straightforward as Richmond, Melbourne and GWS proved too good for their respective opponents.
West Coast and Collingwood’s clash to end the week was by far the best match of them all, the Eagles ultimately coming away the winners by 16 in a thriller.