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Fixture Week 1 finals fixture

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As for why it can't be announced, it's probably to not give 5 & 6 an advantage over 7 & 8 in terms of prep and knowing when the game is. Everyone starts from Thursday morning.
I think thats a pretty minor advantage and if you finish 7th or 8th you cant really complain about 5th or 6th getting a minor advantage can you given they finished higher?
 
Thursday
QF1: Adelaide v Collingwood (Adelaide Oval) 7.40pm AEST

Friday
QF2: Geelong Cats v Brisbane Lions (MCG) 7.40pm

Saturday
EF1: GWS GIANTS v TBA* (Engie Stadium) 3.15pm *Likely Hawthorn
EF2: Fremantle v TBA* (Optus Stadium) 7.20pm AEST *Likely Gold Coast Suns
I think this will be the fixture.
 

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It will be 2v3 and 6v7 on the Thursday and Friday night, because they like to plan the schedule to give the minority premier the Friday night prelim, assuming they win their QF.

I strongly suspect it will be
Thursday Geelong v Brisbane
Friday Freo v Gold Coast
Saturday day GWS v Hawks
Saturday night Adelaide v Collingwood

Following week
Friday loser game 1 v winner game 2
Saturday winner game 3 v loser game 4
Spot on.
No not at all.

But precedent has always had the qualifying final played first.
This is not correct. In 2018 gws played the swans on the Saturday afternoon in an elimination final, followed by the eagles v pies qualifying final in Perth in the twilight. Pies played gws the following Saturday in the semi
 

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AFL will be cheering for Suns by 5+ goals. Will allow them to have the Giants/Hawks on a Friday night something they wouldn't do for an expansion Cup EF.

Crows v Pies Thursday
Giants v Hawks Friday
Cats v Lions Saturday arvo (much like 2022 allowing for maximum Cats fans making the trip)
Dockers v Suns Sat night.
 

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