Football's Greatest Rivalry and Another Blockbuster: Strap Yourselves in for This Wild Ride

Football's greatest rivalry and another blockbuster: strap yourselves in for this wild ride

Discover the epic AFL preliminary finals as Geelong faces Hawthorn and Collingwood battles Brisbane for grand final spots in Melbourne.

Cats purring for prelim

Gryan Miers heard the noise, that Geelong had as easy run into the AFL finals and they might be vulnerable. So the impressive qualifying-final win over reigning premiers Brisbane was important validation for Miers and his Cats teammates, setting them up superbly for Friday night’s blockbuster preliminary final against arch-rivals Hawthorn. While Geelong took a six-game winning streak into the Brisbane game, they were all against teams outside th…

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Even for neutral supporters, this match-up is always one to savour. Bring the popcorn