Live: Red-hot Dockers dominating Cats in semifinal showdown
Minor premier Fremantle is bidding to avoid an ignominious straight-sets exit as it takes on Geelong in a massive AFL semifinal at Perth Stadium.
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Final Dockers and Cats teams are in
No late changes for either side.
The Dockers have made two alterations from the side that lost to Hawthorn last week, with Brandon Walker out injured and Nathan O'Driscoll dropped. Replacing them are Judd McVee and Corey Wagner.
There was speculation during the week that Geelong would recall Sam De Koning for this one, likely in place of Jay Polkinghorne, but instead Chris Scott has named the same side which beat Carlton last week. A luxury at this time of year.
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Welcome to Friday night finals footy
By Dean Bilton
By Dean Bilton
Good evening and welcome back to ABC Sport's live blog coverage of the 2026 AFL season. We return to Perth this evening for a game of gargantuan importance, a do or die semifinal which may well prove the most significant this side of the grand final.
On one side we have Fremantle, the minor premier and season-long flag favourite who stumbled in the first week of finals and now sits precariously on the edge of a cliff of humiliation. Straight sets are in play here, the fear of failure commensurate to the prize on offer for victory.
On the other is Geelong, a team so used to the demands of finals football it tends to make it this far almost by default. A professional victory in an elimination game last week sets up this one, and experience alone will be enough to ensure it can give the Dockers a game.
So much on the line tonight, so much to look out for. A preliminary final is right there for the winner, the big one only another week away. Stick around and enjoy the footy with us.
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