Overview
- Geelong will face Hawthorn at the MCG on Friday, September 19 at 7:40pm AEST, followed by Collingwood versus Brisbane on Saturday, September 20 at 5:15pm AEST.
- Tickets for both matches go on sale Monday, with additional on-sale details to be released Sunday.
- Since the top-eight format began in 1994, the MCG has hosted both preliminary finals only nine times prior to this year, making 2025 the 10th.
- Crowds are forecast to be very large despite a chance of rain, putting the 2019 combined prelim record of 172,251 within reach.
- The fixtures pit long-running rivals Geelong–Hawthorn and contemporary heavyweights Collingwood–Brisbane, heightening interest in Melbourne across the weekend.