Overview

• Fremantle beat the Western Bulldogs 17.10 (112) to 14.13 (97) to secure a finals berth and hosting rights for an elimination final.
• Western Bulldogs will be replaced in the eight if Gold Coast avoid defeat against Essendon on Wednesday night.
• AFL locked in the qualifying finals: Adelaide host Collingwood on Thursday, September 4, and Geelong face Brisbane at the MCG on Friday, September 5.
• Elimination finals will be played on Saturday, September 6, with GWS and Fremantle to host and opponents to be finalised after the Suns‑Bombers result.
• Brisbane defeated Hawthorn 11.23 (89) to 11.13 (79) to secure a top-four finish, while Fremantle monitor Corey Wagner’s suspected pectoral tear and await an MRO review of Caleb Serong’s high contact.