Overview

• Geelong faces Hawthorn on Friday night and Collingwood meets Brisbane on Saturday, with both preliminaries at the MCG.
• The Cats and Hawks go in unchanged, with Rhys Stanley listed as an emergency for Geelong.
• Collingwood brings in Jeremy Howe for Wil Parker, confirms Bobby Hill will not play, and Brisbane remains unchanged; coach Craig McRae has not ruled Hill out for a potential Grand Final.
• Geelong has not lost a final in the past five seasons when it wins scores from turnovers, and Hawthorn last beat the Cats in that measure in Round 18, 2019.
• All winners this finals series have recorded more kicks inside 50 than their opponents; Collingwood ranks fourth in that metric and Brisbane ranks 16th.