Geelong V Brisbane: Afl 2025 Second Qualifying Final – Live

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Hello and invited to unrecorded sum of nan qualifying last betwixt Geelong and Brisbane at nan MCG. The AFL heavyweights are well-acquainted astatine this clip of year, pinch this nan 4th last they person played against each different successful nan past 5 seasons. It isn’t excessively difficult to spot a way wherever they make it 5 finals clashes successful arsenic galore years and meet again successful this season’s decider.

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The erstwhile 3 finals were moreover much important pinch a spot successful nan expansive last up for grabs. This clip nan attraction will beryllium connected taking a immense measurement toward that aforesaid shape again, pinch nan victor coming to person different play disconnected and past big a preliminary final. The loser will look a do-or-die semi-final against Fremantle aliases Gold Coast, and dream to meet Collingwood a week aft that.

The Cats are connected a six-match winning streak aft easing done nan tally location against sides that vanished successful nan little half of nan ladder. If wellness genuinely is wealthiness astatine this clip of twelvemonth past nan Cats could hardly beryllium immoderate richer, pinch only Rhys Stanley and semipermanent task ruck Toby Conway unavailable this week. But 2 of their six defeats this twelvemonth person travel against Brisbane, who besides hit Geelong successful a preliminary last classical past year.

The Lions person had an up and down play pinch their champion being arsenic bully arsenic immoderate broadside has produced while they person besides suffered a mates of unusually dense defeats. Their 16 wins and a tie is simply a amended grounds than they managed erstwhile they vanished 5th but went connected to triumph nan premiership past year, moreover arsenic they were handed a scary fixture this season. And ending nan home-and-away play pinch 7 wins from 9 matches, pinch nan first triumph successful that streak coming against nan Cats, suggests nan reigning premiers are primed for different large September.

First bounce will beryllium astatine 7.40pm successful Melbourne / AEST. I’ll driblet successful nan squad news shortly. But fto america cognize your thoughts and predictions – shoot maine an email aliases find maine @martinpegan connected Bluesky aliases X. Let’s get into it!