AFL 2026 Finals Week 2 results
6 September 2026
Four finals, four home wins by margin of 22 points or more — Finals Week 2 was the most one-sided round of the series so far. Hawthorn and Sydney Swans move straight through to the Preliminary Finals as this week's Qualifying Final winners; Geelong Cats and Adelaide Crows keep their season alive in the Elimination Finals.
Finals Week 2 scores
| Home | Away | Venue | Day | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifying Final 1 | Fremantle 40 | lost to | Hawthorn 72 | Perth Stadium | Thu 3 Sep |
| Elimination Final 1 | Geelong Cats 107 | def | Carlton 74 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Fri 4 Sep |
| Qualifying Final 2 | Sydney Swans 141 | def | Brisbane Lions 88 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Sat 5 Sep |
| Elimination Final 2 | Adelaide Crows 90 | def | Western Bulldogs 68 | Adelaide Oval | Sat 5 Sep |
The round in two lines
Biggest margin: Sydney Swans by 53 — the Swans put up 141 at the SCG in Qualifying Final 2, the highest score of the finals series so far, to eliminate Brisbane Lions.
Closest finish: Adelaide Crows by 22 — the tightest of the four, still a comfortable home win over the Western Bulldogs at Adelaide Oval.
The re-ranked draw is set for the next two weeks. Semi Finals: Fremantle host Geelong Cats, and Brisbane Lions host Adelaide Crows. Preliminary Finals the week after: Hawthorn host the Semi Final 2 winner, Sydney Swans host the Semi Final 1 winner. If you're new to how the winners of last week's Wildcard Round earn a rematch against this week's Qualifying/Elimination Final winners, we've broken down the mechanism here. Running a finals comp with your mates? A TippingMates ladder updates itself off results like these automatically, every round.