The AFL has today announced the fixtures for the first week of the 2020 Toyota AFL Finals Series.
A twilight clash awaits for the seventh-placed Western Bulldogs in the second elimination final, against sixth-placed St Kilda.
The Gabba will host the Saints-Dogs clash at 4.40pm AEST on Saturday 3 October.
It will be broadcast live on Channel 7 and Fox Footy.
The winner will progress to a semi-final against the loser of Friday night’s second qualifying final between the Brisbane Lions and Richmond.
For key forward Josh Bruce, his first taste of finals football is set to come against his former side, after nine years in the AFL system.
The Bulldogs and Saints haven’t met in a final for 10 years.
Back-to-back preliminary finals between the two sides occurred in 2009 and 2010, with the Saints edging past the Bulldogs on both occasions.
Tickets will go on-sale next Tuesday, September 29 via Ticketmaster for the Western Bulldogs’ elimination final at The Gabba. Tickets will be made available to club members during priority on-sale between 9:00am and 1:00pm.
Remaining tickets not sold during the member priority period will be made available to the general public to purchase.
Tickets are sold on a first in, next best available basis and are be subject to availability.
MEMBERS | BUY TICKETS HERE (Priority On-Sale Period | 9am - 1pm, Tuesday 29 September)
GENERAL PUBLIC | BUY TICKETS HERE (General On-Sale | 2pm, Tuesday 29 September)
Based on state border restrictions as of 24 hours prior to the ticket on-sale, only members who reside in states with open borders to Queensland, or who reside in Queensland, will be eligible to purchase tickets.
Given the ongoing impact of COVID-19, there will be rigorous capacity and control measures in place at all 2020 Toyota AFL Finals Series matches, including but not limited to: COVID Safe plans for all venues, physical distancing requirements, regular cleaning and disinfecting, restrictions on crowd numbers, and maintaining a list of contact details for every person who attends each match.
To ensure the AFL and clubs adhere to these strict contact tracing requirements, club member entitlements are not transferable.
Eligible members will be communicated to via email later this week, with relevant information (pricing, barcode, on-sale time).
To view the full price breakdown of AFL Finals ticket prices, by week and venue, please click here.
For more finals ticketing FAQs, or for the latest on-sale information, visit the club’s Finals Hub.
Elimination Final 2
St Kilda v Western Bulldogs
Saturday 3 October
4.40pm AEST
The Gabba
