{"id":236636,"date":"2022-09-04T05:52:11","date_gmt":"2022-09-04T05:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=236636"},"modified":"2022-09-04T15:58:13","modified_gmt":"2022-09-04T15:58:13","slug":"afl-locks-in-schedule-for-finals-week-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=236636","title":{"rendered":"AFL locks in schedule for finals week two"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two blockbuster matches at the MCG will headline the fixture for week two of the 2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/afl\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"AFL\">AFL<\/a> finals series.<\/p>\n<p>After a thrilling first week of finals action that saw the <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/afl\/news-2022-goal-review-controversy-tom-lynch-denied-brisbane-lions-vs-richmond-scores-updates\/e45e68a9-6919-4214-a748-898e911ceba6\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Tigers\">Tigers<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/afl\/finals-2022-live-scores-cats-vs-magpies-dockers-vs-bulldogs-updates-results-video-highlights\/0e1691b5-55e6-42a0-bc09-7a42ab58f6cb\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Western Bulldogs\">Bulldogs<\/a> eliminated and the <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/afl\/finals-2022-gary-rohan-reaction-as-geelong-cats-defeat-collingwood-magpies\/4ae6843a-8525-48f6-8828-1966f5369543\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Cats\">Cats<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/afl\/finals-2022-sydney-swans-through-to-preliminary-final-after-upset-over-melbourne-demons\/1a1629b8-9a2c-4e27-ab97-7ec57cc46cb5\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Swans\">Swans<\/a> book home preliminary finals, the AFL expects another two blockbusters and huge crowds.<\/p>\n<p>The fixture ensures all participating teams will have at least a seven-day break heading into their semi final.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/rugby\/bledisloe-cup-2022-news-all-blacks-insecurities-giving-wallabies-hope\/e3b6d015-3df6-46d5-8d91-9373412a7f52\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>The All Blacks &#x27;insecurities&#x27; giving Wallabies hope<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/afl\/finals-2022-collingwood-magpies-players-grilled-by-craig-mcrae-after-reaction-to-qualifying-final-loss-against-geelong-cats\/1c0008c6-9f87-4778-a138-a54a298aad7e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Coach rips Magpies stars for &#x27;acting like a loser&#x27;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\ufeff<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/news-2022-brisbane-broncos-lose-to-dragons-coach-kevin-walters-finals-dream-dead\/270fb1bb-0807-48e4-8eff-4f5cd3ba3f22\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"&#x27;Awful&#x27; Broncos blasted after record capitulation\"><strong>&#x27;Awful&#x27; Broncos blasted after record capitulation<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"f846b85b-5136-4b43-8000-5bb161328336\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/f846b85b-5136-4b43-8000-5bb161328336\" alt=\"David Mundy and Rory Lobb of the Dockers celebrate.\" data-width=\"3445\" data-height=\"1938\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Week-two finals match-ups<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Friday, September 9<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Second semi final, Melbourne vs Brisbane at the MCG, 7.50pm AEST<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, September 10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>First semi final, Collingwood vs Fremantle at the MCG, 7.25pm AEST<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/strong><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/login.nine.com.au\/login?client_id=wwos&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwwos.nine.com.au&amp;newsletter=true\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>clicking here<\/strong><\/em><\/a><em><strong>!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Two blockbuster matches at the MCG will headline the fixture for week two of the 2022 AFL finals series. 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