Dockers host Hawks in sold-out qualifying final to open 2026 AFL finals

Fremantle (19-3, 142.5%) host Hawthorn (fourth, 64 points) at a sold-out Optus Stadium on 3 September to open the 2026 AFL finals. The qualifying final winner advances straight to a preliminary final; the loser drops to a semifinal. The Dockers made five changes to their 23. Bounce: 6:10pm WST.