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
- Fremantle 40 , lost 72 Hawthorn , winner by 32 points
- Geelong Cats 107 , winner 74 Carlton , lost by 33 points
- Sydney Swans 141 , winner 88 Brisbane Lions , lost by 53 points
- Adelaide Crows 90 , winner 68 Western Bulldogs , lost by 22 points
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. Running a finals competition with your mates? A TippingMates ladder updates itself off results like these automatically, every round.
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