Saturday, September 8
Second Elimination Final
Sydney vs GWS Giants, SCG, 4.20pm
Sydney 2018 Season Record: 14 Wins 8 Losses
Last 5 Games
LOSS Hawthorn 74-83
WIN GWS Giants 80-60
WIN Melbourne 87-78
WIN Collingwood 73-71
LOSS Essendon 66-109
Last 5 Finals Campaigns
2017 Semi Final
2016 Runners Up
2015 Semi Final
2014 Runners Up
2013 Preliminary Final
GWS Giants 2018 Season Record: 13 Wins, 1 Draw, 8 Losses
Last 5 Games
LOSS Melbourne 57-102
LOSS Sydney 60-80
WIN Adelaide 106-92
WIN Carlton 151-46
WIN St. Kilda 86-61
Last 5 Finals Campaigns
2017 Preliminary Final
2016 Preliminary Final
Current Squads
| Sydney | Games | Finals |
| Aliir Aliir | 27 | 3 |
| Darcy Cameron | 1 | 0 |
| Harry Cunningham | 103 | 9 |
| Jordan Dawson | 5 | 0 |
| Oliver Florent | 31 | 0 |
| Lance Franklin | 289 | 23 |
| Heath Grundy | 254 | 18 |
| Dan Hannebery | 207 | 21 |
| Will Hayward | 39 | 0 |
| Isaac Heeney | 79 | 8 |
| George Hewett | 70 | 6 |
| Kieren Jack | 247 | 21 |
| Zak Jones | 72 | 6 |
| Josh Kennedy | 226 | 21 |
| Jake Lloyd | 114 | 11 |
| Harrison Marsh | 25 | 3 |
| Tom McCartin | 14 | 0 |
| Jarrad McVeigh | 318 | 27 |
| Nic Newman | 30 | 2 |
| Tom Papley | 59 | 6 |
| Luke Parker | 172 | 17 |
| Dane Rampe | 137 | 14 |
| Daniel Robinson | 24 | 0 |
| Ben Ronke | 17 | 0 |
| Callum Sinclair | 86 | 5 |
| Dean Towers | 57 | 4 |
| Others with Finals Experience | ||
| Alex Johnson | 47 | 5 |
| Callum Mills | 55 | 4 |
| Sam Naismith | 28 | 6 |
| Sam Reid | 121 | 11 |
| Gary Rohan | 106 | 15 |
| James Rose | 9 | 1 |
| Nick Smith | 211 | 20 |
| Kurt Tippett | 178 | 16 |
Coach: John Longmire
Record: 195 Games, Won 131, Drew 2, Lost 62
Finals Record: 19 Games, Won 10, 9 Lost, 1 Premiership
Playing Record: 200 Games, 11 Finals, 1 Premiership
| GWS Giants | Games | Finals |
| Aiden Bonar | 4 | 0 |
| Matt Buntine | 48 | 0 |
| Jeremy Cameron | 128 | 3 |
| Stephen Coniglio | 116 | 5 |
| Cumming Isaac | 2 | 0 |
| Phil Davis | 141 | 5 |
| Matt de Boer | 166 | 13 |
| Brett Deledio | 259 | 6 |
| Toby Greene | 124 | 5 |
| Nick Haynes | 103 | 5 |
| Harry Himmelberg | 38 | 3 |
| Jacob Hopper | 42 | 5 |
| Keeffe Lachlan | 47 | 1 |
| Josh Kelly | 99 | 5 |
| Adam Kennedy | 90 | 0 |
| Zac Langdon | 19 | 0 |
| Daniel Lloyd | 21 | 0 |
| Rory Lobb | 72 | 5 |
| Harry Perryman | 16 | 0 |
| Sam Reid | 62 | 0 |
| Dylan Shiel | 133 | 5 |
| Tim Taranto | 35 | 2 |
| Adam Tomlinson | 113 | 5 |
| Callan Ward | 214 | 11 |
| Lachie Whitfield | 112 | 5 |
| Zac Williams | 76 | 5 |
| Others with Finals Experience | ||
| Aidan Corr | 75 | 3 |
| Ryan Griffen | 256 | 13 |
| Jonathon Patton | 89 | 5 |
| Tom Scully | 152 | 5 |
| Heath Shaw | 282 | 23 |
Coach: Leon Cameron
Record: 115 Games, Won 62, Drew 3, Lost 50
Finals Record: 5 Games, Won 2, Lost 3
Playing Record: 256 Games, 11 Finals
Last 5 Games Head to Head
Sydney leads 3-2
Round 22, 2018
GWS Giants 8.12.60 def by Sydney 11.14.80, Spotless Stadium, 21,433
Best:
GWS – Shiel, Taranto, Ward, Coniglio, Himmelberg, Tomlinson
Sydn – Franklin, Parker, Lloyd, Kennedy, Jack, Cunningham
Goals:
GWS – Himmelberg 2, Cameron 2, Lloyd 2, Shiel, Bonar
Sydn – Franklin 5, Jack 2, Parker 2, Hayward, McCartin
Round 3, 2018
Sydney 16.7.103 def GWS Giants 12.15.87, SCG, 34,711
Best:
Sydn – Mills, Heeney, Kennedy, Sinclair, Hewett, Parker
GWS – Coniglio, Shiel, Haynes, de Boer, Cameron, Hopper
Goals:
Sydn – Sinclair 3, Reid 2, Papley 2, Hayward 2, Rohan 2, Franklin 2, Parker, Kennedy, Heeney
GWS – Cameron 3, de Boer 2, Lloyd 2, Coniglio, Himmelberg, Hopper, Lobb, Patton
Round 17, 2017
GWS Giants 12.11.83 def by Sydney 14.12.96, Spotless Stadium, 21,924
Best:
GWS – Kelly, Ward, Shiel, Mumford, Greene, Whitfield
Sydn – Franklin, Jones, Parker, Kennedy, McVeigh, Hannebery
Goals:
GWS – Kelly 2, Mumford 2, Patton 2, Greene 2, Johnson 2, Smith, Scully
Sydn – Franklin 4, Papley 3, Parker, K Jack, Kennedy, Robinson, Lloyd, Hannebery, Jones
Round 5, 2017
Sydney 9.9.63 def by GWS Giants 15.15.105, SCG, 34,824
Best:
Sydn – Kennedy, Hannebery, Lloyd, Jones
GWS – Mumford, Scully, Greene, Cameron, Haynes, Williams, Davis
Goals:
Sydn – Franklin 3, Parker, Kennedy, Papley, Tippett, Sinclair, Rohan
GWS – Greene 4, Cameron 2, Smith 2, Ward, Tomlinson, Lobb, Reid, Patton, Johnson, Williams
2016 First Qualifying Final
Sydney 7.13.55 def by GWS Giants 12.19.91, ANZ Stadium, 60,222
Best:
Sydn – Hannebery, Kennedy, Aliir, Grundy, Franklin
GWS – Coniglio, Scully, Greene, Whitfield, Cameron, Tomlinson, Kelly
Goals:
Sydn – Papley 2, K Jack 2, Hewett, Kennedy, McGlynn
GWS – Cameron 4, Scully 2, Greene 2, Ward, Coniglio, Whitfield, Smith
Finals Head to Head Record
GWS Giants lead 1-0
2016 First Qualifying Final
Sydney 7.13.55 def by GWS Giants 12.19.91
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(Compiled by Casey Franklin)