The AFL Melbourne Demons are preparing to travel to Perth to play the West Coast Eagles on Saturday the 22nd September at Optus Stadium. The match is scheduled for 1.20pm Australian Western Standard Time which is two hours behind Melbourne time. Excited Melbourne Demons fans will be watching the game at 3.20pm Melbourne time.

Some will have flown to Perth to watch their team and will be barracking in their football jumpers, jerseys, guernseys

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. Tickets are still available for this Preliminary Final.

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Its official tickets for the Richmond Tigers versus Collingwood Magpies are now all sold out in all sections and for both clubs ticket holders. The only available seats and standing room will be in the MCC Membership Area where members queue and scan their barcode on entry hopeful of access. These fans will queue overnight or some time ahead to gain entry.

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Two of Melbourne's most popular teams, traditional rivals, Richmond and Collingwood, will play before a capacity crowd on Friday night the 21 September at the MCG at 7.50pm. It promises to be a grand display of footy between two celebrated and widely followed football clubs. Fans will be vocal, loyal, parochial and passionate and will be wearing their footy jumpers, jerseys, guernseys.

Jubilant scenes last night at the MCG as Melbourne beat Hawthorn to secure their place in the Preliminary Final. The Hawks, gallant in defeat, succumbed to the powerhouse Melbourne Demons who are focused on victory.

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Fighting off a resurgent Hawks the Demons maintained their cool composure, fought off all the challenges the Hawks threw at them, and prevailed to run out comfortable winners.

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Fans laughed, cried , danced and cheered their beloved Demons to victory. Jack, son of Todd Viney, the Demons Captain proudly led his team off the MCG amidst uproarious scenes of celebration all around the ground. In excess of 90,000 excited fans,  all wearing their teams football jumpers, jerseys, guernseys, roared their approval.

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It has been a long time since Melbourne experienced AFL Finals success. Club stalwarts Ron Barassi and David Neitz were amongst the crowd of Demons faithful, wearing their  teams colours and joining in the celebrations. Its been eighteen years since they played in a Preliminary Final and they will venture to the West next week to take on an in form West Coast Eagles side.

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Tonight the Greater Western Sydney Giants take on the Collingwood Magpies at the MCG. It too will be a fierce battle and whoever is the victor plays the Demons next week. Exciting times for footy fans and another big crowd is expected tonight, most wearing their football jumpers, jerseys, guernseys.

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The two Sydney teams the Swans and the Giants played off in an elimination final on 8 September at Sydney Cricket Ground.

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The Giants started strongly and overwhelmed the Swans early in the match. Playing fast, powerful footy the Giants were the victors, ultimately outplaying the Swans and thrilling fans with an exciting brand of footy in a fast paced, action packed game.

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The Swans are now out of the 2018 AFL Football Finals Series. The Giants will continue to play on. Fans will be attending the games wearing their distinctive orange, grey and white football jumpers, jerseys, guernseys.

The 2018 AFL Final Series has begun. Hawthorn were outplayed by the Richmond Tigers on Thursday night in the first Elimination Final . The Tigers appear on track to win another Grand Final. Fans were treated to a thrilling game in front of a capacity crowd at a packed  MCG.

GWS Giants Guernsey

Last night the Melbourne Demons turned on a powerful display of power footy to beat a hapless Geelong Cats  team. Jubilant fans and players were ignited with passion as the Demons faithful, wearing their football jumpers, jerseys, guernseys ,watched with delight as their team seized victory.

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Today it is the turn of the Magpies to challenge an in form West Coast Eagles side over in Perth . Collingwood have travelled  but are confident of victory against the Eagles . The second elimination final is between the Swans and Giants being played in Sydney. Will they get a sell out crowd? In a city that predominantly follows NRL it will be an interesting marketing exercise for the AFL. Local loyal fans will be at the game wearing their AFL footy jumpers, jerseys, guernseys barracking loudly and hoping their team will be the winner.

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Exciting times on and off the field and fans, spectators, commentators and the general public are loving the action. Teams not in the finals are rebuilding, letting players go, trading or watching older players retire. September is finals month in the AFL and already it is providing quite a spectacle.

The end of the 2018 home and away fixture of AFL matches saw mixed results . The reigning premiers the Tigers had a small victory over the feisty Bulldogs, the Hawks beat the Swans in a close game, Collingwood just beat Fremantle, and the Demons thrashed Greater Western Sydney.

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The finals Season begins on Thursday night at Melbourne's MCG  when the Tigers play the Hawks in what should be a thrilling battle. In another epic struggle Geelong play Melbourne on Friday night at the MCG in a mighty elimination final. Melbourne who haven't played finals footy for some time will be hoping to play through to the next round of finals matches. Geelong always a tenacious opponent will be hard to beat.

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Ticketek, the main seller of finals tickets became embroiled in controversy after their site failed to function and fans were unable to purchase tickets on Tuesday morning as advertised.  Sales have now been pushed back to Wednesday .

Geelong Football Club Guernsey

Fans will be along at all the games wearing their football jumpers, jerseys, guernseys hoping their team will have a successful 2018 Finals Campaign.