The 2026 AFL Finals are down to the final four!

This week on Between The Sticks, we unpack all the fallout from Semi Finals Week: Fremantle refusing to go home, Brisbane ending Adelaide’s campaign and the biggest stories unfolding off the field.

⚓ Can Fremantle go all the way after another huge finals performance?

🦁 Where does Adelaide go after another disappointing finals exit?

💣 Zak Butters has finally made his decision—but what does it mean for the clubs involved?

⚫⚪ Are Jesse Hogan and Collingwood preparing for another premiership run?

We also step outside the AFL to discuss the NFL spectacle at the MCG and what it says about Melbourne’s ability to attract and host the world’s biggest sporting events.

Who survives Preliminary Final weekend, and which clubs are already positioning themselves for 2027 ...