SEMI FINAL!! We're making a trip to Engie Stadium to take on the Giants! 

Who: GWS Giants vs Brisbane Lions
Where: Engie Stadium
When: Saturday 14th September at 7:30pm (local)
Gates Open: TBC, check your ticket for your entry gate.

Weekly Notices → None at the moment!

Tickets →Semi-final tickets are still on sale here.

Food and Drinks →  We're scouring this information, check back later! 

Address → Grand Parade, Sydney Olympic Park NSW 2127

Trains → Olympic Park train station is on Sydney Showground's doorstep. The Sprint service, operated by CityRail, travels between Lidcombe and Olympic Park Stations daily, every 10 minutes. A limited number of direct services also operate between Central Station and Olympic Park Station on weekday afternoons and for some major events. _{To plan your trip and get the latest travel information visit www.transportnsw.info}

Buses → Sydney Buses operate direct bus services to Sydney Olympic Park from a number of locations including Lidcombe, Strathfield and Parramatta. _{To plan your trip and get the latest travel information visit www.transportnsw.info.}

Ferry → Sydney Ferries run a daily service between Circular Quay and Parramatta stopping at Sydney Olympic Park Ferry Wharf. To travel to Sydney Showground, visitors must also catch a connecting bus. _{To plan your trip and get the latest travel information visit www.transportnsw.info.}

Car → Sydney Olympic Park is easily approached by road, with the M4, Victoria Road and Parramatta Road in close proximity. Free parking: For short visits there are 2-hour free-parking spaces located on Grand Parade, Olympic Boulevard and Dawn Fraser Avenue. Casual parking: Sydney Olympic Park has over 10,000 parking spaces site-wide. Carparks P1, P5 and P6 are in close proximity to Sydney Showground. Costs: $7 per hour, up to a maximum fee of $35 per day. We recommend you pre-book parking if you plan to visit Sydney Showground on the day of a major event. Cost is $35 per car for the day. This cost is for one entry and exit into your selected car park.

Watch → Free to air on Channel 7 or stream on Fox Footy or Kayo. 

It’s do or die semi-final time!

Really its simple, win, live to fight another day. Lose, well I think we all know what that means.

We're on the road, behind enemy lines for a truly GIANT semi-final blockbuster. So, strap in Lions fans it’s time for another match preview.

Last Time We Met

Round 22: GWS 13.4 (82) d Brisbane 8.16 (64)

In Round 22 at the Gabba, our Lions lost to Greater Western Sydney 8.16 (64) to 13.4 (82) despite a dominant start. The Lions stormed to a 31-1 lead at quarter-time, controlling the game but struggling with inaccurate kicking, including three shots that hit the post.

Will Ashcroft, playing his best game since returning from a knee reconstruction, collected 29 disposals and was a standout in general play. Two goals from Cal Ah Chee helped Brisbane take an 11-point lead into halftime. However, GWS rallied, kicking 13 of the last 17 goals—including the final six—to secure a stunning comeback win.

However, it’s a new day and our Lions are primed to rewrite their past indiscretions in this massive semi-final clash!

Excited About

Big O’s 150^th Game!

There's an extra buzz of excitement with Oscar McInerney celebrating his 150th game for the club—ironically, against the same team he faced in his debut, the Giants. It’s like the universe is throwing a party just for him! Lions’ fans are roaring with anticipation, thrilled to see Big O hit this milestone. His journey from rookie to ruckman extraordinaire has been nothing short of legendary. Here’s hoping he brings his usual “ruck and roll” energy to make this game a memorable one for both him and the fans!

Match-ups we're keen for

It’s a massive week for our back six as they prepare to face the challenge of containing GWS’s powerful forward line. Harris Andrews, Jack Payne, and Brandon Starcevich will lead the charge against a forward setup that includes Coleman Medallist Jesse Hogan, the dynamic Toby Greene, and rising star Aaron Cadman. Most notably the last time Brandon Starcevich went toe-to-toe with Giants skipper Toby Greene, our man kept him to just four disposals—the lowest of his 238-game career—while Starcevich himself gathered 13 disposals and five marks. The task is formidable and while it’s a crucial week for the back six, it takes all 23 men to get the job done.

Brisbane has come from the clouds to snatch a spot in a preliminary final against Geelong as Joe Daniher booted two goals in the last four minutes in a stunning five-point triumph over Greater Western Sydney on Saturday night.

The Lions trailed by as much as 31 points early in the final term but then booted the last six goals of the game to overrun the Giants for a 15.15 (105) to 15.10 (100) victory at Engie Stadium.

Daniher gave Brisbane hope when goaling with a set shot from outside the boundary to reduce the margin to one point after Sam Taylor was penalised for insufficient intent to keep the ball in play in the dying stages.

The Lions key forward then made it two in as many minutes when he outmarked the GWS defender and nailed the set shot to give his side the lead for the first time since early in the opening term. 

The Giants locked the ball in their forward line and pushed hard to find what would have been a match-winner, but the hosts ran out of time as Brisbane’s defence held firm.

The Lions had earlier fought back from a 44-point deficit halfway through the third term after the Giants booted seven consecutive goals, kicking five of their own in nine minutes before the home side steadied.

When GWS skipper Toby Greene snapped the first goal of the final term to extend his side’s lead there was little warning of what was to come as Brisbane surged home.

Daniher finished with four goals to have the better of a critical battle with Taylor, while Lions small forwards Charlie Cameron and Kai Lohmann both booted two majors.

Dayne Zorko turned around a difficult night as he had his influence limited by Giants forward James Peatling (two goals) until bobbing up for two goals of his own in the second half. 

Hugh McCluggage (24 disposals), Will Ashcroft and Jarrod Berry (both 27) were important for Brisbane as they first tried to stay in the contest, while Lachie Neale (19) was among those to step up as the visitors mounted a comeback.

GWS paid the price for letting lightning strike twice, as for the second consecutive week the Giants saw their opponents overrun them in the last term to be bundled out of the finals in straight sets. 

Jesse Hogan threatened to tear the game apart and finished with a game-high five goals, while Greene showed signs of returning to form with three majors, but it was too little too late. 

Tom Green again showed that he has a game built for finals with 33 disposals and 10 clearances, while Josh Kelly and Callan Ward (both 21) ensured the Giants set the tone in the midfield until the Lions launched one of the unlikeliest of fight backs. 

GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY            5.3       8.7       14.8      15.10 (100)

BRISBANE                                           3.5       4.10      9.13      15.15 (105)

GOALS
Greater Western Sydney: Hogan 5, Greene 3, Peatling 2, Cadman, Briggs, Green, Ash, O’Halloran

Brisbane: Daniher 4, Cameron 2, Lohmann 2, Zorko 2, Ah Chee, McInerney, Bailey, Hipwood, Fletcher

BEST 
Greater Western Sydney: Green, Hogan, Peatling, Kelly, Whitfield, Greene

Brisbane: McCluggage, Daniher, Berry, Ashcroft, Zorko, Dunkley

INJURIES 
Greater Western Sydney: Coniglio (cheekbone)

Brisbane: Nil

SUBSTITUTES
Greater Western Sydney: Xavier O’Halloran (replaced Stephen Coniglio in the second quarter)

Brisbane: Conor McKenna (replaced Logan Morris in the third quarter