GWS Giants and Brisbane Lions will contest the second semi final of the 2024 AFL Finals on Saturday. The Giants suffered a heartbreaking loss to local rivals Sydney Swans in the qualifying final played last weekend.

Welcome to news.com.au’s live coverage of the huge AFL semi-final between the GWS Giants and Brisbane Lions from Engie Stadium in Sydney.

The GWS Giants are up to their usual tricks, doing what they can to get under the Swans’ skin ahead of their crunch final at the SCG. Welcome to news.com.au’s live coverage of the huge Sydney derby between the Swans and the Giants at the SCG.

The Brisbane Lions have stormed back from a 44-point deficit to stun the Giants by just five points and keep their season alive.

The Battle of the Bridge lived up to the hype as the Swans and Giants put everything on the line to claim preliminary final hosting rights.

Brisbane have dug deep to defeat GWS by five points in an AFL semi-final at Engie Stadium, advancing to a preliminary final against Geelong at the MCG.

It’s a repeat of one of the great modern semi-finals as GWS hosts Brisbane with a spot in a preliminary final up for grabs. The Giants (4th in home & away season, lost qualifying final to Sydney by 6 points) looked the better side all day last week before fading late,