GWS Giants

St Kilda have beaten a wayward Greater Western Sydney by 52 points to end the Giants' season in a whimper and prolong their own for the first time in nine

Who would the Saints rather face in a home elimination final, which they will probably ask the AFL to schedule at the Gabba? After a nine-year finals drought some would settle for a final on the moon.

SAINTS SECURE FINALS Full match coverage and stats Nervous tension had bubbled away throughout the early stages of the side's 12.10 (82) to 3.12 (30) victory at the Gabba, but the Saints controlled the contest after half-time to notch one of their most important wins of the last decade.

Finals are on the line as the St Kilda Saints take on the GWS Giants at The Gabba. Join The Roar for live scores from 7:50pm (AEST). It’s been a largely successful season for the new-look Saints so far,

There will be no anxious weekend of waiting for St Kilda, who booked their first finals berth since 2011, but the Giants' disappointing season is over.

The Saints broke GWS in the third quarter with a string of goals and pushed away in the fourth to win by an enormous 52 points. The Giants won roughly 60 more disposals than St Kilda and took 40 more marks,

GREATER Western Sydney has lost Matt de Boer to a back injury on the eve of its must-win clash with St Kilda, with the important lockdown midfielder replaced in the selected side by Isaac Cumming. FOLLOW IT LIVE Saints v Giants Having missed three matches …

Majak Daw is keen to continue his AFL career if the opportunity arises at another club after North Melbourne made the tough call to delist the 29-year-old amid a severe cull that saw 11 players removed from their list following a disappointing season that …

Lachie Whitfield will play his 150th game for the Giants this week with the club's finals hopes hanging by a thread

Had you told me at the start of the season that the final Friday night blockbuster for the home-and-away season would involve GWS and St Kilda, I don’t think I would’ve believed you. But tonight’s game has so much riding on it for both sides that everything should be left …