It's Elimination Final time! The Hawks are bound for the Gold Coast to take on the Suns in its first interstate final at People First Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
This marks the Hawks third straight finals appearance, and the first time taking on the Suns on their home deck.
Gold Coast Suns finished in fourth spot with nine wins and three losses for the 2026 regular season to host the eighth placed Hawks (seven wins, five losses) this weekend.
Both the Hawks and the Suns won their last two games of the home and away season, providing good momentum ahead of the 2026 finals series.
Check out everything you need to know about the game below:
WHO: Gold Coast Suns v Hawthorn
WHAT: Elimination Final
WHERE: People First Stadium
WHEN: Sunday 8 November
TIME: 2.05pm AEST / 3.05pm AEDT
BROADCAST: Channel 7, Fox Footy, Kayo Sports, BINGE and 7plus,. Check your local guide for more details HERE.
RADIO: ABC and 3wbc
How to watch
Following along at home? The game will be broadcast live on Channel 7 and Fox Footy or streamed on Kayo, 7+ and Binge from 7pm AEDT.
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Last time we met
Hawthorn (60) defeated Gold Coast Suns (37) in Round 9, 2025.
Hawthorn fought off a late surge from Gold Coast to record a 23-point win at Kinetic Stadium.
The Hawks' brand of fast, attacking footy was well and truly back as they kicked their highest score of the season in a 8.12 (60) to 6.1 (37) victory.
From the first quarter, time in the forward half was all Hawthorn with 11 inside 50s to Gold Coast's three, finishing with plus 10 by the game's end.
Aine McDonagh could not be stopped no matter how hard the Suns tried. The crafty Irishwoman ended the day with three, in a commanding performance, McDonagh also had nine score involvements.
Eliza West's workrate did not go unnoticed as she finished her game with 18 disposals and nine tackles, six of those in the first quarter alone.
Tickets and Membership
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General Public tickets to this match are available via Ticketek.
