AFL live updates: Hawthorn vs Brisbane, preliminary final — blog, scores and stats

Good evening and welcome to ABC Sport’s live coverage of the AFL finals series.

We’ve got another preliminary final on deck tonight as Hawthorn hosts Brisbane at the MCG as both sides look to join Fremantle in next week’s grand final.

The Hawks have enjoyed a week off after their upset win over the Dockers in the qualifying final, while the Lions come into this clash on the back of a monster win against the Crows last week.

Can the Hawks make it into their first grand final since 2015 or will the Lions make it four straight trips to the big dance?

The first bounce is set for 5:15pm, so strap yourselves in as we bring you all the news from the pre-match.