When and where are the AFLW preliminary finals? Who will win? All your questions answered

Ahead of the AFLW preliminary finals tomorrow, and the grand final the following weekend, Kate O'Halloran has answered all of your questions.

The AFLW qualifying finals were played over two weeks this season, with a COVID-19 outbreak at the Pies resulting in their match against the Lions being postponed by a week.

After the match did eventually get underway, the Lions were far too good for Collingwood, with a small but vocal Gabba crowd cheering them on to a 50-point win.

Unsurprisingly, the Pies struggled to run out the game, with coach Steve Symonds questioning in his post-match press conference whether his players (who he said had been «cleared medically») were up to playing to the level required.

Collingwood had, however, struggled against the top sides this season, fighting on admirably to make finals after losing star midfielders Bri Davey (round one) andBrit Bonnici (round eight) to ACLs.

Brisbane, meanwhile, sent yet another reminder to the competition to underrate them at their peril, winning the contested possession count by 41, marks inside 50 by 11, tackles by 15, inside 50s by 24 and clearances by 14.

They now take on the Demons for a spot in a record fourth grand final since the competition's inception.

Over at Arden Street Oval, the Dockers comfortably accounted for the Kangaroos in a match many predicted would be closer than the 38-point final margin.

It marked the second consecutive qualifying final loss for the North Melbourne Tasmanian side, who had beaten the Dockers earlier in the season in Hobart, and would have fancied themselves at their Victorian home base.

The Dockers, however, have built a home away from home in Melbourne this season, spending over a month on the road and winning all four fixtures in