Western Bulldogs vs. Hawthorn free-to-air channel, time, team list, free live stream to watch AFL Elimination Final 2

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Western Bulldogs and Hawthorn Hawks will contest the elimination final 2 match of the 2024 AFL Finals in what is expected to be an intense clash between the two giants.

The MCG has not been an easy stadium for Luke Beveridge's side to compete in. They have only played on this ground six times over the last two seasons, seeing minimal success.

Hawthorn, on the other hand, are much more used to competing at the MCG and are familiar with the intimidating atmosphere created by the big crowd. They boast a winning margin of 55.6 points in their last 5 games in this arena.

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The Sporting News is on hand to bring you all the latest TV schedule information, live stream and start times for this match.

How to watch Western Bulldogs vs. Hawthorn: TV channel, free live stream

TV channel: Fox Footy
Free to air channel: Channel 7 
Live stream: Kayo 

The Western Bulldogs vs. Hawthorn Hawks will be broadcast live on free-to-air TV channel, Channel 7, with subscription channel Fox Footy also showing the match.

This match, and every match across the regular season, will be available for live streaming and replay on Kayo Sports.

New users to Kayo can currently sign up to a FREE trial.

Western Bulldogs vs. Hawthorn AFL start time

This AFL clash takes place at the MCG in Melbourne and kicks off on Friday, Sep. 6 at 7:40 p.m. local time.

Here's how that time translates to different Australian time zones:

  Date Kickoff time
Australian Eastern Standard Time Fri, Sep. 6 7:40 p.m.
Australian Central Standard Time Fri, Sep. 6 7:10 p.m.
Australian Western Standard Time Fri, Sep. 6 5:40 p.m.

Western Bulldogs vs. Hawthorn team list for AFL match

Western Bulldogs team list Hawthorn team list

1. Taylor Durea
2. Liam Jones
3. James O' Donnell
4. Lachlan Bramble
5. Rory Lobb
6. Bailey Dale
7. Ed Richards
8. Adam Treloar
9. Bailey Williams
10. Jamarra Ugle-Hagan
11. Aaron Naughton
12. Lachlan McNeil
13. Cody Weightman
14. Sam Darcy
15. Laitham Vandermeer
16. Tim English
17. Marcus Bontempelli
18. Tom Liberatore
19. Caleb Daniel
20. Joel Freijah
21. Harvey Gallagher
22. James Harmes
23. Jack Macrae
24. Arthur Jones
25. Buku Khamis
26. Rhylee West

1. James Sicily
2. Sam Frost
3. Jarman Impey
4. Massimo D'Ambrosio
5. Jack Scrimshaw
6. Finn Maginness
7. Connor Macdonald
8. Dylan Moore
9. Josh Ward
10. Karl Amon
11. Mabior Chol
12. Jack Ginnivan
13. Calsher Dear
14. Jack Gunston
15. Luke Breust
16. Lloyd Meek
17. James Worpel
18. Jai Newcombe
19. Josh Weddle
20. Harry Morrison
21. Conor Nash
22. Blake Hardwick
23. Nick Watson
24. Jai Serong
25. Changkuoth Jiath
26. Ned Reeves

Western Bulldogs vs. Hawthorn match preview 

After a poor start to their seasons, both the Western Bulldogs and Hawthorn have gone on an impressive run to reach the elimination final this year.

The Doggies won six of their last seven matches, beating rivals GWS comfortably in their last game, to make it to the elimination final. However, they will miss Will Day, who has been a crucial part of their amazing campaign so far.

Hawthorn however come into this game as favourites, having already defeated Western Bulldogs in a closely-fought match earlier this season. Additionally, they have scored 100+ points in four of their last five games which could be a problem for the Doggies' backline.

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Abhinav Nair is a content Producer for The Sporting News' India edition.