THE QAFLW finals series intensifies on Saturday, with a direct path to the Grand Final on offer for either Southport or Coorparoo in the qualifying final. Bond University and Morningside then meet in a do-or-die semi-final, where the winner earns a preliminary-final date with the qualifying-final loser and the defeated side sees its campaign end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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SEMI-FINALS FIXTURE:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Southport vs. Coorparoo | Qualifying Final | Saturday August 22, 2:00pm @ Fankhauser Reserve The qualifying final at Fankhauser Reserve pits minor premiers Southport against second-placed Coorparoo, with the winner to progress directly to the Grand Final. The Sharks have been the benchmark throughout 2026 and are gunning for a three-peat. These sides split the results between one another this season, with the Kings getting up in the first encounter back in Round 5 by 13 points at Giffin Park, before the Sharks returned fire in a hard-fought 32-point win at Fankhauser Reserve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Southport’s engine room is led by Stephanie O’Brien<\/a> and Ella Maurer<\/a>, while Sienna Clinch<\/a> gives the Sharks another point of difference through the ruck. Coorparoo is more than capable of challenging, especially if Grace Roberts-White<\/a> and Ayla Fetahagic<\/strong> can turn the midfield battle in the Kings’ favour. The task for Coorparoo is limiting Southport’s transition and denying the Sharks the repeat inside-50 entries which have been central to their dominant season. It looms as a high-quality contest, but Southport’s home-ground advantage and body of work make the Sharks favourites to book a grand final berth. Southport by 22 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The second semi-final sees Bond University host Morningside in a clash that ends one side’s season. Both teams were emphatic elimination-final winners last week, with the Bull Sharks controlling territory to beat Aspley by 38 points and the Panthers using a dominant clearance advantage to defeat Wilston Grange by 57. The contrast in styles makes for a fascinating contest: Bond will look to own field position, while Morningside will aim to win the stoppage battle and feed its forward half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bond University has the home ground and a narrow four-point victory over Morningside in their Round 4 encounter to draw on, having stormed home with three unanswered final-quarter goals on that occasion. Evy Reeves<\/a> and Shannon Nolan<\/a> were outstanding in last week’s win, while Skye White<\/a> can influence the contest at both ruck contests and around the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Morningside will counter with the class of National Draft Combine invitee Zoe Petrides<\/a>, who produced 25 disposals, six clearances, seven inside 50s and a goal against Wilston Grange. Stella Scott<\/a> and Isabella Levine<\/a> combined for 52 disposals in the same match, while fellow Combine invitee Ella Gibson<\/a> shapes as a crucial player in the ruck. It is a matchup with little between the sides, but Bond’s ability to generate sustained territory and its home ground should give the Bull Sharks a narrow edge. Bond University by eight points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For Southport and Coorparoo, the equation is clear: win and prepare for the Grand Final, lose and face the Bond University-Morningside winner in a preliminary final. For the semi-final combatants, there is no second chance – only a place in the final three or the end of season 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bond University vs. Morningside | Semi Final | Saturday August 22, 3:45pm @ Bond University Oval<\/p>\n\n\n\n