Finals> Click here for information regarding purchasing tickets for the elimination finalCollingwood has finished eighth on the AFL ladder after the home-and-away rounds of the 2008 season and will travel to AAMI Stadium to take on Adelaide in a sudden-death elimination final on Saturday afternoon.
The Magpies finished with 12 wins and 10 losses, and will face a Crows outfit that secured one more victory than the Pies during the season, including a confidence-boosting final-round triumph over the third-placed Bulldogs.
A victory over the fifth-placed Crows will see the Pies advance to a semi final at the MCG the following weekend against the loser of the Geelong-St Kilda qualifying final.
It's the Magpies' third-consecutive finals series having narrowly missed out on a grand final berth in 2007, with many young players having again been instrumental in the team's ability to experience September action.
The draw for the first week of the 2008 Toyota AFL Finals Series
Friday September 5
Second qualifying final
Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs at the MCG, 7.50pm AEST
Broadcast: Channel 7
Saturday September 6
First elimination final
Adelaide v Collingwood at AAMI Stadium, 2.30pm AEST
Broadcast: Channel 10
Second elimination final
Sydney Swans v North Melbourne at ANZ Stadium, 7.30pm AEST
Broadcast: Channel 10
Sunday September 7
First qualifying final
Geelong v St Kilda at the MCG, 2.40pm AEST
Broadcast: Channel 7
