A THRILLING weekend gone and another one surely ahead of us.

Ahead of the semi-finals, join us right here for all the latest news as we get one step closer to crowning this year's premier.

The semi-final action kicks off on Friday night when reigning premier Melbourne hosts Brisbane at the MCG, then on Saturday night, Fremantle travels to the MCG for a monster clash against a red-hot Collingwood.

The AFL also announced on Tuesday a new, seven-year, $4.5billion broadcast rights deal.

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