The West Coast Eagles have been handed the win and earned their spot to face the Gereka Bombers in the Semi Final of the Jaki-Pom AFL 2026 Premiership Cup, after the Taurama Suns appeal was struck out by the AFL match review panel this week.

The Suns raised a formal appeal after their Elimination final extra time loss to the West Coast Eagles last weekend.

After much deliberation in accordance with the by-laws of the game, the match review committee cited that the Suns were given options guided by the games by-laws and opted for the option where they were beaten fair and square by the Eagles.

According to an AFL official the Sun’s eventually agreed to the decision handed down by the match review panel, which also sees their official exit from the 2026 season.

West Coast will now take on Gereka Bombers in a winner takes it all match at 2pm this Saturday’s, at the Colts Oval. The Winner progresses to the Preliminary final while the loser bows out.

The Bombers will look to improve their rusty performance last week after surrendering a handy first half lead, when the Royal Tigers roared back in the second half to win the preliminary final last Sunday.

The Royal Tigers will look to maintain their second half performance from last week and build momentum in the first quarter of the match as they take on the competition’s minor premiers Kokofas who a fresh from the bye last weekend.

The Kokofas and Royal Tigers will face off in the second semi-final match at 2pm on Sunday, November 1, at the Colts Oval. The winner from this match will earn the first spot in the Grand Final, while the loser will take on the winner of the Eagles vs Bombers game, to earn the other grand final spot.

The draws for this weekend’s semi-finals of the JakiPom AFL 2026 Premiership Cup.

Saturday 31 October 2026

10:00am – Taikone Hawks vs Kokofas Eagles (RESERVE DIVISION)

12:00pm – NCDC Gerehu Mapies vs West Eagles (WOMEN’S DIVISION)

2:00pm – Gereka Bombers vs West Eagles (PREMIER MEN’S DIVISION)

Sunday 1 November 2026

10:00am – West Eagles vs Royal Tigers (RESERVE DIVISION)

12:00pm – Gereka Bombers vs Skyroos (WOMEN’S DIVISION)

2:00pm – Kokofas vs Royal Tigers (PREMIER MEN’S DIVISION)

All matches will be played at Colts Oval, Port Moresby.