Third place is up for grabs for the GIANTS when they host Brisbane in an AFL curtain-raiser at Spotless Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

The GIANTS are generating some ominous form on the eve of the finals series, winning their past three matches by an average of 95 points.

If they finish third, the GIANTS will play sixth in a home Elimination Final next week. If they remain fourth, they will play NT Thunder.

A host of AFL-listed players return to the side this week in Matt Kennedy, Adam Kennedy, Will Hoskin-Elliott and Harry Himmelberg.

Nathan Wilson and Jacob Hopper have been elevated to the AFL squad.

Brisbane will farewell ruckman/forward Trent West this weekend, who announced his retirement earlier in the week.

Liam Dawson, Jaden McGrath, Josh McGuinness, and Archie Smith are among the inclusions, while Josh Clayton comes out of the side to make his AFL debut.

Team

B#59 Jacob Allison#45 Hugh Beasley#58 Declan Watson
HB#29 Jaden McGrath#43 Josh McGuinness#53 Jack Clayton
C#16 Jarrad Jansen#46 Billy Evans#57 Olly Ritchie
HF#33 Lachie Harris#25 Jack Geary#24 Liam Dawson
F#60 Connor Ballenden#42 Nate Dennis
#44 Archie Smith
FOL#13 Trent West#52 Soul Cormick#54 Bailey Stuart
INT
#2 Tom Watson
#50 Sam Wicks#51 Jarrod Osborne
 #55 Bailey Lambert
 #56 Billy Lambert 
 EJames Barnes Reid Gordon Brad Dale 

In: Tom Watson, Liam Dawson, Jack Geary, Jaden McGrath, Lachie Harris, Josh McGuinness, Archie Smith, Sam Wicks, Jarrod Osborne, Bailey Stuart, Bailey Lambert, Billy Lambert

Out: Jackson Paine, Reuben William, Luke O'Sullivan, Brock Aston, Josh Clayton, Will Fletcher, Luca Mason, Ben Sloan, Jake Warren, Michael Close, Tom Cutler, Reid Gordon