The Port Stephens product will be part of history on Saturday when, after a "pretty crazy" week, Greater Western Sydney make their AFLW finals debut. The Giants host Melbourne at Giants Stadium in a do-or-die match behind closed doors.

As other sports around the world were brought to a standstill due to the coronavirus pandemic this week, uncertainty also surrounded the AFLW.

The sport's governing body decided to play on but cut the competition short two rounds, bringing finals forward to this weekend. The top four sides in both conferences will face off in elimination finals.

"The hardest bit was thinking we may not get to play again," Steane said.

"We understand the reason they're doing this, for the health and safety of everybody, and we know that it's a bigger thing than just football, so we've all tried to be really understanding of the situation.

"I think we're just really thankful that we can play because for a lot of us it could've been our last game last weekend and we didn't really think about that."

Steane has won championships with Nelson Bay and Macquarie University, proving pivotal to both. After three previous attempts to secure an AFLW contract, the 25-year-old was drafted to the Giants this campaign.

She made her AFLW debut in round two and has played in every game since.

"At the beginning of the season I didn't know if I'd even play a game, let alone maybe play a semi-final," an excited Steane said.

"Each week, you still never know; your position is not guaranteed. But I do feel like I'm improving each week with my knowledge of the game, and that also comes with experience. They've been willing to give me experience, so hopefully I keep performing for the team."

The winners this weekend will progress to semi-finals, but Steane is taking nothing for granted.

"We're all just very, very thankful and I think the attitude to go out with is this could be the last game," she said.

"We have absolutely no idea what's happening; it's completely out of our hands. So we've just got to go out there, enjoy the moment and give it absolutely everything we've got."

Newcastle's Sarah Halvorsen has been named an emergency for the Giants.

The game is at 2.40pm and will be televised.