You’d expect they would.Ideally it won’t come down to Brisbane in Round 18; but keep in mind Carlton beat the Lions last year.Imagine if we told you before Round 2 that with a month left, Carlton would be in a better spot to make the eight than GWS.They’re 6-6 with an OK percentage, but the Giants have four tricky games left and might need to win three of them to continue their streak of playing finals.The Dockers are never easy to beat in the west, and the Carlton game is a genuine 50-50 on both ladder position and current form.Even if GWS should be able to bank the win over Adelaide, then they play two more finals contenders in Melbourne and St Kilda to finish the season.At their best the Giants can still get to 10 or 11 wins.
It is certainly not impossible for this team to go 0-4 and miss the eight entirely.Will it happen? The losers of the qualifying final plays the elimination finals winners in a semi-final. Essendon and Carlton have been premiers 16 times, Collingwood 15.
Hawthorn vs Collingwood at the MCG. They will determine Richmond’s flag chances - and make no mistake, their chances will be much lower if they don’t make the top four.Beat both the Eagles and Cats, and the double chance beckons. Brereton won five VFL/AFL Grand Finals with Hawthorn. Brisbane has a similarly easy fixture, but they’ve also looked a bit shaky in recent weeks.You might argue Geelong, West Coast and Richmond are all better than the Power, but they have games against each other - specifically, the Tigers play both the Eagles and Cats - so that’s two losses to split between them right there.Holding on to beat St Kilda was massive for the Lions’ top two chances, since on paper it was their hardest game left this season.Much like Port Adelaide, you’d suggest Brisbane will be favoured in all four of its remaining matches. The top eight teams from the home and away season qualified for the finals series. This is also known as Online Behavioural Advertising. Round 10 & 11 Review. Alarm bells are ringing for Collingwood after Hawthorn made a superb late charge to prevail by four points at the MCG and consign the Magpies to consecutive losses.Friday night's encounter had all the makings of a dour Magpies win before the Hawks flipped the script in the final quarter, notching four straight goals on the way to a well-deserved 9.13 (67) to 9.9 (63) victory in front of 66,407 spectators.Oliver Hanrahan, appearing in only his second AFL match, and fellow rookie Mitchell Lewis played key roles in the Hawks' resurgence, each finishing with two goals, while defender James Sicily was best-afield with 28 disposals and 14 marks.Serious doubts will linger about the Magpies' premiership credentials after another lacklustre performance.Magpies coach Nathan Buckley pointedly questioned his players' physical efforts in a 44-point loss to North Melbourne last week, which he labelled embarrassing.Their performance in a match Hawthorn largely dominated was hardly the response for which he would have hoped.The Magpies led at every break but it was thanks largely to their efficiency in front of goal, with the Hawks squandering plenty of chances.Led brilliantly by Sicily and Isaac Smith (25 disposals), Hawthorn eventually got on top in the final term after trailing by 10 points at three-quarter time.Lewis put the Hawks ahead for the first time with a cool set shot from 45 metres out midway through the quarter, followed by Hanrahan kicking his second.Will Hoskin-Elliott's mark and goal with two minutes left got the Magpies back within a goal, but the Hawks won the ensuing centre clearance and hung on to snap a four-match losing streak and move to 11th on the ladder.The Magpies will be left to lament some dreadful skill errors with equal-leading possession winner Adam Treloar (31 touches) among the worst culprits.Small forward Jamie Elliott, playing in his first match in two months, managed just seven disposals and appeared off the pace.Mason Cox (one goal) also had a night to forget, dropping several easy marks including one directly in front of goal in the final term.The Magpies come up against their 2018 grand-final conquerors West Coast in Perth next Friday, having lost their last four matches against the Eagles.They then take on GWS in Sydney before a round 19 showdown with Richmond at the MCG in what shapes as a season-defining period.Hawthorn's Daniel Howe may face match review scrutiny for a second-quarter incident in which he kneed Scott Pendlebury in the head while pinned.This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced.Sydney FC crowned A-League champions after beating Melbourne City in grand finalCarlton fades as Collingwood claims vital AFL win at the GabbaInjury-hit Storm beat Sea Eagles as Raiders come from behind to down BulldogsWest Coast Fever reach new heights with thrashing of Sunshine Coast LightningDjokovic forms breakaway tennis player association, but Federer and Nadal call for united standFederal legislation expected in response to abuse of former Broncos coach SeiboldIn the birthplace of coronavirus, life almost looks normal — until you look closerWA man set to be first Australian fitted with tracking device for alleged COVID-19 breachSydney FC crowned A-League champions after beating Melbourne City in grand finalOne person killed after Trump supporters clash with Black Lives Matter protesters in PortlandBikie shot dead in 'cowardly and brazen' attack outside Sydney homeKylie and Susan were a picture of health.
They’re not at their absolute best - they should’ve beaten Essendon by more, and Gold Coast was a real chance in Round 12 before fading late - but they’re getting the wins they need.But this is where they need to lift. They control their own destiny.As long as every team behind them loses at least once, they can afford one slip-up.
Yes. The bulldogs won three consecutive finals from a record seventh position on the ladder to progress through to the Grand Final.The 2017 winner Richmond completed the greatest 12-month turnaround in AFL history, after finishing 13th on the ladder in 2016, the Tigers won their first premiership in 37 years in 2017. Second Elimination Final (6 v 7): St Kilda vs Collingwood Second Qualifying Final (2 v 3): West Coast Eagles v Brisbane Lions Note: Eagles ahead of Lions for second on percentage.
Only one team have won four consecutive grand finals, Collingwood in 1927, 1928, 1929 and 1930. Gazey's Impersonations. Gazey's pale complexion.
Traditionally held on the final Saturday in September, the Grand Final date was pushed to October to accommodate two extra … They did.Now the Dogs are in the position where they can afford to lose both games, as you’d expect, and possibly still make the eight if they beat Hawthorn and Fremantle in the last two rounds.They still might miss out if they finish 9-8 - their percentage is good but not great, and they’d likely be passed by a 9-8 Melbourne or even Carlton.But if they can upset one of the Cats or Eagles, then suddenly Luke Beveridge’s side will be a favourite to pinch either seventh or eighth.If they’d knocked off the Bulldogs, the Demons would be very well-placed to make the eight, but now it’s going to be a heck of a lot trickier.The wins are still there for them. Home-state advantage goes to the team with the higher seed in the first two weeks, to the qualifying final winners in the third week.