Top 4 finish likelihood

[aardvark]

Doesn't matter where we finish we can win it. When did we ever do things the easy way?

[dawson]

Let's beat St Kilda first as they say in the classics: if we can't, we don't deserve to be there.......

[DamY]

Can't see Freo dropping a game from here, but the Hawks (play Pies) and Cats (play Eagles in Perth) have decent challenges next week, as does Essendon who will probably lose to NM. Hopefully we get a round of results go our way again.

Pies will take a lot of confidence going into the game, to be honest I think it's better for us if Hawthorn wins, keeps Collingwood off our back. Hard to say how the Geelong v WCE game will go, both of their form lines are patchy at best.

[dawson]

Freo is tearing GWS a new one

[Cardinal]

Freo is tearing GWS a new one

Their percentage is going to be rocking if this continues.

[annew]

Richmond is the team most likely for top 4 as they play Carlton, GWS and Essendon we have to win 2 more games to be top 4 then we will have 66 points with the max Richmond, Collingwood or Essendon could get is 64

[barry]

Bomber are out of top 4 race, so we can only be displaced by pies or tigers who are both 1.5 games behind us.

Win 2 games and we are guarrenteed top 4. Win 1 game we are still likely , as pies or tiges would need to win all 3.

[annew]

Unless bombers don't lose points and win all 3

[Bloodthirsty]

I wouldn't mind a Hawks-Swans clash at the MCG. As long as we have some run.

[dawson]

Unless bombers don't lose points and win all 3

Ess play North, Carlton and Richmond.
At this rate, they will lose all 3...

[annew]

Ess play North, Carlton and Richmond.
At this rate, they will lose all 3...

Could beat north and Carlton and who knows what Richmond will be thinking by round 23 - probably that they have already won the premiership.

[Blood Tunnel]

I wouldn't mind a Hawks-Swans clash at the MCG. As long as we have some run.

They would hate this scenario.

[Cardinal]

If we win all 3, we will finish top 2 - that's my prediction. Unless of course, Freo keep smashing GWS like they are.

[SimonH]

After a dream weekend for our final 4 hopes, this was a nightmare weekend, not only as regards results but as regards margins? barring some amazing results, Freo will finish ahead of us no matter how well we play in the last 3 rounds.

It's bad, but at least it's simple: we have to win 2. Comparatively not so worried about Collingwood who have the massive challenge of Hawthorn followed by a couple of potentially tricky games in West Coast and North Melbourne. Richmond, however, on current form, should win all 3 against Carlton, GWS and Essendon with very few troubles at all. Essendon gone of course.

So, here it is: win 2 out of 3 coming up, and be a chance to win the flag. Don't, and we're not. Big 3 weeks ahead.

[swantastic]

out the window if we continue to play like satdee nite