.A dramatic final thought to the 2024 AFL home and away season has shown up, with 10 teams still in the pursuit for finals footy getting into Round 24. 4 crews are actually assured to play in September, yet every spot in the top 8 stays up for grabs, along with a lengthy checklist of instances still possible.Below, Foxfooty.com.au runs through what every finals competitor needs and wants in Round 24, along with online ladder updates plus all the instances discussed. OBSERVE THE EXISTING AFL step ladder HEREWatch every game till the 2024 AFL Grand Final LIVE with no ad-breaks in the course of use Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your free hardship today > Cycle 24IMAGINE WHAT YOU COULD BE PURCHASING INSTEAD. Totally free and classified support call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or go to gamblinghelponline.org.au.AFL LIVE LADDER (Going Into Cycle 24 - Perpetuity AEST) 1. Sydney Swans (64 pts, 126.3%) - To play: Adelaide Crows at SCG, Saturday 7:40 pm2. Port Adelaide (60 pts, 114.2%) - To play: Fremantle at OS, Sunday 6:10 pm3. GWS Giants (60 pts, 111.7%) - To participate in: Western Bulldogs at Mars, Sunday 12:30 pm4. Geelong (56 pts, 107.7%) - To play: West Shoreline Eagles at GMHBA, Sunday 1:45 pm5. Brisbane Lions (54 pts, 121.6%) - To participate in: Essendon at Gabba, Sunday 7:30 pm6. Western Bulldogs (52 pts, 123.8%) - To play: GWS Giants at Mars, Sunday 12:30 pm7. Hawthorn (52 pts, 111.8%) - To participate in: North Melbourne at UTAS, Saturday 4:35 pm8. Carlton (52 pts, 110.7%) - To participate in: Street Kilda at Wonder, Sunday 3:20 pm9. Fremantle (50 pts, 113.7%) - To play: Slot Adelaide at Operating System, Sunday 6:10 pm10. Collingwood (48 pts, 100.1%) - To participate in: Melbourne at the MCG, Friday 7:40 pmEssendon, Melbourne, St Kilda, Gold Coastline, Adelaide, West Coast, North Melbourne as well as Richmond can easily not play finals.2024 hasn't been a breakdown for Pies|00:55 HOW ROUND 24 WILL CERTAINLY PLAY OUT, CHRONOLOGICALLYFriday evening: Melbourne vs Collingwood, 7:40 pm at the MCG- Collingwood must succeed as well as comprise a portion gap equivalent to 30 goals to pass Carlton, therefore realistically this activity does certainly not affect the finals nationality- If they gain, the Magpies may not be actually done away with up until after cry playSaturday arvo: Geelong vs West Shoreline Eagles, 1:45 pm at GMHBA Arena- Geelong needs to win to conclude a top-four location, likely 4th but can easily capture GWS for third with a big gain. Technically can record Slot in 2nd as well- The Pussy-cats are roughly 10 targets responsible for GWS, and 20 objectives behind Port- May drop as low as 8th if they lose, depending on outcomes for Brisbane, Western Bulldogs, Hawthorn as well as CartonSaturday arvo: Richmond vs Gold Shore Suns, 2:10 pm at the MCG- This activity does not influence the finals raceSaturday twilight: Hawthorn vs North Melbourne, 4:35 pm at UTAS Coliseum- Hawthorn confirms a finals area along with a win- May end up as higher as 4th, but will reasonably finish 5th, 6th or even 7th along with a gain- With a loss, will definitely skip finals if both Carlton and Fremantle winSaturday night: Brisbane Lions vs Essendon, 7:30 pm at the Gabba- Brisbane clinches fifth along with a gain, unless Geelong lost to West Shore, through which case will definitely confirm 4th- May truthfully go down as low as 8th with a loss (can practically skip the 8 on portion yet remarkably unexpected) Sunday night: Sydney Swans vs Adelaide Crows, 7:40 pm at the SCG- This activity carries out not impact the finals race, unless Sydney loses through 150+ Sunday early: Western Bulldogs vs GWS Giants, 12:30 pm at Mars Stadium- Bulldogs clinch a finals location with a win- May end up as high as fourth (if Geelong and Brisbane missed), more probable clinch sixth- May miss the finals with a reduction (if Hawthorn, Carlton and Fremantle win)- GWS can easily go down as reduced as fourth if they lose as well as Geelong composes a 10-goal percentage gap- Can easily relocate in to second along with a gain, pushing Port Adelaide to succeed to substitute themSunday afternoon: Carlton vs Street Kilda, 3:20 pm at Wonder Coliseum- Carlton concludes a finals location along with a gain- May end up as higher as fourth with very extremely unlikely collection of outcomes, most likely 6th, 7th or even 8th- Probably case is they're participating in to improve their percentage as well as pass Hawthorn for 7th, hence avoiding an eradication last in Brisbane- They are actually approximately 4 objectives behind Hawthorn on percentage going into the weekend- May miss out on the finals with a loss (if Fremantle success) Sunday evening: Fremantle vs Port Adelaide, 6:10 pm at Optus Arena- Fremantle is actually actually dealt with if each of Western Side Bulldogs, Hawthorn and Carlton succeeded. Typically Dockers are playing to knock some of them out of the eight- May finish as higher as sixth if all 3 of those teams shed- Port Adelaide is betting second if GWS beat the Bulldogs earlier in the day- Can easily drop as low as 4th with a reduction if Geelong completely thumps West CoastDees can only trade Trac to ONE staff|00:53 EXISTING FORECASTED WEEK 1 OF FINALSFirst Qualifying Final (1st lots fourth): Sydney Swans vs Geelong at the SCGFirst Removal Final (fifth multitudes 8th): Brisbane Lions vs Carlton at the GabbaSecond Elimination Final (sixth bunches 7th): Western Side Bulldogs vs Hawthorn at the MCGSecond Qualifying Final (second hosts 3rd): Port Adelaide vs GWS Giants at Adelaide OvalCURRENT FORECASTED LAST LADDER1. Sydney Swans (17-6) 2. Slot Adelaide (16-7) 3. GWS Giants (15-8) 4. Geelong (15-8) 5. Brisbane Lions (14-8-1) 6. Western Side Bulldogs (14-9) 7. Hawthorn (14-9) 8. Carlton (14-9) 9. Collingwood (12-9-2) 10. Fremantle (12-10-1) 11. Essendon (11-11-1) 12. Melbourne (11-12) thirteen. Gold Coast Suns (11-12) 14. St Kilda (10-13) 15. Adelaide Crows (8-14-1) 16. West Coast Eagles (5-18) 17. North Melbourne (3-20) 18. Richmond (2-21) Note: Our company're analyzing the ultimate round as well as every crew as if no pulls may or even will definitely occur ... this is currently complicated enough. Perpetuity AEST.Adams to likely miss one more GF?|03:011. SYDNEY SWANS (16-6, 126.3%) To play: Adelaide Crows at the SCG, Saturday 7:40 pmWin or even Lose: Complete 1stAnalysis: There are no sensible situations where the Swans lose big to gain the small premiership. There are actually unlikely ones, though! A 100-point loss, while Slot Adelaide beats Fremantle through 100 aspects, would carry out it.Fox Footy's forecast: Gain and finish 1st, host Geelong in a training final2. SLOT ADELAIDE (15-7, 114.2%) To play: Fremantle at Optus Coliseum, Sunday 6:10 pmWin: End up second if GWS sheds OR success as well as does not make up 7-8 goal percent space, 3rd if GWS victories and also comprises 7-8 goal portion gapLose: Complete second if GWS sheds (and Port aren't trumped through 7-8 objectives greater than the Giants), third if GWS gains, fourth in incredibly improbable situation Geelong wins and composes huge amount gapAnalysis: The Electrical power will definitely possess the perk of knowing their particular case heading into their last activity, though there is actually a quite genuine chance they'll be virtually latched into 2nd. And also regardless they are actually going to be playing in the Second Qualifying Final. Their amount lead on GWS is actually roughly 7-8 goals, as well as on Geelong it is actually closer to 20, so they are actually perhaps not receiving recorded by the Pussy-cats. Consequently if the Giants win, the Electrical power is going to require to succeed to lock up 2nd location - but as long as they don't obtain whipped through a hopeless Dockers side, percent shouldn't be actually an issue. (If they win through a number of goals, GWS would certainly need to gain through 10 objectives to capture all of them, and so on) Fox Footy's forecast: Succeed as well as end up 2nd, host GWS in a qualifying final3. GWS GIANTS (15-7, 111.7%) To play: Western Bulldogs at Mars Arena, Sunday 12:30 pmWin: End up second if Slot Adelaide loses OR wins but loses hope 7-8 goal bait percentage, 3rd if Port Adelaide wins and keeps percentage leadLose: Complete 2nd if Slot Adelaide is beaten by 7-8 goals greater than they are, 3rd if Port Adelaide gains OR drops however has percentage top AND Geelong sheds OR wins as well as does not compose 10-goal percentage void, fourth if Geelong success and composes 10-goal percentage gapAnalysis: They're locked into the top 4, as well as are probably having fun in the 2nd vs third training last, though Geelong undoubtedly understands exactly how to punish West Coastline at GMHBA Coliseum. That is actually the only way the Giants will leave of participating in Port Adelaide a large gain by the Felines on Sunday (our team are actually talking 10+ targets) and after that a Giants loss to the Bulldogs on Sunday. If the Felines don't gain huge (or even succeed at all), the Giants will certainly be actually playing for hosting liberties to the Second Qualifying Final. They can either comprise a 7-8 target gap in amount to pass Slot Adelaide, or even simply wish Freo defeats them.Fox Footy's prediction: Drop and also finish third, away to Port Adelaide in a qualifying finalZach Tuohy describes choice to retire|00:534. GEELONG (14-8, 107.7%) To play: West Shoreline Eagles at GMHBA Stadium, Sunday 1:45 pmWin: Finish third if GWS loses and loses hope 10-goal amount top, 4th if GWS wins OR sheds yet keeps percentage lead (fringe instance they can easily achieve 2nd with extensive win) Lose: Complete 4th if Brisbane, Western Bulldogs, Hawthorn and Carlton drop, 5th if 3 lose, sixth if two drop, 7th if one drops, 8th if they all winAnalysis: Well, they definitely tightened that up. From seeming like they were visiting create percent and secure a top-four location, today the Kitties need to have to win simply to guarantee themselves the dual possibility, with 4 teams wishing they drop to West Shore so they can easily squeeze fourth from them. On the bonus edge, this is actually one of the most lopsided matchup in contemporary footy, along with the Eagles losing nine direct vacations to Kardinia Park by around 10+ targets. It's not unlikely to imagine the Pet cats winning by that margin, and also in mix with also a slim GWS reduction, they will be actually moving right into an away qualifying ultimate vs Slot Adelaide (for the third attend 5 periods!). Otherwise a win must send all of them to the SCG. If the Felines actually drop, they will definitely easily be actually sent out in to an elimination final on our predictions, completely down to 8th! Fox Footy's forecast: Gain and finish fourth, away to Sydney in a qualifying final5. BRISBANE COUGARS (13-8-1, 121.6%) To play: Essendon at the Gabba, Sunday 7:30 pmWin: End up fourth if Geelong drops, fifth if Geelong winsLose: Finish 5th if Western Bulldogs drop and also Hawthorn lose as well as Carlton drop and also Fremantle drop OR gain however lose big to get over very large portion gap, sixth if three of those take place, 7th if 2 happen, 8th if one happens, miss finals if none happenAnalysis: Certainly not merely did they cop one more uncomfortable loss to the Pies, however they acquired the inappropriate group over them losing! If the Lions were entering into Shot 24 expecting Port or even GWS to lose, they would certainly still possess a genuine shot at the leading four, yet surely Geelong does not drop at home to West Coast? Just as long as the Kitties finish the job, the Cougars should be bound for an elimination ultimate. Defeating the Bombing planes will at that point assure all of them fifth place (and also's the side of the bracket you wish, if it means staying away from the Bulldogs as well as Hawks in full week one, as well as very likely getting Geelong in week two). A surprise loss to Essendon would certainly see Chris Fagan's side nervously viewing on Sunday to observe how many crews pass all of them ... actually they could skip the eight entirely, however it is actually extremely impractical for Fremantle to pass them.Fox Footy's prediction: Succeed and also complete 5th, lot Carlton in an elimination finalSelfish Lions captured rejecting teammates|01:046. WESTERN BULLDOGS (13-9, 123.8%) To play: GWS Giants at Mars Coliseum, Sunday 12:30 pmWin: Finish 4th if Geelong and also Brisbane shed, fifth if one loses, 6th if each winLose: Complete 6th if Hawthorn, Carlton and also Fremantle lose, 7th if two lose, 8th if one loses, miss out on finals if they all winAnalysis: Annoyingly for the Bulldogs, they may still overlook the eight, in spite of possessing the AFL's second-best percentage as well as 13 success (which no person has EVER skipped the 8 with). Actually it is actually a really genuine possibility - they still need to take care of business against an in-form GWS to promise their area in September. However that's not the only trait at stake the Pet dogs will promise themselves a home final with a success (likely at the MCG vs Hawthorn), however even when they keep in the 8 after losing, they may be moving to Brisbane for that eradication ultimate. At the other end of the spectrum, there's still a small opportunity they can creep right into the leading four, though it calls for West Shoreline to defeat Geelong in Geelong, and also Essendon to beat Brisbane in Brisbane ... thus a very small possibility. Fox Footy's forecast: Win and end up sixth, 'host' Hawthorn in an eradication final7. HAWTHORN (13-9, 111.8%) To play: North Melbourne at UTAS Coliseum, Sunday 4:35 pmWin: End up fourth if Geelong, Brisbane and also Western Bulldogs all lose as well as Carlton sheds OR triumphes however fails to overtake all of them on portion (approx. 4 goals) 5th if three happen, 6th if two take place, 7th if one occurs, 8th if none happenLose: Complete 7th if Fremantle sheds and also Carlton drops while remaining behind on amount, 8th if one loses, miss out on finals if both winAnalysis: We prefer to be actually the Hawks than the Bulldogs at the moment, due to who they have actually obtained left to encounter. Sam Mitchell's males are actually a succeed far from September, and merely need to have to function against an injury-hit North Melbourne that looked awful against stated Pets on Sunday. There is actually also a really long shot they slip right into the best four additional genuinely they'll earn themselves an MCG removal ultimate, either against the Pet dogs, Freo or even Carlton. (The best-case case is possibly the Canines losing, so the Hawks finish 6th and participate in cry.) If they are actually upset by North though, they're equally scared as the Dogs, waiting on Carlton and also Fremantle to view if they're evicted of the eight.Fox Footy's prediction: Gain and complete 7th, 'away' to Western Bulldogs in a removal finalMagic of Hok-ball discussed|03:418. CARLTON (13-9, 110.7%) To play: Street Kilda at Marvel Arena, Sunday 3:20 pmWin: End up fourth if Geelong, Brisbane, Western Bulldogs and Hawthorn all shed OR Hawks win but fall behind Blues on amount (approx. 4 objectives), 5th if 3 occur, sixth if two happen, 7th if one occurs, 8th if none happenLose: End up 7th if Hawthorn loses by enough to fall back on portion as well as Fremantle loses, 8th if one occurs, typically miss out on finalsAnalysis: Crippa's home condition definitely assisted all of them out this weekend. Fremantle's loss, combined along with cry' get West Coastline, observes all of them inside the eight and even able to play finals if they are actually upset by Street Kilda following week. (Though they 'd be actually left behind wishing Slot to defeat Freo.) Truthfully they are actually going to desire to beat the Saints to assure on their own a location in September - and to give themselves a chance of an MCG elimination final. If both the Dogs and Hawks lose, cry might also throw that last, though our experts would certainly be actually quite shocked if the Hawks dropped. Portion is actually very likely to come right into play thanks to Carlton's significant draw West Coastline - they may require to pump the Saints to stay away from playing Brisbane in Brisbane.Fox Footy's prophecy: Win as well as end up 8th, away to Brisbane in a removal final9. FREMANTLE (12-9-1, 113.7%) To participate in: Port Adelaide at Optus Coliseum, Sunday 6:10 pmWin: Complete sixth if Western Side Bulldogs, Hawthorn and also Carlton lose, 7th if two drop, 8th if one sheds, overlook finals if each one of them winLose: Will certainly miss out on finalsAnalysis: Oh great, yet another cause to despise West Shore. Their competitors' inability to defeat cry' B-team means the Dockers go to actual danger of their Sphere 24 activity ending up being a lifeless rubber. The equation is actually rather simple - they need at the very least some of the Dogs, Hawks or even Blues to drop just before they play Slot. If that takes place, the Dockers can gain their method into September. If all three win, they'll be actually gotten rid of due to the time they get the area. (Technically Freo may additionally capture Brisbane on portion however it is actually exceptionally improbable.) Fox Footy's prediction: Shed and also skip finals10. COLLINGWOOD (11-9-2, 100.1%) Collingwood may actually still participate in finals, yet needs to have to make up a portion void of 30+ goals to record Carlton, plus Fremantle needs to shed.