.A dramatic conclusion to the 2024 AFL home and also away season has actually come in, with 10 crews still in the search for finals footy going into Round 24. Four groups are actually ensured to play in September, but every position in the best eight remains up for grabs, with a long checklist of cases still possible.Below, Foxfooty.com.au goes through what every finals opponent wants and needs in Around 24, with online ladder updates and all the circumstances clarified. SEE THE EXISTING AFL LADDER HEREWatch every game up until the 2024 AFL Grand Final deal with no ad-breaks in the course of play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your cost-free hardship today > Round 24IMAGINE WHAT YOU CAN BE PURCHASING INSTEAD. Free of charge as well as personal support phone call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or browse through gamblinghelponline.org.au.AFL LIVE LADDER (Entering Cycle 24 - All times 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 participate in: Fremantle at Operating System, 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 Coastline Eagles at GMHBA, Saturday 1:45 pm5. Brisbane Lions (54 pts, 121.6%) - To play: Essendon at Gabba, Sunday 7:30 pm6. Western Side Bulldogs (52 pts, 123.8%) - To participate in: GWS Giants at Mars, Sunday 12:30 pm7. Hawthorn (52 pts, 111.8%) - To play: North Melbourne at UTAS, Saturday 4:35 pm8. Carlton (52 pts, 110.7%) - To play: Street Kilda at Wonder, Sunday 3:20 pm9. Fremantle (50 pts, 113.7%) - To participate in: Slot Adelaide at OS, Sunday 6:10 pm10. Collingwood (48 pts, 100.1%) - To play: Melbourne at the MCG, Friday 7:40 pmEssendon, Melbourne, Street Kilda, Gold Coastline, Adelaide, West Shore, North Melbourne as well as Richmond may certainly not play finals.2024 have not been actually a failing for Pies|00:55 HOW ROUND 24 WILL PARTICIPATE IN OUT, CHRONOLOGICALLYFriday night: Melbourne vs Collingwood, 7:40 pm at the MCG- Collingwood has to win and also compose a percent space comparable to 30 objectives to pass Carlton, therefore realistically this activity does certainly not affect the finals ethnicity- If they succeed, the Magpies may not be actually gotten rid of up until after cry playSaturday arvo: Geelong vs West Shoreline Eagles, 1:45 pm at GMHBA Stadium- Geelong must succeed to conclude a top-four place, likely 4th yet may catch GWS for 3rd along with a big succeed. Technically may record Slot in 2nd too- The Pet cats are actually roughly 10 targets behind GWS, and twenty targets behind Port- Can easily drop as low as 8th if they miss, relying on end results for Brisbane, Western Bulldogs, Hawthorn as well as CartonSaturday arvo: Richmond vs Gold Coast Suns, 2:10 pm at the MCG- This video game performs certainly not impact the finals raceSaturday twilight: Hawthorn vs North Melbourne, 4:35 pm at UTAS Stadium- Hawthorn concludes a finals place with a succeed- Can easily end up as higher as fourth, but are going to reasonably complete 5th, sixth or 7th along with a gain- Along with a loss, will certainly skip finals if each Carlton as well as Fremantle winSaturday evening: Brisbane Lions vs Essendon, 7:30 pm at the Gabba- Brisbane clinches 5th along with a succeed, unless Geelong missed to West Shoreline, through which situation will certainly conclude fourth- Can reasonably go down as reduced as 8th with a loss (can theoretically skip the eight on percentage but extremely improbable) Saturday evening: Sydney Swans vs Adelaide Crows, 7:40 pm at the SCG- This video game carries out not impact the finals nationality, unless Sydney misses through 150+ Sunday early: Western side Bulldogs vs GWS Giants, 12:30 pm at Mars Stadium- Bulldogs conclude a finals place along with a gain- Can easily finish as higher as fourth (if Geelong as well as Brisbane missed), very likely confirm sixth- May overlook the finals with a loss (if Hawthorn, Carlton as well as Fremantle win)- GWS may fall as low as fourth if they miss and also Geelong composes a 10-goal portion space- Can relocate into 2nd with a gain, compeling Port Adelaide to win to switch out themSunday afternoon: Carlton vs Street Kilda, 3:20 pm at Wonder Stadium- Carlton assures a finals location with a gain- May complete as high as fourth along with quite unlikely collection of end results, more likely sixth, 7th or even 8th- More than likely situation is they are actually playing to enhance their percent as well as pass Hawthorn for 7th, thus staying clear of an eradication final in Brisbane- They are about 4 goals behind Hawthorn on percentage getting into the weekend break- Can easily overlook the finals with a reduction (if Fremantle success) Sunday evening: Fremantle vs Port Adelaide, 6:10 pm at Optus Stadium- Fremantle is actually already dealt with if all of Western Bulldogs, Hawthorn and Carlton gained. Or else Dockers are actually playing to take among all of them out of the 8- May end up as higher as 6th if all 3 of those crews lose- Port Adelaide is actually betting 2nd if GWS beat the Bulldogs earlier in the time- Can easily go down as reduced as fourth along with a reduction if Geelong definitely thumps West CoastDees may only trade Trac to ONE team|00:53 EXISTING PREDICTED FULL WEEK 1 OF FINALSFirst Qualifying Final (first lots 4th): Sydney Swans vs Geelong at the SCGFirst Elimination Final (fifth bunches 8th): Brisbane Lions vs Carlton at the GabbaSecond Removal Final (6th bunches 7th): Western Side Bulldogs vs Hawthorn at the MCGSecond Qualifying Final (2nd bunches 3rd): Port Adelaide vs GWS Giants at Adelaide OvalCURRENT ANTICIPATED FINAL LADDER1. Sydney Swans (17-6) 2. Port Adelaide (16-7) 3. GWS Giants (15-8) 4. Geelong (15-8) 5. Brisbane Lions (14-8-1) 6. Western 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) 13. Gold Shoreline Suns (11-12) 14. Street Kilda (10-13) 15. Adelaide Crows (8-14-1) 16. West Coast Eagles (5-18) 17. North Melbourne (3-20) 18. Richmond (2-21) Keep In Mind: Our experts're analyzing the final sphere as well as every group as if no draws may or will definitely happen ... this is already complicated good enough. All times AEST.Adams to possibly 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 circumstances where the Swans go belly up to win the minor premiership. There are actually impractical ones, though! A 100-point reduction, while Port Adelaide defeats Fremantle through 100 aspects, would certainly do it.Fox Footy's prediction: Win and finish first, host Geelong in a certifying final2. SLOT ADELAIDE (15-7, 114.2%) To participate in: Fremantle at Optus Coliseum, Sunday 6:10 pmWin: End up 2nd if GWS sheds OR wins and also doesn't make up 7-8 objective percent space, 3rd if GWS success and also makes up 7-8 goal portion gapLose: Complete 2nd if GWS drops (as well as Slot may not be defeated by 7-8 targets much more than the Giants), 3rd if GWS wins, fourth in extremely unlikely case Geelong gains and also makes up gigantic percent gapAnalysis: The Energy will certainly have the perk of knowing their specific scenario moving into their ultimate video game, though there is actually a really real opportunity they'll be actually practically secured in to second. And also in either case they are actually mosting likely to be actually playing in the Second Qualifying Final. Their amount lead on GWS is roughly 7-8 targets, and also on Geelong it's closer to twenty, so they are actually possibly not obtaining caught due to the Cats. Therefore if the Giants gain, the Energy will certainly need to succeed to secure second spot - yet as long as they do not obtain surged through a determined Dockers side, percent should not be an issue. (If they succeed through a number of objectives, GWS would certainly require to gain through 10 goals to record them, and so on) Fox Footy's prophecy: Gain and also end up second, multitude GWS in a certifying final3. GWS GIANTS (15-7, 111.7%) To participate in: Western Bulldogs at Mars Coliseum, Sunday 12:30 pmWin: Finish second if Port Adelaide sheds OR success yet quits 7-8 goal bait portion, 3rd if Port Adelaide wins as well as has percentage leadLose: Complete second if Slot Adelaide is actually beaten by 7-8 targets much more than they are actually, third if Port Adelaide succeeds OR drops but keeps amount top AND Geelong loses OR success and also doesn't comprise 10-goal percent gap, fourth if Geelong victories and composes 10-goal portion gapAnalysis: They're locked into the top four, and also are actually likely playing in the second vs third training last, though Geelong absolutely knows just how to surge West Shore at GMHBA Coliseum. That's the only way the Giants will drop out of playing Port Adelaide a massive gain due to the Pet cats on Saturday (our team're speaking 10+ goals) and then a Giants reduction to the Bulldogs on Sunday. If the Felines don't succeed big (or gain in any way), the Giants will definitely be betting holding liberties to the Second Qualifying Final. They can either make up a 7-8 objective gap in portion to pass Slot Adelaide, or merely wish Freo trumps them.Fox Footy's prophecy: Lose as well as complete third, away to Slot Adelaide in a certifying finalZach Tuohy reveals decision to retire|00:534. GEELONG (14-8, 107.7%) To participate in: West Coast Eagles at GMHBA Coliseum, Sunday 1:45 pmWin: Complete third if GWS loses and also gives up 10-goal percent lead, 4th if GWS gains OR loses but holds onto percent top (edge instance they can easily meet 2nd with substantial gain) Lose: Finish fourth if Brisbane, Western Bulldogs, Hawthorn and also Carlton shed, 5th if three drop, 6th if pair of shed, 7th if one loses, 8th if they all winAnalysis: Well, they actually screwed that one up. From appearing like they were going to build portion and secure a top-four spot, now the Kitties require to succeed just to assure on their own the dual chance, along with 4 groups hoping they shed to West Coastline so they may pinch 4th from them. On the plus edge, this is actually one of the most unbalanced matchup in modern-day footy, with the Eagles dropping 9 straight journeys to Kardinia Playground through approximately 10+ objectives. It is actually not unlikely to think of the Pussy-cats gaining through that frame, as well as in combo along with also a slim GWS reduction, they would certainly be actually moving in to an away certifying final vs Slot Adelaide (for the 3rd time in 5 periods!). Otherwise a succeed need to send all of them to the SCG. If the Felines actually drop, they will definitely almost certainly be actually sent into an eradication final on our prophecies, completely up to 8th! Fox Footy's prophecy: Gain and also complete 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: Complete fourth if Geelong loses, fifth if Geelong winsLose: Finish fifth if Western side Bulldogs shed as well as Hawthorn shed AND Carlton lose and also Fremantle shed OR win yet go bust to get rid of huge portion space, 6th if three of those happen, 7th if pair of happen, 8th if one occurs, skip finals if none happenAnalysis: Not simply did they cop an additional distressing loss to the Pies, yet they got the wrong group above them losing! If the Lions were going into Round 24 expecting Slot or GWS to lose, they would certainly still possess an actual shot at the leading four, but definitely Geelong does not shed in the house to West Shoreline? So long as the Pussy-cats finish the job, the Cougars must be tied for an eradication final. Defeating the Bombing planes will at that point assure them fifth location (which's the side of the bracket you want, if it indicates staying clear of the Bulldogs as well as Hawks in full week one, and also probably receiving Geelong in full week pair of). A shock loss to Essendon would view Chris Fagan's edge nervously enjoying on Sunday to find the number of staffs pass all of them ... technically they can overlook the 8 completely, but it is actually really unlikely for Fremantle to pass them.Fox Footy's forecast: Succeed and finish 5th, multitude Carlton in a removal finalSelfish Cougars recorded keeping away from colleagues|01:046. WESTERN BULLDOGS (13-9, 123.8%) To participate in: GWS Giants at Mars Arena, Sunday 12:30 pmWin: Finish 4th if Geelong and Brisbane lose, 5th if one drops, 6th if each winLose: Complete 6th if Hawthorn, Carlton and Fremantle shed, 7th if 2 lose, 8th if one sheds, miss out on finals if they all winAnalysis: Aggravatingly for the Bulldogs, they can still overlook the 8, even with having the AFL's second-best percent and thirteen success (which no person has actually ever before skipped the 8 with). Actually it's an extremely genuine opportunity - they still need to perform versus an in-form GWS to ensure their location in September. However that is actually certainly not the only factor at risk the Pets would guarantee themselves a home final with a triumph (most likely at the MCG vs Hawthorn), however even though they keep in the 8 after losing, they can be heading to Brisbane for that eradication ultimate. At the other edge of the range, there is actually still a little odds they may sneak in to the top four, though it demands West Shore to defeat Geelong in Geelong, and Essendon to beat Brisbane in Brisbane ... hence a little chance. Fox Footy's prediction: Win and end up 6th, 'hold' Hawthorn in a removal final7. HAWTHORN (13-9, 111.8%) To participate in: North Melbourne at UTAS Stadium, Saturday 4:35 pmWin: Complete 4th if Geelong, Brisbane and also Western Bulldogs all drop as well as Carlton loses OR success yet goes bust to overtake all of them on amount (approx. 4 objectives) fifth if 3 occur, 6th if 2 occur, 7th if one occurs, 8th if none happenLose: Complete 7th if Fremantle sheds and also Carlton sheds while staying behind on amount, 8th if one drops, overlook finals if both winAnalysis: Our experts would rather be the Hawks than the Bulldogs immediately, because of who they've received delegated to face. Sam Mitchell's guys are a succeed away from September, and only require to perform versus an injury-hit Northern Melbourne who appeared horrendous versus claimed Pet dogs on Sunday. There's also an extremely long shot they sneak right into the leading four more genuinely they'll make on their own an MCG removal final, either against the Dogs, Freo or even Carlton. (The best-case case is actually perhaps the Dogs shedding, so the Hawks finish 6th as well as participate in cry.) If they are actually outplayed through North though, they are actually equally as intimidated as the Canines, awaiting Carlton and also Fremantle to view if they are actually evicted of the eight.Fox Footy's forecast: Win as well as end up 7th, 'away' to Western Bulldogs in an elimination finalMagic of Hok-ball discussed|03:418. CARLTON (13-9, 110.7%) To participate in: St Kilda at Marvel Arena, Sunday 3:20 pmWin: End up fourth if Geelong, Brisbane, Western Bulldogs and also Hawthorn all shed OR Hawks win but fall back Blues on amount (approx. 4 goals), 5th if 3 occur, 6th if two occur, 7th if one occurs, 8th if none happenLose: Complete 7th if Hawthorn drops by enough to fall back on percent and also Fremantle drops, 8th if one occurs, otherwise miss out on finalsAnalysis: Crippa's home condition actually assisted them out this weekend. Fremantle's loss, incorporated along with cry' draw West Coastline, observes all of them inside the eight and even able to participate in finals if they are actually upset by St Kilda following full week. (Though they 'd be actually left wishing Slot to defeat Freo.) Realistically they are actually heading to desire to beat the Saints to guarantee themselves a location in September - and to give themselves a chance of an MCG removal last. If both the Pets and also Hawks lose, cry could even host that final, though our team will be actually quite surprised if the Hawks shed. Percent is actually probably to come right into play thanks to Carlton's big gain West Shore - they might require to push the Saints to prevent playing Brisbane in Brisbane.Fox Footy's prediction: Win as well as end up 8th, away to Brisbane in an eradication final9. FREMANTLE (12-9-1, 113.7%) To play: Slot Adelaide at Optus Stadium, Sunday 6:10 pmWin: Complete 6th if Western Bulldogs, Hawthorn and Carlton lose, 7th if pair of drop, 8th if one sheds, overlook finals if each one of all of them winLose: Will definitely miss finalsAnalysis: Oh wonderful, another cause to despise West Coast. Their rivals' incapacity to trump the Blues' B-team suggests the Dockers are at actual danger of their Sphere 24 activity becoming a lifeless rubber. The equation is quite simple - they need at least among the Pets, Hawks or Blues to lose just before they play Slot. If that occurs, the Dockers can easily win their way in to September. If all three win, they'll be dealt with due to the time they take the field. (Technically Freo may also capture Brisbane on percentage however it's remarkably improbable.) Fox Footy's forecast: Lose and also skip finals10. COLLINGWOOD (11-9-2, 100.1%) Collingwood may technically still play finals, but needs to have to comprise an amount space of 30+ targets to capture Carlton, plus Fremantle has to drop.