AFL: David King and Leigh Montagna believe the Brisbane Lions and the Western Bulldogs will both jump into the top eight by the time the season ends.
There are 10 rounds left to play in the 2024 home-and-away season , and it seems there are only five teams outside the eight that can stage a top-eight assault.
The Dogs trounced fellow finals fancies Fremantle on Saturday, winning by a staggering 67 points to boost their percentage — second-best in the AFL — and move to ninth position on the ladder.Of the Bulldogs’ nine remaining regular season matches, four come at Marvel Stadium — two of which are against North Melbourne, one against Melbourne and the other against Carlton — as well as a Ballarat-based home game against GWS to close out their campaign.
In the AFL’s 18-team era, 13 wins has guaranteed a finals place. That remained the case last season despite the extra game played. Judging by their starkly contrasted home and away form, it’s a fairly simple exercise predicting the Suns’ run home. Before Round 14, most would have still pencilled Melbourne in for a win against North Melbourne this Saturday, but after the way the Roos put the Magpies to the sword, the equation becomes a little bit more complex.
A 4-6 run home seems a realistic scenario, though a win or loss either way is certainly in the mix. Like the Suns, a 5-5 finish has to be the minimum outcome to give themselves a chance.That Hawthorn is even a part of this conversation is a testament to its commendable in-season turnaround. Apart from their regular season finale against North, there’s nothing easy about this run home for the brown and gold.
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