[woody]

It's on for young and old.

Carlton 36, Sydney 36, North 32, and Adelaide 28 are all now fighting for the final 2 places in the top 8.

All clubs have tough home runs. All 4 play 3 of the top 4/5 teams in their final 5 games.

Carlton - Collingwood, Essendon, Richmond, Geelong, Fremantle (a)
Sydney - Geelong, Hawthorn, Fremantle (a), Western Bulldogs, Brisbane (a),
North - Bulldogs, Fremantle, St. Kilda, West Coast (a), Melbourne
Adelaide - Richmond (a), Bulldogs, Brisbane (a), Coll (a), St Kilda

These are the sides final 5 games, and really no team is a certainty in any of these games. Carlton should beat Richmond, as should Adelaide (although they have to play them in Melbourne). North should beat Melbourne, but have to play West Coast away. Sydney should beat Brisbane at the Gabba, but that's never a certainty.

Each team has 1 winnable game, and 1 50/50. Although sydney will find it hard playing Hawthorn even if it is at their home ground. Who do you think can get through?

[Henesey]

I don't see North making the finals. Their next 3 games are very hard and it will be hard to bounce back imo.

The crows can still make it but not if we play like we did yesterday. After seeing how we played against Geelong I think if everyone steps up we can beat any of the big 4 teams especially with Knights and Bock back and hopefully playing well. Looking at the break between us and carlton and sydney it will actually be quiet hard. From here if we can somehow make finals we will be considered a darkhorse for the flag because we are going to have to knock off most if not all the top 4 sides by seasons end.

[Gordon]

At half time of our game... I already accepted not making finals... by full time and end of the week... it was like we've become a charity and other teams wanting to donate that spot for us... from West Coast, Kangas, Sydney and Adelaide...

What is known is... the difference between the top 5 teams (hawks not dockers) and the rest.. is the greatest I have seen for a long long time...

We should make it now... but that is all we'll do...

[hawks-rule]

I'd reckon Carlton and Sydney. Not rating a barlowless freo

[Roobs321]

north, i dont mind them, but if they make the 8 it is a blight on the final 8 system.
Even if Adelaide are one of the few most form sides in the comp come september, 0-6 does not deserve finals.

Carlton are like essendon 2009. Showed some dangerous potential in early-mid season, but became largely duds in the last several rounds. Though like essendon 2009, I think they have done enough to get a finals game.

Sydney are the most likely to get shafted, but when their 22 turns up, they are a damn good side. Given the lack of interstaters up there this year, it would be bad if only a fading Freo made it.
Some demons fans will also be hoping their side can play like they did against sydney over the final rounds to maybe have a chance.

The wooden spoon race has in one week gone from wide open to a shallower pool. WCE's odds must have halved now, given port(and the bombers i guess)won.

Could see a 6-16 wooden spooner this year, which is almost unheard of I think.

[Part2]

Echoing my sentiments in the other thread, Carlton should make it fairly simply and Sydney sadly will most likely miss out. North are really confusing week by week but on paper they should be able to beat West Coast/North and surprisingly 10 wins might do it this season. I'd want Adelaide to make it if they're in form.

I think the wooden spooner def could be a 5/17 or 6/16 this year.

[Rik E Boy]

Who cares about the race for the eight? Those teams are crap and are making up the numbers. If the Hawks could get top four they could give it a shake but they can't so they won't. Bring back the final five and bring back real finals football.

regards,

REB

[Gordon]

Rik E Boy, on 28 July 2010 - 12:32 PM, said:

Who cares about the race for the eight? Those teams are crap and are making up the numbers. If the Hawks could get top four they could give it a shake but they can't so they won't. Bring back the final five and bring back real finals football.

regards,

REB

make sure you win the first final... cause Geelong don't want to play us in the second week...

[smiddaz]

Gordon, on 28 July 2010 - 01:37 PM, said:

make sure you win the first final... cause Geelong don't want to play us in the second week...

rofl

[woody]

Carlton at their best can beat most sides. Sydney have the ability to upset the dockers or hawks imho. North not so much.

[Matt_852]

We also have the ability to loose to most sides

[Rik E Boy]

Gordon, on 28 July 2010 - 12:37 PM, said:

make sure you win the first final... cause Geelong don't want to play us in the second week...

You reckon we'll be resting Scarlo for that one as well? LMAO. You guys are rank.

regards,

REB

[Matt_852]

Rik E Boy, on 28 July 2010 - 02:47 PM, said:

You reckon we'll be resting Scarlo for that one as well? LMAO. You guys are rank.

regards,

REB

Sounds scared to me

[Henesey]

woody, on 28 July 2010 - 01:08 PM, said:

Carlton at their best can beat most sides. Sydney have the ability to upset the dockers or hawks imho. North not so much.

Would love to get Fremantle in the first week of finals.

[Gordon]

Rik E Boy, on 28 July 2010 - 02:47 PM, said:

You reckon we'll be resting Scarlo for that one as well? LMAO. You guys are rank.

regards,

REB

Oh Rebbers... you know how sad that sounds... for a champion side... you sure your teams relies "that" much on a 31 year old?