Could Hawks miss the 8?

[hearts on fire]

i don't think the Hawks will miss the eight now, great win today

[sydney-dog]

Hawks, WB, Lions, Swans, St Kilda and Crows all have equally tough runs home

Hawks should only need 2 wins to see sept action, however the other sides mention will need to win 3 from 4 to be a chance

Essendon, play Freo and Eagles in WA, however play Carlton and Richard as well, 2 wins will not be enough to get them over the line

My view, Crows can lose this week and still make the finals, however they will need to beat WB and Lions at home and finish over the Pies at TD in the last round to play finals

[hearts on fire]

Crows and Bulldogs won't make it

[Hondo]

The Crows aren't out of it ... those last 3 games are winnable surely? Provided they play like they did last night.

To those saying that 5 kids should have come in just for the sake of it - would that have been worth letting last night's win go?

[Dutchy]

IMO Bullies, Saints and Brissy are vieing for the last spot in the finals, rest remain as is, its a pity Collingwood have got suck a good draw!!!

[Dirko]

IMO Bullies, Saints and Brissy are vieing for the last spot in the finals, rest remain as is, its a pity Collingwood have got suck a good draw!!!

SPOT ON !

[sydney-dog]

Brisbane have a very tough draw, they play Hawks, Sydney, Adelaide and Geelong, I don't think they will make the 8

Saints play Sydney, Freo, West Coast and Richmond, once again would need to win at least 3 games to be assured a finals spot

[Aerie]

A few upsets this round has once again changed my mind...

My latest predictions has Adelaide making the 8 with a win over Collingwood in the last round and subsequently a Showdown Elimination Final!

Geelong 22 19 3 0 2493 1676 76 148.7
West Coast 22 15 7 0 2128 1885 60 112.8
Sydney 22 14 8 0 2081 1788 56 116.3
Kangaroos 22 14 8 0 2084 1977 56 105.4
Port Adel 22 13 9 0 2300 2065 52 111.3
Hawthorn 22 13 9 0 2080 1869 52 111.2
Collingwood 22 13 9 0 2076 2018 52 102.8
Adelaide 22 12 10 0 1930 1795 48 107.5
St Kilda 22 11 10 1 1895 1953 46 97.0
Essendon 22 11 11 0 2173 2295 44 94.6
Bris Lions 22 10 11 1 2063 1882 42 109.6
W Bulldogs 22 10 11 1 2185 2331 42 93.7
Fremantle 22 10 12 0 2207 2175 40 101.4
Melbourne 22 4 18 0 1843 2422 16 76.0
Carlton 22 4 18 0 2131 2825 16 75.4
Richmond 22 1 20 1 1881 2594 6 72.5

[Dutchy]

Like that Aerie, Sydney would scare the sh1t out of everyone if that happens!!!

How would REB feel with the Week 1 match up?

[McAlmanac]

i don't think the Hawks will miss the eight now, great win today

Bollocks. Essendon were terrible.

[rod_rooster]

i don't think the Hawks will miss the eight now, great win today

Bollocks. Essendon were terrible.

Everyone is going on about what a threat Sydney and how impressive they were today but they beat a worse side than Hawthorn did and by less.

[Hondo]

West Coast might just have blown 2nd spot and a home prelim final

[McAlmanac]

West Coast might just have blown 2nd spot and a home prelim final

This Sunday is a massive game against North Melbourne. If the Eagles get up and the Hawks overcome resurgent Brisbane, we could well have five teams on 48 points (pencilling in Collingwood and Port there). Very feasible.