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AFLW 2022: Marvel Stadium available to host grand final, how finals could look
It’s getting close to finals time in the AFLW, but now that we’re in the business end of the season, how will the top 8 look by the end of the regular season?SHAPING THE EIGHT
BRISBANE (8-1, 267.8%)
v Collingwood (Prediction: W, finish 1st)The Lions have one paw on the minor premiership but will need to consolidate their percentage against the Magpies at Metricon in a Friday night blockbuster.
Star power: Ally Anderson
MELBOURNE (8-1, 240.4%)
v West Coast (Prediction: W, finish 2nd)Need to go big against the Eagles if they’re any chance of securing top spot, but will have a double chance either way. Still smarting from last season’s GF loss which counts for plenty.
Star power: Karen Paxman
ADELAIDE (7-2, 174.9%)
v St Kilda (Prediction: W, finish 3rd)Experienced in the finals after three premierships in six seasons and have Ebony Marinoff and Anne Hatchard leading the charge. Should get a win on the road this weekend.
Star power: Ebony Marinoff
RICHMOND (7-2, 154.7%)
v North Melbourne (Prediction: W, finish 4th)The Tigers are snarling. Seven wins in a row – and potentially another this weekend – has them inside the top four and on the path to their first finals series. Conti on another level.
Star power: Monique Conti
COLLINGWOOD (7-2, 147.6%)
v Brisbane (Prediction: L, finish 6th)The Magpies have a point to prove after how last season ended but face the toughest trip in footy to see out their home and away season.
Star power: Jaimee Lambert
NORTH MELBOURNE (6-3, 175.7%)
v Richmond (Prediction: L, finish 7th)It’s the game that could decide a top-four spot and it’s just about the toughest game of the weekend to pick. Genuine flip of the coin with the Kangaroos determined to flex some muscle. Skipper Emma Kearney faces a fitness test on her knee.
Star power: Jasmine Garner
GEELONG (6-3, 144.6%)
v Sydney (Prediction: W, finish 5th)Another team that could jag fourth spot with a big win, but the Cats will need to get the job done in a big way and rely on other results, too. Watch for Chloe Scheer up forward.
Star power: Georgie Prespakis
WESTERN BULLDOGS (6-3, 109.8%)
v Carlton (Prediction: W, finish 8th)Win. It’s as simple as that. This marks a huge Friday night for the Dogs whose equation is a very easy one to compute. Blackburn and Kirsty Lamb the one-two punch in the middle.
Star power: Ellie Blackburn
GOLD COAST (5-4, 90.2%)
v GWS (Prediction: W, finish 9th)The Suns need the Blues to topple the Dogs on Friday night to set up a Sunday special. Copped a percentage hit against Melbourne a couple of weeks ago that they’ll need to claw back.
Star power: Charlie Rowbottom
PREDICTED FIRST WEEK OF FINALS (DATES TBC)
Brisbane v Richmond
Geelong v Western Bulldogs
Collingwood v North Melbourne
Melbourne v Adelaide
With 18 teams now in the competition, the AFL Women’s will follow the same structure as the men’s finals series, run over four weeks with the grand final to be held on the weekend of November 25-27.
