The race for top 4

[Whiskers]

You may be right and what a huge week that would be but I think Collingwood, and probably Richmond too, will both have to finish top 2 for that to happen. ATM I have Richmond finishing 1st and Collingwood 3rd and playing Sydney in Sydney week 1.

Strangely my predictor has Geelong, Adelaide and North all missing finals on 13 wins. It's going to take 14 wins to guarantee a final spot this year.

Correct as in it’s going to need more wins than other years to make finals.
Although I do rate my side, we are far from guaranteed to even make the 8. A tough draw and all the sides directly below us 6-9th have a much much easier run home.

 

[Whiskers]

Richmond yes, Collingwood no. Collingwood have proven they can beat Sydney away from home and they have that belief.

And Geelong won't miss the finals. We'll make the top 4.

You think we can win 8/9?
Forget top 4 mate. 7/9 won’t do it.

 

[adammania9]

Cats won’t be top four. They probably can’t drop any more than one game from here on out and yet they still face Sydney away, Adelaide away, Richmond away, Hawthorn away and Melbourne at home.

 

[The Dice Man]

Correct as in it’s going to need more wins than other years to make finals.
Although I do rate my side, we are far from guaranteed to even make the 8. A tough draw and all the sides directly below us 6-9th have a much much easier run home.

It wasn't intentional and I rate Geelong it's just how my tips fell. Still had you on 13 wins and probably didn't take in your home ground advantage.

 

[nut]

GWS? they travel to Perth next week.

Bris, hawks then WC in Perth

 

[Jhye Clark 13]

You think we can win 8/9?
Forget top 4 mate. 7/9 won’t do it.

Yep. 7 should do it. I reckon we'll win 8.

Bris, hawks then WC in Perth

I missed the Hawks for some reason.

 

[HTT]

Team/s with 15 wins will make top 4

 

[Whiskers]

Team/s with 15 wins will make top 4

Not this year imo, do a ladder predictor. 15 might but the top teams are gonna win more than usual this year.

 

[PowerForGood]

Port now 9-4 with Carl StK Freo GWS (in Adel) WB and Adel next 6.

Should expect to get 4 from 6 minm, 5 if they are serious, and all 6 if in form. 5 will have them 14-5 and almost a top 4 surely.

 

[ep2018]

Richmond
Port Adelaide
Sydney
West Coast

In that order.

 

[Angus Young]

Lock in Richmond and Sydney

then out of port, eagles and pies

 

[HTT]

Not this year imo, do a ladder predictor. 15 might but the top teams are gonna win more than usual this year.

Ladder predictors are great but they don’t allow for upsets. Teams going for the top 4 are going to drop games unexpectedly. I don’t know which ones, they are unexpected, but that doesn’t mean it won’t happen.

 

[Janus]

Lock in Richmond and Sydney

then out of port, eagles and pies

Sydney has to play Richmond, Geelong, North Melbourne, Essendon, Collingwood, Melbourne, GWS and Hawthorn.

I ain’t locking in s**t for them.

 

[Geelong_Bisons_#36]

And Geelong won't miss the finals. We'll make the top 4.

 

[Jhye Clark 13]

I do love how opinions change after one round of football.

 

[RUNVS]

Sydney has to play Richmond, Geelong, North Melbourne, Essendon, Collingwood, Melbourne, GWS and Hawthorn.

I ain’t locking in s**t for them.

Just some bigger speed humps on our road to success

 

[Angus Young]

Sydney has to play Richmond, Geelong, North Melbourne, Essendon, Collingwood, Melbourne, GWS and Hawthorn.

I ain’t locking in s**t for them.

they'll be fine Janus

 

[dean33]

Next week tigers Sydney clash is huge. Winner could be a game clear on top if Adelaide can do the job on the eagles. Shame it’s not at the g.

 

[Rise_up_Stiffy]

Next week tigers Sydney clash is huge. Winner could be a game clear on top if Adelaide can do the job on the eagles. Shame it’s not at the g.

lol

 

[Bollox]

Sydney has to play Richmond, Geelong, North Melbourne, Essendon, Collingwood, Melbourne, GWS and Hawthorn.

I ain’t locking in s**t for them.

Played WCE twice already as well. The rest looks stock standard for us. We have learnt to appreciate a draw that others mobs whinge and whine about.

None of them look much chop anyway. Probably Hawthorn the best chance against us during the run into Sept.

 

[juss]

I've got it as
Tigers
Swans
Eagles
Cats
Power
Demons

No idea how to fit Pies, Hawks, Kangas, Giants in there.
7th-8th competitive.

 

[BPikkers]

Hawthorn have an incredibly easy run home. Provided they can beat the teams below them and a couple of peers they could go 9-2 and be knocking on the door of top 4.

They may just struggle with some teams below them. The hawks are a ‘funny’ team. They have to be at their absolute best to win games and Clarko is getting the maximum out of them. However, they could easily lose those games against teams below them if they are even slightly off.

 

[dean33]

lol

You never know...

 

[roacheee]

Well WC can afford to lose probably 6 games of their last 11 and make the top 4 so they can afford to slip up.

wce finish 4th and play tiges at the g in week one and lose a close one
and then forced to play say colllingwood week two and win a tough game
then sydney in sydney or port in adelaide week three.....

no one wants to finish 4th this year

 

[Herne Hill Hammer]

Here's a ladder predictor.

Just did it. There's a lot of 50 / 50 games left for the rest of the season, I don't think I've ever done a ladder predictor with less certainty.

For what it's worth :

Richmond 18 wins
Eagles 17 wins
North 16 wins
Sydney 16 wins

Port Adelaide 16 wins
Geelong 15 wins
Melbourne 15 wins
Collingwood 15 wins

Jeez Melbourne have had some s**t losses that will come back to bite them on the arse. Probably a sign that they're not quite ready yet.