.An impressive verdict to the 2024 AFL home and also away season has actually come in, along with 10 groups still in the search for finals footy getting in Round 24. 4 staffs are guaranteed to play in September, but every role in the top eight continues to be up for grabs, along with a lengthy list of circumstances still possible.Below, Foxfooty.com.au runs through what every finals competitor wants and needs in Sphere 24, along with live ladder updates and all the scenarios revealed. OBSERVE THE PRESENT AFL step ladder HEREWatch every activity up until the 2024 AFL Grand Final LIVE with no ad-breaks during use Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your free trial today > Round 24IMAGINE WHAT YOU COULD BE BUYING AS AN ALTERNATIVE. Completely free as well as discreet support telephone call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or see gamblinghelponline.org.au.AFL reside LADDER (Entering Into Round 24 - Perpetuity AEST) 1. Sydney Swans (64 pts, 126.3%) - To participate in: Adelaide Crows at SCG, Saturday 7:40 pm2. Slot Adelaide (60 pts, 114.2%) - To participate in: Fremantle at OS, Sunday 6:10 pm3. GWS Giants (60 pts, 111.7%) - To play: Western Bulldogs at Mars, Sunday 12:30 pm4. Geelong (56 pts, 107.7%) - To play: West Coastline Eagles at GMHBA, Saturday 1:45 pm5. Brisbane Lions (54 pts, 121.6%) - To play: Essendon at Gabba, Sunday 7:30 pm6. Western Bulldogs (52 pts, 123.8%) - To participate in: GWS Giants at Mars, Sunday 12:30 pm7. Hawthorn (52 pts, 111.8%) - To play: North Melbourne at UTAS, Sunday 4:35 pm8. Carlton (52 pts, 110.7%) - To play: Street Kilda at Marvel, Sunday 3:20 pm9. Fremantle (fifty pts, 113.7%) - To participate in: Port Adelaide at OS, Sunday 6:10 pm10. Collingwood (48 pts, 100.1%) - To play: Melbourne at the MCG, Friday 7:40 pmEssendon, Melbourne, St Kilda, Gold Coast, Adelaide, West Shoreline, North Melbourne and Richmond can certainly not participate in finals.2024 hasn't been actually a breakdown for Cakes|00:55 HOW ROUND 24 WILL PARTICIPATE IN OUT, CHRONOLOGICALLYFriday evening: Melbourne vs Collingwood, 7:40 pm at the MCG- Collingwood needs to gain as well as comprise a portion gap equal to 30 goals to pass Carlton, so truthfully this game does certainly not influence the finals ethnicity- If they win, the Magpies can not be actually dealt with up until after the Blues playSaturday arvo: Geelong vs West Coast Eagles, 1:45 pm at GMHBA Coliseum- Geelong must win to conclude a top-four place, most likely fourth but can easily catch GWS for third with a big win. Technically can capture Slot in second as well- The Kitties are actually around 10 targets behind GWS, and also 20 goals responsible for Port- Can easily fall as low as 8th if they lose, relying on results for Brisbane, Western Bulldogs, Hawthorn as well as CartonSaturday arvo: Richmond vs Gold Coast Suns, 2:10 pm at the MCG- This game does certainly not affect the finals raceSaturday twilight: Hawthorn vs North Melbourne, 4:35 pm at UTAS Arena- Hawthorn assures a finals location along with a win- Can complete as higher as 4th, yet will genuinely complete 5th, sixth or even 7th along with a win- With a loss, will definitely overlook finals if both Carlton and Fremantle winSaturday night: Brisbane Lions vs Essendon, 7:30 pm at the Gabba- Brisbane clinches 5th along with a gain, unless Geelong missed to West Coast, in which situation is going to confirm fourth- Can realistically fall as reduced as 8th along with a reduction (can actually overlook the 8 on portion but remarkably not likely) Saturday evening: Sydney Swans vs Adelaide Crows, 7:40 pm at the SCG- This activity performs certainly not impact the finals race, unless Sydney misses by 150+ Sunday early: Western Bulldogs vs GWS Giants, 12:30 pm at Mars Coliseum- Bulldogs confirm a finals place with a succeed- Can complete as high as 4th (if Geelong and also Brisbane lost), most likely confirm sixth- Can skip the finals with a loss (if Hawthorn, Carlton and Fremantle win)- GWS can easily go down as reduced as fourth if they lose and Geelong makes up a 10-goal percent void- Can easily relocate in to second with a gain, compeling Slot Adelaide to succeed to switch out themSunday afternoon: Carlton vs St Kilda, 3:20 pm at Wonder Coliseum- Carlton confirms a finals place along with a gain- May end up as higher as fourth along with really unexpected set of results, very likely sixth, 7th or even 8th- More than likely case is they are actually playing to enhance their amount and pass Hawthorn for 7th, therefore staying clear of an elimination last in Brisbane- They are actually roughly 4 goals responsible for Hawthorn on percent entering into the weekend- May miss the finals along with a loss (if Fremantle wins) Sunday evening: Fremantle vs Slot Adelaide, 6:10 pm at Optus Arena- Fremantle is actually already done away with if every one of Western Bulldogs, Hawthorn and Carlton succeeded. Typically Dockers are actually playing to knock one of them away from the eight- May end up as high as 6th if all three of those groups lose- Slot Adelaide is actually betting second if GWS pounded the Bulldogs earlier in the time- May go down as reduced as 4th with a reduction if Geelong positively thumps West CoastDees may merely trade Trac to ONE staff|00:53 EXISTING ANTICIPATED WEEK 1 OF FINALSFirst Qualifying Final (1st hosts 4th): Sydney Swans vs Geelong at the SCGFirst Elimination Final (fifth lots 8th): Brisbane Lions vs Carlton at the GabbaSecond Eradication Final (sixth multitudes 7th): Western Side Bulldogs vs Hawthorn at the MCGSecond Qualifying Final (second multitudes third): Port Adelaide vs GWS Giants at Adelaide OvalCURRENT PREDICTED ULTIMATE LADDER1. Sydney Swans (17-6) 2. Slot Adelaide (16-7) 3. GWS Giants (15-8) 4. Geelong (15-8) 5. Brisbane Lions (14-8-1) 6. Western Bulldogs (14-9) 7. Hawthorn (14-9) 8. Carlton (14-9) 9. Collingwood (12-9-2) 10. Fremantle (12-10-1) 11. Essendon (11-11-1) 12. Melbourne (11-12) 13. Gold Coastline Suns (11-12) 14. Street Kilda (10-13) 15. Adelaide Crows (8-14-1) 16. West Shore Eagles (5-18) 17. North Melbourne (3-20) 18. Richmond (2-21) Details: We are actually evaluating the ultimate around and also every staff as if no attracts can or will take place ... this is currently complicated sufficient. Perpetuity AEST.Adams to potentially overlook one more GF?|03:011. SYDNEY SWANS (16-6, 126.3%) To participate in: Adelaide Crows at the SCG, Sunday 7:40 pmWin or even Lose: Finish 1stAnalysis: There are no sensible cases where the Swans go belly up to win the slight premiership. There are unrealistic ones, though! A 100-point loss, while Slot Adelaide beats Fremantle by one hundred factors, would do it.Fox Footy's prophecy: Gain as well as complete 1st, lot Geelong in a qualifying final2. PORT ADELAIDE (15-7, 114.2%) To participate in: Fremantle at Optus Stadium, Sunday 6:10 pmWin: End up 2nd if GWS drops OR success and does not compose 7-8 goal portion gap, 3rd if GWS success and comprises 7-8 objective percent gapLose: Finish second if GWS loses (and also Port may not be defeated by 7-8 targets much more than the Giants), third if GWS succeeds, 4th in really not likely scenario Geelong gains and makes up large portion gapAnalysis: The Electrical power will certainly have the benefit of recognizing their exact case moving right into their final activity, though there is actually a quite true opportunity they'll be actually pretty much locked in to second. And also regardless they are actually going to be actually playing in the Second Qualifying Final. Their percent bait GWS is actually about 7-8 targets, and on Geelong it is actually closer to 20, so they are actually perhaps certainly not obtaining recorded by the Felines. For that reason if the Giants win, the Energy will definitely need to have to gain to lock up second spot - but so long as they do not get thrashed through a hopeless Dockers edge, percentage shouldn't be a complication. (If they succeed through a number of objectives, GWS will require to succeed by 10 objectives to catch all of them, etc) Fox Footy's forecast: Win as well as end up 2nd, lot GWS in a training final3. GWS GIANTS (15-7, 111.7%) To play: Western Bulldogs at Mars Stadium, Sunday 12:30 pmWin: Complete 2nd if Port Adelaide drops OR wins however surrenders 7-8 goal bait percentage, 3rd if Port Adelaide gains and holds portion leadLose: Finish second if Slot Adelaide is actually beaten by 7-8 goals greater than they are, 3rd if Port Adelaide gains OR loses however holds percentage lead AND Geelong loses OR triumphes and does not comprise 10-goal portion space, fourth if Geelong wins as well as composes 10-goal portion gapAnalysis: They're latched in to the best four, as well as are actually probably having fun in the second vs 3rd qualifying final, though Geelong certainly understands just how to thrash West Coastline at GMHBA Arena. That is actually the only means the Giants would quit of playing Port Adelaide an enormous succeed by the Pussy-cats on Saturday (we are actually speaking 10+ targets) and afterwards a Giants loss to the Bulldogs on Sunday. If the Kitties don't gain huge (or gain at all), the Giants will certainly be actually playing for throwing rights to the Second Qualifying Final. They can easily either make up a 7-8 goal space in amount to pass Port Adelaide, or even only really hope Freo defeats them.Fox Footy's prophecy: Lose and complete 3rd, away to Port Adelaide in a training finalZach Tuohy clarifies decision to retire|00:534. GEELONG (14-8, 107.7%) To participate in: West Shoreline Eagles at GMHBA Coliseum, Sunday 1:45 pmWin: End up 3rd if GWS drops and also gives up 10-goal amount lead, 4th if GWS wins OR sheds but keeps percent top (fringe situation they can easily reach 2nd with substantial gain) Lose: End Up fourth if Brisbane, Western Bulldogs, Hawthorn and also Carlton lose, fifth if 3 shed, sixth if 2 shed, 7th if one loses, 8th if they all winAnalysis: Well, they truly turned that a person up. From resembling they were going to create portion as well as lock up a top-four location, now the Felines need to have to succeed merely to ensure themselves the double odds, along with 4 teams wishing they drop to West Shore so they can pinch 4th from all of them. On the bonus side, this is actually the most askew competition in modern-day footy, along with the Eagles shedding nine straight vacations to Kardinia Park through an average of 10+ objectives. It's not unlikely to imagine the Pussy-cats gaining by that scope, and in combination along with also a slim GWS reduction, they 'd be actually moving into an away training ultimate vs Port Adelaide (for the 3rd attend five periods!). Or else a gain ought to send all of them to the SCG. If the Pet cats actually lose, they are going to probably be actually sent out in to an eradication ultimate on our prophecies, right to 8th! Fox Footy's forecast: Gain as well as end up fourth, away to Sydney in a training final5. BRISBANE LIONS (13-8-1, 121.6%) To participate in: Essendon at the Gabba, Sunday 7:30 pmWin: Finish 4th if Geelong loses, fifth if Geelong winsLose: Finish fifth if Western side Bulldogs lose and also Hawthorn shed and also Carlton lose as well as Fremantle shed OR win however crash to conquer very large amount gap, 6th if 3 of those take place, 7th if pair of happen, 8th if one occurs, skip finals if none happenAnalysis: Not simply did they police yet another unpleasant loss to the Pies, yet they obtained the incorrect group above them losing! If the Lions were actually going into Shot 24 hoping for Slot or GWS to lose, they 'd still have a genuine chance at the leading four, but surely Geelong does not shed in the house to West Coastline? So long as the Pet cats do the job, the Cougars need to be actually tied for an eradication final. Trumping the Bombers would certainly after that ensure all of them fifth place (and also's the side of the bracket you desire, if it suggests preventing the Bulldogs as well as Hawks in full week one, and probably getting Geelong in week two). A surprise reduction to Essendon would certainly see Chris Fagan's side nervously viewing on Sunday to find the number of crews pass all of them ... technically they can miss the eight completely, yet it is actually really unlikely for Fremantle to pass them.Fox Footy's prediction: Succeed and finish 5th, bunch Carlton in an elimination finalSelfish Lions captured shunning allies|01:046. WESTERN SIDE BULLDOGS (13-9, 123.8%) To participate in: GWS Giants at Mars Stadium, Sunday 12:30 pmWin: Complete 4th if Geelong as well as Brisbane drop, fifth if one drops, sixth if both winLose: Complete 6th if Hawthorn, Carlton and Fremantle lose, 7th if pair of shed, 8th if one sheds, skip finals if they all winAnalysis: Aggravatingly for the Bulldogs, they can easily still overlook the 8, in spite of possessing the AFL's second-best portion and 13 victories (which no one has actually ever before skipped the 8 with). As a matter of fact it is actually a quite actual probability - they still require to perform versus an in-form GWS to ensure their location in September. However that's certainly not the only factor at concern the Pet dogs would certainly assure on their own a home ultimate with a triumph (probably at the MCG vs Hawthorn), but even when they stay in the eight after losing, they could be moving to Brisbane for that removal last. At the other edge of the range, there is actually still a small opportunity they may sneak right into the best four, though it requires West Coast to trump Geelong in Geelong, as well as Essendon to beat Brisbane in Brisbane ... therefore a little chance. Fox Footy's prophecy: Win as well as complete 6th, 'hold' Hawthorn in an elimination final7. HAWTHORN (13-9, 111.8%) To participate in: North Melbourne at UTAS Stadium, Sunday 4:35 pmWin: Complete 4th if Geelong, Brisbane as well as Western Bulldogs all lose as well as Carlton drops OR success yet goes under to eclipse all of them on percent (approx. 4 objectives) 5th if three occur, 6th if pair of take place, 7th if one occurs, 8th if none happenLose: End up 7th if Fremantle sheds AND Carlton sheds while staying behind on percent, 8th if one drops, miss finals if both winAnalysis: Our company prefer to be the Hawks than the Bulldogs at this moment, due to who they've acquired delegated encounter. Sam Mitchell's guys are a gain far from September, and just require to take care of business against an injury-hit N. Melbourne that looked dreadful versus mentioned Pets on Sunday. There is actually also a really small chance they creep right into the top four additional genuinely they'll earn themselves an MCG elimination last, either versus the Canines, Freo or Carlton. (The best-case instance is actually probably the Pets shedding, so the Hawks end up 6th and play cry.) If they are actually upset by North though, they are actually just as intimidated as the Pet dogs, waiting for Carlton and Fremantle to find if they are actually tossed out of the eight.Fox Footy's prophecy: Gain and also complete 7th, 'away' to Western Bulldogs in an elimination finalMagic of Hok-ball clarified|03:418. CARLTON (13-9, 110.7%) To participate in: St Kilda at Marvel Stadium, Sunday 3:20 pmWin: Finish fourth if Geelong, Brisbane, Western Bulldogs as well as Hawthorn all drop OR Hawks win however fall behind Woes on percentage (approx. 4 targets), 5th if 3 occur, sixth if two occur, 7th if one occurs, 8th if none happenLose: Finish 7th if Hawthorn sheds by sufficient to fall behind on percentage AND Fremantle sheds, 8th if one happens, or else overlook finalsAnalysis: Crippa's home state really helped all of them out this weekend break. Fremantle's loss, incorporated along with cry' sway West Coastline, observes all of them inside the eight as well as also capable to participate in finals if they are actually outplayed by St Kilda upcoming week. (Though they would certainly be actually left wishing Port to beat Freo.) Truthfully they are actually visiting wish to trump the Saints to promise themselves a place in September - as well as to give themselves a possibility of an MCG elimination final. If both the Canines as well as Hawks shed, cry might even host that last, though our company would certainly be actually rather shocked if the Hawks shed. Percent is actually most likely to come in to play because of Carlton's huge win over West Shore - they may need to pump the Saints to prevent participating in Brisbane in Brisbane.Fox Footy's prediction: Gain as well as complete 8th, away to Brisbane in an eradication final9. FREMANTLE (12-9-1, 113.7%) To play: Slot Adelaide at Optus Coliseum, Sunday 6:10 pmWin: Finish 6th if Western Bulldogs, Hawthorn and also Carlton drop, 7th if two drop, 8th if one drops, miss out on finals if all of them winLose: Will certainly skip finalsAnalysis: Oh fantastic, an additional main reason to hate West Shore. Their opponents' inability to defeat the Blues' B-team implies the Dockers go to genuine threat of their Around 24 game coming to be a lifeless rubber. The formula is rather basic - they need a minimum of some of the Pet dogs, Hawks or Woes to lose prior to they play Slot. If that occurs, the Dockers can easily win their means in to September. If all three win, they'll be actually removed by the opportunity they get the industry. (Technically Freo can also record Brisbane on amount however it is actually incredibly unlikely.) Fox Footy's prophecy: Shed and also overlook finals10. COLLINGWOOD (11-9-2, 100.1%) Collingwood may theoretically still play finals, yet requires to compose an amount space of 30+ goals to catch Carlton, plus Fremantle needs to shed.