.A significant verdict to the 2024 AFL home and away period has shown up, with 10 crews still in the quest for finals footy going into Round 24. 4 crews are actually guaranteed to play in September, however every location in the top 8 continues to be up for grabs, with a lengthy checklist of cases still possible.Below, Foxfooty.com.au runs through what every finals challenger wants and needs in Round 24, along with live step ladder updates plus all the circumstances discussed. SEE THE CURRENT AFL step ladder HEREWatch every activity until the 2024 AFL Grand Final deal with no ad-breaks throughout use Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free of charge trial today > Round 24IMAGINE WHAT YOU MIGHT BE BUYING AS AN ALTERNATIVE. Absolutely free and discreet help phone call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or go to gamblinghelponline.org.au.AFL reside STEP LADDER (Getting Into Round 24 - All times AEST) 1. Sydney Swans (64 pts, 126.3%) - To play: Adelaide Crows at SCG, Sunday 7:40 pm2. Port Adelaide (60 pts, 114.2%) - To play: 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 Shore Eagles at GMHBA, Sunday 1:45 pm5. Brisbane Lions (54 pts, 121.6%) - To play: Essendon at Gabba, Saturday 7:30 pm6. Western Side Bulldogs (52 pts, 123.8%) - To play: GWS Giants at Mars, Sunday 12:30 pm7. Hawthorn (52 pts, 111.8%) - To play: North Melbourne at UTAS, Saturday 4:35 pm8. Carlton (52 pts, 110.7%) - To play: Street Kilda at Wonder, Sunday 3:20 pm9. Fremantle (50 pts, 113.7%) - To play: Port Adelaide at Operating System, Sunday 6:10 pm10. Collingwood (48 pts, 100.1%) - To participate in: Melbourne at the MCG, Friday 7:40 pmEssendon, Melbourne, Street Kilda, Gold Shoreline, Adelaide, West Shore, North Melbourne and also Richmond may not play finals.2024 have not been actually a failing for Cakes|00:55 HOW ROUND 24 ARE GOING TO PLAY OUT, CHRONOLOGICALLYFriday evening: Melbourne vs Collingwood, 7:40 pm at the MCG- Collingwood has to succeed and also comprise an amount gap comparable to 30 targets to pass Carlton, therefore truthfully this activity carries out certainly not influence the finals ethnicity- If they win, the Magpies can certainly not be actually done away with until after the Blues playSaturday arvo: Geelong vs West Coast Eagles, 1:45 pm at GMHBA Stadium- Geelong has to gain to clinch a top-four area, very likely 4th yet can catch GWS for third with a big win. Technically may catch Slot in 2nd too- The Kitties are actually about 10 targets behind GWS, and also twenty targets behind Port- May fall as reduced as 8th if they lose, depending on outcomes for Brisbane, Western Bulldogs, Hawthorn and CartonSaturday arvo: Richmond vs Gold Coastline Suns, 2:10 pm at the MCG- This game carries out certainly not affect the finals raceSaturday golden: Hawthorn vs North Melbourne, 4:35 pm at UTAS Coliseum- Hawthorn clinches a finals area along with a win- Can end up as higher as fourth, but will realistically end up 5th, 6th or 7th with a win- With a loss, will definitely skip finals if each Carlton and Fremantle winSaturday evening: Brisbane Lions vs Essendon, 7:30 pm at the Gabba- Brisbane clinches fifth with a gain, unless Geelong missed to West Shore, in which case is going to confirm 4th- Can truthfully lose as low as 8th with a loss (can actually miss out on the eight on amount but exceptionally unexpected) Saturday evening: Sydney Swans vs Adelaide Crows, 7:40 pm at the SCG- This video game performs certainly not influence the finals nationality, unless Sydney misses by 150+ Sunday early: Western side Bulldogs vs GWS Giants, 12:30 pm at Mars Stadium- Bulldogs conclude a finals spot along with a succeed- May finish as high as fourth (if Geelong as well as Brisbane missed), more likely clinch sixth- May miss the finals along with a loss (if Hawthorn, Carlton as well as Fremantle win)- GWS may lose as low as fourth if they lose as well as Geelong makes up a 10-goal portion void- May move into 2nd along with a succeed, requiring Slot Adelaide to gain to switch out themSunday afternoon: Carlton vs St Kilda, 3:20 pm at Wonder Stadium- Carlton confirms a finals place along with a win- Can easily finish as high as fourth with incredibly unexpected collection of results, very likely 6th, 7th or 8th- Most likely situation is they're participating in to boost their percentage and pass Hawthorn for 7th, hence avoiding a removal final in Brisbane- They are roughly 4 objectives behind Hawthorn on amount getting into the weekend- Can overlook the finals with a loss (if Fremantle victories) Sunday night: Fremantle vs Port Adelaide, 6:10 pm at Optus Coliseum- Fremantle is actually already eliminated if all of Western Bulldogs, Hawthorn and Carlton gained. Otherwise Dockers are participating in to knock among them away from the eight- May end up as higher as sixth if all 3 of those teams lose- Port Adelaide is actually playing for second if GWS beat the Bulldogs earlier in the day- Can easily lose as low as 4th along with a reduction if Geelong completely thumps West CoastDees can merely trade Trac to ONE crew|00:53 EXISTING ANTICIPATED FULL WEEK 1 OF FINALSFirst Qualifying Final (first multitudes 4th): Sydney Swans vs Geelong at the SCGFirst Elimination Final (fifth multitudes 8th): Brisbane Lions vs Carlton at the GabbaSecond Elimination Final (6th hosts 7th): Western Bulldogs vs Hawthorn at the MCGSecond Qualifying Final (second hosts third): Port Adelaide vs GWS Giants at Adelaide OvalCURRENT ANTICIPATED FINAL LADDER1. Sydney Swans (17-6) 2. Port 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) thirteen. Gold Shoreline Suns (11-12) 14. Street Kilda (10-13) 15. Adelaide Crows (8-14-1) 16. West Coastline Eagles (5-18) 17. North Melbourne (3-20) 18. Richmond (2-21) Details: Our company are actually analysing the last round as well as every staff as if no pulls may or even will happen ... this is actually already made complex sufficient. Perpetuity AEST.Adams to possibly skip another GF?|03:011. SYDNEY SWANS (16-6, 126.3%) To participate in: Adelaide Crows at the SCG, Saturday 7:40 pmWin or even Miss: Finish 1stAnalysis: There are actually no sensible situations where the Swans fail to gain the minor premiership. There are actually unrealistic ones, though! A 100-point reduction, while Port Adelaide beats Fremantle by one hundred aspects, will perform it.Fox Footy's forecast: Gain and also finish first, lot Geelong in a training final2. PORT ADELAIDE (15-7, 114.2%) To participate in: Fremantle at Optus Arena, Sunday 6:10 pmWin: Finish second if GWS loses OR victories as well as doesn't make up 7-8 goal percentage space, 3rd if GWS wins as well as composes 7-8 objective percentage gapLose: End up second if GWS drops (as well as Slot may not be defeated through 7-8 objectives greater than the Giants), 3rd if GWS succeeds, 4th in very improbable circumstance Geelong succeeds and makes up extensive amount gapAnalysis: The Electrical power is going to have the advantage of recognizing their precise circumstance heading into their ultimate video game, though there's a quite true possibility they'll be actually basically secured right into 2nd. And also either way they are actually visiting be playing in the 2nd Qualifying Final. Their percent bait GWS is actually around 7-8 targets, and on Geelong it's closer to 20, so they are actually perhaps not receiving captured by the Kitties. For that reason if the Giants win, the Energy will definitely need to win to secure second area - but provided that they don't get punished by a despairing Dockers side, percent shouldn't be an issue. (If they win through a couple of goals, GWS will require to succeed by 10 objectives to capture all of them, and so on) Fox Footy's forecast: Win and also finish second, host GWS in a qualifying final3. GWS GIANTS (15-7, 111.7%) To play: Western Bulldogs at Mars Stadium, Sunday 12:30 pmWin: Finish second if Port Adelaide sheds OR triumphes yet gives up 7-8 target lead on amount, 3rd if Port Adelaide succeeds and also has percentage leadLose: Complete 2nd if Slot Adelaide is actually trumped through 7-8 targets greater than they are, 3rd if Port Adelaide gains OR loses however holds portion top as well as Geelong drops OR triumphes and does not make up 10-goal percent gap, 4th if Geelong wins as well as comprises 10-goal percentage gapAnalysis: They are actually secured in to the leading four, as well as are actually likely playing in the second vs third training last, though Geelong surely understands how to surge West Coast at GMHBA Stadium. That's the only method the Giants would quit of participating in Slot Adelaide an enormous succeed due to the Cats on Saturday (we are actually chatting 10+ targets) and after that a Giants reduction to the Bulldogs on Sunday. If the Felines do not succeed huge (or win in all), the Giants will certainly be actually betting hosting rights to the Second Qualifying Final. They can easily either compose a 7-8 target gap in amount to pass Slot Adelaide, or simply really hope Freo defeats them.Fox Footy's forecast: Shed as well as end up third, away to Slot Adelaide in a qualifying finalZach Tuohy details choice to resign|00:534. GEELONG (14-8, 107.7%) To participate in: West Shore Eagles at GMHBA Arena, Saturday 1:45 pmWin: Complete third if GWS drops and also gives up 10-goal percentage top, fourth if GWS wins OR sheds but holds onto percentage lead (edge case they can reach 2nd along with massive gain) Lose: Complete 4th if Brisbane, Western Bulldogs, Hawthorn and also Carlton lose, 5th if 3 shed, sixth if two drop, 7th if one drops, 8th if they all winAnalysis: Well, they actually turned that one up. Coming from looking like they were actually mosting likely to construct portion and also secure a top-four area, right now the Pet cats require to succeed just to assure themselves the dual possibility, along with four crews wishing they drop to West Shore so they can easily pinch 4th from them. On the plus side, this is the most uneven matchup in modern-day footy, along with the Eagles dropping nine direct travels to Kardinia Park by an average of 10+ objectives. It's certainly not outlandish to visualize the Kitties gaining by that scope, and also in mixture along with also a slender GWS loss, they will be actually heading right into an away training final vs Slot Adelaide (for the third time in 5 times!). Otherwise a succeed need to deliver all of them to the SCG. If the Cats in fact shed, they are going to easily be sent in to an elimination final on our forecasts, completely down to 8th! Fox Footy's prophecy: Win as well as end up 4th, away to Sydney in a training final5. BRISBANE COUGARS (13-8-1, 121.6%) To participate in: Essendon at the Gabba, Sunday 7:30 pmWin: Complete fourth if Geelong sheds, 5th if Geelong winsLose: Finish fifth if Western side Bulldogs shed and also Hawthorn lose as well as Carlton drop as well as Fremantle shed OR win yet crash to get rid of huge percentage gap, 6th if three of those happen, 7th if pair of happen, 8th if one occurs, miss finals if none happenAnalysis: Certainly not only performed they cop an additional unpleasant loss to the Pies, however they got the incorrect staff above all of them losing! If the Lions were going into Shot 24 anticipating Port or GWS to lose, they will still possess a real shot at the top four, yet surely Geelong does not lose in the home to West Coast? So long as the Felines get the job done, the Lions should be actually bound for an elimination final. Defeating the Bombers would certainly at that point guarantee all of them 5th location (and that's the edge of the brace you prefer, if it suggests preventing the Bulldogs and Hawks in full week one, and probably getting Geelong in week pair of). A shock loss to Essendon would certainly find Chris Fagan's edge nervously checking out on Sunday to find the number of crews pass all of them ... actually they might miss the eight completely, yet it is actually really outlandish for Fremantle to pass them.Fox Footy's prophecy: Gain and finish 5th, host Carlton in a removal finalSelfish Lions captured steering clear of allies|01:046. WESTERN BULLDOGS (13-9, 123.8%) To play: GWS Giants at Mars Coliseum, Sunday 12:30 pmWin: End up 4th if Geelong and also Brisbane drop, 5th if one loses, 6th if each winLose: End up 6th if Hawthorn, Carlton as well as Fremantle shed, 7th if 2 lose, 8th if one sheds, overlook finals if they all winAnalysis: Irritatingly for the Bulldogs, they may still miss the 8, even with having the AFL's second-best percentage and also 13 wins (which no person has ever before overlooked the eight with). As a matter of fact it is actually an extremely actual option - they still require to function against an in-form GWS to promise their spot in September. Yet that is actually certainly not the only point at stake the Canines would certainly ensure on their own a home ultimate along with a victory (probably at the MCG vs Hawthorn), however regardless of whether they keep in the eight after dropping, they may be moving to Brisbane for that elimination last. At the various other edge of the sphere, there is actually still a small possibility they may creep into the leading 4, though it calls for West Coast to trump Geelong in Geelong, and also Essendon to defeat Brisbane in Brisbane ... hence a small odds. Fox Footy's prediction: Gain and also finish sixth, 'range' Hawthorn in an eradication final7. HAWTHORN (13-9, 111.8%) To participate in: North Melbourne at UTAS Coliseum, Sunday 4:35 pmWin: Finish 4th if Geelong, Brisbane and also Western Bulldogs all shed and also Carlton sheds OR victories but goes under to surpass all of them on portion (approx. 4 targets) fifth if three occur, sixth if two take place, 7th if one takes place, 8th if none happenLose: Complete 7th if Fremantle drops AND Carlton sheds while keeping behind on amount, 8th if one sheds, overlook finals if both winAnalysis: Our team prefer to be actually the Hawks than the Bulldogs at the moment, due to who they've acquired delegated to face. Sam Mitchell's men are a succeed far from September, and also merely need to have to take care of business versus an injury-hit Northern Melbourne that looked dreadful versus stated Dogs on Sunday. There is actually also a really small chance they slip right into the best 4 additional genuinely they'll gain on their own an MCG removal ultimate, either versus the Pets, Freo or even Carlton. (The best-case situation is perhaps the Pets shedding, so the Hawks complete sixth and play cry.) If they are actually upset through North though, they are actually equally as scared as the Canines, expecting Carlton and Fremantle to find if they are actually kicked out of the eight.Fox Footy's prediction: Win as well as finish 7th, 'away' to Western Bulldogs in an elimination finalMagic of Hok-ball revealed|03:418. CARLTON (13-9, 110.7%) To participate in: St Kilda at Wonder Coliseum, Sunday 3:20 pmWin: Complete 4th if Geelong, Brisbane, Western Bulldogs and also Hawthorn all lose OR Hawks win yet fall behind Blues on percent (approx. 4 targets), fifth if 3 take place, 6th if pair of occur, 7th if one takes place, 8th if none happenLose: Complete 7th if Hawthorn loses by sufficient to fall back on amount and also Fremantle loses, 8th if one occurs, otherwise overlook finalsAnalysis: Crippa's home state actually helped all of them out this weekend break. Fremantle's reduction, incorporated with the Blues' win over West Shore, sees all of them inside the 8 and also able to play finals if they are actually upset by St Kilda upcoming week. (Though they will be actually left wishing Port to trump Freo.) Genuinely they are actually mosting likely to desire to beat the Saints to assure themselves a location in September - and also to give on their own a possibility of an MCG eradication last. If both the Pet dogs and also Hawks shed, cry can even organize that ultimate, though we will be actually rather stunned if the Hawks dropped. Percent is very likely ahead in to play because of Carlton's huge draw West Coastline - they may need to pump the Saints to avoid participating in Brisbane in Brisbane.Fox Footy's prophecy: Gain and finish 8th, away to Brisbane in an elimination final9. FREMANTLE (12-9-1, 113.7%) To participate in: Port Adelaide at Optus Coliseum, Sunday 6:10 pmWin: Finish 6th if Western Side Bulldogs, Hawthorn and also Carlton lose, 7th if pair of lose, 8th if one sheds, overlook finals if all of all of them winLose: Will certainly overlook finalsAnalysis: Oh fantastic, yet another main reason to dislike West Coast. Their rivals' incapability to trump the Blues' B-team suggests the Dockers are at actual risk of their Sphere 24 video game ending up being a dead rubber. The equation is quite basic - they need at least among the Pets, Hawks or even Blues to shed just before they play Slot. If that happens, the Dockers can easily succeed their method right into September. If all three succeed, they'll be actually removed by the opportunity they get the field. (Technically Freo can easily additionally capture Brisbane on amount but it is actually exceptionally improbable.) Fox Footy's prediction: Drop and miss finals10. COLLINGWOOD (11-9-2, 100.1%) Collingwood can actually still play finals, but needs to have to compose an amount space of 30+ targets to record Carlton, plus Fremantle has to lose.