.A dramatic verdict to the 2024 AFL home as well as away season has shown up, with 10 crews still in the hunt for finals footy getting in Sphere 24. Four crews are promised to play in September, however every position in the best eight remains up for grabs, along with a lengthy list of cases still possible.Below, Foxfooty.com.au runs through what every finals opponent wants and needs in Round 24, along with online step ladder updates plus all the circumstances discussed. OBSERVE THE EXISTING AFL step ladder HEREWatch every game up until the 2024 AFL Grand Final LIVE with no ad-breaks during play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your free of cost trial today > Round 24IMAGINE WHAT YOU MIGHT BE GETTING INSTEAD. Totally free and private support telephone call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or even go to gamblinghelponline.org.au.AFL LIVE LADDER (Getting In Round 24 - All times AEST) 1. Sydney Swans (64 pts, 126.3%) - To participate in: Adelaide Crows at SCG, Sunday 7:40 pm2. Slot Adelaide (60 pts, 114.2%) - To participate in: Fremantle at Operating System, Sunday 6:10 pm3. GWS Giants (60 pts, 111.7%) - To participate in: Western Bulldogs at Mars, Sunday 12:30 pm4. Geelong (56 pts, 107.7%) - To play: West Coast Eagles at GMHBA, Sunday 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 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 participate in: St Kilda at Marvel, Sunday 3:20 pm9. Fremantle (fifty pts, 113.7%) - To play: Slot Adelaide at Operating System, Sunday 6:10 pm10. Collingwood (48 pts, 100.1%) - To play: Melbourne at the MCG, Friday 7:40 pmEssendon, Melbourne, Street Kilda, Gold Coast, Adelaide, West Coastline, North Melbourne and Richmond can easily not play finals.2024 hasn't been a breakdown for Cakes|00:55 HOW ROUND 24 WILL CERTAINLY PARTICIPATE IN OUT, CHRONOLOGICALLYFriday evening: Melbourne vs Collingwood, 7:40 pm at the MCG- Collingwood should gain and also comprise a portion space equivalent to 30 targets to pass Carlton, therefore genuinely this game performs certainly not affect the finals nationality- If they succeed, the Magpies may certainly not be gotten rid of up until after cry playSaturday arvo: Geelong vs West Coast Eagles, 1:45 pm at GMHBA Arena- Geelong has to win to confirm a top-four spot, likely 4th yet can easily catch GWS for 3rd along with a big gain. Technically can catch Port in 2nd as well- The Pussy-cats are actually approximately 10 targets behind GWS, and twenty objectives responsible for Slot- Can fall as low as 8th if they lose, depending on results for Brisbane, Western Bulldogs, Hawthorn and also CartonSaturday arvo: Richmond vs Gold Coastline Suns, 2:10 pm at the MCG- This activity performs certainly not affect the finals raceSaturday golden: Hawthorn vs North Melbourne, 4:35 pm at UTAS Coliseum- Hawthorn concludes a finals spot with a win- May finish as higher as 4th, yet will realistically end up 5th, 6th or even 7th with a succeed- Along with a loss, are going to miss finals if both Carlton as well as Fremantle winSaturday evening: Brisbane Lions vs Essendon, 7:30 pm at the Gabba- Brisbane confirms 5th with a win, unless Geelong missed to West Shoreline, in which instance will certainly conclude 4th- May truthfully lose as low as 8th with a loss (may practically skip the 8 on percent but exceptionally unlikely) Sunday evening: Sydney Swans vs Adelaide Crows, 7:40 pm at the SCG- This video game carries out not affect the finals race, unless Sydney misses by 150+ Sunday early: Western side Bulldogs vs GWS Giants, 12:30 pm at Mars Arena- Bulldogs assure a finals place along with a win- Can complete as higher as 4th (if Geelong and also Brisbane lost), more likely confirm sixth- May miss the finals with a reduction (if Hawthorn, Carlton as well as Fremantle gain)- GWS can drop as low as fourth if they miss and also Geelong comprises a 10-goal portion void- May move in to second with a win, obliging Slot Adelaide to win to replace themSunday afternoon: Carlton vs Street Kilda, 3:20 pm at Wonder Coliseum- Carlton concludes a finals area with a succeed- Can easily end up as higher as 4th with very unlikely collection of outcomes, more likely sixth, 7th or even 8th- Most likely situation is they are actually playing to strengthen their portion as well as pass Hawthorn for 7th, therefore avoiding an elimination ultimate in Brisbane- They are about 4 goals behind Hawthorn on portion entering the weekend break- Can miss the finals with a reduction (if Fremantle success) Sunday evening: Fremantle vs Slot Adelaide, 6:10 pm at Optus Arena- Fremantle is actually currently eliminated if every one of Western Side Bulldogs, Hawthorn and Carlton succeeded. Otherwise Dockers are actually playing to take one of all of them out of the 8- Can easily complete as high as sixth if all 3 of those teams shed- Slot Adelaide is actually playing for 2nd if GWS pounded the Bulldogs earlier in the time- Can go down as low as 4th with a loss if Geelong positively thumps West CoastDees may just trade Trac to ONE group|00:53 CURRENT ANTICIPATED WEEK 1 OF FINALSFirst Qualifying Final (1st lots 4th): Sydney Swans vs Geelong at the SCGFirst Eradication Final (5th lots 8th): Brisbane Lions vs Carlton at the GabbaSecond Elimination Final (6th hosts 7th): Western Bulldogs vs Hawthorn at the MCGSecond Qualifying Final (2nd lots third): Slot Adelaide vs GWS Giants at Adelaide OvalCURRENT ANTICIPATED FINAL 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. St Kilda (10-13) 15. Adelaide Crows (8-14-1) 16. West Coast Eagles (5-18) 17. North Melbourne (3-20) 18. Richmond (2-21) Keep In Mind: Our team are actually analysing the last around as well as every staff as if no pulls can or are going to take place ... this is actually already complicated good enough. Perpetuity AEST.Adams to likely miss yet another GF?|03:011. SYDNEY SWANS (16-6, 126.3%) To participate in: Adelaide Crows at the SCG, Sunday 7:40 pmWin or Miss: Finish 1stAnalysis: There are no reasonable situations where the Swans lose big to gain the slight premiership. There are actually unrealistic ones, though! A 100-point reduction, while Slot Adelaide trumps Fremantle through one hundred aspects, will do it.Fox Footy's prediction: Gain and end up first, multitude Geelong in a qualifying final2. PORT ADELAIDE (15-7, 114.2%) To play: Fremantle at Optus Arena, Sunday 6:10 pmWin: Finish second if GWS drops OR success and doesn't make up 7-8 target portion void, 3rd if GWS wins and also makes up 7-8 goal amount gapLose: Complete second if GWS loses (and Slot aren't defeated by 7-8 objectives greater than the Giants), third if GWS succeeds, fourth in extremely not likely scenario Geelong gains as well as composes large percent gapAnalysis: The Electrical power will definitely possess the advantage of knowing their specific situation moving right into their final game, though there is actually a quite actual possibility they'll be actually pretty much latched in to second. As well as regardless they are actually mosting likely to be actually playing in the 2nd Qualifying Final. Their portion bait GWS is approximately 7-8 goals, and on Geelong it's closer to twenty, so they're probably certainly not getting captured by the Cats. Consequently if the Giants succeed, the Power will certainly need to have to succeed to lock up 2nd spot - but as long as they do not get thrashed through a determined Dockers side, portion should not be a problem. (If they win by a number of targets, GWS would require to succeed by 10 goals to capture them, etc) Fox Footy's prophecy: Win and also complete second, bunch GWS in a training final3. GWS GIANTS (15-7, 111.7%) To participate in: Western Bulldogs at Mars Coliseum, Sunday 12:30 pmWin: End up second if Slot Adelaide drops OR wins however surrenders 7-8 goal lead on portion, 3rd if Port Adelaide wins and also keeps portion leadLose: End up 2nd if Port Adelaide is beaten through 7-8 objectives more than they are actually, third if Slot Adelaide gains OR sheds however keeps portion top AND Geelong loses OR triumphes and also does not comprise 10-goal amount void, 4th if Geelong victories and also composes 10-goal percent gapAnalysis: They are actually latched right into the top four, and are most likely playing in the 2nd vs 3rd certifying last, though Geelong certainly recognizes exactly how to punish West Shore at GMHBA Arena. That is actually the only way the Giants will drop out of playing Port Adelaide a substantial gain by the Cats on Sunday (our company are actually talking 10+ targets) and afterwards a Giants reduction to the Bulldogs on Sunday. If the Pussy-cats do not succeed big (or even win whatsoever), the Giants is going to be actually playing for throwing legal rights to the 2nd Qualifying Final. They may either make up a 7-8 objective void in percent to pass Port Adelaide, or even simply hope Freo defeats them.Fox Footy's forecast: Shed as well as finish third, away to Slot Adelaide in a qualifying finalZach Tuohy reveals selection to retire|00:534. GEELONG (14-8, 107.7%) To participate in: West Shore Eagles at GMHBA Arena, Sunday 1:45 pmWin: Complete third if GWS sheds and gives up 10-goal percentage top, 4th if GWS wins OR loses but holds onto amount top (fringe case they may reach 2nd with massive win) Lose: End Up fourth if Brisbane, Western Bulldogs, Hawthorn and Carlton drop, 5th if three lose, sixth if 2 drop, 7th if one sheds, 8th if they all winAnalysis: Well, they definitely screwed that a person up. From looking like they were actually visiting construct amount and lock up a top-four place, now the Kitties need to gain simply to guarantee themselves the dual chance, with 4 crews wishing they shed to West Coast so they can easily squeeze 4th coming from them. On the in addition side, this is actually one of the most unbalanced matchup in contemporary footy, with the Eagles shedding nine direct trips to Kardinia Playground through around 10+ targets. It's not impractical to think of the Cats succeeding through that scope, and in combo along with even a slim GWS reduction, they will be moving right into an away certifying last vs Port Adelaide (for the third attend 5 periods!). Otherwise a succeed must deliver them to the SCG. If the Pussy-cats really shed, they are going to almost certainly be actually sent out into an elimination ultimate on our predictions, all the way up to 8th! Fox Footy's prophecy: Win and also finish 4th, away to Sydney in a qualifying final5. BRISBANE LIONS (13-8-1, 121.6%) To participate in: Essendon at the Gabba, Sunday 7:30 pmWin: End up fourth if Geelong loses, 5th if Geelong winsLose: Complete 5th if Western side Bulldogs drop as well as Hawthorn lose AND Carlton shed AND Fremantle drop OR win but go bust to eliminate huge percent void, 6th if three of those take place, 7th if two occur, 8th if one happens, miss out on finals if none happenAnalysis: Certainly not just did they cop one more very painful loss to the Pies, however they acquired the incorrect crew above all of them losing! If the Lions were entering Shot 24 expecting Port or GWS to lose, they would certainly still possess a genuine chance at the best 4, but definitely Geelong does not drop in the home to West Coastline? As long as the Pussy-cats do the job, the Cougars must be actually bound for an elimination ultimate. Defeating the Bombing planes would certainly at that point ensure all of them fifth spot (and also is actually the edge of the brace you yearn for, if it indicates preventing the Bulldogs as well as Hawks in week one, and very likely receiving Geelong in full week 2). A shock reduction to Essendon would certainly view Chris Fagan's edge nervously seeing on Sunday to observe the amount of teams pass them ... theoretically they could overlook the 8 completely, however it is quite outlandish for Fremantle to pass them.Fox Footy's prediction: Succeed and also finish 5th, multitude Carlton in an eradication finalSelfish Lions captured avoiding teammates|01:046. WESTERN BULLDOGS (13-9, 123.8%) To participate in: GWS Giants at Mars Stadium, Sunday 12:30 pmWin: End up fourth if Geelong and Brisbane shed, 5th if one drops, sixth if both winLose: Finish sixth if Hawthorn, Carlton and Fremantle shed, 7th if pair of drop, 8th if one sheds, miss out on finals if they all winAnalysis: Irritatingly for the Bulldogs, they can easily still skip the 8, regardless of having the AFL's second-best portion and 13 triumphes (which nobody has actually EVER missed the 8 with). In reality it's a quite real opportunity - they still require to take care of business against an in-form GWS to promise their area in September. Yet that is actually not the only point at stake the Pets would assure themselves a home final along with a triumph (likely at the MCG vs Hawthorn), however regardless of whether they remain in the eight after dropping, they might be moving to Brisbane for that eradication ultimate. At the various other edge of the spectrum, there's still a little chance they may slip into the leading 4, though it requires West Coast to defeat Geelong in Geelong, and also Essendon to defeat Brisbane in Brisbane ... therefore a very small odds. Fox Footy's prediction: Win and complete sixth, 'range' Hawthorn in an eradication final7. HAWTHORN (13-9, 111.8%) To participate in: North Melbourne at UTAS Arena, Saturday 4:35 pmWin: End up 4th if Geelong, Brisbane and also Western Bulldogs all shed as well as Carlton drops OR victories yet loses big to overtake all of them on percent (approx. 4 objectives) fifth if 3 take place, sixth if two happen, 7th if one occurs, 8th if none happenLose: Finish 7th if Fremantle loses AND Carlton sheds while staying behind on portion, 8th if one drops, miss finals if both winAnalysis: Our team prefer to be the Hawks than the Bulldogs right now, as a result of that they have actually obtained delegated deal with. Sam Mitchell's men are a gain out of September, and also simply need to have to perform against an injury-hit Northern Melbourne that appeared horrible versus pointed out Canines on Sunday. There is actually even an incredibly small chance they sneak into the leading four even more truthfully they'll earn themselves an MCG eradication ultimate, either versus the Canines, Freo or even Carlton. (The best-case instance is possibly the Pet dogs losing, so the Hawks complete sixth and also play the Blues.) If they're upset through North though, they're equally as intimidated as the Dogs, waiting on Carlton as well as Fremantle to see if they are actually evicted of the eight.Fox Footy's prophecy: Gain and also end up 7th, 'away' to Western Bulldogs in an eradication finalMagic of Hok-ball revealed|03:418. CARLTON (13-9, 110.7%) To play: Street Kilda at Marvel Coliseum, Sunday 3:20 pmWin: Finish fourth if Geelong, Brisbane, Western Bulldogs as well as Hawthorn all lose OR Hawks win however fall behind Blues on amount (approx. 4 goals), fifth if 3 happen, sixth if 2 happen, 7th if one occurs, 8th if none happenLose: End up 7th if Hawthorn sheds by enough to fall back on percent as well as Fremantle loses, 8th if one takes place, or else miss finalsAnalysis: Crippa's home condition actually assisted them out this weekend break. Fremantle's reduction, mixed along with the Blues' win over West Shore, views all of them inside the 8 and also even capable to participate in finals if they're upset through St Kilda next week. (Though they 'd be actually left behind wishing Slot to trump Freo.) Genuinely they're heading to desire to defeat the Saints to guarantee themselves an area in September - and also to give themselves an odds of an MCG removal final. If both the Pets as well as Hawks lose, cry can also hold that final, though our team will be actually pretty shocked if the Hawks dropped. Percent is likely ahead right into play because of Carlton's huge sway West Coastline - they might need to push the Saints to stay away from playing Brisbane in Brisbane.Fox Footy's forecast: Gain as well as end up 8th, away to Brisbane in an elimination final9. FREMANTLE (12-9-1, 113.7%) To participate in: Port Adelaide at Optus Stadium, Sunday 6:10 pmWin: Complete 6th if Western Bulldogs, Hawthorn as well as Carlton drop, 7th if two shed, 8th if one sheds, skip finals if each of all of them winLose: Will certainly miss out on finalsAnalysis: Oh fantastic, yet another factor to hate West Shoreline. Their opponents' failure to beat the Blues' B-team implies the Dockers go to real threat of their Sphere 24 video game becoming a lifeless rubber. The formula is rather simple - they require a minimum of one of the Pet dogs, Hawks or Woes to drop prior to they participate in Port. If that takes place, the Dockers can succeed their technique right into September. If all 3 gain, they'll be done away with due to the opportunity they take the industry. (Technically Freo can also record Brisbane on portion however it's exceptionally unlikely.) Fox Footy's prediction: Shed and also miss out on finals10. COLLINGWOOD (11-9-2, 100.1%) Collingwood can theoretically still play finals, however needs to have to make up a percentage gap of 30+ goals to capture Carlton, plus Fremantle must drop.