.A dramatic conclusion to the 2024 AFL home and away period has shown up, with 10 groups still in the search for finals footy entering into Around 24. 4 groups are promised to play in September, but every location in the top 8 continues to be up for grabs, with a long listing of cases still possible.Below, Foxfooty.com.au goes through what every finals opponent needs and wants in Round 24, with live ladder updates and all the circumstances revealed. VIEW THE CURRENT AFL LADDER HEREWatch every activity up until the 2024 AFL Grand Final deal with no ad-breaks throughout play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your totally free difficulty today > Round 24IMAGINE WHAT YOU CAN BE ACQUIRING AS AN ALTERNATIVE. Free of cost and also personal assistance telephone call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or even check out gamblinghelponline.org.au.AFL LIVE LADDER (Getting In Round 24 - Perpetuity AEST) 1. Sydney Swans (64 pts, 126.3%) - To play: Adelaide Crows at SCG, Sunday 7:40 pm2. Slot 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 Coastline Eagles at GMHBA, Saturday 1:45 pm5. Brisbane Lions (54 pts, 121.6%) - To participate in: Essendon at Gabba, Saturday 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, Sunday 4:35 pm8. Carlton (52 pts, 110.7%) - To participate in: St Kilda at Marvel, Sunday 3:20 pm9. Fremantle (50 pts, 113.7%) - To play: Port Adelaide at OS, Sunday 6:10 pm10. Collingwood (48 pts, 100.1%) - To play: Melbourne at the MCG, Friday 7:40 pmEssendon, Melbourne, Street Kilda, Gold Shore, Adelaide, West Coast, North Melbourne as well as Richmond may certainly not play finals.2024 have not been a failure for Cakes|00:55 HOW AROUND 24 WILL PARTICIPATE IN OUT, CHRONOLOGICALLYFriday evening: Melbourne vs Collingwood, 7:40 pm at the MCG- Collingwood needs to succeed and make up an amount void comparable to 30 targets to pass Carlton, so realistically this activity performs not impact the finals nationality- If they succeed, the Magpies can certainly not be removed until after cry playSaturday arvo: Geelong vs West Coastline Eagles, 1:45 pm at GMHBA Coliseum- Geelong should succeed to conclude a top-four place, likely 4th but can easily record GWS for third along with a big succeed. Technically may record Slot in 2nd too- The Pet cats are actually roughly 10 targets responsible for GWS, and 20 targets behind Port- May lose as low 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 activity carries out not affect the finals raceSaturday golden: Hawthorn vs North Melbourne, 4:35 pm at UTAS Coliseum- Hawthorn clinches a finals area along with a gain- May end up as higher as 4th, yet are going to reasonably finish 5th, sixth or even 7th with a gain- With a loss, will definitely miss out on finals if each Carlton as well as Fremantle winSaturday night: Brisbane Lions vs Essendon, 7:30 pm at the Gabba- Brisbane assures 5th with a gain, unless Geelong lost to West Shore, in which instance is going to conclude 4th- Can reasonably fall as reduced as 8th along with a loss (can practically skip the 8 on percent yet incredibly improbable) Sunday night: Sydney Swans vs Adelaide Crows, 7:40 pm at the SCG- This activity performs not impact the finals ethnicity, unless Sydney loses through 150+ Sunday early: Western Bulldogs vs GWS Giants, 12:30 pm at Mars Stadium- Bulldogs clinch a finals location with a gain- Can easily finish as high as 4th (if Geelong as well as Brisbane lost), more probable clinch 6th- Can miss out on the finals along with a loss (if Hawthorn, Carlton as well as Fremantle win)- GWS can easily fall as reduced as 4th if they lose and Geelong makes up a 10-goal percent gap- Can move in to 2nd with a win, compeling Slot Adelaide to succeed to switch out themSunday afternoon: Carlton vs St Kilda, 3:20 pm at Wonder Arena- Carlton assures a finals area along with a succeed- Can finish as higher as 4th along with quite extremely unlikely set of results, more likely 6th, 7th or even 8th- Likely case is they're playing to strengthen their amount and pass Hawthorn for 7th, therefore staying clear of an eradication last in Brisbane- They are about 4 objectives behind Hawthorn on portion going into the weekend- May skip the finals with a loss (if Fremantle success) Sunday evening: Fremantle vs Slot Adelaide, 6:10 pm at Optus Arena- Fremantle is actually removed if each of Western Side Bulldogs, Hawthorn and Carlton won. Typically Dockers are participating in to take among them out of the 8- Can end up as high as 6th if all three of those groups lose- Port Adelaide is actually betting second if GWS pounded the Bulldogs previously in the day- Can easily drop as reduced as fourth along with a reduction if Geelong absolutely thumps West CoastDees may just trade Trac to ONE crew|00:53 CURRENT FORECASTED WEEK 1 OF FINALSFirst Qualifying Final (first hosts 4th): Sydney Swans vs Geelong at the SCGFirst Removal Final (5th multitudes 8th): Brisbane Lions vs Carlton at the GabbaSecond Elimination Final (sixth bunches 7th): Western Bulldogs vs Hawthorn at the MCGSecond Qualifying Final (second hosts 3rd): Slot Adelaide vs GWS Giants at Adelaide OvalCURRENT PREDICTED LAST 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 Side 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 Coast Suns (11-12) 14. St 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're analysing the last sphere as well as every group as if no draws may or will definitely take place ... this is actually currently made complex enough. All times AEST.Adams to potentially miss out on another GF?|03:011. SYDNEY SWANS (16-6, 126.3%) To play: Adelaide Crows at the SCG, Sunday 7:40 pmWin or Miss: Complete 1stAnalysis: There are actually no practical situations where the Swans go belly up to win the minor premiership. There are actually unrealistic ones, though! A 100-point loss, while Slot Adelaide trumps Fremantle by one hundred factors, will perform it.Fox Footy's prediction: Win as well as finish first, host Geelong in a training final2. SLOT ADELAIDE (15-7, 114.2%) To play: Fremantle at Optus Stadium, Sunday 6:10 pmWin: End up second if GWS loses OR triumphes and also does not make up 7-8 target percent space, 3rd if GWS success and also comprises 7-8 target percent gapLose: Complete 2nd if GWS loses (and also Slot aren't defeated by 7-8 objectives more than the Giants), 3rd if GWS succeeds, 4th in quite not likely case Geelong gains as well as comprises huge percent gapAnalysis: The Electrical power will possess the perk of understanding their specific instance heading right into their ultimate video game, though there's a very true opportunity they'll be basically locked in to second. And also in either case they're mosting likely to be actually playing in the 2nd Qualifying Final. Their amount lead on GWS is about 7-8 goals, and also on Geelong it is actually closer to twenty, so they are actually perhaps not receiving recorded by the Pet cats. Therefore if the Giants succeed, the Electrical power will certainly need to succeed to secure second area - yet just as long as they don't acquire whipped by a hopeless Dockers edge, percent should not be actually an issue. (If they gain through a couple of objectives, GWS would need to succeed through 10 objectives to catch all of them, etc) Fox Footy's forecast: Gain and finish second, multitude GWS in a certifying final3. GWS GIANTS (15-7, 111.7%) To participate in: Western Bulldogs at Mars Arena, Sunday 12:30 pmWin: Complete second if Slot Adelaide loses OR success yet gives up 7-8 target lead on percentage, 3rd if Slot Adelaide gains and also keeps amount leadLose: Finish second if Slot Adelaide is defeated through 7-8 objectives greater than they are actually, 3rd if Slot Adelaide succeeds OR sheds but has percentage top as well as Geelong sheds OR success and also doesn't make up 10-goal portion gap, fourth if Geelong victories and composes 10-goal percent gapAnalysis: They're locked in to the top 4, and are very likely playing in the 2nd vs 3rd training ultimate, though Geelong undoubtedly knows just how to thrash West Shore at GMHBA Stadium. That is actually the only technique the Giants will quit of playing Slot Adelaide a gigantic win due to the Cats on Saturday (we're talking 10+ targets) and after that a Giants loss to the Bulldogs on Sunday. If the Kitties don't win huge (or succeed in all), the Giants will definitely be actually betting throwing legal rights to the 2nd Qualifying Final. They can either make up a 7-8 objective void in amount to pass Slot Adelaide, or just hope Freo beats them.Fox Footy's forecast: Drop and complete third, away to Port Adelaide in a qualifying finalZach Tuohy discusses selection to resign|00:534. GEELONG (14-8, 107.7%) To participate in: West Shore Eagles at GMHBA Coliseum, Sunday 1:45 pmWin: Complete 3rd if GWS drops and also loses hope 10-goal portion top, fourth if GWS wins OR drops yet keeps portion lead (fringe instance they can reach 2nd along with large win) Lose: End Up fourth if Brisbane, Western Bulldogs, Hawthorn and Carlton lose, 5th if three drop, 6th if pair of lose, 7th if one loses, 8th if they all winAnalysis: Well, they really tightened that up. Coming from looking like they were actually visiting build percent and lock up a top-four area, right now the Kitties require to succeed only to ensure themselves the dual opportunity, with 4 crews hoping they lose to West Shore so they can easily pinch 4th coming from them. On the bonus side, this is actually the most lopsided competition in modern-day footy, along with the Eagles shedding nine direct vacations to Kardinia Park by approximately 10+ goals. It is actually certainly not unlikely to envision the Felines succeeding by that frame, and also in combo along with also a narrow GWS reduction, they 'd be actually heading right into an away training ultimate vs Slot Adelaide (for the third attend 5 periods!). Otherwise a win need to send all of them to the SCG. If the Cats in fact shed, they will easily be sent out in to an eradication final on our prophecies, right down to 8th! Fox Footy's forecast: Gain and also complete 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: End up fifth if Western side Bulldogs drop as well as Hawthorn lose AND Carlton shed AND Fremantle drop OR gain yet go under to get over very large amount gap, 6th if 3 of those occur, 7th if two take place, 8th if one takes place, miss out on finals if none happenAnalysis: Not just performed they police yet another painful loss to the Pies, yet they obtained the incorrect team over all of them dropping! If the Lions were actually going into Round 24 hoping for Port or even GWS to drop, they would certainly still possess a real chance at the leading four, yet certainly Geelong does not shed in the home to West Coastline? As long as the Felines do the job, the Lions should be tied for an elimination last. Beating the Bombing planes would then promise them fifth area (and also is actually the side of the bracket you really want, if it indicates staying clear of the Bulldogs as well as Hawks in week one, and probably getting Geelong in week 2). A surprise reduction to Essendon will see Chris Fagan's side nervously seeing on Sunday to find the amount of groups pass them ... technically they could possibly miss the 8 completely, however it is quite impractical for Fremantle to pass them.Fox Footy's prophecy: Gain and also finish 5th, bunch Carlton in a removal finalSelfish Lions recorded avoiding colleagues|01:046. WESTERN SIDE BULLDOGS (13-9, 123.8%) To participate in: GWS Giants at Mars Coliseum, Sunday 12:30 pmWin: Finish 4th if Geelong as well as Brisbane drop, fifth if one loses, sixth if both winLose: Finish sixth if Hawthorn, Carlton and also Fremantle drop, 7th if pair of shed, 8th if one loses, miss out on finals if they all winAnalysis: Irritatingly for the Bulldogs, they may still skip the 8, regardless of having the AFL's second-best amount and also 13 success (which no one has actually EVER missed the eight with). As a matter of fact it's a really true option - they still need to take care of business versus an in-form GWS to assure their location in September. But that's not the only thing at concern the Pets will guarantee themselves a home last with a triumph (very likely at the MCG vs Hawthorn), however regardless of whether they remain in the eight after dropping, they can be moving to Brisbane for that removal ultimate. At the other end of the spectrum, there's still a little chance they can easily sneak into the leading 4, though it calls for West Shore to beat Geelong in Geelong, and Essendon to beat Brisbane in Brisbane ... hence a small possibility. Fox Footy's prophecy: Gain as well as end up 6th, 'host' Hawthorn in an eradication final7. HAWTHORN (13-9, 111.8%) To participate in: North Melbourne at UTAS Coliseum, Sunday 4:35 pmWin: Finish fourth if Geelong, Brisbane as well as Western Bulldogs all drop as well as Carlton loses OR triumphes however fails to eclipse all of them on portion (approx. 4 goals) 5th if three occur, sixth if 2 happen, 7th if one happens, 8th if none happenLose: Finish 7th if Fremantle loses and also Carlton loses while remaining overdue on portion, 8th if one loses, skip finals if both winAnalysis: Our experts would rather be the Hawks than the Bulldogs right now, as a result of who they've obtained left to experience. Sam Mitchell's men are a win away from September, as well as just need to take care of business against an injury-hit N. Melbourne that appeared terrible against stated Pets on Sunday. There is actually even an extremely small chance they slip into the leading 4 more realistically they'll get on their own an MCG elimination ultimate, either against the Canines, Freo or Carlton. (The best-case scenario is actually possibly the Pet dogs losing, so the Hawks complete sixth as well as participate in cry.) If they are actually upset by North though, they are actually equally terrified as the Pet dogs, waiting for Carlton and also Fremantle to find if they are actually tossed out of the eight.Fox Footy's forecast: Win and 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 gain yet fall behind Blues on percentage (approx. 4 objectives), 5th if three occur, 6th if 2 happen, 7th if one happens, 8th if none happenLose: End up 7th if Hawthorn loses by enough to fall behind on portion as well as Fremantle loses, 8th if one takes place, otherwise miss finalsAnalysis: Crippa's home state definitely aided all of them out this weekend. Fremantle's reduction, blended with cry' win over West Shore, views them inside the eight as well as also capable to participate in finals if they are actually outplayed through Street Kilda following week. (Though they would certainly be left wishing Port to trump Freo.) Truthfully they're visiting desire to defeat the Saints to promise themselves a spot in September - and to provide themselves an odds of an MCG eradication ultimate. If both the Pets as well as Hawks drop, cry might even hold that final, though our company will be quite surprised if the Hawks shed. Percentage is likely to follow into play with the help of Carlton's large win over West Coastline - they may require to pump the Saints to stay clear of playing Brisbane in Brisbane.Fox Footy's forecast: Win and complete 8th, away to Brisbane in a removal final9. FREMANTLE (12-9-1, 113.7%) To play: Slot Adelaide at Optus Coliseum, Sunday 6:10 pmWin: Complete 6th if Western Bulldogs, Hawthorn and also Carlton lose, 7th if 2 lose, 8th if one sheds, skip finals if each of all of them winLose: Will certainly overlook finalsAnalysis: Oh terrific, yet another reason to despise West Shoreline. Their opponents' lack of ability to trump the Blues' B-team means the Dockers go to genuine threat of their Round 24 video game ending up being a dead rubber. The formula is quite simple - they need to have a minimum of among the Dogs, Hawks or Blues to shed just before they play Port. If that happens, the Dockers may win their technique in to September. If all 3 succeed, they'll be removed by the opportunity they get the industry. (Technically Freo may also catch Brisbane on percentage however it is actually extremely improbable.) Fox Footy's prediction: Drop as well as miss out on finals10. COLLINGWOOD (11-9-2, 100.1%) Collingwood can practically still play finals, but requires to compose a percent void of 30+ objectives to catch Carlton, plus Fremantle has to shed.