Five straight wins has Richmond in contention to snatch a spot in the Peter Jackson VFL Legendairy Finals Series, but the Tigers need some luck in the final home-and-away round.
Ninth-placed Richmond (8-9, 103.70%) needs eighth-placed Essendon (9-8, 103.74%) to lose to the Northern Blues (13th) at Windy Hill on Saturday and must also defeat Coburg (11th) at Punt Road Oval on the same day to seal what once looked an unlikely September berth.
Meanwhile, three teams – Port Melbourne (11-6, 107.2%), Footscray (11-6, 105.7%) and Geelong (10-7, 136.6%) – are still in contention for the final top-four spot behind Collingwood, the Casey Scorpions and Williamstown. The fifth-placed Bulldogs can eliminate the Cats from contention with victory over Collingwood at VU Whitten Oval on Saturday, but if not, the defining game will be the Borough’s clash with Geelong at the same venue on Sunday, the Channel 7 match of the day from 11:30am.
In the Development League, third-placed Port Melbourne effectively sealed its finals spot behind the Box Hill Hawks and Casey Scorpions with a win against Frankston last week, while fourth-placed Coburg needs to defeat the Borough at VU Whitten Oval on Sunday to be assured of September action. But if the Lions (9-6, 97.3%) lose, the final margin will determine whether Williamstown (9-7, 95.3% with a final-round bye) replaces them in the top four.
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Last Modified on 26/08/2016 16:03
