Fremantle finals football will come to Optus Stadium for the first time in 2022 as Freo locked in a place in the top six with their RAC Derby win at Optus Stadium on Saturday.

Sitting on 58 points with 14 wins and a draw, Fremantle go into round 23 eight points ahead of the seventh-placed Richmond, meaning they can’t finish lower than sixth.

Despite being only two points behind Sydney in second, Fremantle can only rise as high as third in their best-case scenario.

THE TOP 10
1 Geelong - 68 points, 139.7%
2 Sydney – 60 points, 128.3%
3 Melbourne – 60 points, 127.7%
4 Brisbane – 60 points, 124.1%
5 Collingwood – 60 points, 104.4%
6 Fremantle – 58 points, 116.4%
7 Richmond – 50 points, 118.7%
8 Carlton – 48 points, 108.8%
9 Western Bulldogs – 44 points, 107.9%
10 St Kilda – 44 points, 100.1

The main games that will influence Fremantle’s ladder position are Carlton v Collingwood and St Kilda v Sydney on Sunday afternoon.

Brisbane and Melbourne, who both sit two points on the ladder ahead of Fremantle, play each other on Friday. It means one of those teams is guaranteed to finish above Fremantle. In the unlikely event of a draw, both teams will finish above Fremantle on percentage.

Read what needs to happen for Fremantle to finish in each spot on the ladder, and their likely finals opponents in each case. Draws have not been considered in the below scenarios.

THIRD
Will happen if: Fremantle win and both Sydney and Collingwood lose
Week one finals opponents: Qualifying Final against the winner of the Brisbane v Melbourne game at their home ground.

FOURTH
Will happen if: Fremantle win, and one of Sydney or Collingwood lose.
Week one finals opponent: Qualifying Final against Geelong in Victoria.

FIFTH
Will happen if: Fremantle, Collingwood and Sydney win.
Likely week one finals opponent: Elimination Final against the Western Bulldogs at Optus Stadium, providing the Bulldogs beat Hawthorn.
Other scenarios: If the Bulldogs lose, Fremantle will face Carlton in round one of finals.

SIXTH
Will happen if: GWS beat Fremantle
Likely week one finals opponent: Elimination Final against Richmond at Optus Stadium, providing the Tigers beat Essendon.
Other scenario: If the Tigers lose and Carlton beat Collingwood, Fremantle will face Carlton in round one of the finals.

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