After a 62-point win against Hawthorn, Fremantle have finished round 17 in the top eight for the first time since winning the Minor Premiership in 2015.
To help with the mental gymnastics, he’s a look at Freo’s run home, as well as the other teams who are the most likely contenders for a finals spot.
FREMANTLE, 7th. 8-8 record, 97.3%
Top 8 teams remaining: 4
Bottom 8 teams remaining: 2
Home games remaining: 4
Away games remaining: 2
Geelong (H)
Sydney (A)
Richmond (H)
Brisbane (H)
West Coast (H)
St Kilda (A)
WEST COAST, 8th. 8-8 record, 94.8%
Premiership points vs Freo: Equal on points
Percentage vs Freo: -2.5%
For / Against vs Freo: -36 points
Top 8 teams remaining: 3
Bottom 8 teams remaining: 3
Home games remaining: 2
Away games remaining: 4
Adelaide (A)
St Kilda (H)
Collingwood (A)
Melbourne (H)
Fremantle (A)
Brisbane (A)
ST KILDA, 9th. 8-8 record, 86.9%
Premiership points vs Freo: Equal on points
Percentage vs Freo: -10.4%
For / Against vs Freo: -138 points
Top 8 teams remaining: 5
Bottom 8 teams remaining: 1
Home games remaining: 4
Away games remaining: 2
Port Adelaide (H)
West Coast (A)
Carlton (H)
Sydney (H)
Geelong (A)
Fremantle (H)
GWS, 10th. 7-8-1 record. 97.2%
Premiership points vs Freo: -2 points
Percentage vs Freo: -0.1%
For / Against vs Freo: -2 points
Top 8 teams remaining: 3
Bottom 8 teams remaining: 3
Home games remaining: 3
Away games remaining: 3
Sydney (H)
Essendon (A)
Port Adelaide (H)
Geelong (A)
Richmond (H)
Carlton (A)
Essendon, 11th. 7-9 record. 103.4%
Premiership points vs Freo: -4 points
Percentage vs Freo: +6.1%
For / Against vs Freo: +81 points
Top 8 teams remaining: 2
Bottom 8 teams remaining: 4
Home games remaining: 3
Away games remaining: 3
North Melbourne (A)
GWS (H)
Sydney (H)
Western Bulldogs (A)
Gold Coast (A)
Collingwood (H)
Richmond, 12th. 7-9 record. 99.3%
Premiership points vs Freo: -4 points
Percentage vs Freo: +2.0%
For / Against vs Freo: +26 points
Top 8 teams remaining: 3
Bottom 8 teams remaining: 3
Home games remaining: 3
Away games remaining: 3
Brisbane (H)
Geelong (A)
Fremantle (A)
North Melbourne (H)
GWS (A)
Hawthorn (H)
Carlton, 13th. 6-10 record. 91.5%
Premiership points vs Freo: -8 points
Percentage vs Freo: -5.8%
For / Against vs Freo: -84 points
Top 8 teams remaining: 1
Bottom 8 teams remaining: 5
Home games remaining: 3
Away games remaining: 3
Collingwood (A)
North Melbourne (H)
St Kilda (A)
Gold Coast (H)
Port Adelaide (A)
GWS (H)
Gold Coast, 14th. 6-10 record. 88.7%
Premiership points vs Freo: -8 points
Percentage vs Freo: -8.6%
For / Against vs Freo: -104 points
Top 8 teams remaining: 4
Bottom 8 teams remaining: 2
Home games remaining: 3
Away games remaining: 3
Western Bulldogs (H)
Melbourne (H)
Brisbane (A)
Carlton (A)
Essendon (H)
Sydney (A)
Collingwood, 15th. 5-11 record. 91.4%
Premiership points vs Freo: -12 points
Percentage vs Freo: -7.2%
For / Against vs Freo: -72 points
Top 8 teams remaining: 3
Bottom 8 teams remaining: 3
Home games remaining: 2
Away games remaining: 4
Carlton (H)
Port Adelaide (A)
West Coast (H)
Hawthorn (A)
Brisbane (A)
Essendon (A)
Adelaide, 16th. 5-11 record. 80.8%
Premiership points vs Freo: -12 points
Percentage vs Freo: -16.5%
For / Against vs Freo: -247 points
Top 8 teams remaining: 4
Bottom 8 teams remaining: 2
Home games remaining: 4
Away games remaining: 2
West Coast (H)
Western Bulldogs (A)
Hawthorn (H)
Port Adelaide (H)
Melbourne (A)
North Melbourne (H)
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