Carlton’s first AFL finals collection in a decade might characteristic their first September conflict in opposition to Collingwood in additional than a era.
If the Blues win their elimination ultimate and Collingwood go right down to Melbourne in a qualifying ultimate, it could arrange a semi-final between the league’s fiercest rivals.
The final Carlton-Collingwood ultimate was the 1988 qualifying ultimate, which the Blues gained by 38 factors.
The solely different probability of a Blues-Pies match-up subsequent month can be the grand ultimate.
Carlton’s elimination ultimate opponent trusted their Sunday night time match in opposition to GWS, the final recreation of the home-and-away season, during which the Giants had been searching for a win to permit them to exchange the Western Bulldogs within the high eight.
The weekend’s outcomes additionally meant ongoing gnashing of tooth at West Lakes over final week’s debacle on the finish of the Adelaide-Sydney match.
Had Ben Keays’ shot at aim been reviewed and Adelaide held on to win, they’d have completed within the eight at Sydney’s expense.
Instead, within the frenetic end to the pivotal round-23 conflict, the Swans gained by some extent and Adelaide ended up tenth, a recreation outdoors the highest eight..
The aim umpire dominated Keays’ shot hit the put up, however video replays clearly confirmed it was a aim.
The day after the Crows misplaced, AFL chief govt Gillon McLachlan acknowledged the error and the league has since introduced in modifications to its video evaluate system in an effort to keep away from an identical blunder in the course of the finals.
But Sydney’s loss to Melbourne on Sunday price them an SCG elimination ultimate.
Had the Swans overwhelmed the Demons, they’d have completed sixth. Instead, they are going to be seventh or eighth.
Collingwood will open the finals collection on Thursday, September 7 after the pre-finals bye, with their qualifying ultimate in opposition to the Demons.
Friday night time will characteristic Carlton’s elimination ultimate, additionally on the MCG.
Brisbane, who’ve an ideal file on the Gabba this season, are assured two dwelling finals after ending second and their qualifying ultimate in opposition to Port Adelaide might be on the Friday.
The different elimination ultimate can even be on the Saturday, with Sunday night time’s Carlton-GWS recreation to verify the placings from sixth to eighth on the ladder.
The AFL will verify the week-one finals schedule on Monday morning.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
