13. RICHMOND (9-11-1, 93.1%)To play: North Melbourne at the MCG, Port Adelaide at Adelaide Oval
‘Easiest’ path to top eight: Win twice by big margins AND Sydney loses twice by big margins AND the Western Bulldogs lose twice AND GWS vs Essendon is a draw AND Adelaide, GWS and Essendon lose in Round 24
Best case: Finish 8th (see above scenario, and there may be others just as complex)
Worst case: Miss finals by losing once, or any of the above requirements don’t happen
Analysis: Look, they’re done. The absolute minimum to make the eight now is 11 and a half wins - the Tigers can get there, but have a terrible percentage, and so would need enormous margins in their favour in both their games and other teams’ games. They also would need a GWS-Essendon draw (because otherwise one of them reaches 12 wins and locks them out).
Fox Footy’s prediction: Go 1-1, finish 13th at 10-12-1
https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-news-2023-the-run-home-after-round-22-predicted-ladder-top-eight-finals-ladder-predictor-analysis-fixture-scenarios/news-story/8a7ddb596274e9b4f8c0f3d8288133f6