They say the ladder never lies and in the second last weekend of the season, the best four teams at the end of the regular season are the last men standing. Collingwood and Geelong have definitely earned their stripes, the Hawks have been the best of the rest and West Coast are living the fairytale from going from cellar dwellers to finals contenders!

Almost overshadowed by the talk off field there is actually two cracking matches of do or die finals this weekend guys! Hawks v Sydney should be a grinding affair and in the West, the Eagles battle it out with Carlton.

Some cracking games with what could be some really close matches across all matches. Week one of the finals starts with a famous rivalry Geelong v Hawthorn and the weekend ends with a bitter one Essendon v Carlton.

Can the Magpies get revenge in tonight’s clash to kickstart round 24?

Expect some closer games this round with a cracker tonight to kickstart round 22, Blues v Hawks.

With some big margins in recent rounds, the chance for a close Round 21 Friday night clash St Kilda v Collingwood is much anticipated.

It’s the pointy end of the season and amongst the hiring and firing there is actually games of football this weekend, Round 20 begins tonight Saints v Dockers.

Round 18 sees the Eagles and Dockers clash in an important Western Derby along with another classic game with Essendon and Carlton doing battle.

Round 17 of the 2011 season sees Adelaide and Bombers clashing tonight, and hopefully not an anticlimactic clash of two AFL powerhouses Carlton v Collingwood tomorrow.

Round 15 and Match of the Round is Collingwood v Hawthorn 2nd versus 3rd. Can the Magpies continue their winning ways or will the Hawks spoil the party?