For week one of AFL finals, it's win or go home for the Dockers, Lions, Tigers and Bulldogs. Cody Atkinson and Sean Lawson analyse the elimination finals, and assess two matches that will feature a clash of modern footy styles.
For those two teams, this is their last shot for the year with no room for error. All four sides from fifth to eighth have played brilliant football this year at times, capable of beating practically anyone.
Longmuir isn't alone among the coaches of the four teams in the bottom half of the eight. All four sides know they can beat any team left, but the real question is whether they can even get out of the first week of finals.We've been here before ... the Lions and Tigers will meet in a week one final at the Gabba for the third time in four years.
Since then, the Tigers have started to shake the doubters away while questions have landed at the doormat of the Den. Cameron is supported by one of the game's best stoppage set-ups inside 50, able to turn ball-ups and throw-ins into points. That focus on the contest in big games has been a blueprint for the Tigers' recent success. Richmond thrives in the chaos of the loose and hard-ball gets, backed up by a rock solid defensive set-up where the sum is greater than its parts.
"I think we will just keep our focus on team defence. That's been pretty important for us. We've been a bit inconsistent with it." The Dogs famously missed finals after their drought-breaking flag. This year, they fell just one Carlton point away from missing again. For Luke Beveridge and the Dogs, the most important thing is that they are still alive this year.
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