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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Sport
Jonathan Horn

AFL 2025 predicted ladder part two: creaking Collingwood’s final crack at a flag

A composite image of Simon Goodwin, Will Ashcroft, Nick Daicos and Shai Bolton
A composite image of Simon Goodwin, Will Ashcroft, Nick Daicos and Shai Bolton. A long list of teams can hold out hope of making the finals in 2025 as the AFL season begins this week. Composite: AFL Photos/Getty Images/AAP

Eighth – Hawthorn

The Hawks rolled into Adelaide last September on top of the world. Their opponents looked shot. Hawthorn had just demolished a team stacked with talent. They were a genuine premiership chance at that stage. But they copped the very best version of Port Adelaide. And they didn’t handle it well. The coach and his players were in tears. All were fuming. After four months of smiles, selfies, party tricks and assorted smart-assery, footy put them back in their place.

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