It’s the business end of the season with eight clubs fighting for glory. Our reporters analyse each club’s chances and delve into the stats where they rule and where they can improve. Which players will light up September?
, but before that, conceded 124 points, 101, 105 and 93 – three of those four games resulting in defeats. No other club conceded more in that period, so Craig McRae will need his troops to revert to their stingy ways from the rest of the season. Moore and Murphy returning is a great start, but it won’t solve everything.
Zak Butters was named the AFLCA’s Champion Player of the Year in a standout home and away season for the Power.Butters, Connor Rozee and Ollie Wines will have huge roles to play in September, but Dixon might be the difference-maker. The 32-year-old power forward took six contested marks in his most recent match in round 20 before missing the past month with injury.
The premiership is this way: Christian Petracca will have a major role in the Demons’ September quest.It’s hard to go past the bull that is Christian Petracca. Yes, Clayton Oliver, Max Gawn and Jack Viney are gold-plated stars, but Petracca has the ability to turn a contest in the blink of an eye on the ball, and when drifting forward. Remember, he was the 2021 Norm Smith medallist.The Magpies finished on top of the ladder, but the Demons are legitimate premiership aspirants.
King is the biggest star at St Kilda and the player most capable of ripping a match apart. The 202-centimetre target needs supply, but he transforms the Saints’ attack when he is there, and will be cherry ripe after sitting out the final round. King might not even have to worry about All-Australian defender Sam Taylor, who is racing the clock to be fit.
Stephen Coniglio is all the way back to his brilliant best – a revival that started last year and is now complete, including 28 disposals and 2.2 in his 200th game last weekend. Injuries and potentially the weight of the captaincy wore Coniglio down, but free of both, his experience, class and dash will all be vital to the Giants’ September chances.If Carlton’s second-half resurgence makes them one of the finals dark horses, then GWS must be considered in a similar bracket.
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