We’ve delved deep into the 11 clubs still remaining in the finals race and compared their results against each other.
Below are all the results of the sides placed 1-11 of games against sides placed 1-11, including an overall look at the for and against in these games.
While GWS currently sit third, their record against teams around them is poor, as is that of Melbourne and Collingwood.
On the flipside, Essendon will need luck to fall their way in order to make the finals and will be ruing defeats to lower sides which have cruelled their chances.
It is a similar story for Geelong.
We haven't taken into account any matches against sides 12th or lower.
Scroll down to see the Contenders Ladder.
RICHMOND – 1ST
WINS: 9
Round 3 - Hawthorn (13 points)
Round 5 - Melbourne (46)
Round 6 - Collingwood (43)
Round 8 - North Melbourne (10)
Round 11 - Essendon (71)
Round 13 - Geelong (18)
Round 15 - Sydney (26)
Round 19 - Collingwood (28)
Round 20 - Geelong (3)
LOSSES: 3
Round 9 - West Coast (47)
Round 12 - Port Adelaide (14)
Round 17 - GWS Giants (2)
OVERALL:
12 matches
For score: 1097 (91.4 avg.)
Against score: 902 (75.6 avg.)
Percentage: 121.6%
Points: 36 (from possible 48)
WEST COAST – 2ND
WINS: 8
Round 3 - Geelong (15)
Round 7 - Port Adelaide (42)
Round 8 - GWS Giants (25)
Round 9 - Richmond (47)
Round 10 - Hawthorn (15)
Round 16 - GWS Giants (11)
Round 17 - Collingwood (35)
Round 21 - Port Adelaide (4)
LOSSES: 4
Round 1 - Sydney (29)
Round 13 - Sydney (15)
Round 14 - Essendon (28)
Round 19 - North Melbourne (41)
OVERALL:
12 matches
For score: 974 (81.2 avg.)
Against score: 892 (74.3 avg.)
Percentage: 109.2%
Points: 32 (from possible 48)
GWS GIANTS – 3RD
WINS: 4
Round 2 - Collingwood (16)
Round 15 - Hawthorn (11)
Round 17 - Richmond (2)
Round 18 - Port Adelaide (22)
LOSSES: 6
Round 3 - Sydney (16)
Round 7 - Geelong (61)
Round 8 - West Coast (25)
Round 9 - North Melbourne (43)
Round 10 - Essendon (35)
Round 16 - West Coast (11)
OVERALL:
10 matches
For score: 733 (73.3 avg.)
Against score: 873 (87.3 avg.)
Percentage: 83.9%
Points: 16 (from possible 40)
HAWTHORN – 4TH
WINS: 7
Round 1 - Collingwood (34)
Round 2 - Geelong (1)
Round 4 - Melbourne (67)
Round 7 - Essendon (23)
Round 11 - Port Adelaide (3)
Round 20 - Essendon (4)
Round 21 - Geelong (11)
LOSSES: 5
Round 3 - Richmond (13)
Round 5 - North Melbourne (28)
Round 8 - Sydney (8)
Round 10 - West Coast (15)
Round 15 - GWS Giants (11)
OVERALL:
12 matches
For score: 1040 (86.7 avg.)
Against score: 972 (81 avg.)
Percentage: 106.9%
Points: 28 (from possible 48)
COLLINGWOOD – 5TH
WINS: 4
Round 5 - Essendon (49)
Round 12 - Melbourne (42)
Round 16 - Essendon (16)
Round 18 - North Melbourne (66)
LOSSES: 7
Round 1 - Hawthorn (34)
Round 2 - GWS Giants (16)
Round 6 - Richmond (43)
Round 8 - Geelong (21)
Round 17 - West Coast (35)
Round 19 - Richmond (28)
Round 20 - Sydney (2)
OVERALL:
11 matches
For score: 918 (83.5 avg.)
Against score: 924 (84 avg.)
Percentage: 99.4%
Points: 16 (from possible 44)
SYDNEY – 6TH
WINS: 8
Round 1 - West Coast (29)
Round 3 - GWS Giants (16)
Round 6 - Geelong (17)
Round 8 - Hawthorn (8)
Round 13 - West Coast (15)
Round 17 - North Melbourne (6)
Round 20 - Collingwood (2)
Round 21 - Melbourne (9)
LOSSES: 4
Round 2 - Port Adelaide (23)
Round 7 - North Melbourne (2)
Round 15 - Richmond (26)
Round 19 - Essendon (43)
OVERALL:
12 matches
For score: 989 (82.4 avg.)
Against score: 981 (81.7 avg.)
Percentage: 100.8%
Points: 32 (from possible 48)
MELBOURNE – 7TH
WINS: 2
Round 3 - North Melbourne (37)
Round 6 - Essendon (36)
LOSSES: 7
Round 1 - Geelong (1)
Round 4 - Hawthorn (67)
Round 5 - Richmond (46)
Round 12 - Collingwood (42)
Round 14 - Port Adelaide (10)
Round 18 - Geelong (2)
Round 21 - Sydney (9)
OVERALL:
9 matches
For score: 761 (84.6 avg.)
Against score: 867 (96.3 avg.)
Percentage: 87.8%
Points: 8 (from possible 36)
PORT ADELAIDE – 8TH
WINS: 4
Round 2 - Sydney (23)
Round 6 - North Melbourne (33)
Round 12 - Richmond (14)
Round 14 - Melbourne (10)
LOSSES: 6
Round 4 - Essendon (22)
Round 5 - Geelong (34)
Round 7 - West Coast (42)
Round 11 - Hawthorn (3)
Round 18 - GWS Giants (22)
Round 21 - West Coast (4)
OVERALL:
10 matches
For score: 714 (71.4 avg.)
Against score: 761 (76.1 avg.)
Percentage: 93.8%
Points: 16 (from possible 40)
GEELONG – 9TH
WINS: 7
Round 1 - Melbourne (3)
Round 5 - Port Adelaide (34)
Round 7 - GWS Giants (61)
Round 8 - Collingwood (21)
Round 12 - North Melbourne (37)
Round 16 - Sydney (12)
Round 18 - Melbourne (2)
LOSSES: 7
Round 2 - Hawthorn (1)
Round 3 - West Coast (15)
Round 6 - Sydney (17)
Round 9 - Essendon (34)
Round 13 - Richmond (18)
Round 20 - Richmond (3)
Round 21 - Hawthorn (11)
OVERALL:
14 matches
For score: 1130 (80.7 avg.)
Against score: 1059 (75.6 avg.)
Percentage: 106.7%
Points: 28 (from possible 56)
NORTH MELBOURNE - 10TH
WINS: 4
Round 5 - Hawthorn (28)
Round 7 - Sydney (2)
Round 9 - GWS Giants (43)
Round 19 - West Coast (40)
LOSSES: 7
Round 3 - Melbourne (37)
Round 6 - Port Adelaide (33)
Round 8 - Richmond (10)
Round 12 - Geelong (37)
Round 15 - Essendon (17)
Round 17 - Sydney (6)
Round 18 - Collingwood (66)
OVERALL:
11 matches
For score: 915 (83.2 avg.)
Against score: 1008 (91.6 avg.)
Percentage: 90.8%
Points: 16 (from possible 44)
ESSENDON - 11TH
WINS: 6
Round 4 - Port Adelaide (22)
Round 9 - Geelong (34)
Round 10 - GWS Giants (35)
Round 14 - West Coast (28)
Round 15 - North Melbourne (17)
Round 19 - Sydney (43)
LOSSES: 6
Round 5 - Collingwood (49)
Round 6 - Melbourne (36)
Round 7 - Hawthorn (23)
Round 11 - Richmond (71)
Round 16 - Collingwood (16)
Round 20 - Hawthorn (4)
OVERALL:
12 matches
For score: 999 (83.2 avg.)
Against score: 1008 (84 avg.)
Percentage: 99.1%
Points: 24 (from possible 48)
Contenders ladder
1st – Richmond (36 points – 121.6%)
2nd – West Coast (32 points – 109.2%)
3rd – Sydney (32 points – 100.8%)
4th – Hawthorn (28 points – 106.9%)
5th – Geelong (28 points – 106.7%)
6th – Essendon (24 points – 99.1%)
7th – Collingwood (16 points – 99.4%)
8th – Port Adelaide (16 points – 93.8%)
9th – North Melbourne (16 points – 90.8%)
10th – GWS (16 points – 83.9%)
11th – Melbourne (8 points – 87.8%)