Problem for Hawthorn is that Lake won't be match fit for the Freo game, given how little time he has spent on the park this year, this has a lot of potential to hurt them in the next couple of weeks too (especially with Gibson out of commission) as they're against some good forward lines in Adelaide and Sydney -- already expected Sydney to win, and you can't rule out the Crows at home after their recent showings.
Looking at the draw, Freo and Sydney should secure a top 2 finish, Port/Geelong/Hawthorn fight it out for the other two top 4 spots (it'd take a freak run from any other side to displace them). I'd say that I can't see the top 8 changing significantly, but given North Melbourne appear to have rolled up their sleeves to diligently ruin peoples predictions who the hell knows.
Looking at the draw, Freo and Sydney should secure a top 2 finish, Port/Geelong/Hawthorn fight it out for the other two top 4 spots (it'd take a freak run from any other side to displace them). I'd say that I can't see the top 8 changing significantly, but given North Melbourne appear to have rolled up their sleeves to diligently ruin peoples predictions who the hell knows.