Happily I'm old enought to be called a fool and not care, so…
Freo have every chance of making the Top Four, because:
We've got every chance of winning our last three games. Bullies are hardest, but up and down like a yo-yo, and it's at Docklands. The Eagles and GWS are cactus.
Brisbane and Sydney are both only half a game ahead of us. Brisbane (Carlton, Saints, Melbourne) would do well to win all three games; Sydney (North, Collingwood, Saints in Melbourne) have an easier run, but hardly a lay down misere.
Collingwood may be six points ahead of us, but have Melbourne, Sydney and Carlton to come and could easily lose two of them (and if they beat Sydney, see above). Melbourne are also six point ahead of us, and while you wouldn't see them losing two of their last three, they've got Collingwood, Carlton and Brisbane in Brisbane, so its not impossible.
There are wheels inside wheels with all this, but we could, just could, still finished second (don't call your bookie just yet) and fourth is perfectly possible, even if we only win two out of three.
Okay, on what seems to be our pecieved current form this all seems a pipe dream, but that's based on results against Melbourne, Sydney and Carlton, and we don't play anyone anywhere like as good as them in the run home.
Just saying...
Edit: I see Braden Quartermaine has come to the same conclusion on The West's website today. I await people posting to remind him that their team has won four premierships.
