Richmond Can Still Finish 9th

Richmond supporters - it's probably better you don't read ahead...

Currently sitting a game clear inside the top 4 with only two games remaining in the season, it's hard to fathom that the Tigers could still pull off a dreaded 9th-place finish.

But we've crunched the maths; and it's not as far-fetched as you might think.

How Richmond Can Still Finish 9th

RICHMOND

- Lose to Fremantle by 30+ points

- Lose to St Kilda by 60+ points

WEST COAST

- Defeat GWS and Adelaide

WESTERN BULLDOGS

- Defeat Port Adelaide by 60+ points

- Defeat Hawthorn by 60+ points

MELBOURNE

- Defeat Brisbane Lions and Collingwood

PORT ADELAIDE

- Lose to Western Bulldogs by 60+ points

- Defeat Gold Coast

SYDNEY

- Defeat Adelaide or Carlton

Here is how the ladder would look only accounting for these results; leaving Richmond stranded just outside the finals in 9th position: