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How to tune into Sport NationBuckley and Whateley’s top four flag seeds after Finals Week 1
SEN • September 10th, 2025 1:46 pm
Nathan Buckley and Gerard Whateley have named their top four favourites to win the flag after Finals Week 1, 2025.
With only six teams remaining as we enter Semi-Final weekend, Buckley and Whateley ranked the four teams they think are most likely to lift the cup aloft at the end of September on SEN Whateley.
See the favourites below:
BUCKLEY
1 - Geelong
“I'll keep Geelong at 1 after that win over the Lions.”
2 - Collingwood
“I have Collingwood at 2 now, pushing up after beating the Crows.”
3 - Brisbane
“My tips for the weekend, and therefore my seedings are Brisbane at 3, and Hawthorn at 4.
“I expect the Lions to be able to find a way to come back together and to win that game, although the Suns are obviously with claims.”
4 - Hawthorn
“I think Hawthorn are probably playing a brand of footy that is good enough.
“But there are enough questions at Adelaide for them to be able to dust themselves off. So, this is close to a 50/50.”
WHATELEY
1 - Geelong
“Geelong are 1 after what we saw on Friday night.”
2 - Collingwood
3 - Hawthorn
“I'll put Hawthorn at three.
“I couldn't see them at 8th place and I couldn't see them being out on Saturday night, that was not going to make any sense to me whatsoever.
“They can bore deep into this final series. I think they are playing footy that I'm happy to have them at three.”
4 - Brisbane
“I'll put Brisbane at 4, who obviously stay in the seedings.”
