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Buckley and Whateley’s top four seeds after Round 8, 2025
SEN • May 5th, 2025 2:52 pm
Nathan Buckley and Gerard Whateley have named their top four seeds following Round 8 of the 2025 AFL season.
Buckley and Whateley will each rank the four teams they have the most confidence in going forward on a weekly basis throughout the year.
The seedings will be updated as the season goes on via SEN’s Whateley.
See the seedings below:
BUCKLEY
1 - Collingwood
“I'm keeping Collingwood at one,” Buckley said.
“Jeremy Howe didn't play … which I think was about five-day break (coming up) and there was a little bit about management for next week in their selection (against Geelong).
“I’m not saying that they were a soft kill because of that, but I think that there's enough reason just to leave them where they are and see how next week pans out.”
2 - Brisbane
3 - Geelong
“I loved Geelong's performance. I thought it was huge.
“Dangerfield keeps going. The way they were able to impose their game style and adjust the game to their favour was excellent."
4 - Western Bulldogs
“I've got the Dogs at four.
“I think that they've franked their seeding and I think that they are playing the type of football that can challenge.
“I they are playing this footy in September, they can win finals. That's why they're there.”
WHATELEY
1 - Brisbane
“Brisbane regain the number 1 seeding,” Whateley said.
“They just walked out and went, ‘Nah little brother, cop this’.”
2 – Western Bulldogs
“Since the Bulldogs were at three, I'm putting them up to two.
“I'm utterly compelled by what the Bulldogs are doing right now.”
3 - Collingwood
“I'm slipping Collingwood from one to three.”
4 - Geelong
