[babytiger2001]

The penultimate round -- and still, there's lots to play for, as the top eight teams (whether they're set in stone yet) are jockeying for finals positions.

This weekend's fixtures:

Friday, 21 August
Western Bulldogs v Geelong -- at the Docklands stadium -- 7:40 p.m. Melbourne time

Sunday, 22 August
Carlton v Melbourne -- at the Docklands stadium -- 2:10 p.m. Melbourne time
Adelaide v West Coast -- at AAMI Stadium -- 2:40 p.m. Adelaide time (3:10 p.m. in Melbourne, 1:10 p.m. in Perth)
Brisbane v Port Adelaide -- at The Gabba -- 7:10 p.m. Brisbane time
Richmond v Hawthorn -- at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (M.C.G.) -- 7:10 p.m. Melbourne time

Sunday, 23 August
St. Kilda v North Melbourne -- at the Docklands stadium -- 1:10 p.m. Melbourne time
Collingwood v Sydney -- at the M.C.G. -- 2:10 p.m. Melbourne time
Fremantle v Essendon -- at Subiaco Oval -- 2:40 p.m. Perth time (4:40 p.m. in Melbourne)

And the games available for viewing, and where...

On ESPN360.com:

• Western Bulldogs v Geelong, live
• Richmond v Hawthorn, live
• Collingwood v Sydney, live

On Manian's channel, on the justin.tv streaming video service:

• Western Bulldogs v Geelong, live
• Carlton v Melbourne, live
• Richmond v Hawthorn, live
• Collingwood v Sydney, live

And on both Mrrobertson's channel at justin.tv and the Footy Net channel over at USTREAM:

• Adelaide v West Coast, live
• Brisbane v Port Adelaide, live
• St. Kilda v North Melbourne, live
• Fremantle v Essendon, live

All the news, information and squads to be contained here, as the week unfolds. If you see anything newsworthy and relative to the round ahead, beat me to the punch -- you're strongly encouraged to post it here, for information and discussion.

And for those involved in our weekly tipping competition, the deadline for getting your tips in is just ahead of Friday night's Western Bulldogs v Geelong match at the Docklands stadium.

Enjoy the footy, everyone!!

[el-capitano]

Farewell Leaping Leo!

[babytiger2001]

Originally Posted by el-capitano

Farewell Leaping Leo!

Sydney's Leo Barry, remembered for that mark to seal the 2005 Grand Final win for the Swans, will retire at the end of the season.

[babytiger2001]

"The Ladder With The Lot" -- Herald Sun's "SuperFooty" site

More news to be updated and caught up on tonight...

[RichardL]

Western Bulldogs v Geelong
Carlton v Melbourne
Adelaide v West Coast
Brisbane v Port Adelaide
Richmond v Hawthorn
St. Kilda v North Melbourne
Collingwood v Sydney
Fremantle v Essendon

[NoodlesMacintosh]

Western Bulldogs vs Geelong
Carlton vs Melbourne
Adelaide vs West Coast
Brisbane vs Port Adelaide
Richmond vs Hawthorn
St. Kilda vs North Melbourne
Collingwood vs Sydney
Fremantle vs Essendon

Ugh. I wanted to go against St. Kilda for the week-after hangover from their first loss, but North Melbourne? I can't tip that.

[babytiger2001]

The weekend squads were announced last night for Round 21...

Teams story: Cats lose Johnson -- sportal.com.au

And some selection highlights:

• Geelong makes five changes for tonight's match against the Western Bulldogs, including Paul Chapman, Max Rooke, David Wojcinski and Darren Milburn returning from injury along with Ryan Gamble -- but much of the talk has been around the exclusion of key forward Steve Johnson due to an injury that has been allegedly protected by the club all week.
• Collingwood recalled top ruckman Josh Fraser for the first time in six weeks, out since Round 15 due to a knee injury.
• Richmond has recalled Graham Polak for his first senior-level AFL match since being hit by a tram last June along Dandenong Road, in Melbourne's eastern suburbs.

[babytiger2001]

My tips...

Western Bulldogs vs Geelong
Carlton vs Melbourne
Adelaide vs West Coast
Brisbane vs Port Adelaide
Richmond vs Hawthorn
St. Kilda vs North Melbourne
Collingwood vs Sydney
Fremantle vs Essendon

[krudmonk]

I'm pretty much out of this, but whatever:

Western Bulldogs vs Geelong
Carlton vs Melbourne
Adelaide vs West Coast
Brisbane vs Port Adelaide
Richmond vs Hawthorn
St. Kilda vs North Melbourne
Collingwood vs Sydney
Fremantle vs Essendon

[el-capitano]

Western Bulldogs vs Geelong
Carlton vs Melbourne
Adelaide vs West Coast
Brisbane vs Port Adelaide
Richmond vs Hawthorn
St. Kilda vs North Melbourne
Collingwood vs Sydney
Fremantle vs Essendon