Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson says a number of sides will be happy the Hawks have bowed out of the finals

Chris Pike assesses the individual Hawks' individual performances in their elimination final loss to Fremantle

Chris Pike runs the rule over Fremantle's victorious 22 in Saturday's elimination final

The Hawks' big man has some airport blues and Fremantle's really big man goes down

Easton Wood is a late withdrawal for the Bulldogs against Collingwood at the MCG, replaced by Tim Callan

Fremantle has beaten an inaccurate and wounded Hawthorn by 30 points in Saturday's elimination final at Subiaco

Cyril Rioli and Xavier Ellis have left the field in the first half of Hawthorn's elimination final against Fremantle

Hawthorn has swapped Carl Peterson for Rick Ladson ahead of Saturday's elimination final against unchanged Fremantle

Geelong midfielder Joel Corey has confidence his teammates can 'do it the hard way' after their loss to St Kilda

Brendon Goddard says the last few minutes against Geelong felt like eternity, especially when his opponent looked to have kicked the winning goal

Aaron Sandilands will determine whether Freo or Hawthorn heads for the semis

Adelaide midfielder Richard Douglas has been rewarded for his excellent season with the Malcolm Blight Medal for the club's best and fairest

From Blake to Schneider, Murray Belkin runs the rule over the Saints' qualifying final performances

Murray Belkin considers who shone and who stunk for the Cats in their qualifying final loss to the Saints

Geelong coach Mark Thompson hopes his side's four-point loss to St Kilda will serve as a wake-up call for his players

St Kilda coach Ross Lyon says the late free kick paid against Cameron Mooney was correctly judged by umpire Matt Stevic

How a little forward grabbed a big game by the throat, and the decision that saved the Saints from defeat

St Kilda is one step from a place in the grand final after a famous four-point victory over Geelong at the MCG

Geelong has replaced Lonergan with Byrnes while St Kilda has made two adjustments to its final side

All the inclusions and omissions for the 2010 qualifying and elimination finals