 But, it won nine of its last ten home-and-away matches to qualify for the finals in fourth place with a 13–7 record.The club had a dominant win against in the first semi final, leading by as much as 60 points before winning by 26.Then, in a rough and violent preliminary final against , Carlton staged a huge comeback, trailing by 34 points early in the final quarter before kicking the last seven goals to win by ten points.