Eight teams qualified for playoffs after 27 weeks; Brisbane secures top-four spot with momentum.
And then there were eight.
After 27 weeks of regular-season action, the play-off qualifiers are locked in. Who will be the last team standing after the big dance on October 5? And who will be the first two to fall by the wayside next weekend?
Brisbane clinched a top-four spot by outgunning Melbourne 30-14 on Thursday night - their fourth successive victory - and will enter the play-offs with plenty of momentum.