As we officially enter the second half of the season in one of the tightest competition's in league history, Champion Data has decided which sides will be playing finals this season after looking at the rest of the year in a statistical approach.

They've crunched the numbers to find out which clubs will finish inside the top two, top four and top eight, as well as which clubs are the favourites for the wooden spoon.

Each side has a percentage next to their name and a position on the table, which shows the likelihood of that club finishing in that ladder position come the end of the season.

According to Champion Data, the Giants have just edged out the Crows at the top of the table, as they believe GWS have a 40% chance of finishing first, compared to Adelaide's 39%.

Despite being thumped by Essendon over the weekend, Port Adelaide still look the most likely to finish in the final top four spot behind Geelong in third, as they have an 18% chance of finishing in fourth, ahead of the Bulldogs (15%) and Richmond (12%).

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Source: Champion Data Twitter

At the bottom end of the table, the Lions seem locked in to last place (88%), although Carlton and Hawthorn could swap places with the Blues looking destined for 17th (39%), and the Hawks 16th (25%).

Melbourne's tight win over Collingwood had huge finals ramifications for both sides, with the Demons increasing their finals chances by a whopping 17% to 61%.

At the same time, Collingwood's chances took a massive hit, dropping 11% down to just 24%.

The win saw Melbourne move into sixth place on the AFL ladder, while the Pies dropped down to 11th.

Source: Champion Data Twitter