Glenn Archer says the Kangaroos are dangerous. Source: JULIAN SMITH / AAP
NORTH Melbourne champion Glenn Archer believes the other finalists would be having an anxious look over their shoulders about the prospect of the Kangaroos sneaking into the finals by default.
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"Whether they would deserve to be there or not doesn't come into it," Archer said.
"f they do they get in I think they're capable of beating anyone, we've seen that throughout the year.
"If they scrape in I reckon any of the clubs they'd come up against would be nervous."
Depending on this weekend's results, either North or Brisbane could pinch ninth spot from Carlton.
Given the Essendon situation, that could set up a remarkable scenario where a team plays finals despite never having been in the top eight all season.
North's highest ladder position in 2013 is 10th, while the Lions best before Round 22 was 12th.
Yet a Carlton away loss to Port on Saturday night would open the door for both clubs to pinch the last remaining finals berth: the Lions by winning away to Geelong, North by defeating Collingwood at the MCG.
Archer suggested that North's form against the better teams this season was a more reliable guide than ladder position.
The Roos have won as many games against top-eight teams (four wins) as Collingwood and Essendon, and more than Sydney, Richmond, Fremantle and Port Adelaide.
"Of all the teams out of the eight, if you had to pick one that deserved to come in, (North) would probably be the ones," the dual premiership player said.
"Even the fact they only lost to Hawthorn by a couple of goals on the weekend, without their two key defenders, says to everyone that they're capable of mixing it with the best.
"Earlier in the season they didn't have their defensive mindset switched on, and it cost them in a few close games – I think they've lost something like six or seven games by less than two goals – but I reckon they've got a good mix of offensive and defensive going now.
"What happens with Essendon happens, and somebody has to come in and play finals. So if it's North, good luck to them.
"They've definitely got nothing to lose. They're mindset will be 'well we're probably lucky to be here so let's just have a crack and see what happens.
"At the end of the day if they're in the finals they're there, it doesn't matter how they got there."
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