With nine wins to its name, Collingwood sits in eleventh place on the AFL ladder after 19 rounds.

With four more games remaining in the season, this is what needs to occur in order for the Magpies to return to September.

11th: Collingwood
36 points (nine wins, nine losses) 111.8 per cent

The Pies need to win every game from here and rely on the charity of others if they want to play finals this year. It starts in Sydney on Friday, but it will be an unusual experience, with the team bus heading east from the airport instead of west, given the Pies haven’t graced the SCG since 2000. Every visit to Sydney since then has been at ANZ Stadium. Look for plenty of spice on Friday night; these two clubs plainly don't like each other.

The run home

Rd 20: Sydney Swans at the SCG
Rd 21: Richmond at the MCG
Rd 22: Geelong at the MCG
Rd 23: Essendon at the MCG

Forecast what needs to happen in the run home in order for Collingwood to make the finals in the AFL's ladder predictor.