The AFL carnival is over for some but for others, the circus continues. Finals! Round 23 was a classic round: a 10-goaler from Lance Franklin, retirements, a cellar-dweller battler, an almost top-of-the-table clash, and eighth spot on the ladder decided in the final five minutes of the season! We compare our finals predictions and what the non-finalists can do to improve in 2018. And we look at coaches. Always. We also play the sad song to cheer every one up, because The Carnival Is Over.