Faltering North Melbourne have inadvertently breathed life into the AFL finals race.Less than two months ago, the Kangaroos sat proudly atop the table, having won their opening nine games.But they have since plummeted all the way to eighth having lost six of their past seven matches, with Saturday evenings 28-point defeat at the hands of Port Adelaide potentially the most costly of all.The ninth-placed Power and St Kilda (8-8 and 32 points) are eight points adrift of North Melbourne and shape as the only teams capable of displacing the Kangaroos from the finals equation.The Roos last four home and away matches are against teams certain to feature in the post-season action.But before they turn their attention to the tough run home, North simply need to find a way back onto the winners track, starting with Friday nights clash against improving Collingwood.Anyone can do it when youre 9-0 and cruising - nows the time we have to stand up and right the ship, get back on course, said coach Brad Scott.I still have great faith and confidence in us as a football club.It was Ports first win this year against a top-eight side but coach Ken Hinkley was quick to shift his focus to what happens next in round 18 against GWS.Right now, we just cant afford to go anywhere but next week, he said.St Kilda are level on points with Port, but they have a much worse percentage.The Saints started slowly against Melbourne on Sunday but still found a way to record a 14th straight victory over the Demons, 15.20 (110) to 11.8 (74).West Coast stayed in the hunt for the coveted double chance in the finals after just withstanding a late rally by Carlton to record a seven-point victory at the MCG on Sunday.Greater Western Sydney are already in the top four, having belted the hapless Brisbane Lions by a percentage-boosting 79 points to vault into fourth spot.The Lions must now try and find a way to regroup ahead of the wooden-spoon decider against Essendon next weekend.Hawthorn (52 points) sit a game clear atop the table after Cyril Rioli kicked a clutch final-minute goal to seal a five-point win over fifth-placed Sydney.Adelaide moved into second spot on 48 points - ahead of the Western Bulldogs on percentage - by celebrating Scott Thompsons 300th game in style with a 14.13 (97) to 10.9 (69) victory over Collingwood.Geelong did enough to down Fremantle 11.12 (78) to 9.7 (61) at Domain Stadium.Only 4.3 per cent separates the fourth-placed Giants from the seventh-ranked Cats in a top-eight logjam. Pat Borders Jersey . Pierce was ejected in the third quarter of Indianas 103-86 win Monday. George Hill stole a bad pass and was going in for a layup, and Pierce hustled back and appeared to be trying to wrap him up. Dave Niehaus Jersey .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. https://www.cheapmariners.com/125k-gorman-thomas-jersey-mariners.html . LOUIS -- Valtteri Filppula assisted on three of Tampa Bays four goals, and the Lightning beat the St. Pat Borders Mariners Jersey . During the athletes parade, the 23-strong Ukrainian team was represented by a lone flagbearer in an apparent protest at the presence of Russian troops in Ukraines Crimean peninsula. Marco Gonzales Jersey . - Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco is not a fan of his teams use of the wildcat formation, saying "it makes you look like a high school offence. Defensive lineman Cory Redding announced his retirement Wednesday after 13 years in the league.He made the announcement on Twitter.Redding played in 12 games for the Arizona Cardinals last season and finished the year on injured reserve. He was released by the team in April.Redding, 35, was a third-round pick out of Texas by the Detroit Lions in 2003.?In 188 games with the Lions, Seattle Seahawks, Baltimore Ravens, Indianapolis Colts and Cardinals, he racked up 35.5 career sacks.After the 2006 season, the Lions placed a franchise tag on Redding, and in 2007 they signed him to a seven-year, $49 million contract that made Redding the highest-paid defensive tackle in the league at the time.The deal did not pay off for the Lions. In March 22009, Detroit traded Redding to Seattle.ddddddddddddAfter productive seasons in Baltimore and Indianapolis, Redding considered retirement before the 2015 season but went to Arizona to play for coach Bruce Arians, who had worked with Redding in Indianapolis.Redding had a couple of memorable plays last season with the Cardinals. He returned an interception 30 yards against the Lions before being tackled at the goal line by quarterback Matthew Stafford. And?he scooped up an Aaron Rodgers fumble and returned it 36 yards for a TD against the Packers, stiff-arming Green Bay running back Eddie Lacy along the way.?? ' ' '