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Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson is adamant his team can still win the flag even if they fall to fifth, saying the AFLs curve ball bye week has thrown the premiership race wide open.The Hawks are almost certain to miss out on a top-two spot after suffering a 25-point loss to West Coast in Perth on Friday night.Hawthorn will secure either third or fourth spot - and the double finals chance that goes with it - if they beat Collingwood at the MCG next Sunday.But even if they lose and fall to fifth or sixth, Clarkson will still be quietly confident of guiding his team to a fourth straight flag.What gives him that belief is the AFLs controversial decision to roster in a bye week immediately following the final round of the home-and-away season.Teams have tended to struggle after bye weeks in the past.Clarkson feels this could be magnified for any top-four team who earns another break by winning their qualifying final.I dont really know where we want to finish to be fair, Clarkson said.Im sure theres other coaches in the competition that are thinking exactly the same - the huge curve ball in this years finals series is that bye after round 23.Its unique. Its never been done in the game before.No one knows how its going to pan out. If theres any year theres a chance to come from outside of the top four, its this year, because of that very unique situation.Adelaide in 1998 were the last team to win the premiership from outside of the top four.But that was under a different finals format that allowed the Crows to stay in the race despite losing in week one of the finals.Despite having some concerns about the impact of the upcoming bye week, Clarkson is still intent on locking away a top-four berth.But hell have to do it without ruckman Jonathon Ceglar, who suffered a suspected anterior cruciate ligament tear to his right knee against the Eagles.Midfielder Jordan Lewis faces a nervous wait after striking out at Eagles ruckman Scott Lycett.Lewis was lying on his back when he struck Lycett on his face with a glancing blow, with the AFLs match review panel almost certain to assess the incident. Colin Kaepernick 49ers Jersey . Once again, DeLaet finished tied for second at a PGA Tour stop on the weekend, this time at the Waste Management Phoenix Open. The pride of Weyburn, Sask. Tom Rathman 49ers Jersey . William Carrier opened the scoring for Cape Breton (6-4-2), but Andrew Ryan tied the game and Brent Andrews put the Mooseheads (8-6-0) in front for good with a short-handed goal at 13:49 of the second period. http://www.49ersrookiestore.com/49ers-Solomon-Thomas-Jersey/ . That left plenty of energy for pitching books and swatting away free agency questions. Anthony had 24 points and nine rebounds, and the Knicks avenged an embarrassing home loss with a rout of their own, beating the Boston Celtics 114-88 on Wednesday night for their third straight victory. Terrell Owens Youth Jersey . With their top three point guards and Kobe Bryant all sidelined by injury, the Lakers signed Marshall out of the D-League on Friday before their home game against Minnesota. Nick Bosa Jersey . White came in fourth place in the event. He was the two-time defending gold medallist. The gold medal went to Swiss snowboarder Iouri Podladtchikov. The story till thenAfter a traumatic childhood - his parents were killed in the Partition riots - and an unsettled youth, Milkha Singh settled down on joining the army. Its structured approach to sport gave him a shoehorn into running, and he picked 400 metres as his chosen event. Within a few years he was a national champion, and in 1958, Asian and Commonwealth champion. He had already competed in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, so he went to Rome, in 1960, with experience, form and a reputation.The moment Milkha went into the 400m final with a good record against most of the favourites and was tipped for a medal. He began the race brightly and took the lead. At the 250m mark he was still in front. Then he slowed down, looked at the pack, was overtaken and beaten into fourth spot by 0.1 seconds. Theres no clear reason why he slowed down; Milkha himself has given several reasons for it, the most oft-cited being that he believed he couldnt sustain his pace over the race. It wwas all over in 46 seconds; the first four past the tape broke the Olympic record.ddddddddddddThe reaction That is my worst memory, after the death of my parents. I kept crying for days. - Milkha Singh, in an interview many years laterExpert view This one race, more than his gold medals at the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games, made Milkha Singh a legend. - Novy Kapadia, journalist and historianThe story since That error, and the defeat, hit Milkha very badly but he didnt crumble: two years later he retained his Asian 400m title and added the