IT'S A PRETTY simple equation – one game remaining, eight goals needed.

That equals Brendan Fevola having to match his career-high to reach a century for this season.

But the real question is – will the players obey the coach and just go to the best forward option, or the skipper and look for their gun?

The Blues face the Hawks on Saturday night, a match that could see Fevola kick a ton on the same night Hawks superstar Lance Franklin is expected to kick the two he needs to achieve the same milestone.

The Fevola century paradox is that if the Blues go to him exclusively, the Hawks can triple-team him, making it extremely tough to get hands on it. But if they share it around enough, all the forwards will have to be defended, giving him more of a chance despite not being the sole target.

Skipper Chris Judd said from Visy Park on Wednesday that he wouldn't be surprised if the midfielders had a touch of Fev fever.

"It'd be great to see it happen – he's kicked eight goals before this year, so I dare say a few of us will have the blinkers on, going inside the forward 50," he said with a wry grin.

"But the main thing for us is still to perform strongly as a group, and if Fev was to kick eight that'd be the icing on the cake."

Judd said Fevola hadn't issued any order to the midfield.

"Not yet, but he might be issuing a few if the blokes kick it over his head, I reckon."

Coach Brett Ratten wasn't quite as relaxed about a possible Fev focus.

"I'd be a little bit disappointed if players were completely out on their own and they're going to a real 50-50 contest there. I think we need to make sure that we get the score on the board," he said.

"You don't want to deflate other players around trying to get that 100 goals.

"If Brad Fisher was on his own, or (Matthew) Kreuzer or (Cameron) Cloke or whoever it is, I think we just dish the ball off, kick the goal, and hopefully the next one comes out and he's in a better spot to receive it."