AFL Power List – Round One

Well that was easy – everyone else tipped eight winners didn’t they?

The wonderful thing about Round One is how many dreams can be shattered so quickly. The Tiger fans are already thinking the cricket season should be exciting; Melbourne fans are realising that yes their worst fears are going to be realised; and Collingwood fans are finding out that no matter how much you whinge, when you read the paper the next day your team still has lost the game.

	Rank	LW	Team	Record	Comment
	1	1	Geelong	1-0	Against any one else they would have won by ten goals.
	2	2	Hawthorn	0-1	Against anyone else they would have won by ten goals.
	3	3	Bulldogs	1-0	The Dogs went west and gave the Dockers a real touch up. I’m still a believer.
	4	5	St Kilda	1-0	A slow start, then whoomp! Will be looking to give the young Crows a lesson this week.
	5	4	Collingwood	0-1	Their fans will whinge about umpiring, but truth be told, the Crows should have had them beat by quarter time. Luckily they have the gimmie 4 points against Melbourne this week.
	6	6	Carlton	1-0	Under the big spotlight the Blues were probably made to look better than they were by the hapless Tigers – this week against the Lions will be a real indicator of things.
	7	7	Brisbane	1-0	Took an age to start, then pretty much won it in the third quarter. What did Voss say at half time? And what did he say at 3/4 time – because the Lions didn’t kick a goal in the last term.
	8	8	Adelaide	1-0	I’m not getting excited, I’m not getting excited, I’m not getting excited, I‘m not getting…. (and would everyone stop saying they’re flying under the radar – it makes it hard for them to keep flying under the radar!)
	9	11	Port Adelaide	1-0	Beating Essendon at Footy Park is about as easy as it gets in the AFL, so Port gets little credit from me.
	10	12	North Melbourne	1-0	The Demons are no barometer, so let’s see how they do this week against the Bulldogs before declaring them a chance for the finals.
	11	10	Sydney	0-1	Obviously over the summer they forgot the game isn’t finished after the first 30 minutes. Unfortunately against the Hawks this week they will probably lose even if they were able to carry over this week’s score.
	12	7	Richmond	0-1	Geez they were bad. And the footy gods have also decided Cousins needs to do a bit more penance. As usual, Tiger’s fans don’t know whether to laugh or cry.
	13	14	Fremantle	0-1	My tip of Harvey to be the first coach to be dumped is looking good.
	14	15	West Coast	0-1	Did enough to suggest they may be a good side for 2 quarters every week..
	15	13	Essendon	0-1	Not good and won’t have a lot to hope for if they can’t beat Fremantle at home this week.
	16	16	Melbourne	0-1	Would likely make the finals of the VFL. Perhaps. If they did a bit of cheating.