AFL Power List: Round 8 Power List - Or the Top 8 is almost set.

Two weeks ago I wrote that the Crows, Brisbane and Sydney are fighting for the final spot in the finals. After this week we can remove the Crows from that list. I also said Collingwood would make the finals. Now I’m not so sure.

Top 2 – Cats and Saints (obviously). Certs for the finals – Bulldogs, Carlton, Port, and Hawthorn. So let’s put the Pies in with Brisbane and Sydney in the fight for the last two spots. The rest are playing for a glimmer of hope and for pride. Richmond and the Demons of course, should be playing for priority picks.

	Rank	LW	Team	Record	Comment
	1	1 ↔	Geelong	8-0	Hardly even raised a sweat.
	2	2↔	St Kilda	8-0	Big first quarter, never troubled after that.
	3	6↑	Carlton	4-4	A huge win for the Blues. And now they face a demoralised Crows outfit.
	4	3↓	Bulldogs	5-3	They won, but not a real impressive performance when you next have to face the Cats.
	5	4↓	Port Adelaide	6-3	They got the 4 points, but not how they would have liked.
	6	5↓	Hawthorn	4-4	The Hawks now play Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney and Brisbane. That month against the capitals will tell us whether they’re top 4 or just top 8.
	7	7↔	Brisbane	5-3	When they got going, they really got going, but now they face the big test of the Saints.
	8	8↔	Collingwood	3-5	Too many injuries, not enough class. This week in Perth is suddenly a must win.
	9	10↑	Sydney	4-4	The Swans held on in a tight one over the Eagles. Big game against Port this week to get above 50%.
	10	9↑	Essendon	4-4	A valiant effort, but they were out of their depth. The next 4 weeks are Tigers, Geelong, Adelaide and Melbourne. If the win 3 they will still be a big show for the finals.
	11	12↑	Fremantle	3-5	Freo weren’t bad, just too wasteful and they lost it in the 2nd quarter when the Hawks kicked 6 in a row. Now they travel to Melbourne to play the Roos.
	12	11↓	Adelaide	3-5	When they got going, they didn’t really get going. Next 4 weeks – Carlton, Hawks, Essendon, Roos. Can only afford to drop one.
	13	14↑	West Coast	3-5	West Coast just couldn’t do enough to get ahead and stay there against the Swans. Now they meet the Pies at Subiaco in a must win for both sides.
	14	13↓	North Melbourne	3-5	Hardly gave a yelp. Lose to Freo this week and the season is over.
	15	15↔	Richmond	1-7	Geez that hurts – 16 points up mid way through the last quarter should be enough. But sides like the Tigers get into a habit of losing from such positions.
	16	16↔	Melbourne	1-7	A well played loss. Not the kind of thing you really are after though.