AFL Power List: Round 9 – Or So much for the 8 being set

Two sides on 9 wins. Ten sides on 4 or 5 wins. So it’s 10 into 6. Hawks and Bulldogs still looking good. So make it 8 into 4. Should ensure lots of pain ahead for a goodly number of supporters.

Carlton and Port showed that they’re not worth putting any trust in. The Bulldogs kept the AFL’s hope of an unbeaten Cats-Saints game alive.

	Rank	LW	Team	Record	Comment
	1	1 ↔	Geelong	9-0	The Cats kept taking the foot off the peddle when they got a lead – and the ‘Dogs kept coming back. A good wake up call.
	2	2↔	St Kilda	9-0	Nine points down at the 13 minute mark of the 4th quarter, but like a good side they then kicked 5 of the next 6 to win going away. They are rewarded with a bye against Melbourne.
	3	4↑	Bulldogs	5-4	The Bulldogs were desperately unlucky. Johnson really should have kicked the goal to win. Now they go to Canberra to play the Swans.
	4	6↑	Hawthorn	5-4	An easy win against Melbourne (excuse the tautology). Now to play Adelaide at AAMI.
	5	3↓	Carlton	4-5	The Blues are starting to show that they are a year away. Far too inconsistent at the moment to seriously challenge (and no fun at all when it comes to tipping).
	6	5↓	Port Adelaide	5-4	Here’s a big call – teams that are down 7 goals at quarter time don’t win that often. Now they have to play the Pies at the MCG.
	7	7↔	Brisbane	5-4	The Lions were looking good with 15 minutes to go, but they couldn’t hold back the tide. Now a tough one against North in Melbourne.
	8	8↔	Collingwood	4-5	It was a must win, and the Pies did. If they beat Port suddenly things are looking good again.
	9	9↔	Sydney	5-4	A great win by the Swans A big match in Canberra against the Bulldogs to see if they’re really finals contenders.
	10	12↑	Adelaide	4-5	A huge win for the Crows – but their 3rd quarter shows why few sides fear them at the moment.
	11	10↑	Essendon	5-4	The Bombers were 14 points down at the 15 minute mark of the 3rd quarter. They then kicked the next 8. Now they play Geelong.
	12	14↑	North Melbourne	4-5	North have only won 11 quarters – that’s the same amount as Richmond (and is equal last in the league).
	13	11↓	Fremantle	3-6	Gerard Healy says the best strategy is to just automatically tip against Fremantle. I’m starting to agree with him – there’s just too much heartache involved with wanting them to win.
	14	13↓	West Coast	3-6	Woeful. Now they get to play Carlton on Friday night – both sides will need to prove something.
	15	15↔	Richmond	1-8	The Tigers are lacking talent, heart and a decent game plan. Other than that, they;re doing well.
	16	16↔	Melbourne	1-8	They tried their best.