Power List: Round 12 (or damn, I hate the split round)

A few changes – the big one being I have decided to put the Saints at the top. Their win over the Blues was much more impressive than the Cats win in Perth over Fremantle. Who will win in Round 14 though? I wouldn’t put money on either.

Port and the Hawks join Essendon and the Swans in the “need some wins” category. The way the Hawks got steam rolled by the Lions in Tasmania does not bode well.

I’ve changed the “still fighting” category to “looking good” as the Blues, Pies, Lions and Crows are fighting for 5 spots, which isn’t much of a fight!

	Rank	LW	Team	Record	Comment
Safe
	1	2↑	St Kilda	12-0	A great match against the Blues, and they shone through in the end.
	2	1 ↓	Geelong	12-0	They really had to struggle to beat Freo, and the best team in the comp shouldn’t need to struggle against Freo, so they drop a place.
	3	3↔	Bulldogs	8-4	The Dogs slaughtered Port. And with a percentage of 123, they’re effectively 2 games ahead of the pack of teams on 7 wins.
Looking	good
	4	4↔	Carlton	6-6	They lost, but geez, they looked good. A win against the Blues is a big win. With Essendon, Freo, Richmond and Sydney up next, they look good to be 10-6.
	5	5↔	Collingwood	7-5	A tough win in Sydney. Their run gets’ tougher after the next two easy ones of Freo and Essendon.
	6	6↔	Brisbane	7-5	12 minutes mark 3rd quarter. Lions down 48-36. They then kicked the next 9 goals; Hawks kicked 2 pints and a rushed behind.
	7	7↔	Adelaide	7-5	In wet, horrible conditions the Crows took a while to get going; but when they did it was over very quickly. Sydney, Richmond and Freo up next – need to win all 3. Because then comes the Saints, Port Geelong and Collingwood.
Need	some	wins
	8	8↔	Hawthorn	6-6	The Hawks will not win the flag. They won’t even make the preliminary final.
	9	11↑	Essendon	6-6	A win over Melbourne doesn't count. You want respect? Beat the Blues, Collingwood and Sydney, because they’re your next 3.
	10	10↔	Sydney	5-7	If the Swans don’t beat the Crows this week they won’t make the finals.
	11	9↓	Port Adelaide	6-6	Port were pathetic. I love it. Geelong and Brisbane up next. Will Williams survive this week?
No	chance
	12	12↔	North Melbourne	4-8	Cheer up North fans, the last North coach to be sacked after a loss to the Crows was Wayne Schimmelbusch, and he was replaced by Denis Pagan…
	13	13↔	Fremantle	3-9	You see, this is why you never should tip Freo – they tease, but never deliver.
	14	15↑	Richmond	3-9	A first up win for the new coach. If they beat the Saints this week, Jade Rawlings will be the Tigers’ coach in 2010.
	15	14↓	West Coast	3-9	The West Coast might almost start favourite this week against the Hawks at Subiaco, and are a chance to start underdogs the following week against Melbourne at the MCG – that says it all really.
	16	16↔	Melbourne	1-11	The pain is half way to being over.