See the AFL Power Rankings after Round 15.We actually saw a Swans fan getting annoyed over the weekend about people having suggested the side might be ‘due a loss’, or that a loss might be ‘good for them’. That is a very stupid thing to get annoyed about because people only say that about great footy teams .
The woeful Power performance made the Lions look even better than they probably are, but either way this team has to be considered a top-four threat - which is wild given they were 2-5 and looking nowhere near it after Anzac Day. It will still take an excellent run home to earn the double chance but we have the Lions favoured in seven of their last nine games, helped by an attack that’s suddenly amongst the AFL’s best again. In fact since Round 10 itthe AFL’s best, ranking No.
but that will change as long as they keep winning, since the sides above them will inevitably stumble. The finals beckon and, as they were in 2016 and 2021, they will be a dangerous 5th-to-8th side should they get there.
We can’t be too concerned about a four-goal loss to Sydney because that’s almost an above average result at the moment. It seems pretty simple for the Giants - win the contested ball and win the game. They’re third in the AFL for contested possessions, and are 7-2 when they win the count, but 1-4 when they’re beaten. The Swans got on top of them on Saturday but now we see whether the bit of momentum they were building, particularly against the Power, can continue.
Seasons that are purely about the future are always tricky, but last weekend the Eagles struck a great balance of competitiveness and experimentation. They sent Liam Ryan in for 15 centre bounces and even more surprisingly Tyler Brockman in for 14, yet the side still won the first possession and clearance counts, with inaccuracy cruelling the upset bid.
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