Form ladder 2021

[Rosolino_Leone]

[David]

Thinking they’ll go above Sydney this weekend, for sure.

[Rosolino_Leone]

I sensed it in round 1, they were far too hot to handle...

Good on em

[Johnno75]

Thinking we will be 2nd last ahead of only north.

[The Boy Who Cried Wolf]

I know we've won a game but surely we'd have to be close to rock bottom..

[David]

11th to 13th, I’m thinking, depending on how today’s games go. Would still have us above St Kilda, Gold Coast, Fremantle, North and, yes, even GWS. I know we’re all feeling pretty dejected at the moment, but it’s easy to forget that our first three performances weren’t that bad (that is, for a team in our "position").

[Johnno75]

St Kilda would sh1t all over us at the minute. We can’t beat a Giants team missing 9 of their best, couldn’t do it 2 years ago when it mattered but we are still better than them?

[David]

St Kilda yesterday, or the St Kilda that got belted by Essendon the week before? Who knows which one would turn up against us?

This is the tricky thing with taking a range of results into account: you have to balance the good performances (e.g. our win against Carlton and competitive loss against the best team in the comp; St Kilda’s wins against West Coast and GWS; the Giants’ win against us) with the bad ones (our losses against GWS and Brisbane; the Giants’ bigger losses against Melbourne and Fremantle and close loss against St Kilda; St Kilda’s loss to Melbourne and demolition by Essendon). Your interpretation of those may differ from mine and lead to you putting both St Kilda and GWS above us, but this is how I’m reading things, anyhow.

[David]

Round 4

1. Western Bulldogs
2. Sydney
3. Port Adelaide
4. Richmond
5. Melbourne
6. West Coast
7. Geelong
8. Adelaide

9. Brisbane
10. Carlton
11. Essendon
12. Hawthorn
13. Collingwood
14. St Kilda
15. GWS
16. Fremantle
17. Gold Coast
18. North Melbourne

[K]

"Fun" fact:

Collingwood has not yet faced an opponent that has won a previous game in 2021.

WC will be the first.

North will be excited about playing us so they can break their duck.

[David]

Oh wow, didn't think of that! That game isn't far away, either...

[David]

Round 5

1. Western Bulldogs
2. Port Adelaide
3. Richmond
4. Sydney
5. Melbourne
6. West Coast
7. Geelong
8. Brisbane

9. Adelaide
10. Carlton
11. Essendon
12. GWS
13. Fremantle
14. Collingwood
15. Hawthorn
16. St Kilda
17. Gold Coast
18. North Melbourne

I know it’s ridiculously early to say this, but I actually feel like the top 8 above is already pretty close to what it’ll be at the end of the season. I don’t see any of the teams outside it breaking in – except maybe GWS if they pick up some momentum – and the teams inside seem pretty settled too. There’s a pretty substantial gap between 8th and 9th right now.

[David]

Round 6

1. Western Bulldogs
2. Melbourne
3. Port Adelaide
4. Richmond
5. Sydney
6. Geelong
7. Brisbane
8. West Coast

9. Fremantle
10. Essendon
11. Adelaide
12. Carlton
13. GWS
14. Gold Coast
15. Hawthorn
16. Collingwood
17. St. Kilda
18. North Melbourne

[David]

Round 7

1. Western Bulldogs
2. Melbourne
3. Richmond
4. Port Adelaide
5. Sydney
6. Geelong
7. Brisbane
8. West Coast

9. GWS
10. Fremantle
11. Essendon
12. Carlton
13. Adelaide
14. Gold Coast
15. St. Kilda
16. Hawthorn
17. Collingwood
18. North Melbourne

[The Boy Who Cried Wolf]

I know our % is higher but if North had won today... would we be last on this list?