A few quick hit points before I rank...
i) I'm glad that game didn't matter to us on the weekend or I would have probably carved Adam Goodes' likeness in to my leg with a fork out of sheer annoyance. As it is, we didn't win but it kind of felt like we did.
ii) Not for the first or last time, I was wrong a few weeks back when I said we had a lock on pick 3. It now seems that port have that pick. Hopefully there is a kid in Adelaide who can play a bit and we still end up with Rich.
iii) Nice to see Murph kick a bag on the weekend. He's like a sheep who has found himself a nice big bag of whatever sheep eat. Another couple of bags like that and there will be more than 2 or 3 coaches who think they can "turn him in to a player". That'll work out well for everyone.
iv) I think it warrants another mention.Adam Goodes looks EXACTLY like the gun dealer whose head can grow back in Men In Black. I mean EXACTLY.
OK, here we go with 3 to go...
1(1) Geelong - Syd(A), North(H), WCE(H). Win, Win, Win+. What margin do you think they could rack up in that last game. I know they won't match the 135 that they got over here against them, but it will be enjoyable to watch them get close.
2(2) Hawks - Rich(H), WCE(A), Carl(H). Nice little run home. They should be more interested in where North finish.
3(4) North - Carl(H), Geel(A), Port(H). Looks like we're in for another finals series where we hear a HEAP about the "Shinboner Spirit" and watch them get flogged by anyone not named Hawks or Bullies.
4(3) Bulldogs - If you're a Doggies fan you're hoping they've lost a little edge since they secured a top 4 spot. Losing their Major Sponsor is always a blow to a club like them. Hopefully they can spo a new one soon.
5(5) Crows - Ess(A), StK(A), WB(H). No the easiest run home but these guys are going along OK at present. I've changed my mind on these guys so often this year I can't remember if I rate them or not.
6(7) Sydney - Geel(A), Coll(A), Bris(H). It'll be a very interesting few weeks for these guys. We should see if they are fair dinkum chances or just part of the bunch.
7(9) Carlton - North(H), Bris(A), Hawks(H). Should make the finals in my opinion. Nice that they they paid tribute to their heritage in how they got back there too. Lying and cheating their way to top picks and gifted trades.
8(13) Collingwood - Port(A), Syd(h), Freo(A). Toughish draw for them, but they put themselves back in it on the weekend. Just a quick note for Duffield etc over here on all the troubles with them last week. Alocohol is legal. Class A and PED's are NOT.
9(6) Essendon - Remaining games don't matter from here on in for any of the teams left so I won't bother listing them.
10(11) Freo - It wasn't Pav's miss that killed us as much as it was that Sydney had kicked a goal within about 3 seconds of it happening that lost us the game on Sunday.
11(8) Richmond - Reality bites.
12(10) Saints - This team is why this ranking thing interested me. these guys are the classic example of why ladders don't necessarily show which teams are performing the best.
13(12) Brisbane - Wow did they go to crap in a hurry or what?
14(15) Scumbuckets - Never enjoyable watching them win, so I didn't.
15(14) Port - Just a horrible team and a deluded club.
16(16) Melbourne - They still suck worse than anyone else.