.Welcome back to the Power Rankings.Sydney's shocking reduction means footy record is actually now against all of them, with a brand new fancied having Grand Final match-up. But what about the edge that smashed the Swans?What are the Energy Positions? This is our try to position every AFL nightclub coming from finest to worst. Our company take wins and also losses right into account, however also the high quality of opponent dealt with and whether crews are most likely to obtain much healthier and/or boost going forward. It is actually a bit 'who is actually hot as well as who is actually not' part anticipating, component evaluation of what is actually occurred. If Team An is above Team B, our company 'd most likely tip A to succeed if they were actually playing at a neutral place this weekend.Watch Carlton v Hawthorn SUN 1:10 PM AEST|ONLY LIVE & ad-break free of charge, on call on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your totally free trial today > Round 22WHAT'S GAMING REALLY PRICED AT YOU? Establish a deposit limit.All opportunities AEST.Lions choose Saints apart in leveling|01:021. BRISBANE LIONS (13-6-1, 125.1%) Recently: Placed 1st, def St Kilda through 85 ptsThis full week: GWS Giants at the Gabba, Sunday 1:45 pm2. WESTERN BULLDOGS (12-8, 122.4%) Recently: Ranked 2nd, def Melbourne by 51 ptsThis week: Adelaide Crows at Adelaide Oval, Sunday 4:10 pmWith the Swans diminishing a cliff, if we needed to anticipate a Grand Final right now, this would be it. It might not even be actually feasible - if the Bulldogs can not split the top 4, they can be on an inescapable collision course in a prelim. But in a set of activities that we believed were potential fruit peels, both they as well as Brisbane were leading. The Dogs' support is actually exceptional immediately even with all their employees issues, No. 2 for points made it possible for and also No. 1 for factors allowed coming from turnovers over the last 6 full weeks, while the Lions have lifted during that team over that time frame at the same time (and they terribly needed to have to). Provided just how properly Brisbane are going you in fact have to wonder, would certainly they be the totally prevalent banner preferred now if they had not copped a lot of ACL accidents? To be in this particular position offered those strikes is actually extremely excellent, as well as the Bulldogs are actually as close to a major flag challenger as they've been for many years. What we have actually know over the final handful of seasons is that the AFL's efforts to bring affordable harmony suggest staffs may definitely get going mid-season and also surge into the premiership nationality - our company must quit eliminating gifted checklists when they start slowly.Kingy discharges on 'scary' Swans|03:523. SYDNEY SWANS (14-6, 126.1%) Recently: Positioned 3rd, lost to Slot Adelaide by 112 ptsNo concern where you look, Sunday evening was embarrassingly inadequate. There are only a few comparables to THIS kind of loss for an ultimate premier, yet none of them were this negative. In reality no V/AFL premier has dropped an activity by greater than one hundred aspects that period, and also the largest reduction by a resulting premier in the AFL era was Port Adelaide obtaining pushed by 92 aspects versus the Kangaroos in Around 8, 2004. The larger trouble is actually that this isn't just about the last two full weeks over the final 6 they are actually 17th for opposed things, 18th for groundball gets, 18th for approvals, 17th for points coming from turnover differential and also 15th for tension score. A blowout reduction is going to blow those stats out also but they possess nothing at all like a premier's profile page given that the beginning of July. Therefore why perform our experts still have them third? Well you do not sit a million video games very clear atop the step ladder for no explanation maybe the remainder of the AFL has actually found all of them out but our team still have some assurance the Swans can locate something near their finest. As well as they must still end up leading pair of, which specifies them up in addition to possible.This full week: Collingwood at the SCG, Friday 7:40 pmLongmire counters at "self-centered" reviews|01:004. SLOT ADELAIDE (13-7, 113.6%) Recently: Placed 9th, def Sydney by 112 ptsUnfortunately for the Electrical power, when you succeed an activity through THAT considerably, the story is actually constantly about the losing team and just how the hell they were that negative. Thus let's give Port some deserved approval, due to the fact that they are actually genuinely resembling a top-four staff immediately, as well as may be major! Over the last six weeks they're No. 2 in the AFL for aspects scored, No. 1 for aspects against, No. 3 for objected to things and No. 3 for clearances - yes the measurement of the Sydney gain tosses those stats out a little, but they've accurately found some genuine kind. And also if they have actually shut the gap between where they were, in that 5th to 8th brace, to the bottom end of the leading four they're really in the prelim final ethnicity. Which would be a fair end result provided the general feel of aggravation this time possesses or else held.This week: Melbourne at the MCG, Sunday 7:30 pm5. FREMANTLE (12-7-1, 116.7%) Last week: Ranked 4th, lost to Essendon through 1 ptIt should be getting discouraging for Dockers supporters - their group has actually dropped 4 video games they led at three-quarter-time this year, 2 much more than any person else. And also it will possess been actually a helpful draw the Bombing planes as well, provided the Swans' reduction earlier on the weekend break. Despite all of them needing to face three teams resting above them on the step ladder over the last three weeks our team're certainly not as well anxious they actually must succeed their pair of remaining home games, which will be enough to play finals, as well as also on 13 and also a half succeeds their exceptional portion will in fact do some great holding off Essendon. This isn't the Freo of the past - they are actually No. 1 for factors scored over the final 6 weeks, and it is actually the first time given that 2013 they have actually been No. 1 in the over any type of six-week period.This full week: Geelong at Optus Stadium, Saturday 4:35 pmEmmett handed ban for harmful handle|00:226. GWS GIANTS (13-7, 111.2%) Recently: Positioned 8th, def Hawthorn through 2 ptsThey looked no place near it through 3 fourths versus the Hawks, but at that point helped remind everyone of the value of super stars. Toby Greene is rather great, it turns out. Potential Coleman champion Jesse Hogan has been actually fantastic for 18 months. And even Brent Daniels, some of their more underrated celebrities during the course of their recent excellence, was actually a big consider the comeback along with a massive 12 last-quarter fingertips. Provided the Lions' defensive absentees is there some possibility Hogan and also the workers find the Brisbane back 6 as well as draw a major upset on Saturday? They're gon na need to have to succeed one more game to participate in finals footy (as well as it could even be actually limited on 14 success) so they might too get it carried out ASAP.This full week: Brisbane Lions at the Gabba, Saturday 1:45 pmKingsley kindles balanced GWS scenes|02:167. CARLTON (12-8, 112.1%) Last week: Placed 5th, shed to Collingwood through 3 ptsWe're visiting keep believing in the Blues until they compel our hand, since there is actually still so much going their means. Yes they have actually lost 4 of their last 5 games, but three of those were actually merely by a couple of objectives, and also final Saturday night was actually practically decided by a kick. Probably extra importantly they are still the No. 1 group in the AFL for factors coming from turnover differential - the most significant scoring resource. A tremendous 19 of the last 20 crews to place No. 1 during that stat have actually created a preparatory ultimate or much better. They're prejudiced, because they're 16th for factors from spaces over the final six full weeks, yet you 'd rather be turnover-focused (as they are this year) than stoppage-focused (as they were in 2015). It would certainly be close to a disaster if this staff overlooked the 8, provided the expectations and where they were actually just a month ago, yet if they lose to the Hawks the option is live.This full week: Hawthorn at the MCG, Sunday 1:10 pm8. GEELONG (13-7, 108.9%) Last week: Placed sixth, def Adelaide through 5 ptsFunny how the Felines are each pretty well-placed in a tight finals race as well as offering our team much less confidence in their quality all at once. The margin most likely should not have been actually pretty that strict versus Adelaide, yet it was actually, and also our team most likely need to stop referring to Kardinia Park as a citadel - given they're 5-3 in your home, 2 of those success obtaining solitary finger frames. But again, they're well-placed on 13 triumphes and along with West Coast in your home ahead in the ultimate round. Pinch a gain the Dockers or St Kilda before that, as well as they're effectively as well as definitely secure in the eight. There are actually still some explanations for self-confidence, like Patrick Dangerfield finding form as well as the midfield executing extremely well general versus the Crows, plus the support has stood well over the final 6 weeks (No. 5 for aspects yielded). Yet despite the fact that the best 4 is actually available, they do not feel like a top 4 team.This week: Fremantle at Optus Coliseum, Saturday 4:35 pmRobbo shows Tomahawks' highests|03:489. HAWTHORN (11-9, 104.1%) Last week: Ranked 7th, shed to GWS by 2 ptsSunday's activity is actually the absolute most essential for any type of one staff our company have actually viewed thus far in 2024. That's since Hawthorn's result versus Carlton will successfully determine their period. They have actually acquired a wide-open path to 14 wins with a victory, and no group has even missed out on the best eight with 13 success prior to. Yet shed and they are actually most likely heading to be two games out of the 8 with pair of to participate in, a virtually irreparable posture. They are actually still doing a great deal right but the concern we understood about entering into the period, their defence, stands out at a hard time - over the final 6 weeks they are actually No. 1 for inside 50s against, but 17th for credit ratings every inside fifty versus. Thus crews may not be getting it down there much, but when they do, they're scoring at will. There's a little misfortune during that however it is actually certainly not all good fortune. As our team've composed before, even if the Hawks overlook the finals this season has been unbelievable, but jeez it will be disheartening when they're therefore near among the most effective tales in years.This week: Carlton at the MCG, Sunday 1:10 pm10. ESSENDON (11-8-1, 95.9%) Recently: Ranked 12th, def Fremantle by 1 ptTurns out we failed to remember just how vital Darcy Church is to this team. After a silent 1st game back he was great against a star-studded Freo midfield. With him this period, the Bombers are actually +20 for allowances as well as +18 from center open spaces without him they are actually -17 and +4 respectively. That gain Freo can receive them in to the finals yet there's likewise a legitimate odds a person skips with 14 wins, particularly if the Hawks beat Carlton this weekend, and also for the Bombing planes their draw as well as their inadequate percentage have the very same effect of creating them lose tiebreakers. It would certainly be actually quite harsh if they won 13 as well as a half games as well as lost out however concurrently, this is what takes place when you lose to non-finalists Melbourne, Adelaide as well as St Kilda - you join them.This week: Gold Shoreline Suns at Marvel Stadium, Sunday 7:30 pm' He is actually securing them from the pressure'|03:0311. COLLINGWOOD (10-8-2, 100.2%) Recently: Positioned 13th, def Carlton by 2 ptsSo the question is actually, are they back? They need to have to be near their ideal to bring in the 8 hence - Melbourne will not be actually betting everything in Round 24 so you will assume the Magpies gain that people, yet facing the best two over the upcoming pair of weeks is actually fairly hard. Probably they've timed this encounter Sydney properly, but we're not persuaded Collingwood suffices to defeat the ladder leaders, even in this particular damaged state. It's worth noting the Magpies are merely 16th for inside 50s over the final 6 weeks, but third for credit ratings every inside 50, thus effectiveness is keeping them going. Their support has been actually nowhere near good enough over that duration so they are actually going to need to have to take their opportunities to stop the Swans, and if they perform, after that the various other contenders will certainly begin to fret. Nobody would like to face a revitalized Magpies in September.This week: Sydney Swans at the SCG, Friday 7:40 pmMagpies look for finals locate versus swans|00:3012. MELBOURNE (10-10, 97.9%) Recently: Positioned 10th, lost to Western Bulldogs through 51 ptsFor the first time this many years the Demons are going to head right into the AFL period's dead area, participating in out the string with absolutely nothing vulnerable. In such a way, being actually effectively out of the finals ethnicity need to be releasing - they can easily bet 2025, trialling players in brand-new settings and also delivering painful players in for very early surgical operations. Besides check out Geelong as well as Fremantle, who transformed very frustrating 2023 seasons in to very likely 2024 finals berths you can't pass over the capability of teams that've possessed effectiveness to simply bounce back a year eventually. Hell, Collingwood is the most effective instance. Every one of this is actually why our experts are actually not worrying regarding Melbourne's scenario certainly not till midway by means of upcoming year, anyway.This week: Port Adelaide at the MCG, Sunday 7:30 pm13. GOLD COAST SUNS (9-11, 100.4%) Recently: Ranked 11th, dropped to West Coastline by 10 ptsTheir home-away crack is actually genuinely spectacular. Home ground advantage is expected to become worth a goal or 2 - certainly not turn you coming from outright rubbish right into a top-four competitor! We know we have actually been actually writing about this all year yet the story has coincided all year ... similar to the tale of 'kinda residing in the mix with 5-6 cycles left behind and then collapsing' has actually been the same for this entire nightclub for season after season. Receive a new gimmick!This full week: Essendon at Wonder Coliseum, Sunday 7:30 pmBuckley regulations himself out of Eagles task|01:1814. ADELAIDE CROWS (7-12-1, 99.8%) Recently: Ranked 15th, dropped to Geelong through 5 ptsThis full week: Western Bulldogs at Adelaide Oval, Sunday 4:10 pm15. ST KILDA (8-12, 94.9%) Last week: Rated 14th, lost to Brisbane through 85 ptsThis full week: Richmond at Wonder Arena, Sunday 3:20 pmWell, as our team said last week, these crews never have the very same lead to the same weekend! So after Adelaide's reduction on Sunday it's opportunity to check the scores for the Saints' game and-ah. Straight. Never mind. Wherefore it costs the Crows most likely weren't just as good as the scoreboard proposed, getting belted in the contest by a less-than-impressive Geelong midfield, so they were actually each below par. Let's find if either group can easily play looter over the final three weeks - the Saints might wreck Carlton or Geelong's time, while the Crows can hurt the Dogs yet more significantly would adore to ruin Slot's. Riewoldt discusses Dusty's famous occupation|04:1316. WEST SHORELINE EAGLES (4-16, 70%) Recently: Ranked 18th, def Gold Shoreline by 10 ptsThis full week: North Melbourne at Blundstone Stadium, Saturday 1:45 pm17. NORTH MELBOURNE (3-17, 67%) Last week: Placed 17th, def Richmond by 16 ptsThis full week: West Coastline Eagles at Blundstone Stadium, Saturday 1:45 pm18. RICHMOND (2-18, 64.7%) Recently: Ranked 16th, dropped to North Melbourne by 16 ptsThis week: Street Kilda at Wonder Coliseum, Sunday 3:20 pmWell, the two-week Spoonbowl is perhaps over, along with Richmond actually deserving the win over North - they succeeded the activity on expected credit rating, off the back of 60 inside 50s to 44 - however booting on their own in to the No. 1 pick. (Which is perhaps advantageous long-term.) Though to be fair, it's possible the Kangaroos have in fact grasped goalkicking, given they are actually No. 1 in the AFL for accuracy this year. West Coast meanwhile was adequately impressive against a staff having fun for it period, along with a season-high stress score and their third-best contested belongings win for the year. Given that Jarrad Schofield managed the Eagles have gone coming from 17th in the AFL for stress to eighth, which is actually a respectable sign they are actually playing for him. Right now all eyes rely on North's try to complete outside all-time low 2 for the first time this many years - while it would certainly still drop to percentage, they would certainly reside in a really good posture along with a win in Hobart.