Who’d have thought that the Swans would start 0-5 and the Tigers would start 5-0? What to make of it all going forward from a betting perspective? Check our AFL Power Rankings!
We’ve gathered the thoughts of our AFL team and blended an updated Power Rankings list.
The criteria is pretty simple; a neutral ground right now if teams were to face off, who would be the deserved favourite.
So looking below, we can assume that the Western Bulldogs will be deserved favourites if they were to play Melbourne on a nuetral field this weekend.
As would Fremantle over Collingwood and so fourth.
AFL Power Rankings Post Round 5
| 1 Adelaide |
| 2 GWS |
| 3 Geelong |
| 4 Richmond |
| 5 Western Bulldogs |
| 6 Port Adelaide |
| 7 West Coast |
| 8 St Kilda |
| 9 Melbourne |
| 10 Sydney |
| 11 Hawthorn |
| 12 Gold Coast |
| 13 Fremantle |
| 14 Essendon |
| 15 Collingwood |
| 16 North Melb |
| 17 Brisbane |
| 18 Carlton |
So, what to make of the above! We’ll do our best to explain our thought process below.
Overall, we had a lot of trouble separating the teams from spots four through to 16.
There is no doubt at all that the Crows and the Giants are the two best teams in the competition and Brisbane and Carlton look to be the two worst.
Not a whole lot separates the large group of teams in the middle section with the exception of perhaps Geelong at this stage.
The Western Bulldogs are just doing enough and we think they’ll come good by the end of the season but right now they are a tricky betting proposition.
The Swans and Hawks are better than their record suggests with the former to improve sharply with the return of some more senior players.
The Hawks need to work on finishing off their games and can be a solid mid-tier team.
Port Adelaide have surprised a few and if they stay healthy they’ll be hard to beat, particularly when playing at home.
We’re not convinced Essendon is very good at all but they have to sit above North Melbourne and Collingwood while Fremantle and Gold Coast are also very tough to place.
Richmond get’s their chance on Sunday against the Crows to silence the doubters questioning ‘who they’ve beaten’, a schedule stacked with winnable games throughout probably makes them close to a lock for the finals though.
West Coast at home versus West Coast at the MCG…. just wow!
The Saints and Demons entered the season very close on our ratings and not much has changed.
Both teams have showed glimpses and we think both can be a dangerous side if they can stay healthy.
Melbourne’s ruck injuries might prove very costly if they continue to drop winnable games as there looks to be a lock jam coming on ladder spots 5 through 12.
What teams do we have too high? what teams do we have too low?
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Good punting!