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Leigh Montagna put in a vintage performance and was joined by the improved Jack Newnes and Jack Billings. With the game well within their grasp, the Tigers made multiple mistakes, both glaring and intricate, that allowed the Magpies back into the game and into the lead. The Hawks continue to drop down this ladder but they will be fine as long as they keep picking up wins, however the latest Jarryd Roughead health scare puts a dampener on their position. They can’t rely on opposition collapses every week, but there were some positive signs for Collingwood as their younger list begins to mature. West Coast were subjected to flashbacks to the Grand Final where they were just no match for Hawthorn, thanks particularly this week to Josh Gibson’s trademark rebounding from the half back line. In their two games the Dogs have conceded a combines 10 goals, in all other matches thus far this season, only four times has any side not scored 10 goals by themselves. AFL Ladder: After 2016 … If GWS is to rise up this ladder they just need to be more willing to pull the trigger and kick long forward to try and catch out opposition defences and score some easy goals. Other key games this week include Gold Coast trying to recapture form in Geelong, GWS testing their mettle against a vulnerable but intimidating Hawthorn, Melbourne shooting for three in a row against St Kilda and Richmond fighting Port Adelaide for relevance. Just as this ladder was happy to pin the Bombers to the bottom all season they have shown signs of life. Has a team ever been less convincing at 8-0? The fast, beautiful offensive game that was curated last year has been joined by a stingy defensive side that leaves this team a real chance to push for not just a top four finish, but a flag.Before the Dogs – and their hungry fans – get too far ahead, they face the top team in the Hawks this week, and if they can keep them anywhere close to 10 goals that will be a big win. Beating up on Brisbane and Essendon, while falling over the line against Richmond indicates Collingwood are well and truly entrenched in the bottom half of this ladder. The hike will be phased in over the next three years adding $1 in 2014 and another in 2016, according to Raw Story. Fremantle have been better in recent weeks, going toe-to-toe with GWS and Hawthorn for periods of play. Maybe it is time for Ross to just be Ross. In the dying stages of the first quarter Melbourne fans would have been well within their rights to pack up the four wheel drive and go check out early snowfall. AFL 2016: The forwards ladder . Names like Sexton, Miller and Lemmens need to become consistent AFL footballers for this team to make a leap. There is a pause, the time is 09:59, a moment of silence, this is the time the first tower fell. Find out which AFL teams are playing the best. St Kilda displayed the quick style young teams have up their sleeve as they got over the back of the Port Adelaide defence continuously in the first three quarters thanks to leg speed and daring ball movement. Patrick Dangerfield’s immense first term set things up for a cruisey victory, while Geelong will be pleased to see important cogs in Mitch Duncan and Steven Motlop getting involved more. It was a treat to see the Hawks and Dogs do battle on Sunday and the Hawks pulled off the rare comeback win after conceding a lengthy comeback. The Dockers were better than in the first two weeks, but conceded more scoring shots than in both of those games. Gold Coast did everything right with the ball, going at 76% disposal efficiency. His 15 contested possessions were only matched by debutant Clayton Oliver and it helped the Demons win many crucial contests and get the ball forward to what was mostly a non-functioning forward line. West Coast have only won 3 of their last 14 matches at the MCG, and with only two more games there this season they need to gain more comfort on the hallowed turf if they want to win a flag. It’s hard to see any choice rather than a reset, from the coach through the playing list because the Suns have already driven off the cliff, as indicated by their eight spot drop this week. Brisbane played with fire in the second half against Gold Coast and when they manage to run through the middle with their quick midfield they can be engrossing to watch. Dale Thomas revived some of the form that made him a star in his previous football life, while Kade Simpson remains right among the best Blues of the past decade.But the rare on-field winners that aren’t Patrick Cripps continue to be players that aren’t young enough to be the engine room of the next great Carlton team. With a missed week last week, there is a lot of movement in the ladder come round five. Geelong jump three spots to the top after two wins against fellow top eight sides and after putting together the most complete line of form of the past month. It’s dark times in BrisVegas. Melbourne? With Nick Riewoldt, Josh Bruce and a resurgent Tim Membrey roaming an open forward line, St Kilda looked very dangerous whenever they got hold of the ball. St Kilda? Is this just Hardwick covering for himself by claiming his side is in transition or have they legitimately given away any chance of getting something out of this year? After failing to have any breaks going their way, Sydney failed to ice the game, the ball bounced on right angles to Jack Riewoldt in the final seconds and Sam Lloyd launched a game winner after being 2.2 on easier shots during the night. Small victories are better than no victories. North Melbourne? This isn’t a young team, this is a side that has taken part in multiple finals campaigns and to let games like this one slip is not good enough. The Lions were pitiful early on Saturday night, and were lucky they didn’t lose by over 100 points. It was positive to see Hamish Hartlett return to some form and it will need to continue as others are battling. Sydney fans will be pleased to see their forward line clicking, with Kurt Tippett, Lance Franklin and Callum Sinclair sharing in 11 goals. Luke Parker continued his dominance, while Tom Mitchell cleared the 30 possession mark again, showing the ball magnetism that made headlines in the Sydney reserves a couple of seasons back. Brent Harvey somehow keeps setting records with high highest return on the scoreboard, while Todd Goldstein won a ruck battle for the ages with five goals. In fact, the top eight was settle this week, with Sydney’s strong start seeing them flip with West Coast. Take five minutes of Richmond melting down out of this season and Collingwood would be in the middle of one worst starts imaginable. If the ball is in dispute, you better watch out for Jack Viney because he was rampant on the weekend. Ken Hinkley described Port Adelaide as an “inconsistent footy club” and it is hard to argue with him. 2017 AFL Season Ladder sorted by Premiership Points The Bulldogs will be better off for the run on Sunday, but won’t be better off without their skipper. Two from two for the Swans as they take care of business like usual. Sliders: Richmond (-4), Collingwood (-3). That was more like what is expected from the Cats as they easily handled the Lions at Kardinia Park. The Eagles looked like they were finding their footing after the disastrous loss to the Hawks and should continue it when they host the Tigers this week. Rate: Nominate. Where your AFL team will finish this season. It’s hard to see the Bombers moving off the bottom of this ladder at any stage this season. Risers: Gold Coast (+7), Adelaide (+4), Western Bulldogs (+3). Brisbane hasn’t won a match before round 6 since 2013, and while a lot of that can be blamed on difficult draws, this team has gone through several seasons with no confidence. Faced with two tests against finals teams, Adelaide have fallen short. Nick Riewoldt put in the typical Nick Riewoldt performance with 25 touches, 11 marks and four goals, while Seb Ross was impressive, but St Kilda were never really a threat to take over the game. Port Adelaide meanwhile opened the floodgates for Adelaide’s pleasure, Fremantle lost another game and Geelong disappointed with their follow up of their round one effort. Footy chugs on into round three, where Richmond has to bounce back and find a way to stop Adelaide from scoring on Saturday, the battle of the bridge will indicate how far Greater Western Sydney can rise, two teams come off bad losses and into the fire of a Perth Derby, while the top two teams on this ladder meet at Etihad Stadium on Sunday. Nevertheless, there were plenty of positives out of the game for the young team, with Caleb Daniel and Luke Dahlhaus providing a bunch of headaches for the champs and Marcus Adams continuing to get in the away of opposition attacks. their last three games have been worse than their first three in 2011, who is driving the performance of each team, the worst ever by a reigning minor premier, Essendon lock in some of the banned players. Three wins in a row is suddenly incredibly realistic for the Blues as they face the Magpies on Saturday. A true highlight of the win over West Coast was Ted Richards’ performance, he and Heath Grundy looked all but finished late last year but appear to have turned back the clock thus far this year and are patching up the weakness that was the Sydney backline last year. We cover all of the AFL including the ladder standings and a huge range of Aussie Rules football stats including games played, wins, losses, draws, overtime results, goal difference & the ending form of every AFL team for the whole of the 2016 season and the Play Offs & Regular … The winning goal from Matthew Kreuzer is a case in point: Carlton won the ball, spread hard forward and outworked Port Adelaide to end up with the goal and the victory. There probably weren’t better losers this week than Adelaide. THE AFL season begins tonight. He marks strongly, uses the ball well and has a great knack of getting in the way of the opposition. The biggest mover this week, the Suns may have come of age on Saturday night in Perth. Only 19 games left. They probably deserved to lose given how they survived on Richmond missed shots, but Sydney still look good for a deep run come September. Sometimes things just go your way. These Giants looks positively scary when they hit their stride and their dominating performance against the Hawks could be a sign of the way they will rule over the competition in coming years. Realtime updates after each match covering team standings, win-loss records and points differential. Club M Pts % For Agt This Week Projected Next; 1: W Bulldogs: 4: 16: 171.1 %: 409: 239: Won vs B.L. In the bottom half, Gold Coast drops eight spots in the back of their disastrous form and are joined near the bottom by Brisbane who have been battling significantly themselves. There are more in the wings for GWS and their steady build will soon tick into genuine league-wide domination, but with the Western Bulldogs, Adelaide, Geelong and Sydney in the next month their progress with be well measured. Check the latest 2016 AFL Ladder updated after each match covering team standings, win-loss records and points differential. There are only a handful of other players who can collect 26 disposals, including 14 contested, and kick four goals. Riding an excellent performance from Alex Fasolo and Adam Treloar – his second game in a row as the best Magpie midfielder – the Magpies got over the line somehow after a dire effort last week. Things have perked up a little in the absence of this ladder, with the Lions pulling out a memorable win last week. Things aren’t going to fall their way all the time, but seeing Melbourne roll up their sleeves when they fell behind was a promising sign and anytime they kick 20 goals is always great. But the Giants steeled themselves and held on in the final quarter for a crucial win. This has all the markings of a lost year – and the worst ever by a reigning minor premier – all that might be left is for Ross Lyon to cycle out the old players and bring in the new. advertisement. Once again, the Suns are in crisis. AFL Ladder 2017. The Demons couldn’t continue it against better opposition in the Dogs on Sunday, but they still managed to score and produce an even performance. Well, not usually. Adding Cam Guthrie into the midfield in the final term, as well as crucial hands from Darcy Lang and Jimmy Bartel in the final term helped the Cats get over the line. Worse still, they’ll likely have to beat Hawthorn who have now dominated West Coast twice. Save. Richmond knows that fortune favours the brave though, and their dare helped them get over the line. Jack Martin was excellent forward of centre, Jarrod Harbrow was great against a couple of good small forwards, while Aaron Hall continues to rack up possessions. Against most other teams in the competition, Richmond wouldn’t have taken the points and this performance will be remembered as either a sign of things to come or eagerly forgotten by fans. Legend. Some key players showed signs of a resurgence, with Travis Boak, Jared Polec and Jimmy Toumpas performing strongly but the Power are going to have to show more consistent form to rise up the ladder.If they’re going to make the eight, Port are going to have to bank some wins in the next three weeks against finals hopefuls in GWS, Geelong and Richmond and display some convincing form. That comes back to coaching and the way things are tracking, Justin Leppitsch needs to watch his head. Full statistics updated every round. Port were slow to react and too keen to try and attack to play proper defence in the middle of the ground, allowing Adelaide to get over the back into an open forward line. With St Kilda, Essendon and Carlton in the next three weeks North should be 9-0 very soon and well on the way to a home qualifying final. Many, including this author, held doubts on the Dogs continuing to improve in 2016. Facing Port Adelaide in Adelaide represents a good chance for West Coast to prove they can win away from home. Haters can be up in arms about umpiring decisions as long as they need to, but Hawthorn don’t think about haters when they devour opposition dreams. GWS casually unleashed another impending star in Jacob Hopper, who helped himself to 32 possessions including 17 contested in his first game in the big time. If Melbourne wants to be a serious team they have to be prepared for that style of offence and they weren’t on Saturday. With the Western Bulldogs and Geelong in the next two weeks, Adelaide begins to jostle with fellow suspected finalists for position in the top eight. Pos: Ladder position Played/P: Games played Points/Pts: Total points Won/W: Games won Lost/L: Games lost Drawn/D: Games drawn %: Percentage Points F./PF: Points scored for Points Ag./PA: Points scored against Form: Last results Latest: Latest result Up Next: Next opponent Have we settled on the finals contenders already? Sliders: Western Bulldogs (-3), Richmond (-3). Within that group Greater Western Sydney and North Melbourne flexed their muscle this week against fellow top eight teams. The Suns are well on their way to the finals. Australian Football League. In Lyon’s words the Western Bulldogs “were up for a street fight and we were up for a nice Sunday stroll”, and it certainly wouldn’t be nice to be in the Fremantle change rooms this week. Last week: The Dockers and Power slide, Collingwood makes a leap. With Aaron Sandilands set to miss a lot more footy with a lung injury, the Dockers are in real trouble. Belt holder: Sydney not only won the Battle of the Bridge against GWS, but also the championship belt. The Giants can blame the 2.6 they kicked in the final term, but the real concern out of their loss to the Demons was the fourth quarter capitulation they displayed. Carlton will have their eye on round six when they meet Essendon as a chance to get a win on the board. Adelaide keep burning teams over the back and keep kicking big scores doing so. The damn was bursting and it finally broke on Saturday afternoon. Recruits who had slow starts at GWS in Tom Scully and Ryan Griffen were outstanding all day and may me repaying the faith showed in them by leading GWS towards the top eight this season. A real test will come next week against Fremantle, but after that Gold Coast faces Carlton and Brisbane and are a great chance to be 3-1 after the first month of footy. Without any true big targets up forward, the Hawks tried to do all their scoring on the counter attack and over the back of the Cats defence. Gary Ablett and Dion Presita returned to the side in top form, Tom Lynch was excellent up forward and Matt Rosa may be the best recruit of the year that you wouldn’t recognise on the street. Richmond? North have been good for two months, but just good, as evidenced by their inconsistent play against Essendon this week. A new addition to the ladder, like in boxing or wrestling, the belt is handed off by the champion whenever they are defeated. The Hawks crushed any doubters with another rout of West Coast, the Western Bulldogs continued to impress and Gold Coast put out one of those team defining wins that can only be understood with hindsight. Carlton got their second win off the back of an excellent performance from Dale Thomas and it was genuinely good to see him return to top form. 2021 AFL ladder Pos. A couple of nice history pieces this week, one on Footy Almanac is. North are flying at the moment and after slow starts in previous seasons are really well placed to make a real tilt at the flag. The next month presents Gold Coast, Western Bulldogs, Sydney and Port Adelaide. West Coast should have probably done it easier in the Derby, but poor kicking for goal spoiled what was really a comprehensive victory. Risers: Carlton (+5), Geelong (+3), Greater Western Sydney (+3), Richmond (+3) Brisbane Lions? Luke Parker did Luke Parker things gathering 40 touches and eight marks, while Heath Grundy played his best game in some time, albeit against an out of sorts Travis Cloke. Winning is important, and without it the losses will eventually be very bad. Then the names continue and just keep go-ing, you picture them, you com-pare them to people you know. While they were comfortably beaten and never truly in the game after quarter time, Brisbane deserve to be pleased with their effort in getting over the 100-point barrier. It might be time to give up on waiting for the Dockers to come good. While the draw will change fortunes for many teams and injuries have a role to play, the top eight appears well ahead of the rest. Championship belt: Hawthorn lost the belt for the second time, it’s now orange and at home in Western Sydney. Gold Coast haven’t fallen into a hole but the loss to Brisbane last week was one they can’t afford if they want to make it to their maiden finals series and while they were matching it with North Melbourne for much of the night on Saturday they were never a genuine threat to win. On Sunday their ball use was disgusting and their key players aren’t set to take games by the throat, particularly with Nat Fyfe in doubt to return at all in 2016. In my opinion: Adelaide - missing the 2012-13 drafts will leave a gap in their list, however the likes of Walker, Dangerfield, Sloane, Jacobs and Talia will make sure they are around the mark. There isn’t really much to say about that Sunday clash with Carlton. Will be posting alot over the next 10 days. The Saints had been playing well without wins in recent weeks, but a 102-point loss to the Eagles undid any good will they had earned. In their last two wins the Western Bulldogs have scored 237 points, and while they have conceded more than in previous weeks, they are more suited to a quick, aggressive style. When they roll through the midfield in waves they look unstoppable and that will be put to the test on Friday when North Melbourne takes on the Western Bulldogs. AFL Ladder information including games played, won, drawn, lost, points for & against and percentages from the official website of the Australian Football League The game was comfortably in their grasp at three quarter time, but a concentration slip resulted in Melbourne snatching the lead within five minutes. Jarrad Waite was clearly the difference between the two sides as the only forward capable of taking a big grab up forward. ‘Super Sunday’ was back in a big way with two classics from Hobart and Docklands respectively, but their results haven’t inspired much movement up the top of the ladder. With Jack Redpath back in the side and a greater emphasis placed on their quick ball movement, the Dogs are back to their entertaining and exciting best. The AFL Rising Star award goes to Danyle Pearce from Port Adelaide. Two weeks ago the Saints proved they can raise their game, now they need to prove they can do it each week. This match-up shouldn’t have been a real test and it wasn’t. Collingwood, Richmond and Fremantle suffer for their performances and while Greater Western Sydney, Port Adelaide and Melbourne move up, it’s less due to those teams being good, rather the other being bad. This week the top eight may have pulled away. Winning is always good and Geelong manage to keep doing so, but they seem to be meeting the level of their opponent rather than setting the level of the contest themselves. Adelaide’s beautiful, open flowing style was on display early and often as they cut through the flimsy Port Adelaide defence. They played four barely average quarters against Essendon last week and one shocker against Port Adelaide this week, but Geelong got the points on both occasions and continue to try and gel together. Name the Teams in the AFL Quiz by deminjo. AFL 2016 - AFL, Australia - results, ladder/draw . Profile Quizzes Subscribed Subscribe? The Tigers continue to win the hard ball – they won the contested possession count by 16 on the weekend – but once the ball gets on the outside and they have a chance to hurt the opposition the Tigers just continually butcher the ball. Heat has come for Trent Cotchin in recent times but he is one of the few that is playing near his potential. The Swans showed off another gear after half time this week and continue to take care of their business of gunning for a top four spot. The Giants face a difficult task in round three in the battle of the bridge against Sydney. User advice: Find AFL 2016 ladder, home and away standings and last 5 matches AFL ladder. The Roos were mostly comfortable all game but gave up 10 shots on goal in the final term and may have walked away a little lucky. Carlton? While it wasn’t as easy as it could have been, another strong performance from both Tom Lynch and Aaron Hall did the job against Carlton. Last updated: October 18, 2016. The media and fans have always been willing to attack Ross Lyon for his negative game plan, but once he tried to open things up this year his team has begun to lose and lose heavily. Kicking long and low over the back to Puopolo and Rioli isn’t going to work forever, but the Hawks are just warming up, where they will be in 15 weeks should worry the haters. Updated May 23, 2016 — 7.40pm first published at 6.45pm. They looked a little fragile at the other end, but when the young Saints let loose they are really fun to watch and that alone is worth watching for fans. Richmond are exposing themselves in the open spaces this season. West Coast are irresistible when they dominate teams like they did in the first quarter this week, but their efforts against good teams on the road will continue to linger. Allowing 27 shots on goal from Brisbane in 45 entries will worry Adam Simpson and that ratio wont help them against Hawthorn next week, but with seven multiple goal kickers – including eight from Josh Kennedy – West Coast were pretty impressive in their opening game. With Brisbane and Carlton in the next two weeks, Port can claw themselves back into the finals race. Computer predictions, tips, picks and ratings for the Australian Football League, National Football League (USA), National Rugby League (AUS) and Super Rugby (AUS, NZ, RSA, ARG, JAP). Geelong? advertisement. After winning the game against Hawthorn last week with their hardness in tackling and contested possessions, the Cats dropped off completely and were seemingly not up for the fight. Joel Selwood and Patrick Dangerfield both performed as expected, but when Josh Caddy, Cam Guthrie and Steve Motlop all step up this team is very hard to stop. In 2016, the Dodgers drafted 42 players, including a supplemental 1 st round and a compensatory pick for not signing Kyle Funkhouser in the 2015 draft. In the first five weeks this page was confident that Fremantle would find some form and begin winning but they are actually just a bottom tier team. Although they face a red-hot Sydney next week, there are bright signs for Carlton if they can continue to be bold with the ball. GWS had more of the ball against Sydney but had 20 less inside 50s, showing a lack of direct movement when their opportunity arose to attack. Carlton won on Sunday simply because they were the lesser of two shocking teams, and that will certainly do as far as their fans go. At times on Saturday Richmond were made to look helpless against the waves of Adelaide attacks. Melbourne came from nowhere in the final term to knock off a disappointing Greater Western Sydney, Collingwood fell apart against Sydney, North Melbourne finally won a round one match under Brad Scott, Fremantle couldn’t touch the ball against the Western Bulldogs and Patrick Dangerfield happened at the MCG on Monday to start an exciting season. North persevered through a seesawing battle and one that they may have lost in previous years. Last time: The top eight was settled, while the bottom half was anything but. The Power don’t seem to know who they are as a football club right now and time is running out for them to find out. ScoresPro is the #1 football standings website, we cover a huge range of sports in Australia and all around the world, get the latest league tables today! On the downward spiral are Western Bulldogs and Richmond. Inspired by the AFL Ladder 2013 thread created in 2009 Where do you think each club will be at in 2016? 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