Sunday, July 31, 2011

AFL Power Rankings - Round 19

Not a lot of movement in ranking positions this week, despite some huge results. Geelong halve the gap from Collingwood with their mammoth 186-point win over Melbourne. The Demons remain in 12th, but are now a lot closer in ranking points to the bottom group. The Hawks move into third with their big win in the west.

1 (Last week 1) Collingwood 50.5 (Last week 48.8)
2 (2) Geelong 38.7 (26.6)
3 (4) Hawthorn 25.2 (23.2)
4 (3) Carlton 22.8 (23.3)
5 (5) St. Kilda 12.4 (13.6)
6 (6) West Coast 12.1 (11.2)
7 (7) Sydney 7.0 (6.8)
8 (8) North Melbourne 0.8 (0.4)
9 (9) Essendon -5.5 (-3.6)
10 (10) Western Bulldogs -5.8 (-5.2)
11 (11) Fremantle -10.3 (-7.6)
12 (12) Melbourne -20.7 (-9.0)
13 (14) Adelaide -23.5 (-25.7)
14 (13) Richmond -25.6 (-24.5)
15 (15) Brisbane -26.1 (-26.2)
16 (16) Port Adelaide -32.6 (-30.0)
17 (17) Gold Coast -44.0 (-46.2)

Monday, July 25, 2011

AFL Power Rankings - Rounds 17 and 18

I was away last week, so this week we have two rounds worth of updates. St. Kilda have moved up to fifth, and Hawthorn and Carlton are closing the gap on Geelong.

Round 17

1 (Last week 1) Collingwood 50.6 (Last week 51.6)
2 (2) Geelong 25.8 (26.8)
3 (3) Hawthorn 19.9 (19.9)
4 (4) Carlton 19.6 (18.5)
5 (5) West Coast 12.6 (12.7)
6 (7) St. Kilda 8.4 (7.6)
7 (6) Sydney 5.4 (8.9)
8 (8) Essendon 0.7 (-0.8)
9 (10) North Melbourne -0.5 (-3.1)
10 (9) Western Bulldogs -3.8 (-1.9)
11 (11) Melbourne -6.5 (-5.3)
12 (12) Fremantle -8.3 (-12.7)
13 (13) Adelaide -19.4 (-18.6)
14 (14) Richmond -23.5 (-20.6)
15 (15) Brisbane -25.1 (-26.7)
16 (16) Port Adelaide -30.5 (-32.2)
17 (17) Gold Coast -48.2 (-52.0)

Round 18

1 (Last week 1) Collingwood 48.8 (Last week 50.6)
2 (2) Geelong 26.6 (25.8)
3 (4) Carlton 23.3 (19.6)
4 (3) Hawthorn 23.2 (19.9)
5 (6) St. Kilda 13.6 (8.4)
6 (5) West Coast 11.2 (12.6)
7 (7) Sydney 6.8 (5.4)
8 (9) North Melbourne 0.4 (-0.5)
9 (8) Essendon -3.6 (0.7)
10 (10) Western Bulldogs -5.2 (-3.8)
11 (12) Fremantle -7.6 (-8.3)
12 (11) Melbourne -9.0 (-6.5)
13 (14) Richmond -24.5 (-23.5)
14 (13) Adelaide -25.7 (-19.4)
15 (15) Brisbane -26.2 (-25.1)
16 (16) Port Adelaide -30.0 (-30.5)
17 (17) Gold Coast -46.2 (-48.2)

Monday, July 11, 2011

AFL Power Rankings - Round 16

A huge gap has now opened up between Collingwood and everyone else - only Geelong would now be expected to get within five goals (and Gold Coast would be expected to lose by 19 goals in Melbourne).

1 (Last week 1) Collingwood 51.6 (Last week 44.7)
2 (2) Geelong 26.8 (28.4)
3 (4) Hawthorn 19.9 (20.1)
4 (3) Carlton 18.5 (22.3)
5 (5) West Coast 12.7 (10.9)
6 (6) Sydney 8.9 (6.8)
7 (7) St. Kilda 7.6 (5.3)
8 (9) Essendon -0.8 (-2.2)
9 (11) Western Bulldogs -1.9 (-7.6)
10 (8) North Melbourne -3.1 (2.2)
11 (10) Melbourne -5.3 (-5.4)
12 (12) Fremantle -12.7 (-12.2)
13 (13) Adelaide -18.6 (-18.9)
14 (14) Richmond -20.6 (-19.0)
15 (15) Brisbane -26.7 (-28.2)
16 (16) Port Adelaide -32.2 (-28.9)
17 (17) Gold Coast -52.0 (-48.9)

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

My 10 Favourite Beers To Date

I'm sure this list will change dramatically within a year's time, but here are my current fave brews:

1. Effen



2. Rogue Dead Guy Ale



3. Hoegaarden



4. Coldstream Pilsner



5. Little Creatures Pale Ale



6. Traquair Jacobite Ale



7. Mountain Goat Rare Breed IPA



8. Chimay Red



9. Coopers Vintage



10. Tokyo (Brewdog)

Sunday, July 3, 2011

AFL Power Rankings - Round 15

This week, Carlton moves back to 3rd and closes the gap on 2nd-placed Geelong.

1 (Last week 1) Collingwood 44.7 (Last week 43.3)
2 (2) Geelong 28.4 (32.1)
3 (4) Carlton 22.3 (16.3)
4 (3) Hawthorn 20.1 (21.8)
5 (5) West Coast 10.9 (10.0)
6 (6) Sydney 6.8 (6.9)
7 (7) St. Kilda 5.3 (5.3)
8 (8) North Melbourne 2.2 (2.6)
9 (10) Essendon -2.2 (-6.2)
10 (9) Melbourne -5.4 (0.3)
11 (12) Western Bulldogs -7.6 (-13.5)
12 (11) Fremantle -12.2 (-12.6)
13 (14) Adelaide -18.9 (-19.7)
14 (13) Richmond -19.0 (-14.7)
15 (15) Brisbane -28.2 (-28.3)
16 (16) Port Adelaide -28.9 (-29.9)
17 (17) Gold Coast -48.9 (-48.6)