It's the best form guide we have so far.
Dees not in the 8 now and Port, Suns neither and just a few weeks ago you were counting them to your "record". What a farce.
The fact that you have a lousy record against top 8 sides, means that you can't compete against your closest competitors. Carlton 2002 is nothing like Carlton this year, it's about as relevant as referring to Essendon '23 when you're clearly better this year. Citing something from 2 years ago is more dumb than referencing actual form.
We accounted for teams lower that you couldn't. We also didn't lose to Collingwood. That matters to form just as much as "week to week" teams in the 8 which changes. Beat GWS, Dogs, drew with the Pies. You haven't played/beat two of those teams. Melbourne were clearly out of it then and not in the 8 now.
You blew your load so early in 2022 and learned nothing. You are the king of using "mid-year" analytics as certain calls. You are the biggest clown and deserve every bit of karma that can come your way.