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The Fremantle / Port Adelaide fixture reiterates the strength of finishing 4th as distinct from 5th. Sure Port got a fantastic movement in the squiggle by playing Richmond (who looked cooked) but imagine if they got 4th instead of 5th? Not only would they have home state advantage (and would therefore be favourite to win via the squiggle) but they’d get the extra days preparation to prepare for the final.

Notwithstanding the convention of the top 4 sides always making it to PF weekend will be genuinely challenged this week. North have a very strong record against Geelong in recent years and Port Adelaide went down to Fremantle by 8 points a fortnight ago…and Fremantle appear to have picked up a number of injuriers from their battering QF against the Swans.

On a side note, is this the first time in 3 to 4 months that Hawthorn are the highest ranked side by squiggle?