AFL Power Rankings: Round 9 2013

RISING UP

The Gold Coast Suns have been the big improver of 2013, and they picked up some more ranking points on the weekend with a good performance at the MCG against Hawthorn. Meanwhile, Essendon reversed its form drop of the past few weeks with a comfortable win in the Dreamtime match against Richmond, moving up from 11^th to 9^th.

FALLING DOWN

The Tigers swapped places with the Bombers, and lost ranking points for the fourth time in its past six matches. However, the largest drop in ranking points for the round belonged to St. Kilda, who lost to the 16^th-ranked Bulldogs.  

ALSO OF NOTE

Geelong, Fremantle, Sydney, and West Coast all gained a couple of ranking points after large wins on the weekend. Along with the Hawks and Adelaide, they have made up the top six ranked teams after six out of the nine rounds this season.

1 (Last week: 1) Hawthorn 32.0 (Last week: 35.5)
2 (2) Geelong 24.6 (22.3)
3 (3) Fremantle 22.7 (20.8)
4 (4) Sydney 21.6 (19.1)
5 (5) Adelaide 17.5 (17.9)
6 (6) West Coast 16.3 (14.0)
7 (8) Carlton 10.9 (11.0)
8 (7) Collingwood 9.2 (12.5)
9 (11) Essendon 7.4 (4.6)
10 (10) North Melbourne 6.4 (5.8)
11 (9) Richmond 5.6 (9.6)
12 (12) St. Kilda -3.7 (2.1)
13 (13) Port Adelaide -11.2 (-8.8)
14 (15) Gold Coast -17.9 (-22.5)
15 (14) Brisbane -18.1 (-18.4)
16 (16) Western Bulldogs -28.0 (-33.7)
17 (17) Melbourne -54.5 (-53.2)
18 (18) Greater Western Sydney -64.9 (-61.8)