Only three clubs can now win the
first AFL Women’s premiership: the Brisbane Lions – who have locked up the
right to host the Grand Final – and Adelaide and Melbourne, who will fight for
second place next week. My Power Rankings now have them all as very close
together, after the Demons beat the Crows in Adelaide last week and Brisbane
had only a narrow win against the Bulldogs. Based on the rankings each of the
three teams’ chances of winning the flag really comes down to their current
ladder position, with Brisbane having the best chance – as it will host the
Grand Final at home – while Melbourne must rely on an Adelaide loss next week
to move into second spot.
At the other end of the
rankings GWS will likely finish the season as the lowest ranked team after
being well beaten by Collingwood, despite the Dogs being last on the actual
ladder. The Dogs though will have a chance to avoid getting the ‘wooden spoon’
when they play the Giants next week. Even with GWS’ home ground advantage the
rankings like the Dogs’ chances, given that they have performed much better
than their ladder position suggests in recent weeks.
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