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Machsy
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I'm finding the Adelaide GWS game to be disconcerting viewing. Both teams are wearing Adelaide jumpers (it seems)!

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    Seems like the ladder is taking more sensible shape now - with GWS, St Kilda etc not in the 8, Collingwood in and Adelaide moving back up.

    The only surprises at this stage are Essendon, Sydney and Richmond - hands up who thought all three of those would be out of the 8 five games in?

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    Seems like the ladder is taking more sensible shape now - with GWS, St Kilda etc not in the 8, Collingwood in and Adelaide moving back up.

    The only surprises at this stage are Essendon, Sydney and Richmond - hands up who thought all three of those would be out of the 8 five games in?

    Did not see Sydney's poor start coming.

    Essendon losing to St Kilda was a shock, but both Essendon and Fremantle had to play off six day breaks after a 32-degree match in Perth; they were always going to struggle, and both lost.

    Richmond is very average, so not surprised there, but they've had a soft draw so far and haven't done a lot with it.

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    Have to say that Cheney looks totally out of his league in this game.

    can't believe they put him on hawkins - total mismatch

    given roughead's no impact game they would have done better putting him on hawkins (at least for the last quarter)

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