Couldn't help but revisit this.
It's interesting to compara the Blues of '07 with the Dees of '09.
It must be remembered, in any comparison between the two, the way they finished their seasons:
The Dees will have won 3 of our last 9.
The Blues won 0 of their last 11 (in a time where we won 3).
We will have won more matches in the last 9 than Richmond and as many as Fremantle, North, Sydney, Port, Essendon and Hawthorn. (The last 3 aiming for finals).
It should also be considered that had we not lost a match after the siren from a kick 50 out, we'd have won 4 of our last 9, which would leave us ahead of those 7 teams and equal with West Coast and a game behind Geelong.
To put it another way, if there was a ladder for the last 9 games we'd be be around 12th, and without losing after the siren, we'd be 8th-9th