So I ran the numbers to see where teams tend to finish on the ladder when they start a season 0-2.
And it wasn't that reassuring.
Since 1995 (i.e 16+ teams) here's where teams that started 0-2 finished:
Only 9% of teams that start 0-2 since 1995 have finished in the top 4.
(The Pies last year were 0-2, 74% before finishing 5th.)
If you just look just at teams on the bottom of the ladder after two rounds it's even worse:
Only 1 team out of 24 (4%) that was on the bottom after two rounds finished in the top 4.
In case you're wondering, that was St Kilda in 1997.
So, yeah, let's hope we can do a St Kilda.