Originally Posted by
Thunder Shaker
Collingwood's streak is not as impressive as it sounds when it is mostly close wins against sides outside the top eight. Their only good wins were a 26-point win against Melbourne and a 36-point win against Fremantle.
Their streak: Fremantle 36 (A), Carlton 4 (H), Hawthorn 4 (A), Melbourne 26 (A), bye, GWS 11 (H), Gold Coast 5 (A), North Melbourne 7 (H), Adelaide 5 (A). Aside from solid wins against Fremantle and Melbourne and a narrow win against Carlton, the other five wins are all against sides outside the top eight by a combined margin of 32 points.
Their remaining games: Essendon (H), Port Adelaide (H), Melbourne (A), Sydney (A), Carlton (A). They won't win all of those games. Essendon has hit some good form, Port Adelaide have been winning regularly, and the other three sides are all in the top eight.
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