Take Saints v Freo for example. Fremantle are a top-8 side (although their recent form has them sliding out) and St Kilda are top-8 contenders (in the same vein as Collingwood in David Williamson's The Club). Freo's last quarter was abysmal, showing them and us, at the wrong time of the year, that they're no closer to their first flag than they've ever been:
St Kilda 3.8 7.11 10.13 16.17 (113)
Fremantle 1.1 7.7 10.10 10.11 (71)
St Kilda
Milne 4.4; Koschitzke, dal Santo, Schneider 2.0; Gram, Goddard 1.1; Ray, Fisher, Armitage, McEvoy 1.0; rushed 0.5; Steven, Riewoldt, Peake 0.2
412 Possessions: Jones 29; Blake 27; dal Santo 25; Gram, Fisher 24; Montagna 23; Scheider 21
60 Tackles: dal Santo 8; McEvoy 6; Gram, Koschitzke, Ray 4
54 Hit-Outs: McEvoy 29; Koschitzke 21
22 Frees: Dempster, Milne 3
Fremantle
Mayne, McPhee 2.1; Ibbotson, Barlow, Johnson, Grover, Mzungu, Suban 1.0; rushed 0.6; Pavlich, Pearce, Hill 0.1
328 Possessions: Mzungu 30; Barlow 26; Lower 22; Pavlich 21
78 Tackles: Barlow 8; Lower, Ibbotson 7; Duffield, Pearce 6; Mzungu, Pavlich, Pearce 5
38 Hit-Outs: Mayne 26
17 Frees: Barlow, Lower, Johnson, Clarke, Ballantyne 2
Full ¼-by-¼ stats (except ¼-time) at http://j.mp/punupl
Carlton v Melbourne went as expected, but when I turned it on, the Dees were ahead by 25 to 19. But that was the end of the rot. Jeff "Jeffie" Garlett, then Bret "T-Bird" Thornton kicked successive goals, and that was the end of the rot: Melbourne only scored another 3 points for the rest of the half, but were allowed to salvage some dignity in the second. If the Blues play like that for their next three matches, they can kiss their finals-win dream goodbye!
Carlton 6.1 14.2 18.7 21.8 (134)
Melbourne 3.7 3.10 6.12 7.16 (58)
Carlton
Ellard 3.1; Garlett 2.2; Judd, Gibbs 2. 1; Walker, Scotland 2.0; Robinson, Kreuzer, Thornton, Betts, Joseph, McLean, Warnock, Henderson 1.0; rushed 0.2; Simpson 0.1
371 Possessions: Scotland 32; Judd, Murphy 31; Gibbs 27; Simpson 22; Robinson 21
62 Tackles: Yarran 8; Judd 6; Robinson, Betts, Kreuzer 5
42 Hit-Outs: Warnock 36
20 Frees: Betts 3; Scotland, Judd, Murphy, Gibbs 2
Melbourne
Dunn 2.2; Watts 2.1; Green 1.2; Davey 1.1; Howe 1.0; rushed 0.3; Bate, Scully 0.2; Martin, Gysberts, Trengove 0.1
333 Possessions: Trengove 24; Gysberts 22; Moloney, Jones, Garland, Watts 21
74 Tackles: Trengove 9; Moloney, McKenzie 8; Dunn 7; Scully 6; Gysberts, Macdonald 5
30 Hit-Outs: Martin 15; Gawn 10
21 Frees: Trengove 3; Gysberts, Macdonald, Jones 2
Full ¼-by-¼ stats at http://j.mp/rtNeJm
Collingwood and Geelong proved why they're at the top and why Port and Gold Coast are at the bottom. Both top-sides absolutely crushed both bottom-sides, with calls for Tredders' resignation in the same vein as Craig's earlier this month (before it comes to being pushed like Bailey earlier this week)
Port Adelaide 0.1 1.2 2.2 3.3 (21)
Collingwood 6.5 12.12 16.16 23.21 (159)
Port
Banner 2.0; Stewart 1.0; rushed 0.3
Banner 2.0; Stewart 1.0; rushed 0.3
314 Possessions: Boak 31; Pearce 26; Cassisi 23; Banner 21
64 Tackles: Banner 8; Hartlett 6; Salter 5
35 Hit-Outs: Lobbe 27
13 Frees: Banner, Boak, Gray, Pettigrew 2
Pies
Blair 4.1; Cloke 3.6 (that's more like we'd expect; Swan, Beams 3.1; Brown 2.2; Krakouer 2.1; Fasolo 1.3; Pendlebury, Ball, Sidebottom, Rounds, Jolly 1.0; rushed 0.4; Davis 0.2
425 Possessions: Swan 37; Beams 32; Pendlebury 31; Blair, Ball 25; Davis, Thomas 23; Sidebottom 22; Johnson 21
98 Tackles!!!: Pendlebury 9; Ball, Davis, Rounds 7; Swan, Maxwell, Wood 6
55 Hit-Outs: Wood 33; Jolly 22
15 Frees: Jolly, Cloke, Fasolo, Brown 2
Geelong 8.1 18.4 21.8 29.14 (188)
Gold Coast 3.0 3.0 6.1 6.2 (38)
Cats
Johnson 6.1; Podsiadly 5.1; Mooney 3.3; J Selwood 3.0; Christensen 2.3; Chapman, Bartel 2.0; Stokes 1.1; Wojcinski, Milburn, Ling 1.0; rushed 0.3; Varcoe 0.2
466 Possessions: Varcoe, J Selwood 33; Johnson 31; Chapman 30; Christensen 28; Wojcinski 26; Milburn, Duncan 25
61 Tackles: Chapman, West 6; J Selwood, Kelly, Ling, Corey 4
36 Hit-Outs: West 29
24 Frees: Chapman 4; J Selwood, Christensen 3
Suns
Bennell 2.1; Stanley 2.0; McKenzie, Fraser 1.0; rushed 0.1
331 Possessions: Bock 27; Harbrow 23; Rischitelli 22; Brennan, Bennell 21
54 Tackles: Weller, Brown 2
33 Hit-Outs: Smith 17; Fraser 14
14 Frees: Lynch, Weller 2
Full ¼-by-¼ stats (except ¼-time) at http://j.mp/pb9fVs
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