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Round 16 upended the machinations surrounding the top eight as contenders lost and pretenders were found out.
We had every game except the Adelaide-Brisbane game played inside Victoria for a festival of footy. Read on for my Round 16 power rankings.
18. Hawthorn Hawks (down seven)
The Hawks came crashing down to earth this week after playing some pretty good footy that saw them have a series of honourable losses along with a couple unexpected wins. They went into Saturday night’s fixture with everything to play for to commemorate the 400th game of Shaun ‘Silk’ Burgoyne. Unfortunately, the Hawks were unable to translate the added incentive for victory into a win. The highlight of the game came when Burgoyne was chaired off by Travis Boak and Liam Shiel to commemorate his unique and spectacular career. Alastair Clarkso